Moving About

Getting Around In Kuala Lumpur BUSES City bus operators include the following: Rapid KL Bus (Tel: 03-7625 6999) Intrakota Bus, (Tel 03-7726 2944) City Liner, (Tel: 603-7982 7060) Metro Bus, (Tel: 03-5635 3011) Park May, (Tel: 03-7982 6904) Tickets are priced according to destination or flat rate of RM1.00 Destinations & Stations: Destination: Petaling Jaya, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Shah Alam and Port Klang. Station: Klang Bus Station Destination: Jalan Pantai Baru, Bangsar, Petaling Jaya (Old Town), Kelana Jaya, Bukit Damansara and Subang. Station: Jalan Sultan Mohamad Bus Station Destination: Selayang Baru, Segambut Dalam and Batu Caves. Pudu Raya Bus Station To Seri Kembangan, Sungai Besi Camp, Balakong, Taman Seri Serdang and Kajang. Station: Bangkok Bank Bus Station Destination: Taman Greenwood, Kg. Air Panas, Sri Gombak, Taman Setapak and 12th Mile Gombak. Station: Lebuh Ampang Bus Station Destination: Jalan Cheras, Sri Petaling, Serdang Lama, Taman Goodwood, Salak South, Sungei Besi, Kampung Pandan, Bandar Tun Razak and Taman Maluri. Station: Kota Raya Shopping Complex/Menara Maybank Destination: Kg. Datuk Keramat, Ulu Kelang, Ampang, Cheras, Salak South, Sungai Besi, Petaling Jaya, jalan Kelang Lama, Bangsar, Damansara, Kepong, Jinjang, Segambut, Selayang, Sentul, Gombak and Jalan Genting Kelang. Station: Chow Kit Bus Stand Intercity Buses: Destination: To KLIA Station: Hentian Putra Station Destination: To the East Coast Stations: Putra Bus Station, opposite the Putra World Trade Centre (Tel: 03-4042 9530) Pekeliling Bus Station, Jalan Tun Razak (Tel: 03-4042 7256) Destination: To the North, East Coast, South and Singapore Stations: Pudu Raya Bus Station, Jalan Pudu (Tel: 03-230 0145): Destination: To the North & South Station: Bangunan MARA, Medan MARA, Jalan Raja Laut (Tel: 03-2691 8113) TAXICABS RM2 for the first 2km and 10 sen for every subsequent 200 metres. 50% surcharge levied from midnight to 6.00am.Call cabs charge RM1 additional to the fare. Town Cabs: Comfort - Tel: 03-8024 2727 City Line Cab - Tel: 03-222 2828 Hotline Cab - Tel: 03-255 3399 Konsisma - Tel: 03-4041 8862 KL Taxi - Tel: 03-9221 8999 Mesra Cab - Tel: 03-4042 1019 Public Cab - Tel: 03-6259 2020 Radio Cab - Tel: 03-9221 7600 Sakti Radio Taxi - Tel: 03-4042 0848 Saujana Cab - Tel: 03-2162 8888 Selasih Muara - Tel: 03-6185 5555 Supercab - Tel: 03-7875 7333 Sunlight - Tel: 03-9058 9986 Teletaxi - Tel: 03-9221 1011 Utusan Radio Taxi - Tel: 03-7983 5555 Wira Cab - Tel: 03-2144 3630 Airport Taxi: Airport Taxi - Tel: 03-238 0123 TRAINS: Commuter Trains KTM Komuter electric train service: From the KL Railway Station other city stations. It also services the Port Klang, Seremban, Kajang and Rawang out-of-town routes. KTM Komuter, Tel: 03-2272 2828 KL Light Rail Transit (LRT) RapidKL and KL Monorail systems operate from 6.00am to midnight daily. Tickets can be purchased at the station. For details, check out their websites: KL LRT/Rapid KL (Tel: 03-7625 6999) KL Monorail (Tel: 03-2267 9888) Railway KL Sentral is the main hub, connecting the peninsula in two lines: West Coast Line: Singapore - Kuala Lumpur - Butterworth route. North-East Line: KL-Gua Musang (Kota Baru). SELF DRIVE Car-Rental agencies offer self-drive and chauffeured cars for hire. Rates depend on car model and duration. A valid international driving licence is required if you wish to self-drive. The driver and the front passenger must fasten their seat belts and using a mobile phone while drive is an offence. Road maps can be purchased at bookshops and newsvendors. The Tourism Malaysia offices also produce an excellent road map of Malaysia if you wish to drive out of Kuala Lumpur. Note: Amazon also carry some good Guides and Maps which can really help a lot. Check them out. Road distance estimates: From Kuala Lumpur to major towns in the Peninsula (in kilometres). Listings arranged alphabetically with State names in brackets. Alor Gajah (Malacca) - 120 Alor Setar (Kedah) - 462 Baling (Kedah) - 421 Batu Pahat (Johor) - 239 Bukit Fraser (Pahang) - 99 Bukit Ibam - 238 Bukit Kayu Hitam (Kedah) - 510 Butterworth (Penang) - 369 Brichang (Pahang) - 214 Dabong - 556 Desaru (Johor) - 436 Dungun (Terengganu) - 390 Gemas (Johor) - 168 Gerik - 359 Gua Musang (Kelantan) - 290 Ipoh (Perak) - 205 Jeli (Kelantan) - 503 Johor Bahru (Johor) - 368 Kajang (Selangor) - 22 Kangar (Perlis) - 507 Klang (Selangor) - 33 Kluang (Johor) - 296 Kota Bahru (Kelantan) - 474 Kota Tinggi (Johor) - 383 Kuala Kangsar (Perak) - 255 Kuala Lipis (Perak) - 171 Kuala Selangor (Selangor) - 67 Kuala Terengganu (Terengganu) - 455 Kuantan (Pahang) - 259 Lumut (Perak) - 288 Maran - (Pahang) 183 Melaka (Malacca) - 144 Mersing (Johor) - 353 Muar (Johor) - 189 Padang Besar (Perlis) - 544 Pasir Putih (Kelantan) - 458 Port Klang (Selangor) - 41 Pontian Kecil (Johor) - 312 Port Dickson -(Negri Sembilan) 90 Sabak Bernam (Selangor) - 130 Segamat (Johor) - 197 Seremban (Negri Sembilan) - 64 Shah Alam (Selangor) - 25 Sitiawan (Perak) - 276 Sungai Petani (Kedah) - 404 Taiping (Perak) - 291 Teluk Intan (Perak) - 166 Temerloh (Pahang) - 133 Highways: KL is linked by a superb system of highway network, so driving should be no problem. These highways also come with modern food, toilet and fuelling facilities at rest stop and truck stops. As such, driving along the Peninsula's highways are most pleasant although you may, occasionally, come across crawls and slight jams because of accidents. Accommodation is also least of your problems as most of the connecting towns have at least some basic accommodation, from motels to hotels. Mobile phone networks also give a good coverge of the highways, in particular, the North South Highway connecting Malaysia with Thailand in the north at Bukit Kayu Hitam and Singapore in the South.