Travel to Alor Star
Every way to reach Alor Star: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Alor Star is reachable from 35 places across 1 country by 3 modes, on services run by 6 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 17m door to door. The nearest origin is 55 km away.
How people reach Alor Star
Every mode that actually calls at Alor Star, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 50 | €13.54 | 1h 17m | 416 km | 1 |
| Coach | 50 | €10.07 | 1h 40m | 650 km | 1 |
| Flight | 4 | €44.39 | 4h 3m | 362 km | 4 |
- 35Places you can arrive from
- 35Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 6Operators
Alor Star sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
Rooms within reach of Alor Setar railway station
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 32 | 31% | Sungai Petani, 55 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 60 | 58% | Kota Bharu, 208 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 12 | 12% | Mukim Pulai, 628 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Alor Star that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 104 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Alor Star
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Alor Setar
- Alor Setar railway station
- Tunjang railway station
- Anak Bukit railway station
- Perhentian Bas Kota Sarang Semut
- AOR
- Kuala Kedah Jetty
- Sungai Kedah River Cruise
Landing at AOR after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from AOR into Alor Star?
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Alor Star
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kuala Muda to Alor Star bus | €10.07 | 1h 43m | 59 km |
| Sungai Petani to Alor Star bus | €10.07 | 1h 40m | 55 km |
| Sungai Petani to Alor Star train | €13.54 | 1h 17m | 55 km |
| Kota Kuala Muda to Alor Star train | €14.64 | 1h 17m | 59 km |
| Tasek Gelugor to Alor Star train | €17.39 | 1h 27m | 73 km |
| George Town to Alor Star train | €18.49 | 1h 32m | 79 km |
| Ipoh to Alor Star bus | €18.88 | 3h 43m | 189 km |
| Butterworth to Alor Star train | €19.04 | 1h 28m | 80 km |
| Perai to Alor Star train | €19.04 | 1h 28m | 82 km |
| Jelutong to Alor Star train | €19.04 | 1h 31m | 81 km |
| Paya Terubong to Alor Star train | €19.59 | 1h 30m | 84 km |
| Kampung Sungai Glugur to Alor Star train | €19.59 | 1h 32m | 84 km |
| Bukit Mertajam to Alor Star train | €20.14 | 1h 31m | 85 km |
| Kota Bharu to Alor Star bus | €20.53 | 4h 7m | 208 km |
| Kampung Sungai Ara to Alor Star train | €20.69 | 1h 32m | 89 km |
| Kuala Lumpur to Alor Star bus | €21.63 | 5h 34m | 362 km |
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Where to leave your bags in Alor Star
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular trips to Alor Star
Common questions about Travel to Alor Star
How can I get to Alor Star?
Alor Star is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 35 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 6 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Alor Star?
The cheapest way into Alor Star is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 35 origins we sell into Alor Star over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Alor Star?
The fastest journey into Alor Star is by Train, at 1h 17m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 55 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Alor Star have?
Alor Star has 7 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Alor Setar railway station, Tunjang railway station, Anak Bukit railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Alor Star from within 200 km?
32 of the routes we sell into Alor Star start within 200 km. The nearest is Sungai Petani, 55 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Alor Star in Malaysia?
Alor Star connects to 35 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 650 km away in a straight line. Malaysia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Malaysia
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Alor Star is somebody else's catalog.
What to book in Alor Star before you go
Day trips that leave Alor Star in the morning and cover a good part of Malaysia by evening.
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