There are 5 ways to get from Kota Bharu to Tanah Rata by train, taxi, bus, car, or plane
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Wakaf Bahru to Gua Musangtrain Sh
- Take the taxi from Gua Musang to Tanah Ratataxi
7h 28mRM 292–412Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Terminal Kota Bharu to Terminal Meru Rayabus Bus Terminal Kota Bharu
- Take the bus from Terminal Meru Raya to Cameron Highlandsbus
10h 44mRM 48–72Drive 303.5 km
- Drive from Kota Bharu to Tanah Ratacar 303.5 km
4h 33mRM 50–72Fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane KBR - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T1 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Tanah Rata Bus Terminalbus
7h 28mRM 157–368Fly to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, train, taxi
- Fly from Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)plane KBR - SZB
- Take the train from Sungai Buloh to Kampartrain
- Take the taxi from Kampar to Tanah Ratataxi
5h 54mRM 328–787
Kota Bharu to Tanah Rata by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kota Bharu to Tanah Rata is to drive which costs RM 45 - RM 75 and takes 4h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Kota Bharu to Tanah Rata is to drive which takes 4h 33m and costs RM 45 - RM 75.
No, there is no direct bus from Kota Bharu to Tanah Rata. However, there are services departing from Bus Terminal Kota Bharu and arriving at Cameron Highlands via Terminal Meru Raya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 44m.
The distance between Kota Bharu and Tanah Rata is 385 km. The road distance is 303.5 km.
The best way to get from Kota Bharu to Tanah Rata without a car is to train and taxi which takes 7h 28m and costs RM 290 - RM 420.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Kota Bharu to Tanah Rata, including transfers.
Kota Bharu to Tanah Rata bus services, operated by Ekspres Perdana, depart from Bus Terminal Kota Bharu station.
Kota Bharu to Tanah Rata bus services, operated by Ekspres Perdana, arrive at Terminal Meru Raya station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kota Bharu to Tanah Rata is 304 km. It takes approximately 4h 33m to drive from Kota Bharu to Tanah Rata.
Book your Kota Bharu to Tanah Rata bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Kota Bharu, Malaysia and Tanah Rata, Malaysia?
You can take a bus from Bus Terminal Kota Bharu to Cameron Highlands via Terminal Meru Raya in around 10h 44m.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–400
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–490
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–400
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–490
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 80–250
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–230
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 130–420
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Wakaf Bahru to Gua Musang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 22–85
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 22–30
- Shuttle
- RM 30–85
- Express First
- RM 40–55
Train from Sungai Buloh to Kampar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 17–50
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 18–25
- Shuttle
- RM 17–50
- Express First
- RM 28–40
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from Klia T1 to Bandar Tasik Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 18–40
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Sungai Buloh to Kampar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 29
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Silver
- RM 21
- Gold
- RM 29
- Platinum
- RM 35–38
- Phone
- +609-765 6000
- hq@ekspresperdana.my
- Website
- ekspresperdana.com.my
Bus from Bus Terminal Kota Bharu to Terminal Meru Raya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 30–50
- Website
- https://www.ekspresperdana.com.my/
- Phone
- +60 12-510 9722
- cstravel2009@gmail.com
- Website
- cstravelandtours.com
Bus from Terminal Meru Raya to Cameron Highlands
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 14–21
- Book at
- cstravelandtours.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Tanah Rata Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 30–45
- Book at
- cstravelandtours.com
- Phone
- 011 1866 8811
- unititiexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- unititi.com.my
Bus from Terminal Meru Raya to Cameron Highlands
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 17–22
- Website
- https://www.unititi.com.my/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Estimated price
- RM 170–330
Teksi Jajahan Gua Musang
- Phone
- +60 9-912 2445
Abdullah Abd Ghafar
- Phone
- +60 9-912 2446
Uncle Singh Teksi Kampar
- Phone
- +60 16-562 3644
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Syarikat Perhentian Teksi Bandar Kampar
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