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How to get from Kuala Lumpur airport to the city center and back. International airports: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Recently we needed to know how to get to Kuala Lumpur Airport from the city, because we had a flight from the capital of Malaysia to Jakarta. It turned out that the information on many sites is outdated, and this threatens unnecessary wasted nerves and time, so we will describe here our experience and the current state of affairs at the beginning of March 2016.

There are three airports in Kuala Lumpur: now they are KLIA and KLIA 2, that is, Kuala-Lumpur International Airport first and second, as well as Subang. The fact is that a couple of years ago, flights of low-cost airlines were handled by the old LCCT, but now this function is performed by KLIA 2 - the world’s largest terminal for low-cost airlines, built specifically for them. And KLIA accepts flights from Western airlines, from the Middle East, and so on.

Everything below also works in the opposite direction, that is, from Kuala Lumpur airport to the city.

How to get to Kuala Lumpur KLIA Airport?

There are several ways to get to the airport from the city, and it is good when you can choose what is more important - time or money.

High Speed Train KL - KLIA

The fastest option! High-speed trains depart from KL Sentral and go to KLIA and KLIA 2 airports. There are two types of trains: Express and Transit. Their difference is that the express train travels non-stop in 28 minutes, while the transit makes 3 stops along the way: Salak Tinggi, Putrajaya and Bandar Tasik Selatan and covers the distance to the airport in 35 minutes.

The fare is RM55 (RM25 for a child) on both Express and Transit Trains. Until December 2015, the cost was 35 ringit, but then they increased it by as much as 50 percent!

Express Train to Kuala Lumpur Airport

Express Train runs every 15-20 minutes, the first and last train from KL Sentral at 05.00 and 00.40 respectively, from KLIA 2 at 04.55 and 00.55.

Transit Train runs every 20-30 minutes, the first and last train from KL Sentral at 04.33 and 00.03 respectively, from KLIA 2 at 05.48 and 00.59.

When traveling to an airport, trains first stop at the first airport and then at the second. Tickets can be purchased upon arrival at the airport or at the KL Sentral ticket office.

Bus Kuala Lumpur - KLIA

The cheapest and at the same time quite convenient way to get to your plane - that’s how we went. Buses depart from several points in the city:

From KL Central. This is a major transport hub in the center of the capital, which can be reached from different parts of the city by metro, monorail, and city buses. Airport Coach buses depart from the Ground Floor. The navigation there, unfortunately, is not very clear and there are no large signs; just ask the employees for the airport bus if you can’t figure it out.

Departure times are every half hour from Kuala Lumpur to the airport from 05.00 to 23.00, in the opposite direction from 05.30 to 00.30. Travel time is approximately 1 hour, depending on the traffic situation.

The fare is 10 ringit ($2.5 at the exchange rate as of March 2016), or at the ticket office at the bus stop.

On the ground floor in KL Sentral there is a bus stop to the airport

From Puduraya Terminal. This terminal is located near Chinatown, so if that's where you're staying, this might be the most convenient option. Transportation is provided by Star Shuttle. The first flight to the airport departs at 03.15 at night, and the last at 00.30. In the opposite direction - the first one from the airport is at 05.00, the last one at 02.15. Buses run every half hour.

The fare is 12 ringit ($3), and the journey takes approximately 1 hour 20 minutes.

From your hotel. Airport Coach can arrange transfer to Kuala Lumpur Airport directly from the hotel for RM25. Or you can ask at the reception, although they usually offer it themselves :-)

There is also a free shuttle between the airports.

Taxi to Kuala Lumpur Airport

Fixed price for a budget taxi from the airport to Kuala Lumpur is 75 ringit. I recommend taking red and white taxis, they have a meter. Or you can do it in advance. As always, this option is beneficial for a company of 3-4 people.

How to get to Kuala Lumpur KLIA 2 Airport?

Here, in general, the methods are similar, but I’ll tell you about them in more detail.

High Speed Train Kuala Lumpur - KLIA 2 Airport.

I wrote about trains above; when going to the airport, there will first be a stop at KLIA, and then at KLIA 2. The cost and schedule are the same.

Airport bus KLIA 2

From KL Central. Transportation is carried out by two companies - Sky Bus and Aerobus. Their counters are located there on the first floor.

The first is the official carrier for Air Asia, and a ticket from the airport to the city can be booked when purchasing air tickets, in which case they will cost 7.2 ringgit. Only if plans change, they cannot be returned. The usual cost is 10 ringit, you can buy tickets at the box office or at.

The first bus leaves at 03.00, the last at midnight, they run every half hour. From KLIA 2 airport the first bus is at 05.00, the last at 02.45.

Aerobus has a similar bus schedule from Kuala Lumpur to the airport; tickets can be bought at the box office for 11 ringit, or on the website for 9 ringit.

From Puduraya. Star Shuttle buses also go to KLIA 2 airport, the fare is also 12 ringit, see the schedule above.

How to get from KLIA to KLIA 2 and vice versa?

Free shuttle buses run between airports. In addition, you can take the high-speed Transit Train, which will take you there in a couple of minutes for 2 ringgit.

How to get to Subang Airport?

Subang Airport, or as it is otherwise called Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, is used by Firefly airline, which operates domestic flights throughout Malaysia, as well as to Indonesia, Singapore, Phuket and Koh Samui in Thailand.

You can get from Kuala Lumpur to Subang Airport by SkyPark Coach buses from the Pudu Sentral bus terminal for 9.3 ringgit. There is also a regular city bus, the U81 Rapid KL, which terminates under the Pasar Seni LRT station. The fare is 3 ringgit, and the journey takes 40 minutes to 1 hour.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport consists of two terminals: KLIA and KLIA 2. They are located nearby, two kilometers from each other. Flights of all low-cost airlines depart and arrive at the new terminal KLIA 2 (the LCCT terminal, which previously served low-cost airlines, no longer handles passenger traffic). KLIA 2 is home to Asia's most famous low-cost airline, AirAsia, as well as other budget airlines: Malindo Airways, Lion Air, Tiger Airways and Cebu Pacific Airways. Now KLIA2 is the world's largest low-cost terminal and a major hub, modern and comfortable.

Terminals KLIA and KLIA2 are connected by a railway line, which serves KLIA Express and KLIA Transit trains. You can get from one terminal to another in 3-5 minutes and 2 ringgits.

Arrivals and departures from KL airport

If you're arriving on a regular international flight, it will most likely be at KLIA Terminal, which has the main building and Satellite Terminal A where planes dock; These two structures are connected by a train - Aerotrain. The KLIA main terminal building consists of five levels. The arrival hall is on the third level, the departure hall is on the fifth.

Budget airline flights arrive at KLIA Terminal 2. The third level of the terminal is the Departure Hall, the second level is the Arrival Hall and express trains, the first level is the bus station and ordering official taxis.

How to get from Kuala Lumpur Airport to the city

Train

You can take the KLIA Express and KLIA Transit trains from both terminals to the city center, KL Sentral station. The railway line starts at KLIA 2, goes to KLIA and then to the city.

At KLIA 2 trains depart from Level 2. The KLIA Express train departs every 15-20 minutes, runs non-stop from the airport terminals to KL Sentral, the journey takes 33 minutes (3 minutes between terminals). Trains run from 5 am to 1 am.

The KLIA transit train departs every 20-30 minutes. The first train from KLIA 2 is at 6 am, the last at 1 am, the journey takes about 40 minutes, goes to KL Sentral station. It makes three stops along the way: Bandar Tasik Selatan, Putrajaya & Cyberjaya and Salak Tinggi.

Trains are quite expensive, more expensive than a bus - 55 ringit. But the trains go faster.

Bus

You can get to Kuala Lumpur (and other destinations) from KLIA and KLIA 2 by bus.

From the second terminal, buses depart every 15 minutes from the first level (Level 1). A ticket costs from 10 ringit. Buses go into the city to KL Sentral and Puduraya stations. You can go not only to the center of Kuala Lumpur, but also to other cities in Malaysia: Malacca, Johor Bahru, Ipoh, etc.

Star Shuttle - goes to Padu Sentral station through both airport terminals. The journey takes about an hour. Ticket costs 9 ringit;

SkyBus - goes to KL Sentral. The journey takes about 50 minutes. The ticket costs 8 ringit. If you fly with AirAsia and buy a ticket on their website, you can immediately book a bus ticket, then it will cost 7 ringit. On the bus you just need to show an e-ticket with your reservation number.

Aerobus also goes to KL Sentral, the journey takes 50 minutes, costs 8 ringit.

This is what Skybus looked like

This is what Aerobus looks like

Taxi at the airport

If you arrive at night or need to quickly and comfortably get to the city, you can take a taxi. Uber operates in Kuala Lumpur. You can also take an official taxi - Airport Limo taxi. The cost of the trip is fixed, the order must be made at the counters and paid there.

Transfer to order online

Anyone who wants a minimum of physical movements can order a transfer to in advance via the Internet. You will be met in the arrivals hall, your luggage will be taken, you will be put in a car and taken to your desired location. The good thing about this method is that there are no hassles at all, and it costs the same as a regular taxi. I recommend!

Road to the city

The road is very picturesque and colorful - you drive, look around, take a break from the flight. Palm trees are growing everywhere and cottage communities are being built. Although sometimes there are shacks, apparently from the times when Malaysia was not such a developed country.

Kuala Lumpur Airport: how to get to the airport, official website, telephone numbers, flights, taxis to the airport, service and services of Kuala Lumpur Airport.

Kuala Lumpur Airport is the largest in all of Southeast Asia, as well as the most modern and technically equipped airport in the entire region. More than 50 airlines depart from here.

This airport was designed by the famous Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. Its main feature is how organically it fits into the environment. “An airport in a forest and a forest in an airport” is the main concept of the unique architecture of the airport terminal building. There is a lot of greenery here, and in one of the terminals there is a real tropical forest area.

Kuala Lumpur Airport Terminals

The airport has two terminals located at a distance of 800 m from each other. The terminals are connected to each other by a monorail, along which free automatic Aerotrain trains run every 15-20 minutes. Previously, the airport had 3 terminals, another one - LCCT - served flights of low-cost airlines, but it is currently closed.

Terminal 1 (KLIA) - the main one, receives most of the flights to the capital of Malaysia, consists of 3 buildings connected by a special pier. Inside it is the Satelite satellite terminal, where many international flights land. To go through passport control and claim luggage, you can take the Aerotrain from here to the main terminal.
Terminal 2 - international low-cost airline terminal KLIA 2 (see diagram). It was built to relieve the main one.

Services

Both terminals have cafes and restaurants, a duty free area, luggage storage, ATMs, shops, a charging area for laptops and mobile phones, currency exchange offices and tourist information desks where you can get free city maps and guides. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the airport. There are only a couple of cafes in the satellite terminal; the closest infrastructure is located in the main terminal.

It is convenient to track the arrival and departure times of flights on the online arrival and departure board.

Welcome to Kuala Lumpur Airport

How to get to the airport

Kuala Lumpur Airport is located approximately 60 km south of the center of the Malaysian capital. You can get from the airport to the city and back by bus, train, taxi or rented car.

By bus

The bus is the cheapest and longest way to get to the city. The bus stop is located across the street from the main terminal exit. Airport Coach buses run to the central train station from 6:30 to midnight. The trip will take just over an hour without traffic jams, a one-way ticket costs 10 MYR, a round trip ticket costs 18 MYR. Star Shuttle buses go to the Puduraya bus station and take those wishing to the desired hotel for a fee. Prices on the page are as of October 2018.

By train

If you travel a lot in Southeast Asia, sooner or later you will end up at LCCT airport. This airport is the main transfer point for many travelers.

Please note that Kuala Lumpur Airport is divided into 2 terminals:

KLIA(Kuala Lumpur International Airport) - main terminal
LCCT(Low Cost Carrier Terminal) - terminal (for example, Air Asia, CebuPacific, TigerAirways, Firefly).

Official website of the terminal KLIA— http://www.klia.com.my

Official website of the terminal LCCT- http://www.lcct.com.my

Moreover, to get from one to the other, you will have to spend at least half an hour, so be sure to ask in advance which terminal your flight departs from. Otherwise, you risk simply not being able to board.

If you have a flight Airasia, then you can rest assured that you need a terminal LCCT, which will be discussed in this article.

2. How to get to LCCT

There are several ways to get to the LCCT terminal from Kuala Lumpur.

All options are described in detail on the official LCCT website here.

Let's look at the main methods:

1. By bus Star Shuttle from Puduraya or Chinatown stop. I have already written in more detail about where and how to buy tickets, where the stop itself is located (in the Puduraya area).

Ticket price- 12 ringgit.

Buses run around the clock every 30 minutes.

There are also buses from other bus companies, such as Skybus ( 9 ringgit), Aerobus ( 8 ringgit), they depart from the KL Sentral stop.

Despite the higher price, we chose the Star Shuttle bus because... the stop was very close to our hotel.

2. By KLIA Transit train. The train goes from KL Sentral to KLIA airport, but you need to get off earlier at the Salak Tinggi stop, there you need to change to a shuttle that will take you to the LCCT terminal:

3. By train KTM Komuter.You can take the train from any KTM Komuter station, go to the Nilai station stop, and from there take a shuttle to LCCT:

4. You can also take a taxi(the cost depends on the distance of your hotel, guide the amount up to 100 ringgit)

3. How to navigate the airport (airport map, etc.)

Once you arrive at the airport, you can pick up a luggage trolley at the entrance to the building:

Follow the directions below:

domestic departure— departure of domestic flights (we flew there by plane)
international departure— departure of international flights (we used this exit when flying to)

Domestic flight departures:

General airport diagram from AirAsia:

And these are the diagrams from the airport itself:

A closer look at the level 1 diagram:

4. Check-in and gate

You can register through the website (for example, if you are flying to Airasia, you can check in for your flight directly on the website), through a self-service terminal and at check-in counters.

To check-in for international flights, go left to counters T1-T18:

LCCT stands for Low Cost Carrier Terminal, i.e. Terminal for low cost carriers in Kuala Lumpur. Low cost airlines fly from here, both domestic and international. And inexpensive ticket prices are achieved by total savings. For example, at LCCT passengers independently get to the plane from the Airport building on foot...

I have already written about Kuala Lumpur KLIA Airport in general (visa rules, Malaysian customs regulations, etc.). You can find all the useful information in an article about KLIA

LCCT terminal is a separate terminal of KLIA.

IMPORTANT TO KNOW!

A passenger flying from Kuala Lumpur must check in advance on the ticket which terminal his flight is departing from: KLIA, KLIA2 or LCCT!

Despite the fact that all three Airport terminals (KLIA, KLIA-2 and LCCT) are located essentially on the same territory, only KLIA has direct rail connections to Kuala Lumpur. Special buses run between KLIA and LCCT. And KLIA and KLIA-2 are connected by the automatic monorail mini-train Aero train - we have never seen this at any other Airport in the World.

You can get directly from Kuala Lumpur to the LCCT terminal by taxi or express bus.

A metered taxi will cost about 80-100 ringgit (about 20 euros). Without a meter it will be significantly more expensive.

Travel by express bus costs 10 times cheaper: 8-10 ringgit (about 2 euros) per person. Buses depart for LCCT from KL Sentral station.

We couldn't get on the train from Kuala Lumpur towards Langkawi

Therefore, we got to the island of Langkawi in the classic way - by Air Asia plane from the LCCT terminal. The flight is only an hour.

Tickets for the whole family cost us about 140 euros.

But let's take things in order.

After leaving the China Town 2 Hotel in Chinatown, we walked to the Pasar Seni metro station (less than 400 meters). There is only one stop to KL Sentral station - the metro fare was 1 RM (0.20 euros) per person.

From KL Sentral, it is a 30-minute train ride to KLIA terminal, or an hour-long express bus ride to any of the three terminals.

If the train ticket office is located next to the metro exit, then the bus ticket office is on the lower level of KL Sentral directly next to the buses. Tickets for the express bus to LCCT cost us 10 RM (2.15 euros) per person. They didn’t pay for the children, although they occupied all four back seats of the bus.

During the entire hour-long drive to the Airport, we admired the views of the city from the window and the endless plantings of palm trees in the suburbs.

The Sepang race track is located close to the Airport; the Malaysian stage of the Formula 1 race was to take place here in a few days. At the fork near the highway, buses in KLIA turn right, and in LCCT - left.

The LCCT terminal serves both international and domestic flights. Accordingly, when traveling to the Malaysian island of Langkawi, use the Domestic Departure entrance.

After entering the terminal building there will be machines for checking in for your flight.

You must check in yourself and only then go through baggage control and hand it over at the Check-In counters.

Don’t forget about the weight restrictions of luggage and carry-on luggage for low-cost carriers! Low cost airlines are strict with this. At the parallel rack, overweight passengers hastily brought their weight back to normal, shifting their belongings...

After the Check-In counters, you need to return to the entrance and go to passport control at the Domestic Departure Hall, located to the right of the entrance. In general, despite the fact that the terminal is intended for low-cost airlines, it is very worthy, in contrast to the low cost Manila Airport Terminal 4

There is high-quality service and quite decent waiting rooms. There are shops and restaurants.