Ekspres Mutiara

The main stations covered by Ekspres Mutiara’s buses include:

• Kuala Besut Bus Terminal
• Kemaman
• Penang Sentral
• Kuala Terengganu
• Mersing Bus Terminal
• AmanJaya Bus Terminal
• Terminal Lembah Sireh Kota Bharu
• Kelantan
• Penang
• Kuala Lumpur
• Kuala Besut
• Kajang Bus Terminal
• Depo Mutiara Kota Bharu
• Yong Peng
• Rantau Panjang Bus Terminal
• Paloh
• Rawang Bus Terminal
• Petronas Kuala Ketil
• Sungai Petani
• Bachok
• Ukir Square Bus Terminal
• Tanjong Malim Bus Terminal
• Dataran Peladang Kuala Krai
• Nilam Puri
• Masjid Kubang Kerian
• Politeknik Jeli
• Kuala Perlis Bus Terminal
• Bus Terminal Kota Tinggi
• Kok Lanas Bus Terminal
• Jerteh
• Aman Jaya Ipoh
• Gemas
• Putrajaya Sentral
• Taman Sri Putri Skudai
• UMP
• Tapah
• Kuantan
• Wisma Univale Nilai
• Setiu
• Taman Universiti Bus Terminal
• Tumpat Bus Station
• Ketereh Bus Terminal
• TBS Kuala Lumpur
• Kamunting Bus Terminal
• Shah Alam
• Mydin Tunjong
• Bachok Gunong
• Sri Banggol Machinery and Hardware Kampung Laloh
• Bandar Permaisuri Bus Terminal
• UMK Jeli
• Johor Bahru
• Damansara Damai
• Peringat
• Hospital Unisza
• Nilai
• Raub Bus Station
• Melaka Sentral
• Simpang Tenggaroh
• Kluang Bus Station
• Pasir Gudang Bus Terminal
• Mersing
• Machang Baru Bus Terminal
• Skudai
• Bukit Mertajam
• Klang Sentral Bus Terminal
• Wakaf Zain
• Bentong Bus Terminal
• Gemencheh
• Kuala Kangsar Bus Terminal
• Dungun Bus Terminal
• Tampin Bus Station
• Alor Gajah Sentral Bus Terminal
• Kampar Bus Terminal
• Kulim Bus Terminal
• 7 Eleven Gemencheh
• Sungai Buloh
• Parit Buntar
• Petron Rahman Putra
• Bandar Tasek Raja Bus Terminal
• Sungai Nibong
• Teluk Intan
• Ayer Hitam Bus Terminal
• Terminal 1 Seremban
• Bukit Beruntung Bus Terminal
• Tangkak
• Ayer Hitam
• Jitra
• Universiti Sains Malaysia
• Larkin Bus Terminal
• Ulu Tiram
• Gerik
• Terminal Bersepadu Gombak
• Gopeng
• Marang
• Hentian Gua Musang
• Sri Manjung Bus Terminal
• UITM Machang
• Gua Musang
• Machang
• Manjung
• Jerteh Bus Terminal
• Marang Bus Terminal
• Boon Lay
• Kuala Rompin Bus Station
• Tampin Square
• Pengkalan Chepa
• Paloh 2
• Pasir Mas
• Kota Bharu
• Pasir Puteh
• Chukai Bus Station
• Arked Mara Gemas
• Nilam Puri
• Seremban Terminal 1
• Pengkalan Chepa Bus Terminal
• Grantral Complex
• Pasir Tumboh
• Hentian Raya Parit Buntar
• Pekan
• Shell Kuala Rompin
• Segamat
• Melaka Sentral Bus Terminal
• Berjaya Times Square
• Setiu Chalok Kedai
• Kuala Lipis
• LaLaport
• Bus Terminal Kota Bharu
• Jelawat
• Majlis Daerah Yong Peng
• Selising Bus Terminal
• Segamat Bus Terminal
• Muadzam Bus Terminal
• Terminal Sentral Kuantan
• Kampung Laloh
• Kuala Krai
• Paka Balai Polis
• Tanah Merah Bus Terminal Jitra Kedah
• Dungun
• Petron Bagan Luar Terminal
• Terminal Seksyen 17
• Greenwood Bus Terminal
• Petronas Tanjung Gemok
• Simpang Pulai
• Depo Mutiara Shell Panchor
• Tanah Merah
• Muar
• Tok Bali
• Batu Pahat
• Shahab Perdana Bus Terminal
• Kampar
• Alor Setar
• Sitiawan
• Setiu Merang
• Bandar Darulaman
• Tanjung Gemok
• Kerteh Bus Terminal
• Paka
• Puchong Prima Warung Kito
• Kampung Raja
• Mersing Jetty Gateway
• Temerloh
• Changloon Bus Terminal
• Terminal Bus Sungai Nibong
• Lumut Bus Terminal
• Alor Gajah Toll
• Kubang Kerian
• Jelawat
• Mydin Mall Tunjong
• UniSZA
• Butterworth
• Rantau Panjang
• Chiku 3
• Jeli Bus Station
• Shell Damansara Damai
• Kangar Bus Terminal
• Pasir Puteh Bus Terminal
• Seri Iskandar Bus Terminal
• Pengkalan Kubor Bus Terminal
• Bus Terminal Yong Peng
• Melor
• Todays Mall Ulu Tiram
• Segamat KFC Tmn Yayasan
• Kuala Rompin
• Pantai Timur Hypermarket
• Marang
• Seri Iskandar Bus Station
• Selising
• Melor
• Pos Mini Gunong
• Chiku 3
• Chalok
• Kuantan Bus Terminal
• Terminal Bus MBKT Kuala Terengganu
• Gua Musang
• Simpang Tenggaroh
• Seremban
• Puchong
• Ipoh
• Tanjong Malim
• Muadzam Shah
• Pasir Gudang
• Kota Tinggi
• Kuala Kangsar
• Malacca
• Kulim
• Tampin
• Tumpat
• Alor Gajah
• Kok Lanas
• Selising
• Gemencheh
• Changloon
• Kajang
• Jeli
• Panchor
• Kangar
• Ketereh
• Lumut
• Seri Iskandar
• Kuala Ketil
• Petaling Jaya
• Bukit Beruntung
• Putrajaya
• Rawang
• Seri Manjung
• Kuala Perlis
• Klang
• Kuala Rompin
• Singapore
• Kerteh
• Pengkalan Kubor
• Puchong Prima

Ekspres Mutiara buses ply a number of routes and here is the list of some of the most popular ones:

• Kuala Lumpur - Penang
• Johor Bahru - Kuala Lumpur
• Kuala Lumpur - Terengganu
• Kuala Lumpur - Kota Bharu
• Kuala Lumpur - Kuantan
• Terengganu - Kuala Lumpur
• Kuala Lumpur - Singapore
• Penang - Besut
• Kuala Lumpur - Besut
• Besut - Kuala Lumpur
• Besut - Singapore
• Ipoh - Besut
• Besut - Perlis
• Alor Setar - Besut
• Besut - Penang
• Kedah - Kuala Lumpur
• Kuala Lumpur - Sungai Nibong
• Perlis - Besut
• Kuala Lumpur - Johor Bahru
• Besut - George Town
• Kuantan - Singapore
• Sungai Nibong - Besut
• Besut - Ipoh
• George Town - Besut
• Sungai Nibong - Kuala Lumpur
• Johor Bahru - Besut
• Penang - Terengganu
• Terengganu - Penang
• Perlis - Kuala Lumpur
• Kelantan - Kuala Lumpur
• Besut - Sungai Nibong
• Besut - Johor Bahru
• Kelantan - Ipoh
• Kota Bharu - Kuala Lumpur
• Terengganu - Mersing
• Kelantan - Mersing
• Penang - Kelantan
• Kelantan - Penang
• Kuala Lumpur - Gua Musang
• Kelantan - Sungai Nibong
• Kuala Lumpur - Bachok
• Terengganu - Selangor
• Malacca - Kelantan
• Sungai Nibong - Terengganu
• Mersing - Terengganu
• Jeli - Ipoh
• Mersing - Marang
• Kuala Lumpur - Kelantan
• Gua Musang - Malacca
• Paka - Kuala Lumpur
• Johor Bahru - Kelantan
• Jeli - Kuala Lumpur
• Mersing - Kuantan
• Johor Bahru - Bachok
• Besut - Gua Musang
• Alor Setar - Kelantan
• Terengganu - Pahang
• Alor Setar - Kuala Lumpur
• George Town - Kelantan
• Sungai Petani - Kelantan
• Kelantan - Singapore
• Kuala Lumpur - Machang
• Ipoh - Kelantan
• Kelantan - Selangor
• Kelantan - George Town
• Kuala Lumpur - Ipoh
• Kuantan - Rantau Panjang
• Rantau Panjang - Kuantan
• Terengganu - Sungai Nibong
• Ipoh - Singapore
• Terengganu - Kuantan
• Marang - Pahang
• Selangor - Bachok
• Terengganu - Pasir Mas
• Penang - Pasir Puteh
• Pasir Mas - Kuala Lumpur
• Terengganu - Johor
• Kelantan - Terengganu
• Kuala Kangsar - Kelantan
• Gua Musang - Selangor
• Kuantan - Johor Bahru
• Besut - Lumut
• Melor - Selangor
• Kuantan - Terengganu
• Kelantan - Johor Bahru
• Sungai Nibong - Selangor
• Terengganu - Pasir Puteh
• Kota Bharu - Selangor
• Kuantan - Kelantan
• Kuala Lumpur - Pasir Mas
• Negeri Sembilan - Gua Musang
• Sungai Petani - Besut
• Besut - Alor Setar
• Selangor - Kelantan
• Kulim - Besut
• Terengganu - Kelantan
• Tanah Merah - Malacca
• Putrajaya - Kelantan
• Gua Musang - Kuala Lumpur
• Kulim - Terengganu
• Terengganu - Pasir Gudang
• Ketereh - Selangor
• Selangor - Besut
• Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Krai
• Kota Bharu - Penang
• Johor Bahru - Terengganu
• Kuala Lumpur - Jerteh
• Jerteh - Terengganu
• Besut - Selangor
• Nilai - Ketereh
• Besut - Sungai Petani
• Kuantan - Jerteh
• Jerteh - Malacca
• Kelantan - Gua Musang
• Kuala Lumpur - Pengkalan Kubor
• Jeli - Putrajaya
• Johor Bahru - Pasir Mas
• Kelantan - Tanjong Malim
• Pasir Mas - Johor
• Johor - Terengganu
• Yong Peng - Terengganu
• Marang - Ayer Hitam
• Pasir Mas - Sungai Petani
• Ipoh - Pasir Mas
• Yong Peng - Pasir Mas
• Johor - Pasir Mas
• Kuantan - Marang
• Mersing - Kok Lanas
• Sungai Buloh - Gua Musang
• Selising - George Town
• Jitra - Pasir Mas
• Selangor - Tanah Merah
• Kuala Rompin - Jerteh
• Sungai Buloh - Kota Bharu
• Johor Bahru - Rantau Panjang
• Tampin - Pasir Puteh
• Kulim - Melor
• Bachok - Segamat
• Yong Peng - Rantau Panjang
• Kuala Lumpur - Jeli
• Selising - Skudai
• Tanah Merah - Alor Setar
• Alor Setar - Pasir Puteh
• Selising - Penang
• Gua Musang - Kota Bharu
• Paka - Malacca
• Kota Bharu - Muadzam Shah
• Kok Lanas - Kuala Lumpur
• Seri Iskandar - Besut
• Negeri Sembilan - Machang
• Pasir Puteh - Johor
• Skudai - Rantau Panjang
• Endau - Kok Lanas
• Pasir Puteh - Sungai Petani
• Melor - Lumut
• Ketereh - Mersing
• Pekan - Selising
• Jerteh - Pekan
• Putrajaya - Pasir Mas
• Ayer Hitam - Rantau Panjang
• Selangor - Paka
• Terengganu - Rantau Panjang
• Kota Bharu - Terengganu
• Putrajaya - Terengganu
• Skudai - Terengganu
• Kuala Ketil - Jerteh
• Jerteh - Kuantan
• Skudai - Pasir Mas
• Perak - Tanah Merah
• Malacca - Selising
• Gua Musang - Putrajaya
• Kuala Lumpur - Ketereh
• Kelantan - Johor
• Ayer Hitam - Terengganu
• Ayer Hitam - Pasir Mas
• Alor Setar - Jerteh
• Perak - Pasir Mas
• Skudai - Tanah Merah
• Melor - Sungai Buloh
• Singapore - Besut
• Singapore - Ipoh
• Singapore - Kuala Lumpur
• Kuantan - Mersing
• Singapore - Kelantan
• Singapore - Negeri Sembilan
• Terengganu - Johor Bahru
• Kuala Lumpur - Alor Setar
• Ipoh - Kuala Lumpur
• Singapore - Kuantan
• Bachok - Putrajaya
• Putrajaya - Besut
• Marang - Mersing
• Nilai - Kelantan
• Kuantan - Pahang
• Kuala Lumpur - Changloon
• Kelantan - Malacca
• Kuantan - Kuala Rompin
• Johor Bahru - Teluk Intan
• Kuala Lumpur - Marang
• Penang - Kuala Lumpur
• Mersing - Kelantan
• Perak - Besut
• Penang - Tanah Merah
• Johor Bahru - Kuantan
• Perak - Johor Bahru
• Kota Bharu - Pekan
• Selangor - Kok Lanas
• Mersing - Tanah Merah
• Kuala Lumpur - Perlis
• Gopeng - Johor Bahru
• Johor Bahru - Negeri Sembilan
• Malacca - Terengganu
• Pasir Puteh - Kuala Lumpur
• Penang - Jeli
• Negeri Sembilan - Singapore
• Terengganu - Malacca
• Selising - Perak
• Ketereh - Tanjong Malim
• Pasir Mas - Malacca
• Kuala Rompin - Machang
• Gua Musang - Kok Lanas
• Melor - Terengganu
• Kerteh - Yong Peng
• Tampin - Marang
• Gua Musang - Nilai
• Gopeng - Singapore
• Perlis - Putrajaya
• Changloon - Selising
• Machang - Penang

One of the best things about bus travel is that you can almost tailor-make your trip adjusting it to your requirements for privacy and comfort. Different classes and types of buses cater to the different needs of travellers. The cheapest trips are normally offered by standard-class buses. They may be called local, express or ordinary. These are a good choice for shorter trips. Sleepers or VIP coaches are good both for longer and overnight trips. They may offer berths or wide soft reclining seats, sometimes with built-in massage options, blankets, soft drinks, and snacks, or more substantial meals on board or during toilet or refuelling stops. Travelling by night buses allows you to save on a hotel room, but to ensure the most comfortable ride do choose the class of your bus wisely. Prices always depend on the distance you ride and the type of coach. For some, even shorter trips, it is worth investing some extra money and buying a seat on a VIP bus as it can save you twice as much time as you spend travelling by an ordinary bus.

Pros of Bus Travel

• Bus is the best choice to get to destinations that are not connected by rail or planes. The network of buses often covers almost the whole country, and their routes are well and long-established.
• Opposite to air travel and sometimes rail travel, taking a bus does not require arriving at the bus station much in advance. Check-in, even on international routes, does not take much time. Luggage allowances are usually very traveller-friendly, and the fee for extra luggage, if limits are set, is normally not very high.
• Bus tickets can be more affordable compared to air or fast train tickets. There is always a choice of ticket classes for all pockets. Cheaper standard options may be a bit slow and do not offer top comfort, but anyway acceptable and bring you to your destination. On longer routes, toilets or toilet stops as well as snacks, water, and sometimes toiletries and blankets are almost always included in the price.
• If you are ready to spend more, some VIP coaches offer seating comparable to business class on a plane with wide soft reclining seats, blankets, fewer passengers, and many other perks to make your trip a pleasant journey.

Cons of Bus Travel

• Newer intercity bus terminals are very often located out of the city close to bigger highways to allow buses to avoid city congestion. Unfortunately, it may create extra challenges for travellers, too. Getting to such a terminal may be a problem as in some destinations there are restrictions on vehicles allowed to enter the terminal, and you will have to use special carriers to get there. This results in higher costs as prices may be inflated. Also do calculate extra time if you are travelling during rush hours, especially if you are not familiar with the traffic situation at your starting point.
• Buses are probably the means of transport which runs out of schedule more often than trains or planes. They are heavily dependent on the road situation which sometimes can be unpredictable – accidents, road construction works, detours, etc. This is especially true for travels during weekends, high season, or national holidays. Do keep this in mind and do not plan tight connections.
• Travelling on certain routes or during the most popular periods may require advanced booking. Bear in mind that it is not always possible to show up at the bus station and hop on the next bus – tickets may well be all sold out, so organize your trip accordingly.