Taiping, Perak

Taiping, Perak (4 February, 2006)


Taiping (GPS: 4.85152, 100.74085), (Chinese: 太平; Pinyin: Tàipíng; Hokkien with Taiji romanisation: Thai1peng2), the second biggest town in Perak after Ipoh.

Located to the north of the state, Taiping was established during the tin mining age, and saw much of the activities associated with that ore. When the seat of Perak's administration moved to Kuala Kangsar in Upper Perak in 1877, Taiping became the administrative capital of Perak. It was only after the Second World War had ended, in 1945, that the state administrative capital was moved to Ipoh.

Taiping is basically a two-street town. The two main roads in Taiping are Jalan Kota (Kota Road) and Jalan Taming Sari (Main Road). Cutting perpendicular to these two main roads are cross roads to form a grid. This town plan dates from 1880, when a massive fire destroyed much of the old town, giving the British authorities an opportunity to re-plan the town. The Larut Matang District office is located at the northern end of the town while the Indian Muslim Mosque at the southern end.

 with Timothy Videos

Map of Taiping, Perak

Places of Interest in Taiping

Streets in Taiping

Hotels in Taiping

Eateries in Taiping

Shopping in Taiping

Mosques in Taiping

Churches in Taiping

Transport Hubs in Taiping

Sports and Country Clubs in Taiping

Medial Attention in Taiping

Categories of sights in Taiping

How to go to Taiping

By road

Most people go to Taiping by road. Taiping is accessible from the North South Expressway. Coming from the north, you use Exit 148 to Kamunting, while coming from the south, you use Exit 146 at Changkat Jering. There are buses to Taiping from Penang (Sungai Nibong Express Bus Terminal) and Kuala Lumpur (Puduraya).

Going to Taiping by plane

There is no regular commercial airport in Taiping, so the closest are Penang International Airport and Ipoh Airport. Penang is 1½ hours away on the road, depending on traffic situation, while Ipoh is an hour away.

Going to Taiping by train

The Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM, (https://www.ktmb.com.my/) operates train services linking Taiping to Butterworth in the north, and Kuala Lumpur in the south, arriving at the newly rebuilt Taiping Railway Station. Beginning on 11 July, 2014, the KTM Electric Train Service (ETS) provides a high-speed connection to Taiping from Kuala Lumpur and Butterworth. The train from KL Sentral arrives in Taiping in the afternoon, while the train from Butterworth Railway Station arrives in the evening.

Getting around Taiping

Taiping is a fairly compact town, and most of the places of interest can actually be visited on foot, except for places like the Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping Zoo and Maxwell Hill. For these, taxi is probably the only option. Otherwise, it is advisable to drive. Since 2015, there is the Rapid Kamunting RKM20 (Jejak Warisan Loop) Bus Service, which makes a loop around Taiping, passing many of the heritage sites in town. In addition, there is also the Rapid Kamunting RKM10 Taiping Loop Bus Service that follows a route between Kamunting and Taiping.

What to eat in Taiping

Public Transport in Taiping

The Rapid Kamunting bus launched on 3 March 2016 to serve the Greater Kamunting area, which includes Taiping. In Taiping, the bus terminates at the Taiping Bus Hub (GPS: 4.85017, 100.73971) . As of June 2018, there are now three bus routes namely RKM10 (Taiping Loop), RKM20 (Jejak Warisan Loop) and RKM30.

Places near Taiping

Taiping town (4 February 2006)


Taiping Lake Gardens (4 February, 2006)


Perak Museum, Taiping (4 February 2006)
Taiping District Office (4 February, 2006)

360° View of Taiping on Google Maps Street View

Back to Perak mainpage; list of Towns in Perak and Towns in Malaysia

 Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips

About this website

Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.

While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.