Rather than pay for a private taxi why not take a shared minivan service from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Airport. The journey is scheduled to take 1 hour.
Bus Times from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Airport
There are currently 8 services a day with Zee Zenith Travel from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Airport in Malaysia available to book online.
| Hat Yai Airport | Padang Besar | Ticket |
| 08:00 | 08:00 | ฿1,690 |
| 10:00 | 10:00 | ฿1,690 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 | ฿1,690 |
| 14:00 | 14:00 | ฿1,690 |
| 16:00 | 16:00 | ฿1,690 |
| 17:00 | 17:00 | ฿1,690 |
| 18:00 | 18:00 | ฿1,690 |
| 19:00 | 19:00 | ฿1,690 |
- Departure times are in Malaysian time, and arrival times are in Thailand time, which is 1 hour behind.
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Flights to Bangkok depart from Hat Yai International AirportAbout Travel from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Airport
There are several different ways you can travel from Padang Besar to Hat Yai International Airport. One option is take from a train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai.
There are currently 3 train services a day from Padang Besar Railway Station to Hat Yai Junction Railway Station. Please note that departure and arrival times for these train services are given below in Thailand time:
- Train #948:
- Departing 10:15
- Arriving 11:00
- Train #15:40:
- Departing 15:40
- Arriving 16:25
- Train #17:00:
- Departing 17:00
- Arriving 17:46
On arrival at Hat Yai Junction Railway Station travellers then need to take a taxi for the final 13.5 km of the journey to Hat Yai International Airport.
Location of Padang Besar Railway Station:
A second way to travel by public transport from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Airport is to take a taxi as far as Padang Besar Border Checkpoint. After passing through both Malaysian and Thai immigration control travellers then need to take a taxi or motorbike taxi from the Thai side of the border 1.6 km to Padang Besar Van Station.
From Padang Besar Van Station there are frequent minivan services to Hat Yai. The journey by road from Padang Besar Van Station (in Thailand) takes about 50 minutes. Minivan services from Padang Besar to Hat Yai terminate at Hat Yai Bus Terminal 1, which is also sometimes referred to as Hat Yai Bus Station.
The third and final part of the journey is then to take a taxi 16 km from Hat Yai Bus Terminal 1 to Hat Yai International Airport.
Location of Hat Yai International Airport:
For solo travellers travelling either by train or by minivan Padang Besar to Hat Yai, and then taking a taxi for the final part of the journey to Hat Yai International Airport, is the cheapest option. Both, however, are relatively slow options which typically take 3 to 4 hours to complete and involve effort buying separate tickets for each stage of the journey and also needing to negotiate with taxi drivers.
A much faster option is simply to take a shared minivan service from Padang Besar Railway Station to Hat Yai International Airport. The journey by shared minivan is scheduled to take 60 minutes which includes an allowance of around 20 minutes for the all passengers in the minivan to pass through Malaysian and Thai immigration control.