KL to Taiping Transport

There are several alternative routes and modes of transport travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Taiping:

From KLIA, ERL (Express Rail Link) is the fastest mode of transport traveling to KL Sentral in the heart of Kuala Lumpur city.  Continue with KTM / ETS train in KL Sentral will able to reach Taiping station in less than 3 hours. Alternatively, there is AeroBus from KLIA Terminal2 to TBS Integrated Bus Terminal in Bandar Tasik Selatan, from there take another bus to Taiping – Kamunting Bus Terminal. There is also direct bus from KLIA Terminal2 to Medan Simpang Bus Terminal.

Flights to Taiping

Taiping is one of the few in the region already had an airport to provide air services during the very early days –  British colonial era in the early 20th century.

Until the second world war ended in 1945, the airport served short distance destinations to Alor Star, Kuala Lumpur and Penang. It was also an important route of stop-over for daily flight from Penang to Singapore. Taiping airport was once been chosen as the hub for Global Flying Hospitals, but due to difficulty in acquisition of land occupied by some terraced houses located around its fringes. Finally Subang Airport was chosen to be the hub.

Located at Jalan Tekah3, off Jalan Muzaffar Shah (formerly Thomson Road) in Taiping, the site is now an abandoned heritage. Thus, the nearest International Airport to Taiping is Penang International Airport.

Penang International Airport – PEN located in Penang Island near Bayan Lepas, is one of the busiest airport in the region, serving the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia, including Taiping and Alor Star.

Since there is no direct bus from Penang International Airport to Penang Sentral, you can catch number 401 Bus to Terminal Ferry Georgetown. Then the other end of the ferry in Butterworth is where Penang Sentral located. Multiple modes of transportation is available in Penang Sentral, including Express Buses and KTM services from Butterworth station. Check KTM / ETS and Commuter train services here.

Penang International Airport to Taiping maps

Butterworth to Taiping transport

Penang Sentral is the transportation hub in Penang located in Butterworth, Jalan Pantai. It is also known as Penang / Butterworth Bus Terminal. Express Bus service provides travelers with various destinations to the southern and northern states.

Ferry Terminal to Penang Island is just 50 meters away from Penang Sentral, 100 meters away is KTM train station, where ETS and Commuter Train Services are having numerous trips of trains to the southern townships of peninsular Malaysia, including Taiping, IPOH, Kuala Lumpur, Gemas and Johor Bahru. Across the causeway is where Singapore located.

Also, to the northern township of Kedah and Perlis, where travel can cross the border of Pandang Besar to the Kingdom of Thailand. Hat Yai city in Songkhla province is the largest metropolitan in southern region of the kingdom. 

Taiping Transport Terminals

There are several public transport terminals in Taiping area, namely

• Kamunting Express Bus Terminal with Long Distance Buses running in between Taiping and various destinations in Peninsular Malaysia.
• Taiping Bus Terminal provides bus services in between Taiping Town and various destinations within Perak State and nearby township, such as Kuala Sepetang (Port Weld), Bruas, Kuala Kangsar, Pantai Remis, Kamunting and Terminal AmanJaya and Terminal Kidd in Ipoh.
• Medan Simpang Bus Terminal is served by Bus Operators such as StarMart Express, KBES running in between Simpang (Taiping) and Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS), KLIA2 and other destinations.
• KTM Railway Station with ETS and Commuter Trains provide services to Padang Besar at the Northmost of peninsular Malaysia and Gemas^ in the south, must  change train to proceed to Johor Bahru – the South-most of Peninsular Malaysia.
  • ^Gemas to Johor Bharu ETS is under construction, scheduled to be in operations by 2025

A. Kamunting Express Bus Terminal
This the the main Bus Terminal with Long Distance Buses running in between Taiping and various destinations in Peninsular Malaysia. Buses from TBS and Hentian Duta arrive here via Taiping Utara exit.

B. Taiping Bus Terminal
The Bus Terminal has Buses running in between Taiping Town and various destinations within Perak State and nearby township, such as Kuala Sepetang, Bruas, Kuala Kangsa, Pantai Remis, Kamunting and Terminal AmanJaya / Terminal Kidd in Ipoh.

C. Medan Simpang Bus Terminal
The Bus Terminal is served by Bus Operators such as StarMart Express, KBES running in between Simpang (Taiping) and Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS), KLIA2 and other destinations.

KL Transport Terminals

1. KL Sentral Transit Hub

Kuala Lumpur Sentral is the main Transit Hub in Greater KL, services including Train, Bus & GrabCar.

Train Service Lines:
 1. Seremban Line
 2. Port Klang Line
 5. Kelana Line
 6. KLIA Ekspres
 7. KLIA Transit
10. Skypark Link

2. TBS – Integrated Bus Terminal in Salak South, KL

3. Hentian Duta Bus Terminal, in Jalan Duta, KL

KL to Taiping Transport Name Glossary

• NSE –  North-south Expressway (PLUS), 772km in length
• E1 – NSE the northern route, Padang Besar – Kuala Lumpur
• E2 – NSE the southern route, Kuala Lumpur – Johor Bahru
• AH2 – Asian Highway 2 (a road in the Asian Highway Network running 13,107 km from Denpasar, Indonesia to Merak and Singapore to Khosravi, Iran)
• KLIA – Kuala Lumpur International Airport
• KLIA2 – renamed to KLIA Terminal 2
• KTM – Malaysia Railway Company, established in 1885 – the first railway links Taiping to Port Weld (Kuala Sepetang). Also the operator of ETS and Skypark Link
• ETS – Electrified Train Service
• ERL – Express Rail Link between KLIA, KLIA2, TBS and KL Sentral
• TBS – Terminal Bersepadu Selatan – the main bus terminal in KL located in Salak South 
• PLUS – Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad (North-south Expressway Project)
• WCE – West Coast Expressway (Lebuhraya Pesisiran Pantai Barat) aka Taiping – Banting Highway
• WISE- West Ipoh Span Expressway