We crossed successfully from Thailand to Malaysia at the end of January 2023 and would like to share our experience to help other cyclists considering this option. We spent 10 minutes at Thai immigration getting stamped out of the country, followed by a 10 minute ferry ride (0.60 Malaysian Ringit or 20 Thai Baht per 1 person with 1 bicycle), and 15 more minutes getting stamped in at Malaysia immigration.
We crossed at the Tak Bai (on the Thailand side) border checkpoint – https://www.google.co.th/maps/place/Takbai+Border+Checkpoint/@6.2363978,102.0882392,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x31b6ab289af6d709:0xe16694fb993bee9c!8m2!3d6.2370293!4d102.0903582?hl=en
Cyclists Heading from Thailand’s southern provinces that intend to ride the east coast of Malaysia should certainly consider this convenient border crossing option. Obviously, this ferry crossing can be easily used by cyclists riding north from the east coast of Malaysia into Thailand. The biggest/nearest city on the Malaysian side is Kota Bharu. The biggest/nearest city on the Thailand side is Narathiwat. Both of these cities offer food and accommodation options suitable for most cyclists.
If you are looking for other Thailand/Malaysia border crossing locations, cyclists can also use Bukit Kayu Hatim or Padang Besar. Read more about Touring Bicyclists Crossing the Thailand/Malaysia border near Hat Yai.
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Hi does this tak bai border checkpoint ferry service operates in the month of mid Nov ?
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This border crossing is open year-round.
Have the travel warnings for the three southeastern provinces (Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala) been entirely lifted? Otherwise I would like to suggest to make other cyclists aware of the volatile security situation down there. I made my very own unpleasant experience several years ago, coming up from Malaysia trying to ride up to Hat Yai….
Several cyclists, both before and after the COVID pandemic, have safely enjoyed riding through Southern Thailand. Yala tends to be the southern province most avoided by cyclists, simply because there is not a border crossing in the province. Narathiwat, Songkhla, and Satun are all good options for getting into Thailand from Malaysia.
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