There are 6 ways to get from Kuantan to Taiping by bus, train, car, or plane
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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 38mRM 52–134Drive 461.5 km
- Drive from Kuantan to Taipingcar 461.5 km
5h 26mRM 78–112Fly 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 32mRM 197–1,028Bus
- Take the bus from UMP Gambang to Terminal Shah Alambus
- Take the bus from Terminal Shah Alam to Taipingbus
10h 5mRM 74–149Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Sentral Kuantan to Terminal Meru Rayabus
- Take the train from Ipoh to Taipingtrain Northbound
10h 58mRM 63–122Fly to Ipoh, train
- Fly from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (KUA) to Ipoh (IPH)plane KUA - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Taipingtrain
8h 6mRM 1,658–5,067
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (KUA) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuantan to Taiping is to bus and train which costs RM 60 - RM 130 and takes 10h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Kuantan to Taiping is to drive which takes 5h 26m and costs RM 75 - RM 120.
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 5m.
The distance between Kuantan and Taiping is 550 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 38m and costs RM 50 - RM 140.
It takes approximately 8h 38m 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 296+ 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 5m.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 150–500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
- 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 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
- 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 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 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
- 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 1–80
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- 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 40–65
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 50–75
- 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 80–120
- 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
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 45–110
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- 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 40–95
- Website
- Maraliner
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