My 11 days free & easy visit to Southern Thailand (Hat Yai, Krabi, Phuket, Koh Samui & Sg Golok ) June 21 > July 1 2026 Day 11 (Final) Hat Yai & Kuala Lumpur

Thai Shuttle Train 
Hat Yai > Padang Besar

Malaysia KTM Train 
Padang Besar > KL Sentral

 

Day 11 (Final ) Wednesday 1 July 2026 (Hat Yai, Padang Besar & Kuala Lumpur) - my final day in Hat Yai, Thailand & we took a morning train from Hat Yai > Padang Besar (45 minutes) followed by a KTM train from Padang Besar > KL Sentral (4 hours 40 mins) thus ending my 11 days free & easy fabulous trip to southern Thailand covering the cities of Hat Yai, Phuket, Koh Samui, Krabi & Sungai Golok. 

Hat Yai > Padang Besar > KL Sentral
(approx. 560km)

1) Shuttle train ride (50 bht = Rm6, non-airconditioned, fans only) from Hat Yai > Padang Besar (Thai / Malaysia border) - train departing Hat Yai Junction at 07.20 arriving Padang Besar, Thai / Malaysia CIQ Complex at 08.05 (Malaysian time 09.05).  

2) Suburban & countryside scenery as viewed from the moving train's windows from Hat Yai > Padang Besar, Thailand 

3) Padang Besar Town, Thailand - a border town on the border of Songkhla province, Thailand, approx. 57km from Hat Yai & near the northern part of the state of Perlis in Peninsula Malaysia.  

4) Padang Besar Station (Thai), Thailand - a small station catering mainly for local passengers residing in Padang Besar town, located approx. 1 km to Padang Besar KTM (Malaysia) railway station 

5) Arriving in Thai Immigration Check Point / Malaysia ICQS (Immigration, Customs, Quarantine & Security) Complex, Padang Besar. 

6) Queuing up for Thai Immigration clearance, passport stamping etc, may take 15 to 20 minutes depending on the crowd ! As a Malaysian returning to our home country, immigration clearance at the Malaysian end was pretty straight forward ! 

7) After the Thai / Malaysia immigration clearance, we had an early light lunch (nasi lemak Rm2.50) in a KTM canteen & rested for 2.5 hours (loitering around the complex)  before boarding a KTM train (Rm55 = US$13.40) departing Padang Besar 12.05 arriving KL Sentral 17.44.  

8) On board the KTM Padang Besar > KL Sentral train (travelling time 5 hrs 40 minutes) 

9) Countryside, suburban & city scenery as viewed from the KTM train heading from Padang Besar >  KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) & beyond (Gemas & Johor Bahru) & along the way, brief stopovers to board & alight in Arau, Alor Setar, Sungei Patani, Tasik Gelugor, Bukit Mertajam, Parit Buntar, Taiping, Kuala Kangsar, Kampar, Tanjung Malim, Rawang, Sungei Buloh & Kuala Lumpur railway station. 

10) Urban / Cityscape as the train arrived in Kuala Lumpur city, the capital of Malaysia. 

11) Kuala Lumpur Railway Station - built in 1910, a heritage building with an unique Moorish architectural design, one stop away from KL Sentral, my final destination for this train ride from Padang Besar, other passengers continued their journey to JB Sentral, the southern end of Peninsula Malaysia. 

12) Exiting the KTM KL Sentral station - Home Sweet Home once again ! 

12) Taking a Rapid KL LRT train from KL Sentral > SS15, Subang Jaya - arrived home at around 19.00 in time to enjoy a home cooked dinner & a well earned rest this evening !