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Traveling by bus to Pangkor


Take the bus to Pangkor because using  the bus in Malaysia is a real pleasure. The intercity buses are well organized and frequent.


Puduraya to open 2nd February 2011!

The renovation of Puduraya bus station in the heart of Kuala Lumpur are over. The bus station is again available for travelers.


Lumut (gateway to Pangkor) is well connected to the rest of the country. This page gives most of the destinations to be reached from Lumut by direct bus service.

Travelers to or from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA and LCCT), and who do not want to go into Kuala Lumpur city center, should use the bus to Sitiawan and from there a taxi (RM 12, 20 minutes) to Lumut. Here are the details.

Travelers to and from Thailand can take the train to Butterworth and from there hop on the bus to Lumut, see details below. The bus station is just outside the railway station.

Have you never been to Kuala Lumpur? Check here for the bus stations in KL to travel to Pangkor, there are four.

Kuala Lumpur to Lumut

The whole day there are busses available for the 4 hour journey to Lumut. VIP busses have enough leg space even for tall westerners like me. Several companies do the journey. A bus from Puduraya Bus Station, Kuala Lumpur leaves almost every 15 minutes at daytime and in the evenings slightly less frequent.

The most frequent services are by Transnasional, Sri Maju and Plusliner. Remember, there is NO need to get a bus first to Ipoh and change there. We have reports of scammers at Puduraya who try to lure you in this. The journey through Ipoh and change bus there can then take anything up to 8 hours instead of the 4 to 5 hours normal.

Remember if you come to Lumut, the last ferry to Pangkor leaves at 8.30 PM

Transnasional Bus


Butterworth to Lumuth

The best way to travel from Penang and Butterworth is by VIP bus The bus station is located at the jetty next to the railway station in Butterworth. Sometimes people ask if you can get a bus straight from Penang island. Unfortunately the answer is no. You have to take the ferry to Butterworth.

Sri Maju Bus

There are several busses a day to Lumut.

From To Departure Price
Butterworth Lumut 9.00am, 11.00 AM, 12.45 PM, 2.00 PM and 3.30 PM RM 16.20

Transnasional has several buses a day although these travel through Kuala Kangsar and take longer, this can be up to an hour or more).

From To Departure Price
Butterworth Lumut 9.30 AM , 2.30 PM , 3.15 PM, 6.00 PM, 8.00 PM RM 16.20

Lumut to Kuala Lumpur

There are many buses a day available to Puduraya Bus Station in the city center of Kuala Lumpur. The journey takes 4 to 5 hours. Most frequent services are by Transnasional, Sri Maju and Plusliner.

Plusliner bus

Travelers to or from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA and LCCT), and who do not want to go into Kuala Lumpur city center, should use the bus to Sitiawan (RM 2) or a taxi (RM 12) Here are the details.


Lumut to Butterworth

Butterworth may be an excellent stop for a visit to Penang. There are busses the whole day available for this 3 hour journey.

Sri Maju

From To Departure Price
Lumut Butterworth 8.30 AM, 9.30 AM, 11.00 AM, 2.00 PM, 4.30 PM  RM 16.20

Transnasional Coach (through Kuala Kangsar)

From To Departure Price
Lumut Butterworth 9.30 AM , 1.30 PM , 6.30 PM RM 16.20

Lumut to Kota Bharu

From To Departure Price
Lumut Kota Bharu Bus Station 9.30 AM, 9.30 PM RM 40

Lumut to Terengganu

There are two buses a day:

From To Departure Price
Lumut Terengganu (though Kemanan) 5.45 PM RM 63.90
Lumut Terengganu (though Pasir Putih) 7.15 PM RM 63.90

Arwana Bus

Lumut to Kuala Kangsar

Transnasional Coach Services (continues to Butterworth)

From To Departure Price
Lumut Kuala Kangsar Bus Station 9.30 AM , 1.30 PM , 6.30 PM RM 16

Lumut to Teluk Intan and Bidor

From To Departure
Lumut Bidor 8.00 AM, 9 AM, 1.15 PM, 5.30 PM, 7.30PM, 12,30 PM

Lumut to Teluk Intan, Klang and Shah Alam

From Departure
Lumut 9.00 AM, 2.00 PM, 7.00 PM

Lumut to Ipoh

Ipoh is the main transport hub if you want to use trains. There are regular busses a day from Lumut. Although the road to Ipoh is nowadays 4 lanes, the journey will take around 2 hours as the bus will stop at any place to pick up travelers.

Perak Roadways bus
Local bus Lumut- Ipoh ==>> Perak Roadways

From To Departure
Lumut Ipoh Bus Station 7.30 AM, 8.30 AM, 9.00 AM , 9.30 AM , 2.00 PM, 2.30 PM, 3.00 PM, 3.30 PM, 4.00 PM , 5.00 PM , 5.45 PM, 7.15 PM, 8.30 PM, 9.00 PM, 10.00 PM, 10.30 PM, 1 AM (ahad sahaja)

Lumut to Taiping

Taiping has the Taiping Zoo and it's a good day out. There's three busses a day, running about 2-3 hours and stop almost everywhere.

If Taiping is on your list to be visited, we recommend taking a taxi, it's much faster and gives you more freedom. But if you insist, here are the details:

From To Departure
Lumut Taiping Bus station 9.20 AM, 2.30 PM, 7.20 PM

Lumut - Ipoh - KL - Seremban - Port Dickson

If you want, you can travel to Port Dickson. It takes 7 hours and this bus stops at Puduraya Bus Station in Kuala Lumpur. The bus will stop In Ipoh, Puduraya Bus Station Kuala Lumpur, Terminal One Seremban and Port Dickson.

From To Departure
Lumut Port Dickson Bus Station 8.30 AM , 9.30 AM, 11.00 AM, 2.00 PM, 4.30 PM

Lumut to Johor Bharu

It's quite a long journey from Lumut to Johor Bharu, the Malaysian Border town with Singapore. You can leave at 8.00 PM and you will arrive the next morning.

From To Departure Price
Lumut Johor Bharu Larkin Bus Terminal 8.00 PM, 8.30 AM, 9.00 AM, 9.30 AM, 10.15.AM, 7.00 PM, 7.30 PM, 8.30 PM, 9.00 PM RM 56

Lumut to Johor Bharu and Singapore

Johor Bharu is the border town with Singapore. There are two comfortable busses a day from Lumut.

From To Departure Price
Lumut Johor Bharu Larkin Bus Terminal 9.00 AM, 9.30 AM, 10.15 AM, 7.00 PM, 8.30 PM  RM 56

Singapore to Lumut

From To Price
Alison (S) Pte at Golden Mile Complex 8.30 PM RM 56
Grassland Express & Tours Pte Ltd at Golden Mile Complex 8.30 PM RM 56
Sri Maju Express at Golden Mile Complex 9.00 PM RM 56
Super Coach at Golden Mile Complex 9.00 PM RM 56
Gunung Raya Travel Agency at Golden Mile Complex 9.00 PM RM 56

Lumut - Kuantan

From Departure Price
Lumut 7.30 AM, 5.45 PM RM 46.20

Sepakat Liner


Lumut - Klang

From Departure
Lumut 9.00 AM

Lumut - Malacca

From Departure
Lumut 9.00 AM, 10.00 PM, 10.30 PM

You can go back to the general page on traveling to Pangkor.

More information on the train schedule in Malaysia. Check the website of KTMB.

Which bus station do you need in Kuala Lumpur? Check the four main stations here.

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