Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
GETTING AROUND
KL Sentral is the hub of a rail-based urban network consisting of the KTM Komuter, KLIA Ekspres, KLIA Transit, LRT
and Monorail systems. Unfortunately the systems - all built separately - are poorly integrated. There is no combination
ticket covering all services, and at stations where there's an interchange between the services they're rarely conveniently
connected. That said, you can happily get around much of central KL on a combination of rail and monorail services.
Bus
Most buses are provided by either
Rapid KL
( 7885 2585;
www.rapidkl.com.my
) or
Metrobus
( 5635 3070).
There's an
information booth
( 7am-9pm) at the Jln Sultan Mohammed bus stop in Chinatown. Rapid KL buses are
divided into four classes, and tickets are valid all day on the same class of bus:
Bas Bandar
(routes starting with B, RM2) services run around the city centre.
Bas Utama
(routes starting with U, RM2) services run from the centre to the suburbs.
Bas Tempatan
(routes starting with T, RM1) services run around the suburbs.
Bas Ekspres
(routes starting with E, RM4) are express buses to distant suburbs.
You can also buy an all-day ticket covering all nonexpress buses (RM4) and a ticket covering all Rapid KL buses and
trains (RM7).
Local buses leave from half a dozen small bus stands around the city - useful stops in Chinatown include Jln Sultan
Mohamed (by Pasar Seni), Bangkok Bank (on Lebuh Pudu) and Medan Pasar (on Lebuh Ampang).
Car
KL is the best place to hire a car for touring the peninsula, though driving out of KL is complicated by a confusing one-
way system and contradictory road signs that can throw off your sense of direction. All the major rental companies have
offices at KLIA. City offices - generally open from 9am to 5.30pm weekdays and 9am to 1pm Saturday - include the fol-
lowing:
Avis
(
03-2162 2144;
www.avis.com.my
; Rennaissance Hotel, Jln Ampang)
Hertz
(
03-2026 2497;
www5.hertz.com
;
Ground Floor, Wisma MPL, Jln Raja Chulan)
Orix
(
2142 3009;
www.orixauto.com.my
;
Ground fl, Federal Hotel, 35 Jln Bukit Bintang)
KL Monorail
The air-conditioned
monorail
(
www.klmonorail.com.my
; RM1.20-2.50;
6am-midnight) zips from KL Sentral to Titi-
wangsa, linking up many of the city's sightseeing areas.
