PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN MALAYSIA

As what we know Malaysia have many type of transportation such as air, road, rail, water and also pipelines. Malaysia is served by an excellent public transportation Malaysia. Once in the country you would always find transportation available to you even remote areas. Travelling by roads in peninsular Malaysia is popular as it has well-develop network of roads. After Malaysia’s modernization has made travel here whether it’s by plane, train, bus, taxi or self-driven car easier and convenient than ever. Malaysia airlines have service to every major destination within the peninsular and East Malaysia and now budget carrier, Air Asia connect all major towns for a cheap. Public transportation in Malaysia has buses with massive web of routes between every city and town. Train service up the western coast and out to the East provides even more options that they can choose. In addition, Public transportation has made it convenient enough for tourists to plan to hop from city to city and not waste too much precious vacation time.

                By and large, all the modes of transportation between cities are reasonably comfortable. Air travel can be the most costly alternative, followed by outstation taxi, then buses and trains. Malaysia has one of the best transportation systems in the world. A well-linked network of transportation routes makes it possible to travel easily to and within Malaysia.

Examples of Public Transportation:

i-                    By air

-          The main gateway to Malaysia is though the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at Sepang. Located approximately 50 kilometers south of Kuala Lumpur. The Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah airport in Subang serves a few domestic and regional airlines. Car rental, bus and coach, taxi, limousine and rail services into the city of Kuala Lumpur and neighboring towns are available at KLIA.

Other major international airport that serve as entry points in Malaysia are Penang, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu and Langkawi.

ii-                   By sea

-          Malaysia’s largest seaport is Port Klang, located midway on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It has excellent harborage and is a major shipping and cargo terminal. Other seaport in Malaysia is in Penang and Langkawi. In the north of Peninsular Malaysia, Johor to the south, Kuantan to the east.

iii-                 By road

-          Located 48 kilometers north of Alor Setar in the northern state of Kedah, Bukit Kayu Hitam is the main entry point into Malaysia for visitors from Thailand. Padang Besar in Malaysia’s northern-most state of Perlis serves another entry point.