fiogf49gjkf0d ROAD: THE ROADS ARE GOOD. THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. MALAYSIAN TRAFFIC DRIVES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. ON CERTAIN STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS THERE ARE TOLL CHARGES FROM 50 SEN TO SEVERAL DOLLARS. RENTAL CARS ARE AVAILABLE ON UNLIMITED MILEAGE BASIS. TAXI: THERE ARE LONG DISTANCE TAXIS WHICH TRAVEL FROM STATE TO STATE. THEY OPERATE ON A SHARED COST BASIS. EACH PERSON IS CHARGED A FLAT RATE. WHEN THERE ARE FOUR PEAPLE GOING TO THE SAME DESTINATION THE TAXI WILL DEPART. BUS: THERE ARE NON AIR CONDITIONED BUSES TRAVELLING BETWEEN STATES. NON AIR CONDITIONED BUSES PROVIDING SERVICES WITHIN STATES AND THE AIR CONDITIONED EXPRESS BUSES CONECTING MAJOR TOWNS IN MALAYSIA. PRICES ARE REASONABLE ALTHOUGH SCHEDULES ARE NOT ALWAYS ADHERED TO. TRISHAWS: PEDAL CYCLES WITH CARRIAGES. GOOD FOR SHORT DISTANCES AROUND TOWN. AGREE ON A PRICE BEFORE BOARDING. RAIL: THERE ARE TWO MAIN LINES OPERATING PASSENGER SERVICES.ONE ALONG THE WEST COAST FROM SINGAPORE NORTHWARDS THROUGH KUALA LUMPUR AND BUTTERWORTH TO THE THAI BORDER. THE OTHER BRANCHES OFF AT GEMAS AND TRAVELS UP TO THE NORTH EASTERN PART OF THE PENINSULAR NEAR KOTA BHARU LINKING THE STATE RAILWAY OF THAILAND. THERE IS THE NORMAL TRAIN OR THE EXPRESS. AIR: MALAYSIA AIRLINES OPERATES AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF DOMESTIC ROUTES. PRICES ARE REASONABLE. IN CERTAIN INSTANCES SPECIAL FARES ARE OFFERED. SEA: FAST BOATS PLY THE RIVERS OF BOTH SABAH AND SARAWAK. COASTAL FERRIES SAIL FREQUENTLY BETWEEN PENANG AND BUTTERWORTH AND THERE IS A SCHEDULED PASSENGER SERVICE LINKING PORT KELANG WITH BOTH SARAWAK AND SABAH.
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