Malacca
Malacca, officially the Historic State of Malacca, is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca.
Malacca, officially the Historic State of Malacca, is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca. The state is bordered by Negeri Sembilan to the north and west and Johor to the south and east. The exclave of Tanjung Tuan borders Negeri Sembilan to the north. Its capital is Malacca City, which was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site alongside George Town in 2008.
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Worth seeing in and around Malacca
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01A Famosa
A Famosa was a Portuguese fortress built in Malacca, Malaysia, around 1512. The oldest part of the fortress was a five-storey keep which eventually gave its name to the fortress as a whole.
900 m · Portuguese fortress in Melaka, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 02Malacca Straits Mosque
The Malacca Straits Mosque is a mosque located on the artificial Malacca Island in Malacca City, Malaysia. Constructed at a cost of about MYR10 million, it was inaugurated on 24 November 2006 by the King of Malaysia, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail.
2.3 km · mosque in Melaka Tengah, Malacca, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 03Kampung Hulu Mosque
Kampung Hulu Mosque is a mosque situated at Kampong Hulu Village in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It is the oldest mosque in Malacca and among the oldest in the country, having originally built around the year 1720–1728 and underwent renovation in 1892.
200 m · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia - 04Al Azim Mosque
Al-Azim Mosque is the state mosque of Malacca. It is located next to the Malacca General Hospital, the Malacca Al-Quran Museum and the State Heroes Mausoleum and was constructed to replace the former state mosque at Tranquerah Mosque and officially opened on 13 July 1990 by the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak.
2.2 km · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia - 05Tranquerah Mosque
Tranquerah Mosque is a mosque in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It was built in 1728 and located next to tomb of Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor and used to be the state mosque of Malacca before the establishment of Al Azim Mosque in 1990.
2.1 km · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia - 06Kampung Kling Mosque
Kampong Kling Mosque is a mosque in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. Established in 1748, it is one of the oldest mosques on the Malay Peninsula.
500 m · mosque in Melaka, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 07Multimedia University
Multimedia University, is a private research-led university in Malaysia whose mission emphasizes teaching, industry collaboration and the preparation of graduates for both professional careers and advanced research. Founded in 1997, it is the first private university within Malaysia and is a member of The Alliance of Government Linked Universities.
6.2 km · Private research university in Malaysia · Wikipedia - 08Christ Church, Malacca
Christ Church, Malacca, is an 18th-century Dutch-built Anglican church in the city of Malacca City, Malaysia. It is the oldest functioning Protestant church in Malaysia and is within the jurisdiction of the Lower Central Archdeaconry of the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia.
600 m · church in Malacca, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 09Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum
Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum also known as the Melaka Sultanate Palace Museum is a museum located at the foot of St. Paul's Hill in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia.
800 m · museum in Malacca, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 10Cheng Hoon Teng
The Cheng Hoon Teng Temple is a Chinese temple practising the Three Doctrinal Systems of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism located at No. 25 Jalan Tokong, Malacca City, Malaysia.
400 m · Chinese temple in Melaka, Malaysia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The older part of the city proper has, in addition to the old palace and the large buildings left by the Europeans, many private houses and shops from nearly a century or more ago, put up by Chinese traders. Many of these have beautiful details such as moulded porcelain tiles and painted plaster reliefs on the front.
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Things to do
Fly a kite - Go to Klebang Beach and buy a cheap kite (fighter-style, but nowhere near that well-constructed) with Japanese cartoon characters on it for RM1.50, or a styrofoam airplane for RM5 if you don't have the necessary kite-flying mad skills. Melaka on bike, 117 Jalan Tiang Dua (pick up anywhere in town),. RM100 for 3 hr.
- 01Malacca Duck Tour
Malacca Duck Tour, Jalan Merdeka (beside the Taming Sari City View Tower).
- 02Taming Sari Tower
The 110 m-tower seats 66 people at a time, taking them on a 7-min ride for a view of Melaka City.
- 03RM10
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Where to eat
Besides the usual Malaysian fare, you'll be able to sample some rather peculiar Malaccan food. On top of the list is of course Peranakan or Baba-Nyonya food, which used to be totally uncommercialised and confined to the kitchens of old grandmothers. Now, there is a string of restaurants claiming to serve Peranakan food, but most unfortunately seem to be on the tour bus circuit.
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Getting to Malacca
- Airports
- Kuala Lumpur (KUL), 85 km · Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB), 130 km · Senai (JHB), 170 km
- Stations
- Malacca International Airport, 7 km
- Sepang → Malacca78 km · quickest by road, 2h 8m · RM21–29
- Subang → Malacca1151 km · quickest by air, 13h 57m · Rp2,618,190–4,032,340
- Johor Bahru → Malacca187 km · quickest by road, 3h 16m · RM42–55
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Malacca
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Malacca. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inChartered taxi services are available from the end of Jalan Kee Ann.
- Get inDaily ferries run from Bengkalis, Dumai and Pekanbaru in Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Get inAll ferries arrive and depart from the (Jeti Shahbandar) at Taman Melaka Raya near the Maritime Museum.
- Get aroundChartered taxis would cost about RM20 to go anywhere in the city whereas an e-hailing ride may be lower than half the price for a much safer and cleaner car and driver.
From Wikivoyage: Malacca, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Malacca
Malacca is 39 km from Muar, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Stadthuysofficial residence in Malacca City, Malaysia700 m
- Ayer Kerohtown in Melaka Tengah, Malacca, Malaysia8.5 km
- Batu Berendamhuman settlement in Malaysia5.6 km
- Hang Tuah's Wellwater well in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia5.2 km
- Hang Li Poh's Wellwater well in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia700 m
- Portuguese Settlementarea of Malacca, Malaysia2.4 km