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Location
Please note that all prices quoted are correct at time of page design. Please check with the travel companies as prices are liable to change.
Flying is one of the fastest increasing causes of global warming due to the carbon emissions from aeroplanes. Travelling by bus or train in a more environmentally friendly way to travel. If you do arrive by aeroplane then you can neutralise your carbon emissions and help minimise global warming by calculating output and donating to a reforestation programme. Please see http://www.carbonneutral.com/cncalculators/flightcalculator.asp for details (also calculates domestic flights, eg Kuala Lumpur to Kota Bharu).
How to get to the Perhentian Islands
There are three offices in Kuala Besut (ferry port) that we recommend to buy your ticket to the islands. They use fast speedboats to get you here quickly:
- Our preferred choice is Bahtera Layar Abadi, which is signed from the main road.
- Also good are MD Traveller Enterprise (opposite the Nan Hotel on the main street).
- An agent that uses our Watercolours office at the end of the main street can also help you.
The ticket cost is now RM 70 per person return.
Please see our FAQ section to find out when the ferrys run.
Please note that there are no money changing/withdrawal facilities Kuala Besut.
From Kota Bharu to Kuala Besut (ferry port)
Kuala Besut is the only place to get your boat to the Perhentian Islands.
| From the airport |
Go to the taxi desk and travel to the port of Kuala Besut |
1 hr journey.
RM 67 |
| From the train station (Wakaf Bharu) |
Take a taxi to the ferry port of Kuala Besut |
1 hr journey.
RM 50 |
| From the city centre |
Take a taxi to the ferry port of Kuala Besut |
1 hr journey.
RM 40 |
From Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Besut or Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu is the nearest city to the ferry port of Kuala Besut. If you have to stay overnight then we recommend Crystal Lodge (around RM 100 per night) or, for those on a lower budget, KB Backpackers or one of the others opposite the HSBC Bank.
For travelling from Kuala Lumpur we recommend the night train to Tanah Merah. You arrive feeling relaxed as you get a nice bed to sleep in. It is also an environmentally friendly way to travel. Please scroll down to the end of our FAQ page to find out company names, websites and phone numbers.
| Flight with AirAsia |
1 hr flight |
RM 30 -130 |
| Flight with Malaysian Airlines |
1 hr flight |
RM 100 - 170 |
| Night train (to Tanah Merah or Wakaf Bharu) |
11 - 12 hr journey |
RM 50 |
| Night bus (to Jerteh or Kota Bharu) |
11 - 12 hr journey |
RM 38 |
Night bus to Kuala Besut ferry port direct
(bus company Sri Mahligai) |
8 hr journey |
RM 38 |
NB Then catch taxi as above to Kuala Besut
From Penang to Kota Bharu
Please scroll down to the end of our FAQ page to find out company names, websites and phone numbers.
| Flight to Kota Bharu (Firefly are a new budget airline that fly from Penang to Kota Bharu). |
1 hr flight |
RM ? |
| Bus to Kota Bharu |
6 hr
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RM ? |
| Taxi (yes, this is an option from Penang) |
less than 6 hr |
RM ? |
NB Then catch taxi as above to Kuala Besut
From Singapore
We think the night train is the best option by far! You get a nice bed and arrive refreshed. Please scroll down to the end of our FAQ page to find out company names, websites and phone numbers.
Flight to Kuala Lumpur
(then fly to Kota Bharu as above) |
1 hr flight |
S$ 152 |
Night train to Tanah Merah or Wakaf Bharu
(then taxi to Kuala Besuti ferry port) |
11 - 12 hr journey
(1 hr)
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S$ 50
(RM 20 - 40) |
Night bus to Jerteh or Kota Bharu
(then taxi to Kuala Besut ferry port) |
11 - 12 hr journey
(20 min - 1 hr) |
S$ 50
(RM 20 - 40) |
NB Tanah Merah and Jerteh are closer to the ferry departure point than from Wakaf Bharu and Kota Bharu.
From Bangkok
Please scroll down to the end of our FAQ page to find out company names, websites and phone numbers. * Due to the current state of unrest within southeren Thailand we do not recommend overland travel *
Flight to Kuala Lumpur (AirAsia)
(then fly to Kota Bharu as above) |
3 hr flight |
probably TB 2500 |
Flight to Hat Yai (AirAsia)
(then mini van to Sungai Golok) |
1.5 hrs flight |
probably TB 700 |
Train to Sungai Golok
- cross border, taxi to Tok Bali or Kuala Besut |
24 hr journey
(2 hr journey) |
TB 800
(RM 50) |
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