 Muar Travel Guide, Johor
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Travel Guide to Muar for Visitors
Muar is a town in Johor. It is located by the southern bank of the Muar River, near its mouth. Through this Muar Travel Guide, I want to share some travel tips for planning a visit to the town. You can find here the information on the places of interest, sights and tourist attractions in Muar.
The town of Muar is also known as Bandar Maharani. Muar town is also the administrative centre of the Muar District. Muar is about 150 km from Kuala Lumpur and 170 km from Johor Bahru.
Getting there
If you are coming from the north, exit the North-South Expressway at Exit 235 and then use Route 23 to reach Muar. If you are coming from the south, exit the expressway at Exit 238, Pagoh Interchange.
Accommodation
Here's a list of the Hotels in Muar.
Bus Companies in Muar
- MCW Express tel: 06 951 6975
- Muar Motor Bus Co. tel: 06 952 2144
- North West Johor Bus Service tel: 06 951 1894
Emergencies
- Ambulance tel: 06 952 1901
- Police tel: 06 951 1999
- Fire Brigade tel: 06 955 5994
Muar Cuisine
Muar is renowned for the following food:
- Muar Otak Otak
- Muar Mee Bandung
Utilities in Muar
- Tenaga Nasional tel: 06 953 29051
- Telekom Malaysia tel: 06 955 5111
- Syarikat Air Johor tel: 06-955 56395
History of Muar
Muar is said to have been settled as early as the 14th century. The Sumatran prince Parameswara is said to have passed through Muar, settling there for a brief period before proceeding north to found the town of Malacca. After the fall of Malacca, the Portugese built a fort in Muar, called Muar Fort or Fortaleza de Muar at Bentayan in Muar.
In 1855, when the Temenggong became the de facto ruler of the whole of Johor, Muar became the residence of Sultan Ali, the powerless sultan who was the actual heir to the throne dating back to the Malacca Sultanate. Read also the History of Johor.
Modern-day Muar was founded by Lim Tong Lian, headman of a group of Chinese settlers who established pepper and gambier plantations by the banks of the Muar River. Indenture labourers were brought to Muar under the Kangchu system of government, similar to that of Batu Pahat.
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