Kuala Lumpur to Chiang Mai by train
Travel from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to Chiang Mai (Thailand) by train (1766km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
Kuala Lumpur - Chiang Mai @ 2025-01-25
To travel by train from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to Chiang Mai in Thailand, please read the following information.
Your travel route could be like that.
1766 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Kuala Lumpur to Chiang Mai, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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Chiang Mai - Kuala Lumpur1 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) - Padang Besar (Malaysia) - Chiang Mai (Thailand)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to Padang Besar (Malaysia)
To travel in Malaysia by train, please buy your train tickets via the following booking links or at a railway station.
Beside the main lines served by trains there are frequent bus connections to every part in Malaysia. Find schedules and ticket prices via the given links.
Where to buy a ticket from Kuala Lumpur to Padang Besar?
Check times&prices Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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Padang Besar - Kuala Lumpur / Kuala Lumpur - Butterworth, Penang / Kuala Lumpur - Johor Bahru
1b Travelling from Padang Besar (Malaysia) to Chiang Mai (Thailand)
Travel from Malaysia to Thailand by train. The main travel route goes from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) via Padang Besar (Malaysia) to Bangkok (Thailand).
First travel by Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to Padang Besar. The journey time is 6 hours and train tickets are available from 17 EUR. Padang Besar is the border station between Malaysia and Thailand.
In Padang Besar you change to the overnight train to Bangkok (Thailand). The journey time is 17 hours and train tickets are available from 900 THB (25 EUR).
Find the exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking-links. You have to buy two tickets in total.
Where to buy a ticket from Padang Besar to Chiang Mai?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Chiang Mai - Padang Besar / Padang Besar - Hat Yai / Kuala Lumpur - Bangkok / Butterworth, Penang - Hat Yai / Kuala Lumpur - Chiang Mai / Kuala Lumpur - Chiang Rai City / Kuala Lumpur - Nakhon Sawan / Kuala Lumpur - Pattaya / Kuala Lumpur - Phuket / Kuala Lumpur - Trang / Kuala Lumpur - Rayong
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