Malaysia

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Language: Malay
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Population: 27,496,000
Currency: Ringgit (RM)
Hitchability: <rating country='my' />
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Malaysia is a country in South East Asia.

Malaysia is nice for hitching. There is a real expressway running on the north-south axis from the Thai border, via Kuala Lumpur, towards Singapore. Stay on the gas stations with the nice food stalls. It is pretty easy to get a ride there, but in rural areas it shouldn't be a problem, too. On the onramps of the highway after the toll booth you can usually hitchhike as well, and it's possible to regularly stop multiple cars at once. The only problem being that the drivers are often heading lots of different directions then indicated on your sign.

Drivers usually speak English and stop easily. Cars are modern and fast. Local roads seem generally to be in a good condition, and are fast and enjoyable to hitch.

Gasstations

You can usually find tasty cheap meals for about 2 or 3 euro, and thus don't need to carry a lot of food, if any at all. Cold showers, a real treat in the hot climate, are often available free of charge.

Border Crossing

At the Bukit Ayer Hitam border with Thailand User Craig wasn't allowed to ask motorists in the car immigration area for a lift. Go to the rest area and ask there!

Malaysians are paranoid about immigrations issues, so if you go from Eastern Malaysia to Brunei you get your passport stamped like crazy.

There is a ferry from Melaka to Dumai, Indonesia (20USD) and police will give you real trouble if you try to leave by a cargo boat (if you can even enter the port. If you make it please inform us here.) In Georgetown there's a small marina with private yachts. But it's easier to get a free ride with a boat in Langkawi. Most of the boats go to Indonesia.

There are two border crossings to Singapore.

Cities

East Malaysia

Experiences

  • User Craig hitched along the Silk Road from Istanbul to Malaysia and wrote about his experiences here: Thumbing Asia From West to East Don't hitch-hike at night! You'd need the luck to get dropped at well lit places. Otherwise people won't stop! Beside that, Malaysia is really comfortable to hitch-hike. I topped 120 km/h average hitching speed!