Kuantan: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Kuantan is a city of 548,014 people in Malaysia (Pahang), 12 m (39 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Kuantan Airport (KUA), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 664 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Kuantan runs from about 11 h 56 min a day in late December to 12 h 23 min in late June (computed for 3.81° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Kuantan is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Kuantan Airport (KUA), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,200 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Kuantan: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Kuantan · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 664 places to stay in Kuantan. Of the 379 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (206), and 5 are five-star. Across 192 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.3 out of 10. Guests have left 95,925 reviews in total.
Hotels in Kuantan: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Singapore, 286 km (Singapore) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kuala Lumpur, 196 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Batam, 306 km (Indonesia) — flights
- Johor Bahru, 265 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kampung Baru Subang, 212 km — trains · tours
- Petaling Jaya, 206 km — trains · tours
- Ipoh, 263 km — tours
- Shah Alam, 215 km — trains · tours
- Bukit Rahman Putra, 207 km — trains · tours
- Pelentong, 260 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
Which airport serves Kuantan?
Kuantan Airport (KUA), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre.
How big is Kuantan?
About 548,014 people live in Kuantan (GeoNames).
What time zone is Kuantan in?
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur, currently UTC+8.
What currency is used in Kuantan?
The Ringgit (MYR). Traffic drives on the left.
How many hotels are there in Kuantan?
Our booking partner lists 664 places to stay in Kuantan, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Kuantan?
Singapore (286 km), Kuala Lumpur (196 km), Batam (306 km), Johor Bahru (265 km), Kampung Baru Subang (212 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.