In 1918, the town of Pasir Mas and its surrounding areas were separated from Kota Bharu and granted its own local government.

The reasonable fare attracts small-traders, who would board here with various goods - usually foodstuff from Rantau Panjang - to transport to the interiors.

The trains' scheduled arrivals and departures often create traffic jams in the town several times daily.

However, buses departing from these state capitals with Kota Bharu as the final destination might not pass through Pasir Mas.

Syarikat Kenderaan Melayu Kelantan (SKMK) has a monopoly of inter-district and intra-district bus routes.

There are direct buses to the main towns of Kota Bharu, Rantau Panjang and Tanah Merah and vice versa; which depart every 30 minutes from 7:00 am to 6:30 pm.