Travel info



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