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I believe the bus is a good option.

Hey there! I took the train KL- Hat Yai and then took the bus Hat Yai- Krabi . The 2nd class sleeper train (overnighter) cost about £15 pp (british pounds) I think (I don't seem to have written it down in my travel diary) and was a really fun experience! It saves you a night of accommodation costs and we got a really good night sleep! The bus from Hat Yai to Krabi was £7/350baht pp and took about 7 hours. It wasnt a very comfortable journey but then again I needed the toilet from the start... I would say its probably cheaper than flying but then if you fly youre going to have to stay in a hotel that night so you have to weigh up the two options. The train is comfortable but the bus is a bit annoying.... It's definitely an experience though!

riedez, please read what the OP was talking about.

He/she was asking about the train from SINGAPORE to KL

NISH, while it is always more nice to take a train, in that case you are really better off to use the Bus. Particularly as the train nowadays departs from next to the Singapore/Malaysia-border, and not from downtown as before (the downtown station has been shut down for good). I took the train several times, but only as I would be able to save a night of accomodation. Last time it took 12 (!!) hours, instead of the 7 hrs the timetable suggested. I had booked a 1st class compartment (comfortable and with private bathroom attached), and I was the ONLY passenger in the entire 1st class carriage. Only a handful of passengers in 2nd class. That was maybe 3 years ago.
I know there has been some work done since then to repair the ageing railway track, but unles you plan to take the overnight train and save the cost for a Hotel, it does not make nuch sense. No need to book in advance either, unless you travel around Hari Raya or CNY (which would be not very smart an idea......)

The the bus - it's cheaper and faster.

If you're on a tight budget, don't buy your bus ticket in Singapore. Take the public bus (ex. Causeway Link) across the border and to the Larkin Bus Station in Johor Bahru.

From here, there are buses to KL every 30 minutes and the ticket prices is less than half what it is in Singapore.

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Going through bus would be better option.But if you can afford and does not waste time then flight would be fine.

Train. Hands down. Walk up and down the train. Meet the locals. Stick your head out (be cautious). Try the train food! Seriously, why bus it when you can train it? Just thinking about the bus ride makes me nauseous. Don't worry about the time/money. You're doing it to experience the country in the best way possible. Train it is.