Travel to Kota Bharu
Every way to reach Kota Bharu: 3 modes compared, with fares.
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Kota Bharu is reachable from 29 places across 2 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 6 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.18 and the fastest takes 2h 27m door to door. The nearest origin is 133 km away.
How people reach Kota Bharu
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 30 | €36.64 | 2h 27m | 379 km | 1 |
| Coach | 50 | €11.18 | 3h 2m | 550 km | 1 |
| Flight | 14 | €35.54 | 3h 53m | 1,529 km | 4 |
- €11.18 to €36.64Fare range
- 29Places you can arrive from
- 2Countries
- 6Operators
€11.18 to €36.64 for one passenger across the 3 routes priced below, all of them on 8 October 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
The train gets you into Kota Bharu. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Kota Bharu for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 2 | 2% | Kuala Terengganu, 133 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 88 | 94% | Sungai Petani, 201 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 2 | 2% | Kuching, 1031 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 2 | 2% | Kota Kinabalu, 1529 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Stations, airports and ports in Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu
- Kota Bharu train station
- Tumpat railway station
- Bunut Susu Railway Station
- Kota Bharu Bus Station
- Kota Bharu Bus Terminal
- KBR
The fare from KBR into Kota Bharu is the one price on this journey we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
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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The cheapest journeys into Kota Bharu
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu bus | €11.18 | 3h 2m | 133 km |
| Sungai Petani to Kota Bharu bus | €18.33 | 4h 12m | 201 km |
| Alor Star to Kota Bharu bus | €18.88 | 4h 3m | 208 km |
| Ipoh to Kota Bharu bus | €19.43 | 4h 14m | 214 km |
| Kota Kuala Muda to Kota Bharu bus | €19.43 | 4h 3m | 216 km |
| Kuantan to Kota Bharu bus | €19.43 | 5h 15m | 284 km |
| Kuala Lumpur to Kota Bharu bus | €20.53 | 5h 11m | 337 km |
| Kampung Baru Subang to Kota Bharu bus | €21.08 | 5h 17m | 340 km |
| Selayang Baru Utara to Kota Bharu bus | €27.13 | 6h 12m | 325 km |
| Bukit Rahman Putra to Kota Bharu bus | €27.68 | 6h | 332 km |
| Taman Petaling to Kota Bharu bus | €27.68 | 6h 14m | 332 km |
| Malacca to Kota Bharu bus | €27.68 | 6h 31m | 437 km |
| Kota Damansara to Kota Bharu bus | €28.23 | 6h 39m | 338 km |
| Petaling Jaya to Kota Bharu bus | €28.78 | 6h 5m | 343 km |
| Shah Alam to Kota Bharu bus | €28.78 | 6h 10m | 347 km |
| Subang Jaya to Kota Bharu bus | €29.33 | 6h 39m | 350 km |
The train 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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Popular journeys to Kota Bharu
Common questions about Travel to Kota Bharu
How can I get to Kota Bharu?
Kota Bharu is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 29 places, across 2 countries, on services run by 6 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Kota Bharu?
The cheapest way into Kota Bharu is by coach, from €11.18 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 29 origins we sell into Kota Bharu over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Kota Bharu?
The fastest journey into Kota Bharu is by train, at 2h 27m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 133 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Kota Bharu have?
Kota Bharu has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Kota Bharu train station, Tumpat railway station, Bunut Susu Railway Station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Kota Bharu from within 200 km?
2 of the routes we sell into Kota Bharu start within 200 km. The nearest is Kuala Terengganu, 133 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Kota Bharu in Malaysia?
Kota Bharu connects to 29 places on our network across 2 countries the furthest of them 1,529 km away in a straight line. Malaysia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Malaysia
The wider region
The train 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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