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Getting Around Malaysia

Malaysia by Road

As in England and Australia, cars drive on the left. On the peninsula the roads are excellent, although a little crowded.

In Sabah and Sarawak road travel is made harder by the numerous rivers and mountainous interior.

Malaysia by Rail

An international train runs from Singapore to Thailand, through Kuala Lumpur.

The central railway line goes through the jungle to Kota Bahru on the east coast.

There are no railways in Sarawak, but an interesting journey can be had in Sabah; from Kota Kinabalu (Tanjung Aru) to Beaufort and Tenom.

Malaysia by Air

Malaysia has four international airports at Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, and Kuching in Sarawak. Singapore can also be used, as its only a short journey across the causeway to Johor Bahru.

Airports and Airlines:
Malaysia Airlines is the national carrier.

Flying to Sabah and Sarawak

You can save money by flying to Sabah, or Sarawak, from Johor Bahru rather than Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur

The capital of Malaysia has an interesting blend of old and new.

The cultural mix is evident by a thriving Chinatown, an Indian quarter, Malay women in headscarves doing their shopping in them both, and young boys practising cricket on the downtown playing field.

Kuala Lumpur was founded by Chinese tin-miners in 1857, and expanded under the British between 1873 and 1957.

It became the capital of the British-protected Federation of Malay States in 1895.

Accommodation in Kuala Lumpur

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Kuala Lumpur Sightseeing

Visit the National Mosque at Friday prayers; Parliament House; and the railway station built by the colonial British with its Moorish influences of spires and minarets.

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Sultan Samad Building:
Designed and built by the British at the end of the 19th century, as the Secretariat Building, the tall clock tower is one of Kuala Lumpur's principal landmarks.

Malaysia Museums

The National Museum is at the entrance to the Lake Gardens, in Kuala Lumpur.

The Sabah Museum, in Kota Kinabalu, and the Sarawak Museum, in Kuching, exhibit collections of regional ethnographic and archaeological materials.

Penang (Pinang in Malay)

The oldest British settlement in Malaysia is popular with tourists for its beaches.

The island, off the north-west coast of the peninsula, was considered a strategic location by the British East India Company in 1786.

Penang island is connected to the mainland by an 8.4 km bridge; the longest in South-East Asia. Ferries between Georgetown and Butterworth run 24 hours a day and are more convenient.

Fort Cornwallis is one of Penang's oldest sights.

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Penang - by Lucretia Stewart:
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Pulau Pangkor:
Not well known to foreigners but greatly appreciated by the local Malaysians, Pangkor island is located between Penang and Kuala Lumpur; an excellent stopover for a few days on the beach in paradi.