Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya runs about 3 times a day, with the first departure around 06:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €19.98 and €49.84, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 3h 27m over 394 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 11 October 2026
€19.98 to €49.84
- 175%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Kota Bharu
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 3Services per day
- 33%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €51.88Mon21
- about €37.58Tue22
- about €41.43Wed23
- about €38.13Thu24
- about €42.53Fri25
- about €38.68Sat26
- about €40.33Sun27
- about €24.38Mon28
- about €24.93Tue29
- about €25.48Wed30
- about €37.03Thu1
- about €31.53Fri2
- about €35.93Sat3
- about €27.13Sun4
- about €23.28Mon5
- about €24.38Tue6
- about €20.53Wed7
- about €28.78Thu8
- about €22.18Fri9
- about €24.38Sat10
- about €19.98Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Petaling Jaya for the night the train gets in
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When to book Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €25.4890 days
- €23.8360 days
- €18.8845 days
- €21.0830 days
- €19.9821 days
- €27.1314 days
- €40.337 days
- €41.433 days
- €51.881 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €18.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 175 percent. The dearest point is €51.88, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
394 km
343 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
568,900 → 807,879
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 394 km against 343 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Kuantan, Seremban, Kuala Terengganu, Ipoh. The gap between arriving and leaving is 72 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Setia Jaya station
Most of the points near Setia Jaya station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya?
The fastest journey from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya takes 3h 27m door to door, of which 2h 56m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 59m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya?
The cheapest fare from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya is €19.98, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €49.29. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya?
The cheapest way from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya is by coach, at €19.98 for one passenger on 11 October 2026. That journey takes 6h 3m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya?
The fastest way from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya is by train, at 3h 40m door to door. Only 2h 56m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €49.84.
When should I book Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya?
Fares from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €18.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 175 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya, at €24.38. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya, at €17.23 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya?
Keretapi Tanah Melayu, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad publish service areas covering both Kota Bharu and Petaling Jaya, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya?
33 percent of the services we sell from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya are direct. The rest connect at Kuantan, Seremban, Kuala Terengganu, Ipoh, with about 72 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya produce?
Travelling from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya by train produces about 13.0 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Coach produces about 13.4 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya use?
Services from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya by train leave from Kota Bharu train station and arrive at Setia Jaya station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Kota Bharu to Petaling Jaya on 20 September 2026: 394 km of route against 343 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €19.98, and 3h 27m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Petaling Jaya is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Petaling Jaya and across Malaysia
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The two ends, compared
Kota Bharu reaches 29 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 133 to 1,529 km. Petaling Jaya reaches 17 places in 1 countries, from 51 to 362 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Kota Bharu
- 29Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 6Operators
Arriving in Petaling Jaya
Leaving Petaling Jaya
- 17Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators