Kelantan Travel
Getting to Kelantan Darul Naim

Kelantan Travel - Getting there by Air

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has daily flights to and from Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru.

Air Asia, Asia's first "no-frills" Airline only has daily flights to and from Kuala Lumpur.

FireFly, Malaysia's first community Airline has been granted the rights to fly to Kota Bharu from the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang from Nov 17th, 2007.

These airlines fly straight into the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, at Pengkalan Chepa, Kota Bharu.

Kelantan Travel - Getting there by Bus

There are several bus operators serving the Kota Bharu route. Among them are Transnasional Ekspres, Ekspres Mutiara, Ekspres Sani, Ekspres Budaya and Ekspres Darulnaim.

My personal recommendation would be the Transnasional Ekspres. They're comfortable, reliable and punctual.

The time table for the Transnasional Ekspres is as follows:

From : Kuala Lumpur to Kota Bharu

Distance : 512 km

Duration : 8 hrs 30 mins

Frequency : Daily (Monday - Sunday)

Time : 9:00am, 9:30am, 10:00am, 10:15am, 10:30am, 9:00pm and 9:30pm.

Fare (Adult) : RM 30.80

Fare (Children): RM 15.40

Transnasional Ekspres departs from Hentian Bas Putra terminal (opposite the PWTC), KL, and arrives at the Kota Bharu Bus Station at Jalan Pendek.

Transnasional Phone (Kuala Lumpur) : +603-40438984, +603-40449072

Transnasional Phone (Kota Bahru) : +609-7482807, +609-7474330

*Note : Fares and time of departure / arrival are correct at the time this information was written. For more information, please call Transnasional Ekspres at the numbers stated above.

Kelantan Travel - Getting there by Rail

There are 2 railway stations in Kota Bharu. The Wakaf Bharu station and the Sungai Golok station. I would personally recommend that you use the Wakaf Bharu Station. Express trains depart daily from various destination throughout Kelantan and major towns in the Peninsular, right up to Singapore.

Kelantan Travel - Getting there by Road

If you're the type who likes adventures and explorations, you can choose to drive yourself to Kelantan. There are several routes you can take to get to Kelantan Darul Naim if you're coming from Kuala Lumpur.

First, you can choose to drive eastward along the Karak Highway to Kuantan in the state of Pahang, passing through the Temerloh and Maran exits. This will take about 3 hours.

Then from Kuantan, head north along the coast passing through picturesque villages and scenic palm-fringed beaches overlooking the azure waters of the South China Sea. You will be passing through places like Kemaman, Kerteh, Dungun, Marang and Kuala Terengganu before you get to Kota Bharu. This will take you roughly 4 hours 30 minutes.

Alternatively, you could take the inland route to Kota Bharu whereby you exit the Karak Highway at Bentong and proceed northwards to Raub, Gua Musang and Kuala Krai before reaching Kota Bharu.

Another option would be that you exit the Karak Highway at Temerloh and head towards Jerantut, Benta, Gua Musang and Kuala Krai before finally reaching Kota Bharu.

To get a better overall picture of how to get there by road, please Click Here (requires pdf reader) to download the detailed map of Malaysia which shows you all the roads and towns that you will pass by when you're driving. If you want the simplified version of the map which only shows you the main towns that you will pass by, please Click Here.