Whenever people plan a trip to Langkawi, the first thing that usually comes to mind is to fly there. But when I made a last minute decision to go on a road trip after my sister asked me to join her in Melaka, I asked my hubby if he is okay to drive up to Langkawi and see if we can ferry our Singapore car to Langkawi over or rent car over there.
After doing some research, I found out it’s actually possible us to ferry our Singapore car over to Langkawi. And the ferry ticket is actually cheaper than we rent car in Langkawi. Plus considering the logistics and safety of parking our car at Kuala Perlis and carrying our luggage around with 4 kids, ferry our car over is the best option.
Ferry To Langkawi
According to my research, there are three providers: Wantas RORO, Langkawi RORO, and Langkawi Auto Express. Each charges differently and offers different ferry timings. You can visit their websites to decide which one best suits your budget and preferred schedule.
For me, I chose Langkawi Auto Express.
Singapore Car To Langkawi
Documents
No matter which RORO service you use, they all need the same documents in order for your to RORO your Singapore car over.
Vehicle Registration details (Log Card)
For Singaporean, you can retrieve your log card from the Land TransportAuthority’s (LTA) online portal –onemotoring.lta.gov.sg. Log in to the portal using your SingPass and it will bring you to the dashboard.
Once you get into your dashboard, find and click on “Vehicle Hub” then click on “Enquire & Print Vehicle Registration Details”.
Find the details of the vehicle you going to ferry over to Langkawi, scroll to the bottom of the page and you can save your vehicle’s log card as a PDF file or print it out.
Car insurance documents
Ask your insurance provider for your car insurance documents. Make sure your policy covers Malaysia, otherwise, you would not be allowed to ferry your Singapore car to Langkawi.
Driver’s license
You have to take a photo or a copy of driver’s IC, both side)
For Langkawi Auto Express, you can fill up the information while purchasing the tickets online, but you still need to email them the documents 3 days before departure date. Do keep a look out for their email!
It’s important to keep a look out and submit your documents on time, if not they will cancel your ferry tickets with NO refund.
Buying Tickets
Go to Langkawi – Journey Details to book your tickets.
Step 1: Choose your route
Departing: Kuala perlis Jetty Returning: Tanjung Lembong Port
Step 2: Choose your vehicle type
Please Ensure you choose the right one
Step 3: Choose your number of passenger
Child above 11 years old are under adult
Step 4: Choose your ferry timing.
For Langkawi Auto Express, their departure timing is 11am, returning timing is either 11am or 230pm
Step 5: Key in passenger details and car information.
Step 6: Make payment.
For our Alphard (<2500cc), with 3 adults and 3 kids, we paid a total of RM668 for a round trip.
Check In
Once everything is confirmed and ready, you must print out your e-tickets for both departure and return (this is a must) and bring them along for check-in, as the documents need to be stamped.
The departure port is at Kuala Perlis Jetty. You have to arrive 1 hour 30mins before your departure time. The counter will open on time for you to check in.
Look out for Langkawi Auto Express booth and get your ticket stamped.
Once you have checked in, you can drive your car further in towards the gate and wait for staff instructions to drive your car onto the ferry.
Langkawi Auto Express Experience
Once we parked our car, we headed to the passenger deck. It’s very spacious and air-conditioned, with tables in the middle two rows. They do sell snacks and drinks on board, but you can also bring your own. Surprisingly, the toilet is clean!
The ride takes about 1 hour 30 to 45 minutes, but it may be longer if the tides or weather are not favorable. I recommend bringing some activities or books to keep the kids occupied.
You can also choose to enjoy the sea breeze or views outside, just make sure you watch out for your kids safety.
For departure, the check in process is the same, but there will be custom check before you can drive up to the ferry.
That’s about my experience! I would say worth to give it a try!
