December 20, 2018. Kuala Lumpur: With Christmas cheer coming around the corner and families gathering to spend time with their loved ones, nothing is worse than needing to jingle all the way on a jammed highway. This Christmas, Waze is back with traffic data to help you get where you need to be for a jolly good time.
As you get busy with Christmas preparations, keep yourself informed on the best and worst times to travel on the road. Hum along to your favourite Christmas songs or merry podcasts and avoid a silent night with Waze’s integrated audio player that allows you to stream and listen to talks and tunes on Spotify, Deezer, NPR One, TuneIn, Stitcher or Scribd!
Get yourself out of a jam with the best times to drive during the Christmas holidays:
The Best and Worst Times To Drive For the Christmas Holidays
| CHRISTMAS | December 24 | December 25 | ||
| Best Time | Worst Time | Best Time | Worst Time | |
| Central Malacca | After 2pm | 4-5am, 6-7am | 12-6pm | 3-6am, 11-12pm |
| Kinta, Perak | After 4pm | 3-4am, 6-7am | After 4pm | 5-6am, 10-12pm |
| Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak | After 4pm | 4-5am | After 1pm | 3am -12pm |
| Kuala Terengganu | After 3pm | 3-9am | After 1pm | 4-7am |
| Kuching, Sarawak | After 2pm | 4-5am | After 6am | 2-3am |
| Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | After 1pm | 2-12pm | After 5pm | 2-4am, 7-8am, 11-12pm, 3-4pm |
| Kuala Muda, Kedah | After 5pm | 3-8am | After 3pm | 4-9am |
| Kuantan, Pahang | After 4pm | 4-1pm | After 5pm | 2-3pm |
| Batu Pahat, Johor | After 4pm | 5-7am | After 1pm | 2-3am, 5-6am, 10-12pm |
| Singapore | After 4pm | 3-10am | After 4pm | 9-11am |
The celebrations don’t end with the Christmas as we also prepare to usher in the new year and countdown to 2019. Sail smoothly to the festivities with the following traffic data:
The Best and Worst Times To Drive For the New Year Celebration
| NEW YEAR | December 31 | January 1 | ||
| Best Time | Worst Time | Best Time | Worst Time | |
| Central Malacca | 10-12pm, after 2pm | 4-5am, 7-8am | After 3pm | 4-5am |
| Kinta, Perak | 4pm onwards | 5-6am | After 3pm | 2-5am |
| Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak | After 1pm | 2-11am | After 2pm | 5-6am, 12-1pm |
| Kuala Terengganu | After 4pm | 7-10am | After 2pm | 9-10am |
| Kuching | After 5pm | 3-10am | After 1pm | 5-6am |
| Kota Kinabalu | 7-10am, after 6pm | 4-5am, 3-4pm | After 5pm | 4-6am, 11-12pm |
| Kuala Muda,Kedah | After 6pm | 5am-3pm | After 5pm | 3-1pm |
| Kuantan | After 5pm | 5-6am | After 3pm | 4-5am |
| Batu Pahat, Johor | After 4pm | 9-10am | After 2pm | 2-5am |
| Singapore | After 5pm | 3am-2pm | After 4pm | 5-6am |
Another way to smoothen your drive is to schedule your drive in advance and avoid peak travel periods with Waze’s Planned Drive function.
See how Waze can help you have a merrier ride this holiday season! Download the Waze app today in the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store today. For more information, please visit www.waze.com.
