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Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03

Langkawi

Malaysia's duty-free 'Jewel of Kedah' — a 99-island Andaman archipelago and UNESCO Global Geopark of ancient karsts, beaches and the Sky Bridge.

6.350° N99.800° E
site access marine
Langkawi International Airport (LGK)
Langkawi Sky Bridge and SkyCab cable car
Kilim Karst Geoforest Park
Dayang Bunting (Pregnant Maiden Lake)
Formation
continental; 500-million-year-old Cambrian rock formations, karst mangroves and limestone outcrops
Population
94,138
Water
Indian Ocean
Access
easy

Every required movement

The passage
to Langkawi.

Fly direct to Langkawi International Airport (LGK) from Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and seasonal charters; ferries from Kuala Perlis, Kuala Kedah and Penang.

  1. 01
    Langkawi International Airport (LGK)

    Nearest recorded air access

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  2. 02
    Water crossing

    Langkawi Ferry Line / Ferry Line Ventures from Kuala Perlis, Kuala Kedah and Penang (George Town); seasonal Satun–Thailand services.

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  3. 03
    Entry check

    Malaysia visa-exemption for many nationalities (up to 90 days).

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What the chart cannot hold

What becomes visible when you follow langkawi sky bridge and cable car beyond the familiar map?

Langkawi is an archipelago of 99 islands (104 at low tide) off Kedah in the Andaman Sea, dominated by eponymous Pulau Langkawi with Pulau Tuba the only other inhabited island. A duty-free zone since 1987 and Malaysia's first UNESCO Global Geopark (2007), it blends 500-million-year-old geology — Gunung Raya, Kilim karsts, Dayang Bunting lake — with resort beaches and the mountaintop Sky Bridge.

Part of the Kedah Sultanate; occupied by Siam 1821–1842; ceded with Kedah to Britain in 1909; Japanese occupation in WWII; part of Malaysia since 1963; duty-free status 1987 sparked tourism.

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The useful
details.

Coordinates
6.35° N · 99.80° E
Sovereignty
Malaysia · part of country
Nearest mainland
~30 km off northwestern Peninsular Malaysia; a few km south of Thailand's Ko Tarutao
Best recorded window
November–April (dry season).
Permits / entry
Malaysia visa-exemption for many nationalities (up to 90 days).
Languages
Malay, English (tourism), Thai (border areas)

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