Exploring KL

 

First of all we have to say that there are several ways to explore KL. There are two main railroads (KTM) leading through KL, one beginning at port Klang and ending at the Batu caves, the other connecting the two airports of Kuala Lumpur, KLIA(Kuala Lumpur International Airport) and Abdul Shah Aziz airport, located in Subang Jaya. A Monorail (MRT) connects S-shaped almost all hotspots in KL-city and bus stations are to be found at nearly every road in town. For all other places you want to visit or simply need to go there faster than with public transportation, there are uncountable taxis (teksi) spreaded all over the city with which it’s possible to reach even far distanced locations for a, compared to european standarts, moderate fare, provided that they drive with taxometer.

KTM

The railroad is a cheap alternative to driving by taxi for long distances. The fares for getting from Shah Alam (where our University UiTM is located) to Subang Jaya (where we live) is about 2 Ringgit per person, what is about 0,50€. The same distance (20km) by taxi normally costs about 25 Ringgit, even more during nighttime or when there’s a lot of traffic jam, which normally happens when we have to get to university.

The trains are usually heavy crowded, not as bad as it’s shown in some documentaries of indian trains (nobody is sitting on the roof), but sometimes there are real fights between passengers to get into the train. This may be increased by the extra coaches only for ladies, wich sometimes are very empty, but no man will ever dare going inside a ladies coach here. Purses and other important and valuable things should be stored in a trouser pocket in the front secured by putting the hands in it.

 

MRT

KL’s monorail is a nice way to travel, on one hand it’s also very cheap (RM1,10 for 3 stations), on the other hand you have a great view over KL’s hotspots like the twin towers or Chinatown out of it because the monorail was built up about 7-10 meters above the streets.

Bus

Travelling by bus is the cheapest way in whole Malaysia, not only in KL. There is a huge variety of busses offered and luxury goes from wooden benches up to single massage seats with flatscreens.

If you have enough time we will definitely recommend travelling by bus. In KL it is about RM1 to travel around and it seems more to be a contribution towards expenses than a fare.