Airport Railways In Southeast Asia

A complete guide to the current and proposed airport railways in Southeast Asia.

Airport Railways of Southeast Asia Map

Map featuring all current, proposed, and never-built airport railways in Southeast Asia.

[Map of airport railways of Southeast Asia.]

Blue: Operating.
Orange: Under construction.
Grey: Proposed/planned/never built.

Links and resources

ASI White Paper: Airport-Rail Inter-modality in Southeast Asia – Opportunities and the Impact of High-Speed Rail – [March 2024]
“The Aviation Studies Institute has commissioned Sobie Aviation with a review of Airport‑Rail Inter-Modality in Southeast Asia. It is the second of a two-part analysis that considers the broader integration of transport connectivity in Southeast Asia.”

Cambodia

Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH)
Phnom Penh Airport Shuttle [suspended].

New Phnom Penh International Airport (under construction)
Unspecified airport railway [proposed].

A new airport for Phnom Penh is currently under construction, and news reports mentioned a planned railway in the future.

Indonesia

Java

Jakarta: Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport (HLP)
SHIA to HPIA express rail link [proposed].

Jakarta: Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK)
Soekarno–Hatta Airport Railink (railink.co.id).

[Soekarno–Hatta Airport Railink.]

Kertajati International Airport (KJT)
Bandung – Kertajati – Cirebon Railway [proposed].
Jakarta – Bandung HSR extension [proposed].

Surakarta: Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC)
Adisumarmo Airport Rail Link.

Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA)
Yogyakarta International Airport Rail Link (railink.co.id).

Sumatra

Bandar Lampung: Radin Inten II International Airport (TKG)
Railway [proposed].

Batam: Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH)
Batam LRT [proposed].

Medan: Kualanamu International Airport (KNO)
Kualanamu Airport Rail Link (ARS) (railink.co.id).

Padang: Minangkabau International Airport (PDG)
Minangkabau Express Airport Rail Link.

Palembang: Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (PLM)
Palembang LRT.

[LRT station at Palembang Airport.]

Bali

Bali: Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS)
Bali LRT [proposed].

Malaysia

Kuantan International Airport (under construction)
Kuantan Skytrain [proposed].

Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI)
Kota Kinabalu Sky Train [proposed].

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)
Express Rail Link (kliaekspres.com).

Kuala Lumpur: Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB)
Skypark Link (ktmb.com.my).

Kuching International Airport (KCH)
Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) [proposed].

Penang International Airport (PEN)
Bayan Lepas LRT [proposed].

Philippines

Cebu: Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB)
Cebu Monorail [proposed].

Clark International Airport (CRK)
North–South Commuter Railway [under construction].

Iloilo International Airport (ILO)
Railway [proposed].

Manila: Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)
Manila International Airport Station, LRT Line 1 [proposed].
Metro Manila Subway [under construction].
LRT Line 6 [proposed[.

Baclaran Station on LRT Line 1 and Nichols Station on the Philippine National Railways are outside the airport property. They are listed as airport stations but they are not a true airport station. They are shown on the map for reference.

Manila: New Manila International Airport (under construction)
MRT Line 7 [under construction].

Singapore

Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)
East West MRT line (lta.gov.sg).

[Changi Airport MRT Station.]

Thailand

Bangkok: Don Muang Airport (DMK)
State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
SRT Dark Red Line [under construction].
Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway [under construction].

[Don Muang Station in 2018, with the high-speed and commuter lines under construction.]

Bangkok: Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)
Airport Rail Link (srtet.co.th).
Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway [under construction, will replace Airport Rail Link].

[Airport Rail Link.]

Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)
Chiang Mai Mass Transit [proposed].

Phuket International Airport (HKT)
Phuket Light Rail [proposal].
Phang Nga-Phuket Airport Rail [proposal].

U-Tapao International Airport (UTP)
Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway [under construction].

Vietnam

Cam Ranh Interncational Airport (CXR)

There is no plan for an airport rail link for Cam Ranh Interncational Airport (the airport for Nha Trang), but I have made a Nha Trang Airport Railway Concept Map.

Chu Lai Airport (VCL)
Da Nang – Quang Nam Railway (proposed).
– Quang Nam plans urban railway line connecting Da Nang and Chu Lai airports

Da Lat: Lien Khuong Airport (DLI)
Da Lat Monorail (proposed).

Da Nang International Airport (DAD)
Da Nang Metro (proposed).

Hanoi: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Line 6 of Hanoi Metro (proposed).

Ho Chi Minh City: Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)
Line 4B of Ho Chi Minh City Metro (proposed).

Ho Chi Minh City: Long Thanh International Airport (under construction)
Thu Thiem – Long Thanh Light Rail (planned).
High-speed railway Ho Chi Minh City – Nha Trang (proposed).

Hue: Phu Bai International Airport (HUI)
Hue Tramway (proposed).