Visa: Indian passport holders can currently visit Malaysia without a visa for up to 30 days for tourism, business or social visits; the waiver runs until 31 December 2026 (as of September 2026), so check the rule again if you travel after that. Submit the free Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) online within the three days before you land. Carry a passport valid for at least six months, a confirmed return ticket and a confirmed hotel booking, because immigration can ask to see them.
Flights: Non-stop flights to Kuala Lumpur take about four hours from Chennai, four and a quarter from Bengaluru and four and a half from Hyderabad, and about five and a half hours from Mumbai and Delhi, on AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, IndiGo and Batik Air between them, plus Air India from Delhi; Chennai also has a non-stop to Penang, and Langkawi is a one-hour flight on from Kuala Lumpur.
Best time: December to February is the driest stretch for Langkawi and the best time to pair the city with the island; Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year are the busiest and dearest weeks. Kuala Lumpur is hot and humid all year; its wettest months are March to April and October to December, with November the wettest, and the rain usually comes as short afternoon storms. Langkawi is wettest from August to October, when island-hopping boats can be called off, while Genting Highlands stays cool, about 12 to 22°C, in every month.
Money: Malaysian ringgit (MYR, written RM). Cards work in hotels, malls and most restaurants; carry cash for hawker stalls, night markets and small shops. India's NPCI International and Malaysia's PayNet signed an agreement in February 2026 to let Indian UPI apps pay at DuitNow QR codes, but no start date was announced and we could not confirm it is working as of September 2026, so do not count on UPI; take a forex card and some cash.