A little introduction,
Lumut is a coastal
town (population apprx 31k) in the state of Perak, Malaysia, situated about 84
km from Ipoh, 12 km from the town of Sitiawan
and it is the gateway to Pangkor Island.
It is noted for seashell and coral handicrafts. This once little-known fishing
town has since become the home base of the
Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Di-raja Malaysia - TLDM) and the site of
the biggest naval shipbuilder in Malaysia, Boustead Naval Shipyard.
How to get there?
By Bus
·
Kuala Lumpur - very frequent departures (several per hour at peak times)
between 07:30 and 01:00 - about 5 hours
·
Ipoh - frequent departures (at least one per hour) between 09:00
and 19:00 – about 2 hours
·
Butterworth/Penang - several departures daily - about
5 hours
By Car
Coastal
Road (Apprx 210km
about 3 hours)
KL
è
Sg. Buloh è Kuala Selangor è Sekinchan è Sungai Besar è Sabak bernam è Teluk Intan è Lekir è Lumut
Highway
(Apprx 230km about 3 hours)
KL
è
Rawang è
Tanjung Malim è Slim River è Bidor è Teluk Intan è Lekir è Lumut
By Train
There
is no direct train to Lumut, nearest station will be at Ipoh. And you will need
to take a bus or taxi to lumut.
GPS location coordinate
LAT
LONG = 4.236302, 100.63222
N
= 4° 14' 10.6872'' N
E
= 100° 37' 55.9920'' E
