Car hire and driving in Bayan Lepas
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Malaysia traffic drives on the left. Picking up at PEN means 2 km (1 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706.
Drives from Bayan Lepas
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayan Lepas to Tasek Glugor | Malaysia | 33 km (21 mi) | about 30 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Kulim | Malaysia | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Kota Kuala Muda | Malaysia | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Sungai Petani | Malaysia | 46 km (29 mi) | about 42 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Taiping | Malaysia | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Alor Setar | Malaysia | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Ipoh | Malaysia | 121 km (75 mi) | about 1 h 51 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Bercham | Malaysia | 122 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 51 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Sitiawan | Malaysia | 130 km (81 mi) | about 1 h 59 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Seri Manjung | Malaysia | 131 km (81 mi) | about 1 h 59 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Teluk Intan | Malaysia | 165 km (103 mi) | about 2 h 31 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Hat Yai | Thailand | 191 km (119 mi) | about 2 h 55 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 932 km (579 mi) | about 14 h 13 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Singapore | Singapore | 598 km (372 mi) | about 9 h 7 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Bangkok | Thailand | 940 km (584 mi) | about 14 h 20 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Phnom Penh | Cambodia | 864 km (537 mi) | about 13 h 11 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Cần Thơ | Vietnam | 805 km (500 mi) | about 12 h 17 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 287 km (179 mi) | about 4 h 23 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Huế | Vietnam | 1,476 km (917 mi) | about 22 h 31 min |
| Bayan Lepas to Da Nang | Vietnam | 1,479 km (919 mi) | about 22 h 33 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Bayan Lepas?
The left, as everywhere in Malaysia.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.