By Air
From Kuala Lumpur International Airport, (KLIA) fly
direct to Kota Bharu or Kuala Terengganu Airport. Get
a taxi or bus from Kota Bharu Airport to Kuala Besut
(boat jetty). Distance is approximate 60km. And from
Kuala Terengganu Airport to Kuala Besut jetty is approximately
100km away.
By Car
From Kuala Lumpur - via Kuala Terengganu - Kuala Besut:
Follow Route No: 2 & 3 - via Kuala Lumpur / Karak
Highway / Kuantan/ Kuala Terengganu / Kuala Besut -
Ex Pulau Perhentian (approx. 556 km)
From Kuala Lumpur - via Gua Musang Highway - Kuala
Besut:
Follow Route: 2, 8 & 3 - via Kuala Lumpur / Karak
Highway / Bentong / Kuala Lipis / Gua Musang Kuala Krai
/ Musang /Jertih / Kuala Besut- Pulau Perhentian (approx.
460 km)
From Penang - via East West Highway - Kuala Besut:
Follow Route No: 4 - via Penang / Kulim Gerik Highway
/ Baling / Grik / East-West Highway / Jeli / Jertih
/ Kuala Besut - Ex Pulau Perhentian (approx. 350 km)
From Johor Bahru - via Mersing - Kuala Besut:
Follow Route No: 3 - via Mersing / Pekan / Kuantan /
Kuala Terengganu / Kuala Besut - Ex Pulau Perhentian
(approx. 629 km)
From Johor Bahru - via Segamat (Tun Razak Highway)
- Kuala Besut:
Follow Route No: 12 - via Johor Bahru / Yong Peng /
Segamat (Tun Razak Highway) / Kuantan / Kuala Terengganu
/ Kuala Besut - Ex Pulau Perhentian (approx. 670 km)
From South Thailand - via Sg. Golok - Kota Bharu -
Kuala Besut:
Follow Route No: 3 - via Sg. Golok, Thailand / Rantau
Panjang / Kota Bharu / Kuala Besut - Ex Pulau Perhentian
(approx. 80 km)
From South Thailand - via Padang Besar - East West
Highway - Kuala Besut:
Follow Route No: 4 - via Padang Besar / Alor Setar /
Sungei Petani / Baling / Grik / East-West Highway /
Jeli / Jertih / Kuala Besut - Ex Pulau Perhentian (approx.
490 km)
By Public Transport
From Kuala Lumpur, take a bus from Hentian Putra Bus
Station to the town of Jerteh. From here you can either
take a taxi or bus to Kuala Besut Jetty which is approximately
15km away.
note : Some bus companies travel direct from Kuala Lumpur
to Kota Bharu where you have to take a taxi to Kuala
Besut jetty.
From Singapore (Kallang Bharu Bus Station
Tel: +65-62947035) - By Executive Bus to Kota Bharu
Please Inform you Bus driver to stop at Jerteh Town
(Nearest to Kuala Besut Jetty)
- About 10 hours from Singapore Bus Station
- After arrive at Jerteh Town
- Take a Taxi to Kuala Besut Jetty
From Thailand, cross the border of
either Sungai Kolok or Tak Bai and take a taxi or bus
from either Rantau Panjang (via Sungai Kolok) or Pengkalan
Kubur (via Tak Bai) direct to Kuala Besut
note : bus only travels to Kota Bharu
| from |
to |
Bus Company |
Time Schedule |
Kuala
Lumpur
(Putra Bus Station) |
Kuala
Besut |
Mahligai Express
+603-4042 8533 |
8.00pm
9.00pm
9.30pm
10.00pm |
Kuala
Lumpur
(Putra Bus Station) |
Jerteh |
Transnational Express
+603-4043 8984 |
8.00pm
9.00pm
9.30pm
10.00pm |
Kuala
Lumpur
(Putra Bus Station) |
Jerteh |
1st Class Budaya Express
+603-4042 4550 |
8.00pm
9.00pm
9.30pm
10.00pm |
Kuala
Lumpur
(Putra Bus Station) |
Jerteh |
Mutiara Express
+603-4043 3655 |
8.00pm
9.00pm
9.30pm
10.00pm |
Singapore
(Lavender Street) |
Jerteh |
Transnational Express
+65-6294 7034 / 5 |
7.30pm |
*Travel from Jerteh to Kuala Besut takes about 15 minutes.
By Train
From Kuala Lumpur, take a train from Kuala Lumpur Central
Railway Station to Wakaf Baru (15 km to Kota Bharu).
Take a taxi to Kuala Besut which is approximately 1hr
30mins.
From Singapore, take a train from
Tanjong Pagar Railway Station to Wakaf Baru (15 km to
Kota Bharu). Take a taxi to Kuala Besut which is approximately
1hr 30mins.
By Ferry
There is no boat ticketing counter at Kuala Besut Jetty.
Accommodation and boating are all pre-arranged and on
package deal only.
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