Padang Besar To Kangar
If you have just crossed the border from Thailand into Malaysia and want to travel from Padang Besar to Kangar, you have the option to travel by cheap bus, taxi or train.
The distance from Padang Besar town on the Malaysian side of the border to Kangar is approximately 35 km.
MyBas Bus Schedule to Kangar from Padang Besar
By far the cheapest way to travel directly to Kangar from the border is to take a bus service operated by MyBas Perlis (MyBus).
If you have just crossed over the main road border at Padang Besar, exit the immigration area and walk straight down the hill on the left hand side of the road and you will see a row of shops.
Just before the row of shops is the MyBas bus stop (see picture below).
For information about the road border at Padang Besar click here >
Padang Besar to Kangar bus stopIf you have arrived by train at the Malaysian station in Padang Besar, you will have to leave the train station via the footbridge located upstairs.
Once on the other side of the bridge you turn right (exiting the immigration area) and walk down the hill to the bus stop.
Latest published MyBas bus Schedule - Bus Number T11 from Padang Besar to Kangar Bus Terminal (Bukit Lagi):
For the timetable in the opposite direction from Kangar click here >
Departure times from Kangar Bus Terminal:
06:00
07:30
09:00
10:30
12:00
13:30 * Does not operate on a Friday.
15:00
16:30
18:00
19:30
All buses run daily except if marked with a *.
If you are heading to Langawi Island:
You can see the MyBas bus timetables from Kangar to Kuala Perlis Jetty here >
To check for any timetable updates you should:
Visit the official MyBas website timetable page here >
The bus journey from Padang Besar to Bukit Lagi Bus Terminal in Kangar takes a little over an hour.
The MyBas ticket price for this trip RM 5.30 (payable onboard).
If you want to spend the night in Kangar, there are plenty of places to stay within 5 to 10 minutes walk of the bus station.
Taxi from Padang Besar Border to Kangar
The only other way to travel directly to Kangar from the border is to take a taxi or arrange for a Grab car to pick you up.
You will find a taxi in Padang Besar Malaysia at:
The front of the train station (exit is located upstairs).
Next to the roundabout as you exit the immigration area.
The taxi fare to Kangar should be around 40 to 50 RM.
Padang Besar to Kangar by Train
It is possible to get to Kangar by train.
First you will have to take a KTM Komuter train to Arau Railway station (two stops - 19 minutes).
To see the latest KTM Komuter train schedule click here >
Once at Arau, you can then take a taxi or MyBas bus from Arau train station to Kangar.
Other pages on our site that may interest you:
How to travel between Padang Besar and Hat Yai >
Padang Besar border main page >
How to travel from Kangar to Penang >
How to travel from Penang to Kangar >
More MyBas Routes:
Kangar to Arau (KTM Train Station) >