Labour Day Holiday to Melaka

The last weekend, a few university friends and I went on a short 2 day trip to Melaka. And for the sake of science, I took a bus there from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS).

Initially I wanted to take public transportation (Putra + Star LRT) to TBS but I got to know that the parking was still free, so I drove there and parked my car overnight there.

The TBS has been opened for a while but still has not been fully appreciated by the bus operators due to the so called high operating fees. The facility is still only 30% utilized by the looks of things.

However, having said that, I have no complaints about the terminal itself. The facilities are good, buses are relatively on time (about 5 minutes late) and security is pretty good. Maybe there is just 1 thing I’m not satisfied with, the toilets have signs of neglect. So,in this case the general rule of thumb applies, if you encounter an unflushed toilet stall, move to another one because most probably the flush is broken.

But its kind of surprising how “cost effective” a holiday within Malaysia is. Bust tickets were RM12.20 (Transnational bus) one way. Room (at The Baba House) was RM92 for a standard Double room, meaning RM46 per person and other expenses are give and take RM100.

But having friends driving also helped in the cost as traveling with taxis is pretty expensive especially in tourist places like Melaka. Besides, most of the attractions are quite near to each other and it is possible to walk to some of them from the Baba House.

I have compiled my first day trip into a short 7 minute video below.

Happy viewing and happy traveling!!

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