Transportation
There are two federal highways linking Lumut with Ipoh and Lumut to Teluk Intan and Kuala Lumpur. From Ipoh the journey takes about one hour while the journey from Kuala Lumpur takes about three hours if you take the federal highway from Kuala Lumpur to Teluk Intan and further on to Lumut. From Butterworth, which is situated to the north, you can use the road to Pantai Remis or Beruas and the journey will take about 2½ hours.
Most express buses are based in Medan Gopeng (Ipoh), Pudu Raya (Kuala Lumpur) and Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim (Butterworth). The taxi journey from Ipoh to Lumut takes about an hour. "Pelangi Air" and "Berjaya Air" offers two weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
Manjung also now have new bus services known as "Bas Rakyat 1 Malaysia" launched by Perak Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir. The 1Malaysia People's Bus Service, which is a RM4.3 million smart partnership between the state government and Syarikat Bas GBP Corporation Sdn Bhd, is aimed at resolving the transportation dilemma of those who do not own a vehicle. Meanwhile, the blue bus which carries a promotional message, 'Bandar Pelancongan dan Maritim' (Tourism and Maritime Town) will cover Pantai Remis, Segari, Changkat Kruing, Simpang Empat Sitiawan, Lekir, Beruas, Lumut and Pasir Panjang.
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