Ipoh: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Ipoh is a city of 759,952 people in Malaysia (Perak), 45 m (148 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH), 2 km (1 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Ipoh railway station. Our booking partner lists 1,208+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Ipoh runs from about 11 h 54 min a day in late December to 12 h 26 min in late June (computed for 4.58° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Ipoh is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH), 2 km (1 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 5,900 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Ipoh: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Ipoh railway station, Tasek railway station. Trains to Ipoh
Buses to Ipoh · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 1,208+ places to stay in Ipoh (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 540 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (242), and 7 are five-star. Across 299 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.1 out of 10. Guests have left 128,763 reviews in total.
Hotels in Ipoh: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Medan, 290 km (Indonesia) — flights
- Kuala Lumpur, 174 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kampung Baru Subang, 167 km — trains · buses · tours
- Petaling Jaya, 174 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Shah Alam, 174 km — trains · buses · tours
- Bukit Rahman Putra, 161 km — trains · buses · tours
- Malacca, 295 km — tours
- Kota Bharu, 214 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kuantan, 263 km — tours
- Kota Kuala Muda, 137 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Yogyakarta.
Common questions
Which airport serves Ipoh?
Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH), 2 km (1 mi) from the centre.
How big is Ipoh?
About 759,952 people live in Ipoh, across 150 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Ipoh in?
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur, currently UTC+8.
What currency is used in Ipoh?
The Ringgit (MYR). Traffic drives on the left.
How many hotels are there in Ipoh?
Our booking partner lists 1,208 or more places to stay in Ipoh, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Ipoh?
Medan (290 km), Kuala Lumpur (174 km), Kampung Baru Subang (167 km), Petaling Jaya (174 km), Shah Alam (174 km).
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.