Travellers can choose various modes of travel when moving around South-east Asian countries as these countries are are linked by road, rails, air and sea. Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines are the most travelled countries with well linked transport systems. Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand are linked seamlessly by roads and rail which has the highest volume of inter country travel. Airlines connects all capital cities in South-East Asia. Road and air flights also link Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam to Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.

Countries in south east Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam and East Timor. Travellers will find it easy to travel by road or fly to these countries.

     There are direct road and rail links from Singapore into Malaysia to Thailand. Road also links Thailand to Burma, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Schedule daily trains are more reliable in Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore as Thai  and Malaysian trains cross the borders of these three countries. 

     Ferry transport is also very common between Malaysia-Singapore, Thailand-Malaysia, Singapore-Indonesia and Malaysia-Indonesia. There are many regular ferry services that takes you direct to islands or the mainland of these countries.

     The most common way to get to each country is by air. Every capital of these countries are linked by air and each country has their national carrier.

Some details on how to travel around:

• Travel from Malaysia to Singapore and vice versa
• Travel from Malaysia to Indonesia and vice versa
• Transport option - Getting to Malaysia
• Transport options in Singapore
• The Malaysia border crossings
• The Malaysia-Singapore border
• Airlines in Asia
• Airports in Asia

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