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Malacca (Melaka UNESCO Port) (Malacca (Melaka) & Johor) Travel Guide 2026

Malacca (Melaka UNESCO Port) is a city / district (daerah) in Malacca (Melaka) & Johor (Malacca (Melaka) & Johor), Malaysia, with a population of 450,000 and regional transit links via Malacca (Melaka UNESCO Port) Central Station and Melaka Sentral (2h Coach from KL TBS Terminal, RM14).

Province / StateMalacca (Melaka) & Johor
Population450,000
Rail HubMalacca (Melaka UNESCO Port) Central Station
Airport GatewayMelaka Sentral (2h Coach from KL TBS Terminal, RM14)

Highlights & What to See in Malacca (Melaka UNESCO Port)

  • Dutch Square (Red Square): The Stadthuys (1650), Christ Church & Queen Victoria Fountain — Southeast Asia's oldest surviving Dutch colonial buildings painted iconic salmon-terracotta red.
  • Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum & Heeren Street (Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock) — Step inside three restored 1896 Peranakan townhouses displaying hand-carved blackwood furniture, mother-of-pearl inlay, and Nyonya porcelain (RM 18).
  • Jonker Street (Jalan Hang Jebat) Weekend Night Market & Melaka River Cruise — Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening, Jonker Street closes to traffic for hundreds of Nyonya street-food stalls, followed by a 45-minute lantern-lit river boat ride (RM 30).
  • St. Paul's Hill (Bukit Melaka), A Famosa Gate (1511) & Masjid Selat Melaka — Sunset at the floating Straits Mosque built on stilts over the Strait of Malacca.

Transit & Getting There

Connect to Malacca (Melaka UNESCO Port) via Malacca (Melaka UNESCO Port) Central Station (KTMB ETS (Electric Train Service — KL Sentral to Ipoh, Butterworth/Penang & Padang Besar at 140 km/h) & KLIA Ekspres Airport Rail (28m to KL Sentral)) and local transit using KL MyCity Pass.