Bukit Kayu Hitam Travel Guide, Kedah

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Bukit Kayu Hitam is a border town in Kedah on the Malaysia-Thailand border. The name Bukit Kayu Hitam means "Hill of the Black Forest". Bukit Kayu Hitam is at the northern end of the North-South Expressway (E1). The expressway connects with Thailand Route 4, also called Phetkasem Road in Dannok.

Malaysia-Thailand border
Author: Slleong (public domain)

People travelling to Thailand from Malaysia immigration at the checkpoint which is 800 meters from the actual border. The Thai immigration checkpoint is at the border, just outside the town of Dannok in Sadao district, Songkhla province, Thailand.

Most people to Bukit Kayu Hitam simply pass through on the way to Thailand. There is also a Duty-Free Complex located between the Malaysian and Thai checkpoints.