Perak Museum Direction Route

How to Reach Taiping, Malaysia

The compact town center is easily explored on foot. For trips further afield (e.g. to Maxwell Hill, the long-distance bus station at Kamunting, the Matang Mangrove Reserve), taxis are available for hire. Stage buses fan out in all directions serving the suburbs and the rural hinterland.

Taiping by Road:

Taiping is easily accessible from the PLUS North-South motorway. From Penang (90 km) Kamunting is the nearest exit, whilst Changkat Jering is the most convenient exit from the motorway if you are travelling north from Ipoh (70 km). Taiping is well connected to the rest of Peninsular Malaysia by express buses, which arrive at and depart from the long distance bus station at Kamunting (6 km from the town centre). Buses also travel direct from Taiping to Singapore and Hat Yai.

Taiping by Train:

Keretapi Tanah Melayu (formerly known as Malayan Railway) operates a number of daily services along the main north-south line which stops at Taiping station. One service, the Ekspres Langkawi, connects Taiping with Hat Yai.

Taiping by Air:

Penang International Airport is about one and a half hour's drive from Taiping. A couple of daily flights to Kuala Lumpur depart from Ipoh Airport, about an hour's drive from Taiping.