Shipping bike from Indonesia to Malaysia

[jeremy]

Hello all,

I’m french and plan a riding journey in south-east asia soon (4/5 months from October to January).

I will start travelling in Indonesia. Then, I would like to reach Malaysia.

Several options seem possible:

1. Boat : take a ferry from Sumatra (Medan) to Malaysia (Butterworth)

Is it the only way? How could I arrange that?
Do you know a reliable company (+ approx. costs and timing)?
Can I take the ferry with my bike or do I have to take a flight (in that case, how long will the bike stay at the arrival port)?

1. Flight : I didn’t find any information about shipping the bike from Jakarta eg.

Does one of you experienced it ?

1. Maybe another solution ? …

Thank you.

 

[KTMphil]

Take the Onion (vegetable) boat from Sumatra to Penang, this is the most common route.

 

[The Bigfella]

I put the details in a thread a while back. I'll see if I can find it. The situation changed for a while due to some issues with the Navy. Worth checking well ahead of time

 

[The Bigfella]

I couldn't find it

Google - CAKRA ENTERPRISE Penang - you'll get the contact details. Sumatra to Malaysia is the easy direction. Mr Lim may have retired by now, but ask for him or whoever took over if he's gone

Worth a phone call well ahead.

This was the details at the time - 2012 - but check on Google





You can't travel with the bike. Have to fly

 

[Lone Rider]

Have a look at tshipping-bike-from-indonesia-malaysia where you will find a post by a person who shipped his bike from Indonesia to Malaysia in November 2014 and he used Cakra Enterprise as also mentioned by the Bigfellah

 

[jeremy]

Hi all,

Thank you for your advice. Indeed, it seems there is no many alternatives and it seems worked until know.
I'll tell you when I'll be back...
Thank you again.