ETS Train KL to Padang Besar Schedule
(from Kuala Lumpur Sentral Railway Station)
Travel from Kuala Lumpur to the border with Thailand is now much quicker than it used to be, with the new ETS Train from KL to Padang Besar offering more frequent departures from KL Sentral Railway Station.
These new ETS trains are now the only long distance services on this route in this part of Malaysia and all the older Intercity Express Trains (including the popular night sleeper train) are now cancelled north of Gemas.
Seats on an ETS train from KL to Padang BesarTimetable for the ETS Train from Kuala Lumpur KL Sentral to Padang Besar
Jadual Waktu untuk Keretapi ETS dari Kuala Lumpur KL Sentral ke Padang Besar
To see the timetable for ETS trains in the other direction from P. Besar to KL click here >
New ETS KL to PB schedule for 2024 (valid from the 1st of August 2024):
EP 9272: (ETS Platinum Service) Departs KL Sentral at 07:20 - Arrives Padang Besar at 12:41 (Operates Daily).
EP 9274: (ETS Platinum Service) Departs KL Sentral at 09:55 - Arrives Padang Besar at 15:16 - (Operates Daily).
EG 9420: (ETS Gold Service) Departs KL Sentral at 10:41 - Arrives Padang Besar at 16:18 (Operates Daily).
EX 9206: (ETS Express Service): Departs KL Sentral at 18:00 - Arrives Padang Besar at 22:50 (Operates Daily).
EP 9278: (ETS Platinum Service): Departs KL Sentral at 22:50 - Arrives Padang Besar at 04:11 (Operates Daily).
Trains operate daily.
(EG) = ETS Gold Train Service.
(EP) = ETS Platinum Train Service.
(EX) = ETS Express Train Service.
Book your KTM tickets online here >
If you want to travel on to Hat Yai:
Visit our Pdg. Besar to Hat Yai page here for travel options by train, bus, minivan, taxi >
Once you arrive at Padang Besar Railway Station, if you want to continue your journey by train, you will have to wait for the International Express Train to Bangkok to depart or you can take a new Shuttle Train service to Hat Yai that started operating from December 2015.
To view the timetable for this new Shuttle train service to Hat Yai from Padang Besar click here >
Another option is to cross over the nearby main land border into Thailand, then you can continue your journey by local bus or minivan to the city of Hat Yai.
Click here for more details about the P. Besar to Hat Yai bus >
KTM KL to Padang Besar Ticket Prices / Fares
Harga Tiket / Tambang KTM KL ke Padang Besar
Fares for the whole trip on the ETS Gold Service from KL to the Thai border at P. Besar cost from:
76 RM for Adults and 42 RM for Children.
For the ETS Platinum Services, they cost:
102 RM for Adults and 55 RM for Children
The new Express ETS trains cost approximately 10 RM more than Platinum.
Book Tickets on the ETS Train KL to Padang Besar
Tempah Tiket di Kertapi ETS KL ke Padang Besar
You can book your ETS tickets from the ticket counters at KL Sentral Railway station or any other mainline station in Malaysia, usually up to a between a few weeks, to a couple of months in advance.
Another good and easy option is to book online.
You can do this directly through the KTMB website or through online ticketing agents (booking fees may apply).
If you want to travel by ETS train from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi Island, you can use these trains to quickly get you to the ports, where you can catch regular ferries over to Langkawi.
One option is to go from Alor Star train station.
From here you can either take a taxi or a cheap local bus (from the city centre) to the port of Kuala Kedah.
For ferry boat times and fares from K. Kedah click here >
The other option is to go to Arau train station.
From here you will have to take a taxi to the port of Kuala Perlis.
For the ferry schedule from K. Perlis click here >
For more information on how to travel from KL to Langkawi by train click here >
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