Bus
Buses are one of the
inexpensive ways
to travel in Malaysia. Most of the
buses in Kuala Lumpur (KL) are air-conditioned, but
there are still non-air-conditioned buses in smaller
towns around the country. Buses plying routes within
towns and cities typically charge fares according to
the distance covered while interstate buses have
fixed rates.
Kuala Lumpur's
main bus terminal is Puduraya Bus Terminal where the
northbound and southbound buses pick up and drop
off. It is conveniently located just 10
minutes walk from Bukit Bintang. However, advance
booking is required during eve of two such public
holidays in Malaysia (Hari Raya and Chinese New
Year) as many city folks will go 'balik kampung'
(back hometown) to visit their families and
relatives over these holidays.
Even with
extra buses hired for this exodus, tickets are
snapped up like 'hot cakes' and seats are fully
booked. Hence advance booking is required during
this period.
City and
sub-urban bus company : Rapid KL ( http://www.rapidkl.com.my
)
Taxi
Taxis are usually fitted with
meters in major cities. In KL, the rate is currently
RM2 for the first kilometre, and 10 sen for every
subsequent 150 metres. However,
most taxis are not going by metres lately, hence
please check out the approximate prices for standard
routes before arriving into KL. A
surcharge of 50% will be levied between midnight and
6am. Interstate and smaller town taxis charge a
fixed rate and it is best to settle on a price
before getting into the taxi.
|
Taxi
Companies
|
|
Phone
numbers |
| Comfort
Taxi |
|
Tel
: 03 8024 2727 |
| Saujana
Cab |
|
Tel
: 03 2162 8888 |
| Outstation
Taxi |
|
Tel
: 03 2078 0213 |
| Airport
Limo Meet & Greet |
|
Tel
: 03 8787 3678 |
| Eco
Transit |
|
Tel
: 03 5512 2266 |
| Supercab |
|
Tel
: 03 2095 3399 |
Rail
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB)
has an impressive railway network across Malaysia,
which is one that travels the breadth and width of
the Peninsula that providing the country with
regular passenger services. KTM tracks take
travellers across the Peninsula to neighbouring
countries like Thailand in the north and Singapore
in the south. ( www.ktmb.com.my
)
There is also a suburban
railway service that runs outside Kuala Lumpur and
Petaling Jaya, which is the KTM Komuter. This is a
fully air-conditioned service that provides visitors
with comfortable and speedy inter-city travel within
the country.
Other than KTMB train, you are also able to try the
efficient, comfortable and congestion-free STAR and
Putra Light Rail Transit (LRT) services that makes
getting around KL a breeze. Transits between the
KTMB train, Komuter and LRTs can be done at KL
Sentral Station, Malaysia's central rail
transportation hub.
|
Rail
|
|
Website
|
|
Phone
numbers |
| KL
Sentral Station (main train station in KL) |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2274 7435
|
| PUTRA
Line / STAR Line (within city and sub-urban
areas) |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 7625 6999
|
| KL
Monorail (within city) |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2273 1888
|
| KLIA
Ekspres (from airport to KL Sentral Station
and v.v) |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2267 8000
|
| National
train KTM (plying from north to south of
Peninsular Malaysia) |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2267 1200
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Air
Travel
Kuala Lumpur International
Airport (KLIA) is Malaysia's
primary state-of-the-art gateway. It is located in
Sepang, which is about 50km (approximately an hour's
drive via highway) south of Kuala Lumpur.
Visitors can
take flights from KLIA to all major cities and towns
in the Peninsula as well as Sabah and Sarawak. There
are also some domestic budget airlines in Malaysia
like Air Asia and Berjaya Air that ply popular
holiday routes such as KL-Pulau Tioman, KL-Pulau
Langkawi and so on. However, Malaysia Airlines (MAS)
is the country's very own international carrier,
which flies to over 100 destinations across six
continents.
www.fireflyz.com.my
- a new community budget
airline (operated by MAS) flies to and fro from
Penang International Airport to nearby popular
destinations like Langkawi, Koh Samui, Phuket, Kuala
Terengganu, Kota Bharu (nearest airport to
Perhentian Island) and Kuantan.
Visitors are able to get to the heart of KL by bus,
airport taxi, KLIA Ekspres or rent-a-car services
available from KLIA.
|
Airport
|
|
Website
|
|
Phone
numbers |
| Airport
KLIA (Flight information) |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 8777 8888 |
| Domestic
Airport - Subang |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 7845 3258 |
| KL
CAT (City Air Terminal) |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2267 8000 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Low
Cost Airlines in Malaysia
|
|
Website
|
|
Phone
numbers |
| Air
Asia |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 7845 7777
|
| Firefly |
|
www.fireflyz.com.my |
|
Tel
: 03 7845 4543 |
| Berjaya
Air |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2145 2132 |
| MAS
Reservation Number |
|
|
|
Tel
: 1 300 88 3000 |
| Malaysia
Airlines |
|
www.mas.com.my |
|
Tel
: 03 7846 3000 |
| Jetstar |
|
www.jetstar.com |
|
Tel
: 1
800 81 3090 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| International
Airlines |
|
Website |
|
Phone
numbers |
| Air
India |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2142 0166
|
| Air
Mauritius |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2142 9161
|
| Asiana
Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2144 2900
|
| Austrian
Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2148 8033
|
| Biman
Bangladesh Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2148 3765
|
| Cargolux
Airlines International F.A |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 8787 3343
|
| Cathay
Pacific |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2078 3377
|
| China
Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2142 4125
|
| China
Eastern Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 07 334 4970
|
| China
Southern Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2163 9977
|
| Emirates
Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2072 5288
|
| Eva
Airways Corpration |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2161 7500
|
| Federal
Express Services |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 7720 6000
|
| First
Cambodia Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 9283 5090
|
| Garuda
Indonesia |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2162 1581
|
| Gulf
Air |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2142 2060
|
| Indian
Airlines Limited |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 4044 3055
|
| Iran
Air |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2161 0411
|
| Japan
Airlines International Co. Ltd |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2161 1740
|
| KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2711 2300
|
| Korean
Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2142 8616
|
| Lion
Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2713 9911
|
| Lufthansa
German Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2161 4666
|
| Malaysia
Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 1 300 88 3000
|
| Merpati
Nusantara Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2141 1411
|
| Myanmar
Airways International |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2144 3077
|
| Nippon
Cargo Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2032 5393
|
| Philippines
Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2141 0767
|
| Qatar
Airways |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2141 8281
|
| Royal
Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2070 6628
|
| Royal
Jordanian Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 8776 4757
|
| Royal
Nepal Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 4045 6255
|
| Saudi
Arabian Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2166 4488
|
| Singapore
Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2698 7033
|
| Sri
Lankan Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2072 2833
|
| Thai
Airways International |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2031 1900
|
| Transmile
Air |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 7846 9520
|
| Uzbekistan
Airways |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2142 5818
|
| Vietnam
Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2141 2416
|
| Xiamen
Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2166 8222
|
| Yemenia
Yemen Airlines |
|
|
|
Tel
: 03 2161 6960
|