Bukit Kayu Hitam is a town in Kedah, Malaysia. It is the main road crossing between Malaysia and Thailand and most long distance buses between the two countries use this checkpoint.
There is not much of a town to Bukit Kayu Hitam (which locals like to refer to with its loose English translation "Black Forest") – just a few shops located on a side road off the main highway. Most commercial activity is actually centered at the busy duty-free shopping centre located between the Malaysian and Thai checkpoints. One of the most popular shopping places here is The Zon.
By road, Bukit Kayu Hitam is 48km north of Alor Setar, about 150km from Penang and 470km from Kuala Lumpur. Whereas in town, most residents take short rides in normal taxis or motorcycle taxis, especially when they want to cross the border.
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