Lufu 1st Gear October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 Was thinking of driving there, but not too sure of the route and which hotel to stay? Any recommendation ? tks ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmythos Neutral Newbie October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 Route? NS highway the fastest... the old road is slow but no toll and can get to see more stuffs... Stay? Heard that the Equatorial is good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S2P2 Neutral Newbie October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 just drive all the way on the NS HWY and follow the signs, cannot go wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En0203 2nd Gear October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 "just drive all the way on the NS HWY and follow the signs, cannot go wrong." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmythos Neutral Newbie October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 It depend on individual lah, if u wan it fast... then take the NS highway but prepare some note for 'coffee'... If can, try to bring 2 wallets, one with all the cash and the other with only 20-30 bucks... then if u kana stop for speeding and was asked for coffee money, just show the 2nd wallet and tell the polis that u don have cash then say 30 can or not... the polis will 99.5% accept... then u say... 'but i give u 30 then no more money for petrol leh.... i give u 20 lah, 10 bucks for my petrol ok?'.. the polis will take it one hahaha.... But the old road is more fun, got more stuffs to see as in the country side then can stop for coffee and durians, etc... But the driving more tiring cos alot of bend and the road is narrow... if u not familiar with the malaysia style of driving then use the NS better... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly75ts Neutral Newbie October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 "not too sure of the route" Hi! there, Lufu, Easiest route is by the NS highway, turn off to Ayer Keroh. If you like a slow drive, go by the old trunk road to Pontian, Batu Pahat, Muar, then Malacca. There're quite a few nice hotels/motels, so it's not a problem getting accomodation. There're also resort style hotels along the beach. Get the latest map of Malacca at the petrol stations along the way, when you reach Ayer Keroh. Take a look here: http://www.jkr.gov.my/RoadMap/index.htm# http://www.malacca.ws/ http://www.malacca.net/ Rgds Paul Yong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly75ts Neutral Newbie October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 "NS HWY and follow the signs, cannot go wrong" Hi! there, S2P2, There's no sign to Malacca at the turn off to Ayer Keroh. Rgds Paul Yong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En0203 2nd Gear October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 haha u sound like an expert in bargaining the $$ with My TP ler my is studying in melacca, so sometimes i'll drive up to see her using old rd coz no $$ average 4 hrs to reach there with my old beetle if not much car (at night) then maybe 3.5 h damn slow coz u can always find those kampung cars hogging the rd at 30-50 km/h and worst is lorries... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmythos Neutral Newbie October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 U wouldn't want to know how long i took to drive from JB to Kuantan... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmythos Neutral Newbie October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 Must learn their 'culture' mah hahaha... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En0203 2nd Gear October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 i did that before but didn't take down the timing. in my first year uni long vacation, we had a driving trip starting from jb then all the way up to thailand(never cross though coz didn't bring passport ) through west coarse and all the way back down to jb through east coase, but of coz with stop and rest in between (it's a 9 days trip) we went through all the stages in West My and all was done in my '74 beetle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En0203 2nd Gear October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 yup yup very important Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmythos Neutral Newbie October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 I always have a fear of driving into Malaysia.. scare my car kana stolen... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Neutral Newbie October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 (edited) yeap yeap. all the way straight down NS HWY. i took about 5 hours the last time because many r&r along the way fr the older folks. heard some people done it in 4 hours the last time i stayed in hotel makota. it looks very much like a hotel converted fm a condo. one thing good is it provides apartments. so if you go with your family, one apartment can liao. mine was a 3 room apartment with kitchen (but cannot cook). Edited October 2, 2003 by Smiley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En0203 2nd Gear October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 yalor.... better invest in engine immorbilizer if u come to malaysia always Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caaa Clutched October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 Was thinking of driving there, but not too sure of the route and which hotel to stay? Any recommendation ? tks NS highway, exit from Ayer Keroh. Followed road sign showing Malacca Hospital, then look for sign to show Baybiew, Renancciance (maybe wrong spelling) Hotel and you will reach the town. I have stay in Bayview (cheap and good), Renancciance (expensive) Century Mahkota (reasonable price and stanard) and Equatorial hotel (good though not cheap). Book the hotel thru Asia Budget hotel or Asiahotel website, both provide reasonable rate and convenience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmythos Neutral Newbie October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 4 hours??? Think I at Ipoh or Penang liao hahaha... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Neutral Newbie October 2, 2003 Share October 2, 2003 It depend on individual lah, if u wan it fast... then take the NS highway but prepare some note for 'coffee'... If can, try to bring 2 wallets, one with all the cash and the other with only 20-30 bucks... then if u kana stop for speeding and was asked for coffee money, just show the 2nd wallet and tell the polis that u don have cash then say 30 can or not... the polis will 99.5% accept... then u say... 'but i give u 30 then no more money for petrol leh.... i give u 20 lah, 10 bucks for my petrol ok?'.. the polis will take it one hahaha.... But the old road is more fun, got more stuffs to see as in the country side then can stop for coffee and durians, etc... But the driving more tiring cos alot of bend and the road is narrow... if u not familiar with the malaysia style of driving then use the NS better... wah, you like an old bird. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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