Ipoh
Ipoh is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Perak.
Ipoh is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Perak. Located on the Kinta River, it is nearly 200 km (120 mi) north of Kuala Lumpur and 150 km (93 mi) southeast of George Town in neighbouring Penang. As of the 2020 census, Ipoh had a population of 759,952, making it the ninth-largest city in Malaysia by population and the fourth most populous state capital, after Johor Bahru, Shah Alam and George Town.
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Worth seeing in and around Ipoh
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Sultan Idris Shah Mosque
The Sultan Idris Shah II Mosque is the state mosque of Perak, Malaysia. It is situated in Ipoh, Perak's capital city, near the Birch Memorial Clock Tower.
100 m · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia - 02Perak Stadium
Perak Stadium is a stadium used mostly for football, located in Kampung Simee, Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. It is part of a large MBI Sports Complex, which houses sporting facilities such as Velodrome Rakyat, Indera Mulia Stadium and Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium.
3.4 km · stadium in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 03Masjid Jalan Paloh, Ipoh
Kg. Paloh Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
800 m · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia - 04Muhammadiah Mosque
The Muhammadiah Mosque is a mosque in Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.
6.8 km · mosque in Kinta, Perak, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 05Azlan Shah Stadium
Azlan Shah Stadium is a field hockey stadium at Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. It is the permanent venue of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
3 km · stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 06Geological Museum
The Geological Museum is a museum in Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.
5 km · museum in Kinta, Perak, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 07Darul Ridzuan Museum
The Darul Ridzuan Museum is a museum in Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.
900 m · museum in Kinta, Perak, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 08Panglima Kinta Mosque
Panglima Kinta Mosque is a mosque located in the city of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The mosque was built in 1898 by Datoh Panglima Kinta Muhamad Yusuff bin Lassam, who was then Panglima Kinta or Lord of Kinta, as a commemoration for his wife, Saaidah bt Chik, who died in the same year.
800 m · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia - 09Keledang Range
The Keledang Range, alternatively spelled as Kledang, is a 38-kilometre-long, northeast–southwest oriented mountain range running between Kinta and Kuala Kangsar Districts in the state of Perak, Malaysia. It is one of the two principal mountain ranges that define the Kinta Valley, the other one being the Titiwangsa Mountains to its east.
8.5 km · mountain range in Malaysia · Wikipedia - 10Velodrome Rakyat
The Velodrome Rakyat is a velodrome in Ipoh, Malaysia. It was inaugurated on 21 July 1989.
3.2 km · velodrome in Ipoh, Malaysia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The heart of Ipoh Old Town lies on the west banks of the Kinta River and is vaguely bounded by the train tracks. A two- to three-hour guided tour of the Ipoh heritage trail starts at the Railway Station at 8AM every Saturday (as of 2015, RM30 per person). Rejuvenated Kong Heng Square on Jalan Sultan Yussuf houses buzzing small cafes and shops. = =
- 01Birch Memorial Clocktower
Dedicated to the first British Resident Minister of Perak who was murdered by a local Malay chief.
- 02Ipoh Railway Station
One of the three grand British-built stations on the former Malayan network.
- 03Ipoh Town Hall and Law Courts
The two buildings opposite the Railway Station, in neoclassical style.
- 04Muzium Darul Ridzuan
An interesting historical museum of Perak in a former tin-mining tycoon's pretty mansion.
- 05Padang Ipoh
Seenivasagam was planted by the British during the colonial period as the cricket ground for the Ipoh Club, then a whites-only establishment.
- 06Han Chin Pet Soo
A painstakingly restored Hakka Miners' Club that documents the activities of tin miners far away from home with cash to spend.
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Things to do
Cricket: Royal Ipoh Club (at Padang Ipoh). Founded in 1895, this is the club's football and cricket ground.
- 01Caving at Gua Tempurung
Gua Tempurung is the largest limestone cave in Peninsular Malaysia.
- 02Bukit Kledang
- 03Ulu Geroh
Be an ecotourist and experience the rainforest here.
- 04The Lost World of Tambun
Ipoh's only water theme park provides great rides and entertainment for families and also organizes tours into the nearby limestone caves for those interested in eco-tourism.
- 05Gunung Lang
A general recreational park with a man-made waterfall and a long waterfront boardwalk.
From Wikivoyage: Ipoh, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
When tin mining died out, food sustained Ipoh and made the city bustle once more. Like everywhere in Malaysia, the local food is dirt cheap and sublime. Loads of people come from all over just to fill their bellies, creating a headache of congestion during weekends. Quite a few locals already avoid the most famous stalls, whether due to dropping standards or the unrelenting crowds.
- 01Sin Meng Kee Products
Jalan Datuk Onn Jafar 34 (corner with Jalan Foo Choo Choon) (in front of the Central Market (UTC Perak)).
- 02Choy Kee Bakery
- 03Dai Shu Geok
- 04Restoran Li Heng Fatt
Bouncy fishballs, springy fish cakes and chewy fish paste dumplings, all served in a light soup with noodles of your choice, altogether better known as hor hee.
- 05Restoran Nam Chau
Their dry curry noodles are topped with roast pork, chicken, prawns and a generous dousing of rich curry gravy.
From Wikivoyage: Ipoh, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Ipoh
- Airports
- Sultan Azlan Shah (IPH), 4 km · Penang (PEN), 118 km · Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB), 171 km
- Stations
- Sultan Azlan Shah Airport, 4 km · Ipoh railway station, 200 m
- Penang → Ipoh129 km · quickest by road, 2h 49m · RM32–43
- Subang → Ipoh1445 km · quickest by air, 10h 32m · Rp2,876,660–4,432,970
- Sepang → Ipoh223 km · quickest by road, 4h · RM50–65
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ipoh
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ipoh. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inETS service to Butterworth (with a ferry connection to George Town (2 hr) has ticket prices of RM22-33.
- Go nextPangkor is a 2-hour drive and ferry ride away.
From Wikivoyage: Ipoh, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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