Malaysia Taxi Fares = Jangan Kena kencin

As on 7/7/12 I will have an IELTS (International English Learning Training System), which I need to pass in order to further my Master study at UK. So the exam will be conducted at IDP Subang Jaya and my current location is at Johor Bahru. This required for me to find a budget hotel nearby and calculate the taxi fare from the hotel to the exam center..fuhhh, so tedious la...(tau amk dkt JB jek exam tuh..!!) 


So for today entry I would like to share the taxi fare rate in Malaysia.. =,=


Nowadays taxi drivers in Malaysia love to use Meter to calculate the fares, in contrast to before where they would ask for a fix fee when passengers hop on their cab. This is because they would earn so much more simply by using the new taxi fare system.

The fee is MYR 3.00 for the first kilometer and then MYR 1.74 for every kilometer there after.

As many may have known, public transport in Malaysia is not exactly efficient. One of the problems is the location of varies train stations. Generally and averagely speaking, a person may need to travel 2-4 kilometers before reaching a station. That would be half an hour to one hour walking time. If one doesn't have that time or the stamina, she will have to take a taxi. That would be MYR 6.50 for one person one way excluding reservation or call surcharge. Return would be MYR 13. MYR 65 / week, MYR 260 a month and more than MYR 3,000 a year.

The new published rates are:

Klang Valley, KL, Johor Bahru, Melaka, KT

RM 3 ( first km or first 3 mins ) and

RM 0.10 every ( 115 meter or 21 seconds ) onwards

Penang

RM 4 ( first km or first 3 mins ) and

RM 0.10 every ( 115 meter or 21 seconds ) onwards