Kuala Terengganu is the state capital of Terengganu, Malaysia. It is located on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Being a state capital with 350,000 people, it is experiencing a positive physical growth. Kuala Terengganu is famous for its beautiful sandy beach like Batu Buruk beach, a stop-over city to Redang Island (off shore), largest museum at Bukit Losong, Monument park at Pulau Wan Man, beautiful waterfront, delicious traditional food, beautiful handicraft, traditional and modern boat making, reputable universities, peaceful rural homestay, good souvenirs, special delicacies and many more.
You will be tempted to stay longer if you know and plan your itinerary. National Physical Plan of Malaysia had recognized Kuala Terengganu as a gateway to tourism in the east coast. You need at least 3 days and 2 nights in Kuala Terengganu in order to explore it.
When you reach Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), you may have three options to take in order to go to Kuala Terengganu.
You can charter a taxi from the KLIA airport to Kuala Terengganu. You also can take a bus from Putra Bus Station, just opposite Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Terengganu Central Bus Station or you take a connecting flight from KLIA to Kuala Terengganu (via Malaysia Airlines System).
There are two other airports which offer services to those wishing to go Kuala Terengganu. One, you can take the Air Asia plane at Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) Sepang (near KLIA) and two, you can take Fire Fly Airplane from Subang Airport (in Kuala Lumpur). All flights will take an hour to Kuala Terengganu. For taxis and bus, it will take at least 6-7 hours non stop.
As for the fare, the flight tickets from KLIA is more than the ones in LCCT or Subang. If you take the airport taxi, the fare is higher than the bus. The airport taxi costs around RM600.00 per trip while the bus single fare is about RM40.00. If you charter a taxi from the city centre, the fare is much lower. The express bus is the cheapest, but you have to go to the city centre (Putra Bus Station).
For those who travel by air, Kuala Terengganu Airport has taxi service. The fare to the city centre (20km) should be less than RM30.00. At the moment, there is no public bus service that ply between Kuala Terengganu Airport to the city. Happy travelling.
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