There are 7 ways to get from Kuantan to Butterworth by bus, car, plane, tram, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Kuantan to Butterworthbus
9h 32mRM 57–124Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Sentral Kuantan to Terminal Bersepadu Selatanbus
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Butterworthtrain Ets
9h 52mRM 49–139Drive 538.8 km
- Drive from Kuantan to Butterworthcar 538.8 km
6h 11mRM 210–303Fly Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Alor Setar, tram
- Fly from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (KUA) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane KUA - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Butterworthtram
6h 3mRM 330–842Bus via Ipoh
- Take the bus from Terminal Sentral Kuantan to Terminal Meru Rayabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Meru Raya to Butterworthbus AmanJaya Ipoh
11h 2mRM 57–129Bus to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly to Penang International Airport, car ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Sentral Kuantan to Terminal Bersepadu Selatanbus
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane SZB - PEN
- Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
10h 21mRM 177–296Fly Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- Fly from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (KUA) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane KUA - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Butterworthtrain
7h 56mRM 209–888
Kuantan to Butterworth by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kuantan to Butterworth is to bus which costs RM 55 - RM 130 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Kuantan to Butterworth is to fly and tram which takes 6h 3m and costs RM 330 - RM 850.
No, there is no direct bus from Kuantan to Butterworth. However, there are services departing from (M) Hentian Bandar and arriving at Butterworth via Kuantan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 32m.
The distance between Kuantan and Butterworth is 546 km. The road distance is 538.8 km.
The best way to get from Kuantan to Butterworth without a car is to bus which takes 9h 32m and costs RM 55 - RM 130.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Kuantan to Butterworth, including transfers.
Kuantan to Butterworth bus services, operated by Utama Ekspres, depart from Kuantan station.
Kuantan to Butterworth bus services, operated by Utama Ekspres, arrive at Butterworth station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kuantan to Butterworth is 539 km. It takes approximately 6h 11m to drive from Kuantan to Butterworth.
Book your Kuantan to Butterworth bus tickets online with Omio and 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Kuantan, Malaysia and Butterworth, Malaysia?
Utama Ekspres operates a bus from Kuantan to Butterworth once daily. Tickets cost RM 60–120 and the journey takes 8h 12m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 270–700
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–450
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport via Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 250–650
Flights from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–600
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 270–700
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–450
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport via Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 250–650
Flights from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–600
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 130–200
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Tram from Anak Bukit to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 3–23
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 3–5
- Express
- RM 16–23
Train from Kl Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 9–50
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 9–14
- Express
- RM 30–50
Train from Kl Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 9–50
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 9–14
- Express
- RM 30–50
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Kl Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 61
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 38–41
- Gold
- RM 61
- Platinum
- RM 80–84
Train from Kl Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 61
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 38–41
- Gold
- RM 61
- Platinum
- RM 80–84
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T2 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–75
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +603-7728 4789
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kuantan to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 60–120
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 03-9287 7799
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kuantan to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 55–70
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Phone
- 019-2179072
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maraliner
Bus from Kuantan to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 55–120
- Website
- Maraliner
Bus from Terminal Sentral Kuantan to Terminal Meru Raya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 40–90
- Website
- Maraliner
Bus from Terminal Meru Raya to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 15–30
- Website
- Maraliner
- Phone
- +606 952 0642
- [email protected]
- Website
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
Bus from Terminal Sentral Kuantan to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 35–55
- Schedules at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Terminal Sentral Kuantan to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 35–55
- Schedules at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60165217775
- [email protected]
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Terminal Sentral Kuantan to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–65
- Schedules at
- kesatuanexpress.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Terminal Sentral Kuantan to Terminal Meru Raya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 65–110
- Schedules at
- kesatuanexpress.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Terminal Meru Raya to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 22–35
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Terminal Sentral Kuantan to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–65
- Schedules at
- kesatuanexpress.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60 5-253 8898
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sri Maju
Bus from Terminal Meru Raya to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 20–35
- Website
- Sri Maju
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- [email protected]
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 1–2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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