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How to get to Perhentian.
The ferries to Perhentian,
(RM40 for a slow boat return trip or RM60 for speed boat, leave from the
sleepy village of Kuala Besut or Tok Bali Jetty point 10 mins before Kuala
Besut. (No banks or money changers in either of these places) .
Travellers coming
from Thailand, Penang and Kuala Lumpur will pass through the town
of Kota Bharu on their way to Kuala Besut (RM8 per px) which lies
about one hour to the south. The ferries stop running by about 5.00pm,
so if you have to stop for the night it is better to do so at Kota
Bharu.
Travellers coming
directly from Singapore by bus will get off at Jertih, from where
you can get either a taxi(RM3 per px) or bus (RM1 per px) to Kuala
Besut, which is 20 minutes from there.
Airasia and Malaysian
Airlines has regular flights to Kota Bharu from Kuala Lumpur (RM169 one
way). The taxi from the airport to Kuala Besut is RM50 per taxi is somewhat
more than the shared taxi from Kota bharu which is RM8 per person.
Suggested routes:
By rail or bus
from Thailand
Bangkok - Hat Yai
- Sungai Golok - Kota Bharu - Kuala Besut
Take a train or
bus from Bangkok to Haadyai (10 to 16 hours) then its 4 hours more
to Sungai Golok. From there cross the Malaysian border to Rantau Panjang
and take a taxi (RM4per px) to Kota Bharu.
Or fly from Bangkok
to Naratiwat (1hour 20 mins) then minibus to Sungai Golok (2-3 hours).
By road from Penang
Penang Butterworth
Kota Bharu - Kuala Besut .
Buses (RM18 per
px) and long distance taxis (RM 40 per px) leave from the terminal
at Butterworth to Kota Bharu.
By air from Penang
Penang Kota Bharu
airport - Kuala Besut
By rail from Kuala
Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur Kuala
Krai Kuala Besut
Get off the train
at Kuala Krai. From there take a taxi to Kuala Besut.
By bus from Kuala
Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur Kota
Bharu Kuala Besut
By air from Kuala
Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur Kota
Bharu airport Kuala Besut
Directly by bus
from Singapore
Singapore Jertih
Kuala Besut
If you want to get
to the island from Singapore without stopping to see the rest of Malaysia
on the way, the best thing is to take the direct bus from Singapore
to Kota Bharu and get off at Jertih.
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