INTERACTIVE: A peek into the balik kampung exodus

Motorists are caught in a traffic jam on the KL–Karak Expressway as families head back to their hometowns for Chinese New Year and the start of Ramadan. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Drive times from Kuala Lumpur to Johor Baru stretched to more than five hours at the peak of the Chinese New Year and Ramadan balik kampung exodus, according to checks on Google Maps.

The KL-Penang stretch took nearly five hours, while KL-Kota Baru via the East Coast Expressway (ECE) took seven hours and 33 minutes.