KUANTAN PORT is situated at
Tanjung Gelang on the eastern seaboard of Peninsular Malaysia
between latitude 03 58' N , longitude 103 26.4' E , some 25 kilometres
north of Kuantan, the state capital of Pahang.
Connected to the major sea lanes of the shipping world, Kuantan
Port serves primarily the Pacific Rim, the Middle East, the
Far East, Europe and Asean region. Sailing time from Kuantan
Port to Singapore and Hong Kong takes 18 and 60 hours, Sailing
time to other destinations are 4 days to Tokyo, to the Middle
East 7 days, Europe 23 days, the Mediterranean and the west
coast of USA approximately 15 and 18 days respectively.
Kuantan Port is also well-connected by road and rail to other
parts of Peninsular Malaysia and by air to major world destinations
via Kuala Lumpur. Located approximately 220 kilometres away
from Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan Port is about 3 hours by road or
40 minutes by air from Kuala Lumpur. Kuantan Airport is 12
kilometres to Kuantan town and approximately 38 kilometres
to the Port. Public taxis are available at Kuantan Airport.
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