Langkawi eSIM
In Langkawi you connect to Maxis or Celcom, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 61 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Maxis and Celcom
- Typical speed in Malaysia
- 61 Mbps typical, 18 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Langkawi
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.96 | $8.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $2.18 | $10.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.59 | $15.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.19 | $23.89 | |
| 50 GB | Never expires | $0.94 | $46.89 |
How Malaysia compares across Asia
- Regional typical speed
- 42.95 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Maxis, Celcom
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Japan, 74 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Brunei, 58 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 3: Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi
Landing at Langkawi International Airport (LGK)
- Airport
- LGK / WMKL
Getting into Langkawi
- Langkawi Jetty Point ferries from Kuala Perlis, Kuala Kedah and Tamalang on the mainland
- Seasonal international ferry to Satun and Ko Lipe, Thailand, about 90 minutes
Worth knowing about Langkawi
- Langkawi is an archipelago of 99 islands rather than a city, and the only ways in are by air or by ferry from the mainland.
- Langkawi is a duty-free island, so retail prices there differ from the Malaysian mainland.
- A seasonal ferry runs from Langkawi to Ko Lipe in Thailand from October to June, taking about 90 minutes, which means crossing into a different country's networks.
- UNESCO records the Langkawi geopark as 92,000 hectares across the ninety nine islands of the archipelago, with a resident population of 94,138.
- The geopark is divided into the Machinchang Cambrian, Kilim Karst and Dayang Bunting Marble geoforest parks plus the Kubang Badak mangrove reserve.
- The Machinchang range is Cambrian rock estimated at over 550 million years old, and the Dayang Bunting marble at nearly 300 million, which is why the islands are so steep and fractured.
- UNESCO calls Langkawi Malaysia's first UNESCO Global Geopark.
- Malaysia's transport ministry places the airport about a 25 minute drive from Kuah town, on the duty free island.
- The terminal is small: 15 aircraft bays, 24 check in counters, 12 immigration counters and 3 customs counters, handling up to 1,000 passengers in a peak hour.
- Passenger service charges at Langkawi are RM 65 for international departures and RM 9 for domestic ones.
- The single runway is 3,810 metres, long enough for wide bodies, and the airport handled 2,547,358 passengers in 2024, sixth busiest in Malaysia.
- Capacity was upgraded in 2018 to 4 million passengers a year, and the airport carries international routes including Singapore and Dubai.
- Malaysia's regulator MCMC requires a foreigner to register a prepaid SIM with an original passport, work permit card or student card, verified against the original document.
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Other cities in Malaysia we cover
- Penang
- 121 km from Langkawi, nearest airport PEN
- Kuala Lumpur
- 415 km from Langkawi, nearest airport SZB