Melaka / Malacca Getting There & Around
Malacca is 149km from Kuala Lumpur, 216km from Johor Bahru and 90km from Port Dickson. The Kuala Lumpur to Malacca trip by road takes about two hours. While the trip to Johor Bahru takes about three hours. Several tour agents and hotels in Kuala Lumpur offer packages to Malacca for weekend or day trips. Taxi and express bus services are easily available. One can get around Malacca by taxi or bus. The local bus station, express bus terminal and taxi stations are all located around the same area on Jalan Hang Tuah.
BY AIR The airport is located at Batu Berendam about 10km from the town centre. Most top class hotels have limousine or taxi airport shuttle services available. The MAS office (06-283 5722) is in the City Bayview Hotel but MAS does not fly to Malacca.
BY ROAD There are a number of bus companies that service the Kuala Lumpur/Malacca route daily, as well as between Malacca and other towns and cities. To get to Malacca from Kuala Lumpur, you can take an express bus at the Puduraya Bus Terminal in Kuala Lumpur. Tickets can be purchased at the terminal but during festive seasons it is advisable to book ahead. Outstation taxi offices are also located in the terminal. Taxis normally wait for a full-passenger load before they proceed.
BY RAIL Malacca has no railway station of its own and the nearest station is on the main north-south line at Tampin, 38km north of Malacca. Visitors travelling by rail would have to disembark at Tampin. From there one can continue the journey to Malacca by taxi or bus.
TAXI Taxis leave from the taxi station just opposite the local bus station and operate to Kuala Lumpur, Port Dickson, Johor Bahru, Seremban and Mersing. Rates are between RM20.00 - RM30.00
PUBLIC BUSES A useful service is the No. 17 town bus from the local bus station which runs to Taman Malacca Raya and on to Portuguese Square and back.
To get to Tanjung Kling take Patt Hup bus No. 51 from the same station.
Bus No. 19 goes to Air Keroh. To get to the airport at Batu Berendam, you board Batang bus No. 65.
EXPRESS BUS Express buses to Singapore leave hourly from 8.00am to 6.00pm but it is advisable to book in advance. The journey takes about four hours.
Buses to Johor Bahru leave every half hour.
To Muar (one hour) buses depart every half hour throughout the day.
There are also buses for Butterworth and Penang at about 8.30pm
The bus for Lumut and Ipoh leaves about 9.30pm.
There are two buses to Kuantan which leave about 2.00pm daily.
BY FERRIES Daily high-speed ferries operate between Malacca and Dumai in Sumatra. The journey takes about two hours and tickets costs less than RM100. You can get tickets at booths located at the river wharf past the Samudra Museum. Boats are operated by Madai Shipping (Tel: 06-284 0671) Tunas Rupat Utama (Tel: 06-283 2506) and Masamas (Tel: 06-281 8200).
BY BOATS Boats go from Umbai to Pulau Besar and Pulau Upeh on demand. On weekends there are plenty of boats, but during the week you may have to hire the whole boat. A speedboat costs about RM80 while a fishing boat is about RM50.00
Melaka / Malacca Getting There & Around
