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Melaka in January
Great month: January is in the middle of the recommended season (December – February, June – August). Chinese New Year can fall this month.
The season runs to the end of February, next month.
2 days in Melaka in January · from ₹10,364 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
What’s on in January
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Chinese New Yeardates shift yearly
Two public holidays and a week of lion dances, lanterns and open houses, finest in Penang (Kek Lok Si lit up) and Melaka's Jonker Street. Many Chinese-run shops, hawker stalls and kopitiams close for 3-5 days, and buses and flights out of KL sell out the weekend before as people go home.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹10,364 for two
- Room a night₹2,790
- Food a day, each₹1,209
- Main sight entry, each₹470
Mid-range
₹22,767 for two
- Room a night₹6,050
- Food a day, each₹2,790
- Main sight entry, each₹470
Luxury
₹51,862 for two
- Room a night₹15,110
- Food a day, each₹6,510
- Main sight entry, each₹470
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Malaysia yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Kuala Lumpur (KUL), 123 km away
Then: Transfer · 2h (Grab / private car, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 8 cities, one way from ₹9,500
Fly into Penang (George Town) (PEN), 417 km away
Flights from India: from 1 city, one way from ₹10,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
No visa needed for up to 30 days
- In the 3 days before you land, fill in the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) at imigresen-online.imi.gov.my. It is free (sites that charge are not official); keep the confirmation email. One card per traveller, children included.
- At immigration, show your passport, the MDAC confirmation and, if asked, your return ticket, hotel bookings and money for the stay. You are stamped in visa-free for up to 30 days.
- Flying on to Sabah (Kota Kinabalu) or Sarawak (Kuching, Mulu)? Those states run their own immigration check, so keep your passport with you on the domestic flight.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive; Confirmed return or onward ticket leaving Malaysia within 30 days; Hotel bookings (or a host's address) for the whole stay; Money for the stay: cash, a forex card or a bank statement; MDAC confirmation (screenshot or printout).
Visa-free entry for Indians is in force until 31 December 2026, and no extension had been announced by late October 2026. For a trip that starts in 2027, check the Malaysian High Commission or malaysiavisa.imi.gov.my before you book: without an extension you will need an eVISA.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Malaysia in January
Also in season this month.
- Langkawi · great month
- Ipoh · great month
- Kuala Lumpur · great month
- Penang (George Town) · great month
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Melaka in January, day by day, priced for your group.