Travelling in Malaysia

Hi,

A small group of us are going to Malaysia next week. First we are going to Kuala Lumpur for a few days then onto Penang and then to Langkawi. Can anyone tell me what the best way to travel to each place is? Will we be alright not pre-booking anything?

Travelling in Malaysia

Its easy to get from KL-Penang-Langkawi. Big factor is how much time will you be in Malaysia and how much time you want to spend traveling ?

Travelling in Malaysia

If you are in a bit of a rush you%26#39;d be better to pre-book flights. If you want to do it by train/bus and boat you can do it on arrival.

Hi, next week is sometime around 11/12 May.

Do not know how long you will be in Malaysia.

Just some information, on May 17, it is a state holiday in Perlis, the state neigbouring Kedah, and I do anticipate some folks especially from kangar making a trip to Langkawi, as the following day is a non working day for them.

Then come May 26 is the start of a 2weeks school holidays.

From KL to Penang, you have the option of air, road(by bus) and rail.

Rail journey takes about 8.5 hours including transfer from Penang island to mainland for rail station at Butterworth, whilst coach transfer is around 5 hours.

From Penang to Langkawi, you also have option of road, air, and sea; a ferry leaves Port Swettenham in Georgetown for Langkawi, which takes about 2.5-2hours. Air, am not sure if Firefly(a community airline of Malaysian airlines) does PNG-LGK route on their Fokker plane. By road, one either goes to Kuala Kedah or Kuala Perlis for the jump off points for Langkawi. Going by road allows one the opportunity to catch sight of the rice fields of Malaysia.

If going by air, suggest to prebook ,as with no frill airline(AirAsia), and also Malaysian Airlines, you could get some competive fares. MH is having its superfares promotion at the moment. This is for your KUL-PNG sector.

From PNG-LGK, suggest either sea or road transfer, as with air, when taking into consideration, check-in procedures, minimum check in time, baggage allowance restrictions etc..it may not be worthwhile.

For seatransfer, i.e. PNG-LGK, suggest going to the Port Swettenham a day before your proposed trip to get the tickets.

Thanks very much for answering my questions. We are only going for 2 weeks and have pre-booked all our hotels and so don%26#39;t really want to spend too much time travelling.

We have decided to get a coach from KL to Penang then the ferry from Penang to Langkawi and have booked flights from Langkawi to KL which is where we are flying back from. ..hope these are the best options!

Good planning. Try to get down to Swettenham Pier ASAP on arrival in Penang to book the ferry to Langkawi. Two a day, both leave before 9.00 am.

Have a terrific time, I%26#39;m sure you will.

Some of the boats don%26#39;t carry any food or beverage, be prepared, mineral water etc.