Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:19 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €10.63, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 2h 48m over 153 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €10.63, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 29 September 2026
€10.63
- 77%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Kuala Terengganu
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:19First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €17.78Mon21
- about €15.58Tue22
- about €15.03Wed23
- about €18.88Thu24
- about €15.58Fri25
- about €18.33Sat26
- about €15.03Sun27
- about €11.18Mon28
- about €10.63Tue29
- about €13.38Wed30
- about €12.83Thu1
- about €12.28Fri2
- about €15.03Sat3
- about €15.03Sun4
- about €11.73Mon5
- about €11.73Tue6
- about €11.73Wed7
- about €11.18Thu8
- about €13.38Fri9
- about €11.18Sat10
- about €11.73Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into Kota Bharu. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Kota Bharu for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €14.4890 days
- €10.0860 days
- €10.0745 days
- €10.0730 days
- €11.7321 days
- €15.0314 days
- €15.037 days
- €15.033 days
- €17.781 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 77 percent. The dearest point is €17.78, 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 Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu 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
153 km
133 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
426,500 → 568,900
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
- 25% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 75% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 153 km against 133 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, Ipoh, Sungai Petani. The gap between arriving and leaving is 57 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
The fare from KBR into Kota Bharu is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Kota Bharu
Settled in advance, so the ride into Kota Bharu costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The coach gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Kota Bharu train station
Most of the points near Kota Bharu train station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu
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 Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu?
The fastest journey from Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu takes 2h 48m door to door, of which 2h 13m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 2h 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 Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu?
The cheapest fare from Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu is €10.63, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €13.38. 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 Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu?
The cheapest way from Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu is by coach, at €10.63 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 2h 57m 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.
When should I book Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu?
Fares from Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €10.07. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 77 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 Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu, at €11.73. 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 Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu?
January is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu, at €10.07 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 Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu?
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad publish service areas covering both Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bharu, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu?
25 percent of the services we sell from Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu are direct. The rest connect at Kuantan, Ipoh, Sungai Petani, with about 57 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu use?
Services from Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu by coach leave from Terminal Bas MBKT and arrive at Kota Bharu Bus 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 Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu 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 Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu on 20 September 2026: 153 km of route against 133 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €10.63, and 2h 48m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The coach is the simple part. What you do once you are in Kota Bharu is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Kota Bharu and across Malaysia
Day trips that leave Kota Bharu in the morning and cover a good part of Malaysia by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Kuala Terengganu reaches 27 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 133 to 1,207 km. Kota Bharu reaches 29 places in 2 countries, from 133 to 1,529 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Kuala Terengganu
- 27Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 6Operators
Arriving in Kota Bharu
Leaving Kota Bharu
- 29Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 6Operators