Mutiara Rentas Desa Bus 6 from Pasir Mas to Kota Bharu

Mutiara Rentas Desa Bus 6 is a local bus service plying between Pasir Mas and Kota Bharu via Salor and Pendek. Heading back to Kota Bharu, while not as frequent as Mutiara Rentas Desa Bus 29, I opted to take Mutiara Rentas Desa Bus 6 to see how the route, travel time, and fare differs on this local bus route.

Uptown Pasir Mas Bus Stop

Mutiara Rentas Desa Bus 6 originates and terminates at Uptown Pasir Mas Bus Stop. Uptown Pasir Mas Bus Stop is located adjacent to Pasir Mas Taxi Stand and Pasir Mas Railway Station.

The interior of the Mutiara Rentas Desa bus.

This Mutiara Rentas Desa bus featured high-back seats with headrests, which is interesting as this provides more comfort, but yet used on a short bus route.

My ticket for Mutiara Rentas Desa Bus 6 from Pasir Mas and Kota Bharu costing RM3.10.

My Mutiara Rentas Desa Bus 6 departed from Uptown Pasir Mas Bus Stop on time at 11.30am.

Heading away from the direct route to Kota Bharu.

Looping around Pasir Mas town square.

Passing by opposite Pasir Mas Railway Station.

Keeping left at Lemal Interchange.

Approaching Lemal Roundabout.

To my surprise, Mutiara Rentas Desa Bus 6 did not turn immediately left towards Salor, but continued on Malaysia Federal Route 3 towards Rantau Panjang.

Passing over the railway tracks south of Pasir Mas Railway Station.

Pasir Mas Tasek Raja Bus Terminal

And now I know the reason for this detour. Mutiara Rentas Desa Bus 6 serves Pasir Mas Tasek Raja Bus Terminal as well.

A shelter is available away from the main terminal building, which looks like it’s for passing through stage bus services.

Looping around the main terminal building of Pasir Mas Tasek Raja Bus Terminal.

Heading out of Pasir Mas Tasek Raja Bus Terminal, turning back towards Lemal Interchange.

Passing through Lemal Interchange again.

Heading straight across Lemal Interchange towards Salor.

Crossing the Salor Bridge over the Kelantan River.

Mutiara Rentas Desa Bus 6 takes Malaysia Federal Route 130 from here on.

Heading through Salor.

Passing through Chabang Tiga Pendek.

Demand is low on the Mutiara Rentas Desa Bus 6 route, with passing by many empty bus stops. There are only 5 trips a day in each direction for the Mutiara Rentas Desa Bus 6.

Passing by Kontena City at Chabang Tiga Pendek.

A local passenger was at a local bus stop but did not flag down for the bus, only staring in disbelief that my bus did not stop.

My driver was nice enough to stop the bus immediately for him, and he proceed to stroll to the bus.

Please flag the bus down if you want to board the bus.

Heading around the Kota Roundabout.

Passing by Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Kota.

Turning left on to Malaysia Federal Route 8 at Wakaf Che Yeh.

Heading along the main Malaysia Federal Route 8 from Wakaf Che Yeh to Kota Bharu. A straight route from here on.

Passing through the main intersection of Malaysia Federal Route 8 and Malaysia Federal Route 3.

Passing by KB Mall.

Heading straight on in to Kota Bharu.

Heading around the Clock Tower Roundabout.

Turning right at Jalan Hilir Pasar towards Kota Bharu Bus Station.

The bus shelter at Kota Bharu Bus Station used by Mutiara Rentas Desa.

My Mutiara Rentas Desa Bus 6 journey from Pasir Mas to Kota Bharu took 37 minutes.

Mutiara Rentas Desa buses at Kota Bharu Bus Station.

Conclusion

It’s great that essential local bus services have been restored by Mutiara Rentas Desa with the demise of SKMK and Cityliner in Kelantan. Demand on my bus was low, but this may be related to my trip being on Hari Raya Aidiladha day itself, when people would be at the mosques and at home. It’s noteworthy that Mutiara Rentas Desa Bus 6 was part of the first tranche of Kelantan local buses to be restarted. Hopefully passenger demand is sufficient so that such essential bus services will remain for the foreseeable future.