Malaysia » Getting to Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is a capital city of Malaysia. Unlike many major cities of the Asia continent, driving is an important mode of transportation in Kuala Lumpur. This is the reason why each and every part of the city is well connected with each other in the form of fast lane highways. This relief in transport is due to the comprehensive network of roads in the city. With the help of efficient and Kuala Lumpur cheap transport you can easily move around the city. 

This getting to the Kuala Lumpur guide also assists you how to get into Kuala Lumpur in hassle free way.  The four important ways of travelling are by Air, by train, by car and by bus. Usually, for getting to the Kuala Lumpur, travellers use these four types of mode of travelling. 

In this section of our website, we will discuss in detail all the four mode of travelling in and out of the Kuala Lumpur city. For getting comprehensive information regarding latest happenings and sights & sounds of the city, we invite you to visit all the sections of the Kuala Lumpur city guide present on this official website of IPBRE.  

With handy support of this Kuala Lumpur travel guide, we will help you to discover your best-loved ways of travelling towards and within the Kuala Lumpur city. In addition to these useful information, you can get farthermost know how by watching Kuala Lumpur airport map of each airport with the help of online mapping services. These services show clear terrains of the air port areas with minor details and data with pin point accuracy.   

Important information about the major modes of Kuala Lumpur transportation in and out of the city is given below. 

By Plane

Currently well furnished airports serve the city and meet the needs of every day aerial transportation needs of the Kuala Lumpur city. 

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)

All domestic and international jet flights land on this important Kuala Lumpur International Airport. This International airport is found at the distance of 50 kilometres from the city.

This International Kuala Lumpur city airport is regarded as one of the finest and most beautiful airports of the world. Architecture of this airport is equipped with modern glass and still of worth US 2.5 billion dollars. 

Previously, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport in Subang was used to be one and only Kuala Lumpur airport for holding the international flights. Kuala Lumpur International Airport replaced this old Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International. The Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport is now used for charted flights in and out of the city. 

Major shuttle buses and many types of train from Kuala Lumpur airport have their touts along the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. 

Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT)

This airport is only 20 kilometres away from the main city. Airplanes of AirAsia, Tiger Airways, and Cebu Pacific are currently served that terminal. As it name shows, this airport is famous for servicing cheap carriers which offer low fairs to Kuala Lumpur city area.   

Large number of shuttle buses and many express trains are serving this Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT).

Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport

Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport is also known as Subang Airport. This airport remained International airport of the city before the inauguration of Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 1998. This airport is 25 kilometres from the city. 

By Road

Following roads have utmost importance in road side travelling.

Expressway (Motorway) (NSE; route numbers E1 and E2)

One of the most important motorway leads in and out of the Kuala Lumpur city is North-South Expressway (Motorway) (NSE; route numbers E1 and E2). Important destinations of this motor way are as follows.

• Malaysia border
• Thailand border
• Bukit Kayu Hitam
• Kedah
• Johor Bahru
• Malaysian side
• Singapore border
• Jalan Duta
• Sungai Besi

The Karak Highway (E8)

The other major high way serves the city is called The Karak Highway (E8). This road then merges with the East Coast Expressway. This road links the following areas.

• Pahang
• Terengganu
• Kelantan

By Bus

City of Kuala Lumpur is served by a large number of terminals and bus stations for the convenience of road site travellers. List of bus terminals and bus services are given bellow. Most of the people prefer road journey to travel to Kuala Lumpur for efficient and cost effective adventurous journey.

Puduraya Terminal

The terminal of Puduraya is known as the biggest terminal of the city. The terminal is located near the area of china town.

Bus Service to and from Hat Yai, in Thailand

Konsortium Bas Ekspres Semenanjung

Konsortium Bas Ekspres Semenanjung bus service serves the passenger to move to and from the Hat Yai city of Thailand. The departure timings of this service are

• 10:30
• 23:00

Bus Service to and from Singapore

Transnasional

Transnasional is the most prominent bus service of Malaysia. The departure timing of this service is as under:

• 08:45
• 10:30
• 13:30
• 17:30
• 22:30
• & 23:59

Konsortium Bas Ekspres Semenanjung

Konsortium Bas Ekspres Semenanjung has a wide network of buses to move to and from the Singapore.

Hentian Putra:

This terminal of Hentian Putra provides services for the East cost areas.

Hentian Duta

This terminal of Hentian Duta provides services for the west areas of the city.

Kuala Lumpur Old Railway Station

This old railway satiation of the Kuala Lumpur city now worked as a bus terminal.

By Train

Three Light Rail Transits or LRTs are served the city to cater the need of rail way transport to and fro the main city area. These all three lines are operated by RapidKL, KL Monorail and KTM Komuter.

Names and brief descriptions of some important Train stations are as follows. 

Bukit Bintang (KL Monorail)

The train station of Bukit Bintang is generally used for shopping purposes in the areas of Golden triangle of the Kuala Lumpur City.

Bukit Nanas (KL Monorail)

This train station of Bukit Nanas is generally used for the clubbing in the areas of P. Ramlee of the Kuala Lumpur city.

KLCC (Putra)

This train station of KLCC is generally used for the visiting the Twin Towers and the Suria KLCC shopping mall present in the city areas of the Kuala Lumpur city.

KL Sentral (Kelana Jaya/KL Monorail/KTM Komuter)

This train station of KL sentral is generally used for the visiting for the areas near to the airport of the Kuala Lumpur city.

Masjid Jamek (all LRT lines)

This train station of Masjid Jamek is generally used for the transport between the areas of the Chine town and little India.