There are 7 ways to get from Kuantan to Taiping by bus, train, car, plane, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train via Kuala Lumpur
best- Take the bus from Terminal Sentral Kuantan to Terminal Bersepadu Selatanbus
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Taipingtrain Ets
8h 34mRM 47–124Drive 461.5 km
- Drive from Kuantan to Taipingcar 461.5 km
5h 26mRM 180–259Fly to Ipoh, train
- Fly from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (KUA) to Ipoh (IPH)plane KUA - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Taipingtrain
7h 46mRM 1,641–5,575Bus
- Take the bus from UMP Gambang to Terminal Shah Alambus
- Take the bus from Terminal Shah Alam to Taipingbus
10h 20mRM 86–101Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Sentral Kuantan to Terminal Meru Rayabus
- Take the train from Ipoh to Taipingtrain Northbound
10h 58mRM 63–117Fly 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 Taipingtrain
6h 38mRM 207–873Fly to Alor Setar, tram, train
- Fly from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (KUA) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane KUA - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Bukit Mertajamtram
- Take the train from Bukit Mertajam to Taipingtrain
7h 9mRM 331–866
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (KUA) to Ipoh (IPH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kuantan to Taiping is to bus and train which costs RM 60 - RM 120 and takes 10h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Kuantan to Taiping is to drive which takes 5h 26m and costs RM 170 - RM 260.
No, there is no direct bus from Kuantan to Taiping. However, there are services departing from Padang Besar Mbk and arriving at Taiping via UMP Gambang and Terminal Shah Alam. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Kuantan and Taiping is 551 km. The road distance is 461.5 km.
The best way to get from Kuantan to Taiping without a car is to bus and train via Kuala Lumpur which takes 8h 34m and costs RM 45 - RM 130.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Kuantan to Taiping, including transfers.
Kuantan to Taiping bus services, operated by LA Holidays, depart from UMP Gambang station.
Kuantan to Taiping bus services, operated by LA Holidays, arrive at Terminal Shah Alam station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kuantan to Taiping is 462 km. It takes approximately 5h 26m to drive from Kuantan to Taiping.
There are 295+ hotels available in Taiping.
What companies run services between Kuantan, Malaysia and Taiping, Malaysia?
You can take a bus from Padang Besar Mbk to Taiping via UMP Gambang and Terminal Shah Alam in around 10h 20m.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–600
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
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Kl Sentral to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 7–40
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 7–11
- Express
- RM 27–40
Train from Ipoh to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–20
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–3
- Express
- RM 14–20
Train from Kl Sentral to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 7–40
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 7–11
- Express
- RM 27–40
Tram from Anak Bukit to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–22
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 15–22
Train from Bukit Mertajam to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 2–20
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–3
- Express
- RM 13–20
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Kl Sentral to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 48
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 31–33
- Gold
- RM 48
- Platinum
- RM 61–65
Train from Ipoh to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 19
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 14–16
- Gold
- RM 19
- Platinum
- RM 21–23
Train from Kl Sentral to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 48
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 31–33
- Gold
- RM 48
- Platinum
- RM 61–65
Train from Bukit Mertajam to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 18
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 14–16
- Gold
- RM 18
- Platinum
- RM 20–22
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Ipoh to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 19–27
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Bukit Mertajam to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 18–25
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- 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
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- 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
- 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
- Phone
- (+60) 123895689
- [email protected]
- Website
- laholidays.my
Bus from UMP Gambang to Terminal Shah Alam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 27–35
- Schedules at
- laholidays.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Terminal Shah Alam to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 57–62
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 019-2179072
- [email protected]
- 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
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