Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Getting to Tioman

Fly to Tioman
Berjaya Air has direct 40minute flights from Singapore (Seletar Airport) and Kuala Lumpur (Subang Airport) to the airport at Tekek Village on Tioman. http://www.berjaya-air.com
Ferry
From Mersing, the ferries (150 passengers) can take up to 3 hours. Tickets cost RM 35 each way and they leave every two to three hours between 07:30 and 18:00.
Getting to Mersing
Mersing lies on peninsular Malaysia’s east coast, around 3 hours’ drive north-east of Singapore. If you are relying on public transport, you may need to spend the night in Mersing in order to catch the early morning ferry or boat to the island. Book well in advance if your trip coincides with the weekend or Singaporean and Malaysian public and school holidays.
Take a bus
From Johor Bahru (Larkin Bus terminal) take the Causeway Link, Transnational or S&S Express bus to Mersing (2.5-3 hours; about RM 10 each way): An alternative is to take the local bus between Johor Bahru and Kota Tinggi and then transfer to the local bus between Kota Tinggi and Mersing.
From Singapore (Lavender St. Terminal) take the Transnational bus to Mersing (3 to 4 hours). Tickets cost around RM 12 (in Malaysia) / SGD 27 (in Singapore) each way.
From Kuala Lumpur take the Transnational bus to Mersing (5 hours). Tickets cost around RM 23.
From elsewhere in Malaysia: Transnational, S&S Internasional and other bus companies that serve destinations along the east coast (Kuala Terengganu, Kuantan, Kota Bahru etc.) mostly stop at Mersing as well. S&S Internasional also has a service from Melaka.
Take a taxi
From the Johor Bahru Larkin bus station, you can charter a taxi to Mersing. The cost is around RM 100 and the journey takes around 2 hours. To get to Larkin from Singapore, take a shared taxi from the Queen St. bus terminal (S$ 10 per person). You can also charter taxis from Tanjung Leman (1 hour, RM 70-100) and Kota Tinggi (1 hour, RM 70-100).
Drive
From Singapore cross the border to Johor Bahru and Malaysia at the Causeway and continue down Jalan Wong Ah Fook. Keep an eye open for the left-hand side exit and flyover to Kota Tinggi. Continue east on the Tebrau highway and follow the signs to Kota Tinggi. From Kota Tinggi, the way north to Mersing is clearly signposted on Route 3. The journey should take around 3 hours.
From Kuala Lumpur the most common option is via the PLUS highway (E2) to the south, exiting at Segamat and continuing east on Route 50 through Kluang to Mersing. Alternatively, take the East Coast Highway (E8) from KL to Kuantan and Route No 3 southwards through Pekan and Rompin to Mersing.

Getting to Kampung Juara

Kg. Juara can be reached by water taxi (boat), by 4 wheel drive (4WD) taxi or u can go for a jungle walk from Kampung Tekek. You can get to Kg Tekek by boat from Mersing Jetty or by Berjaya Air flight. During monsoon season, water taxis are not available, you can either take the 4WD taxi or walk. Walking will take approximately 2 hours while 4WD taxi journey will take about 35 minutes. You can take 4WD taxis from Kampung Tekek Jetty and Tioman airport.


For more information please visit Tioman Development Authority website.http://www.tioman.gov.my

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  4. Just to let you know that the ferry to Tioman has specific departure times that are different more or less every day, as they're subject to the tides. I.e. the ferry can only depart when the tide is high enough. This means that on some days there is just a single departure.

    The reason I post this is because we've received emails from travelers who missed their ferry connection, because on their date the tide wasn't favorable enough to allow for an afternoon departure to Tioman. They read your section above and assumed there would always be a ferry available. Unfortunately, they were stranded in Mersing.

    May I suggest you adjust your ferry details?

    Thank you.

    Regards,

    Bryan Norman
    Tioman Ferry Tickets

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