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GETTING ARROUND
In
promoting Langkawi as a green holiday destination, the government has prohibited visitors
from bringing in their own cars and vehicles in an effort to control pollution and traffic
congestion. As such, visitors must rely on taxis, rented cars and motorbikes, bicycles and
public transportation.
If you are flying in to
Langkawi and plan to take a taxi to your next destination, it would be helpful to know
that you can pay the driver using a coupon that is on sale at the desk at the airport
terminal. As taxis are the most common form of transportation in Langkawi, you could end
up spending quite a sum on fares alone.
By
Taxi - Taxi Fares
Destinations
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Price
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Airport - Kuah
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RM 12
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Airport - Pantai Cenang/Pantai Kok
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RM 10
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Kuah jetty - Kuah town
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RM 5
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Kuah jetty - Airport
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RM 15
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Kuah - Pantai Cenang/Pantai Kok
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RM 15
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Kuah - Pantai Kok
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RM 20
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BY CAR
As visitors are not allowed to bring their
cars into Langkawi, rented cars are the norm. Many car owners double as touts; some do it
as a means of getting extra income and many of them will be at your service just as soon
as you disembark from the ferry and set foot on Langkawi soil. However, if you prefer to
do your own driving, then the alternative would be for you to rent a vehicle from the
beach resorts; most of them have vehicles for rent or will gladly arrange to rent one for
you from someone else. The normal rate is around RM80 per day.
BY MOTORCYLES
The easiest way to get around Langkawi is
still on two wheels and there are lots of Honda 70cc motorbikes on the island for you to
rent. You could cover the 70 kilometres around the island at a leisurely pace on one of
these trusty machines. The roads are very well maintained and although traffic is
increasing, it is still not very heavy outside Kuah town, so it is a smooth, stress and
pollution-free ride all the way. It is extremely easy to get a motorbike, as there are
places all over the island that rent them out and most of them are not particular about
seeing your license before turning their machines over to you. They usually charge about
RM25 per day for the use of a bike.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Public transportation is available in Kuah.
There is a bus station in front of the City Bayview Hotel. Buses ply the route from the
jetty to the centre of town and passengers are charged a ringgit each way. The only other
destination of the public buses is Pantai Cenang. A one-way trip is RM1.70 but the buses
going to Pantai Cenang are few and far in between
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