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Perhentian Island - Malaysia
Perhentian is located in the South China Sea on the north east coast of the Peninsular Malaysia, north of Singapore and south of Thailand.
Perhentian is warm and tropical with some of the best beaches in the region. The Island has over 20 fringing reefs, great for scuba diving and snorkelling.
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How to get to Perhentian.
The ferries to Perhentian, (RM40 for a slow boat return trip or RM60 for speed boat, leave from the sleepy village of Kuala Besut or Tok Bali Jetty point 10 mins before Kuala Besut. (No banks or money changers in either of these places) .
Travellers coming from Thailand, Penang and Kuala Lumpur will pass through the town of Kota Bharu on their way to Kuala Besut which lies about one hour to the south. The ferries stop running by about 5.00pm, so if you have to stop for the night it is better to do so at Kota Bharu.
Travellers coming directly from Singapore by bus will get off at Jerteh, from where you can get either a taxi(RM3 per pax) or bus (RM2 per pax) to Kuala Besut, which is 20 minutes from there.
Airasia and Malaysian Airlines has regular flights to Kota Bharu from Kuala Lumpur (from RM169 one way). The taxi from the airport to Kuala Besut is RM50 per taxi is somewhat more than the shared taxi from Kota Bharu which is RM8 per person.
Suggested routes:
By rail or bus from Thailand
Bangkok - Hat Yai - Sungai Golok - Kota Bharu - (taxi/bus) Kuala Besut
Take a train or bus from Bangkok to Haadyai (10 to 16 hours) then its 4 hours more to Sungai Golok. From there cross the Malaysian border to Rantau Panjang and take a taxi (RM4per pax) to Kota Bharu.
Or fly from Bangkok to Narathiwat (1hour 20 mins) then minibus to Sungai Golok (2-3 hours).
By rail from Kuala Lumpur (KL Sentral)
Kuala Lumpur - (Kuala Krai/Wakaf Bahru/Tanah Merah) - (taxi) Kuala Besut
By bus from Penang (Komtar/Butterworth Ferry Terminal)
Penang - Butterworth - Kota Bharu - (taxi/bus) Kuala Besut .
Buses (RM30 per pax) and long distance taxis (RM 50 per pax) leave from the terminal at Butterworth to Kota Bharu.
By bus from Kuala Lumpur (Hentian Putra)
Kuala Lumpur - Kota Bharu - (taxi/bus) Kuala Besut<
Kuala Lumpur - Jerteh - (taxi/bus) Kuala Besut
By bus from Singapore
Singapore - Jerteh - (taxi/bus) Kuala Besut
If you want to get to the island from Singapore without stopping to see the rest of Malaysia on the way, the best thing is to take the direct bus from Singapore to Kota Bharu and get off at Jerteh.
By air from Penang (Bayan Lepas Airport)
Penang - Kota Bharu airport - (taxi/bus) Kuala Besut
By air from Kuala Lumpur (KLIA/KLIA-LCCT)
Kuala Lumpur - Kota Bharu airport - (taxi/bus) Kuala Besut
