How to Go

Genting Highlands is located along the Titiwangsa Mountain Range in Pahang, but almost skirts the border of Selangor state. This tourist destination has some of the best highways and roads connected to Kuala Lumpur and neighbouring cities like Petaling Jaya. Most visitors will drive themselves up by car, but buses and taxis provide additional transportation services. From the base of Genting Highlands, travellers will climb up the mountain slope gradually, passing through Gohtong Jaya town before a steep ascend past the Chin Swee Temple to the peak. Visitors can also ride on the cable car from Gohtong Jaya to reach the resorts and theme park.

Most travellers will start their journey rom Kuala Lumpur, the nearest city by 50km linked by a highway and trunk roads. Visitors from Singapore (and other southern destinations like Malacca) will first need about three hours to reach Kuala Lumpur via the North-South Highway. From Kuala Lumpur, the most popular route is the Karak Highway which is mostly accessed from the end of the MRR2 Freeway in Ampang/Gombak. drive time takes about slightly more than an hour, with a distance covering approximately 60km to the peak. The seemingly slow drive is due to the windy mountain road that starts from the base of Genting Highlands, which starts about halway through the journey. The Karak Highway charges an initial toll rate of MYR5. After covering about 30 plus km, turn off at the Genting Highlands exit at left.

If you head straight instead of taking the exit, the Genting Sempah Rest Stop which appear at right. This popular rest station has a McDonalds, large food court and fruit stalls. You can detour back to Genting Highlands from the roundabout behind Genting Sempah. Visitors coming from east, such as Kuantan, will also use the Karak Highway but pass through Genting Sempah first. The other alternatives are trunk roads from Batu Caves or Gombak. A trunk road starts from Batu Caves towards Ulu Yam, passing by the Sungai Tua dam along the way. At Ulu Yam Bharu, turn right after the first bridge towards Batang Kali; follow this road until you reach a right turn and it will lead up Genting Highlands through Gohtong Jaya. The other route is the old road to Bentong which starts from Gombak, exit once you see Genting Sempah.

Buses, including luxury coaches, travel to Genting Highlands daily at all times are from KL Sentral Station, Puduraya Bus Terminal and other designated stations in Kuala Lumpur. There are also express buses from Singapore that will go to Genting directly, but most Singaporeans will grab the coach from Johor Bahru (which is cheaper). For taxis and cabs, they can be hailed from anywhere in KL. Most of them prefer taking you to Genting Skyway in Gohtong Jaya for the cable car ride instead of driving up directly. You can come back the same way down and hail another taxi at Genting Skyway station. Visitors coming from northern destinations like Penang and Ipoh can take the North-South Highway down towards Kuala Lumpur, and exit at the Genting Highlands turn-off, which connects to the aforementioned Ulu Yam town.

Since much of the development is small and concentrated in one area, visitors can just walk to get around the theme park, resorts and other attractions on the peak. The cable car ride from Genting Skyway in Gohtong Jaya town is a popular way to get up to Genting Highlands. It's open from morning till late night, but even past midnight during super peak periods. The cable car also stops by Chin Swee Temple, which lies on a slope slightly before Genting Highlands. In Gohtong Jaya, most attractions, such as the strawberry farm, are within immediate walking distance from the town square. The original multi-directional road to Genting from Gohtong Jaya has been changed to a single way up; the recently built Chin Swee Bypass provides for downhill traffic back to Gohtong Jaya. This has eased traffic and increased safety tremendously, as many folks enjoy racing up or drifting down at precarious speeds.