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Malaysia travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Malaysia: travel advice level, plug type G, 240V, emergency 999, currency MYR.

📷 Kuala Lumpur · thomasgl · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid non-essential travel to parts Updated 2026-03-19

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information about global travel impacts due to escalation in the Middle East (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalKuala Lumpur
CurrencyMYR
LanguagesMalay
Calling code+60
Emergency numbers999
Plug typesType G
Voltage240 V
Driving sideLeft
Population34M
Type G

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

Anoniem / Anonymous (engraver / etcher) · Public domain · Commons
Craig · Public domain · Commons
kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
James Gagen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Cabinet Public Relations Office of the Cabinet Secretariat · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Bernard Spragg. NZ · CC0 · Commons
HundenvonPenang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Mikhail Tereshchenko · CC BY 4.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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