Hat Yai Airport to Padang Besar

You can travel from Hat Yai Airport to Padang Besar in Malaysia by direct minivan service. The journey is scheduled to take 1 hour 20 minutes.

Bus Times from Hat Yai Airport to Padang Besar

There are currently 7 services a day with Zee Zenith Travel from Hat Yai Airport to Padang Besar in Malaysia available to book online.

• The arrival point for these services is Padang Besar Railway Station in Malaysia.

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About Travel to Padang Besar

From Hat Yai the closest border crossing to Malaysia is at Padang Besar, which is located 51 km by road to the south of Hat Yai City and 45 km from Hat Yai International Airport. If you need to cross from Thailand into Malaysia for visa reasons, Padang Besar is the easiest southern border crossing to reach. You can also connect with Malaysian railway services just across the border inside Malaysia at Padang Besar Railway Station.

Location of Hat Yai International Airport:

The journey from Hat Yai International Airport to Padang Besar Railway Station has two stages. The first stage of the journey is by minivan from the airport to Padang Besar Immigration Checkpoint. This part of the journey takes about 1 hour.

The second stage of the journey involves travelling a further 3 km by road from Padang Besar Immigration Checkpoint to Padang Besar Railway Station. This part of the journey is scheduled to take 40 minutes which includes the time it takes for a minivan full of passengers to complete immigration exit procedures for Thailand and immigration entry procedures for Malaysia. Exactly how long it takes everyone in the minivan to clear both sets of immigration controls is in reality difficult to predict so the actual arrival time may vary.

Location of Padang Besar Railway Station:

Padang Besar Railway Station is located at the northern end of Malaysia West Coast Mainline which terminates at Johor Bahru. Johor Bahru is at the south tip of West Malaysia and the connection point for train services to Singapore. Major stops on Malaysia’s West Coast Mainline include Ipoh, Taiping, and Kuala Lumpur.

There is also a KTM Komuter service between Padang Besar Railway Station and Butterworth Railway Station. Butterworth Railway Station is the closest mainline train station to Penang Island and connection point for ferry services to George Town. KTM Komuter services from Padang Besar to Penang operate frequently from around 05:00 until 21:00 everyday and take 1 hour 51 minutes to complete the journey. Tickets for KTM Komuter services are not available to book online. You simply turn up at the station, buy a ticket, and wait for the next train.

For more information about train travel from Padang Besar in Malaysia follow the links below:

• Train times from Padang Besar to Ipoh
• Train times from Padang Besar to Kuala Lumpur