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Malaysia Toll Roads – A guide to toll roads in Malaysia

The large majority of Malaysian Expressways and Highways are toll roads. The toll roads are in excellent condition and make travelling around the country pleasurable.

There are two main types of toll system: closed or open. The tolls are payable in Malaysian Riggit (RM). Depending on the type of toll, you will either need to pay with cash (RM), using the Touch ‘n’ Go card unit or with the use of an on board Smart TAG.

Malaysia Toll Plaza

The toll systems in Malaysia:

Open tolls:
At an open toll you pay at the tollbooth found on a particular section of the highway. The price you pay is a fixed amount. The majority of the expressways use this open toll method. The table below lists the toll roads that are classed as open tolls:
 

Route Number

Route Name

Toll system

2

Federal Highway

Open

E3

Second Link Expressway

Open

E5

Shah Alam Expressway

Open

E7

Cheras-Kajang Highway

Open

E8

Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway

Open

E9

Sungai Besi Expressway

Open

E10

New Pantai Expressway

Open

E11

Damansara-Puchong Expressway

Open

E12

Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway

Open

E15

Butterworth-Kulim Expressway

Open

E17

Butterworth Outer Ring Road

Open

E18

Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway

Open

E20

Maju Expressway

Open

E23

Western KL Traffic Dispersal System

Open

E24

Tun Salahuddin Bridge

Open

E25

Kuala Lumpur-Kuala Selangor Expressway

Open

E29

Seramban-Port Dickson Highway

Open

E30

New North Klang Straits Bypass

Open

E33

Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway

Open

E35

Guthrie Corridor Expressway

Open

E36

Penang Bridge

Open

E38

Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel

Open


Closed tolls:
If you are approaching a closed toll system, you will need to collect a ticket before driving onto the expressway. You will then pay a certain amount, based on how far you have travelled on exiting the toll road. Many of these closed tollbooths now issue re-usable PLUStransit cards in the place of a ticket.

A list of the toll roads that use the closed system can be found in the table below:
 

Route Number

Route Name

Toll system

E1

New Klang Valley Expressway

Closed

E6

North-South Expressway, Central Link

Closed

E8

East Coast Expressway

Closed

E22

Senai-Desaru Expressway

Closed

E26

South Klang Valley Expressway

Closed


There are also a number of Highways that have both options. These are often referred to as mixed highways and involved whole stretches of road (for example the north-south Expressway). Details for these can be found in the table below:
 

Route Number

Route Name

Toll system

E1

North-South Expressway, Northern Route

Mixed

E2

North-South Expressway, Southern Route

Mixed

E21

Kajang-Seremban Highway

Mixed

E28

Penang Second Bridge

Mixed


Toll rates in Malaysia:

Toll charges vary depending on the road you are using, as they are each privately owned. There was an increase in charges as of October 2016. In order to give you an idea of prices some examples of specific expressways/highways and their prices have been included below:
  • The Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE): RM2.50
  • The Maju Expressway (MEX): RM2 –RM3.50
  • The Kuala-Lumpur-Karak Highway (KLK): RM6 at the Gombak toll plaza and RM3.50 at the Bentong Toll Plaza.
If you are planning a trip to Malaysia it is highly likely that you will encounter several toll roads. The good news is that the expressways are excellent to drive on and the tolls are not that expensive, in comparison to the cost of some in other parts of the world, including Europe.

 
Chloe Demaret
Posted: November 28, 2016 by Chloe Demaret
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