Getting around
Melaka’s airport is at Batu Berendam, 9km north of the town centre. Melaka is easily explored on foot, but a useful service is town bus 17, running every 15 minutes from Melaka Sentral to the centre of town, past the huge Mahkota Parade shopping complex, to Taman Melaka Raya (40 sen) and on to Medan Portugis (80 sen).
Bicycles can be hired at some guesthouses and hotels for around RM10 a day; there are also a few bike-hire outfits around town, including Jin Fu Shin (55 Jln Parameswara; per day RM6; 9.30am-7pm).
Taking to Melaka’s streets by trishaw is a popular tourist option. Competition among the old drivers is keen and their vehicles are becoming increasingly kitsch, festooned with flashing lights, plastic garlands of flowers, gaudy parasols and bells – a bit like ageing mods. By the hour they should cost about RM30, or RM10 for any one-way trip within the town, but you’ll have to bargain.
Taxis should cost around RM10 for a trip anywhere around town with a 50% surcharge between 1am and 6am.
Melaka
- Melaka Overview
- When to go & weather
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Getting there & around
- Practical information
- History
