Langkawi. How to get there?
Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah (Malay: Langkawi Permata Kedah), is a district and an archipelago of 99 islands (+ 5 small islands visible only at low tide) in the Andaman Sea some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. It is well connected with various places of Malaysia as well as several other neighboring countries. There are both regular air and water way connections to the main island of Langkawi.
However there are no road or rail connections from Malaysia's mainland all the way up to Langkawi as the island is several miles off shore. If you plan to take rail or road transport, then you will first need to come to a point on the north western coast of peninsular Malaysia which is close to Langkawi and then take a ferry or boat service to reach the island. Here are all the options of getting to Langkawi from various places including Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Perlis, Kuala Kedah, Penang, Phuket, Singapore and other places: |
Reaching Langkawi by Air
Langkawi is connected with several points in Malaysia like Kulala Lumpur and Penang, as well as several other overseas cities like Singapore, Phuket (Thailand), Seoul (South Korea), and cities of Australia, China, Japan etc with regular and direct air connections. Langkawi International Airport is located at Padang Matsirat and is served by airlines like Malaysia Airline, Air Asia, Silk Air etc.
|
Getting to Langkawi by Car/Bus
There is no road connection all the way to Langkawi. You can however drive down from the mainland Malaysia (like Kuala Lumpur) on your own car or by bus to one of the following places:
|
Institute of Systems Biology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603 8921 4564/4549/4558/4557 | Fax: +603 89213398 | Email: [email protected]
Copyright of INBIOSIS 2020