Places to see on transit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Part 1

Hey travellers,

We already mentioned in our previous post about our transit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on our way to Bali from Mumbai.

So, we were excited to explore a new city. On our forward journey to Bali, we landed at KLIA(Kuala Lumpur International Airport) at 6:50 am. Our onward flight was at 4:30 in the evening, so we decided to set out of the airport and explore the city.

Malaysian Visa/Immigration -

We as Indian citizens, needed to obtain a Malaysian visa before we flew and so we had already applied for the Visa from VFS, Pune. The visa-stamped passport was ready for collection after around 7 days.
As we had a transit on our return journey as well, so we had applied for a Multiple Entry visa. It is normally valid for 1 year, but we were given the validity of just 3 months. It costed around INR 4000 each for us.

The immigration at the KLIA was fast. There were hardly any queues at that time of the morning and not too many questions were asked by the Immigration officer.

Travelling from/to KLIA 

The options are

1 - KLIA express - It is an express train and reaches KL Sentral in 28 minutes. The price is Rm 35 one way.

2- Taxis - You can book a taxi and head anywhere in the city. it will take you around 1 to 1 and a half hour to reach KL Sentral. The prices would be expensive.

3 - Airport Coaches/Buses - This according to us is the best option. That is if you don't mind sparing an extra 30 min for the travel. There are various Coach agencies available and it costs Rm18 for a return trip,(KLIA to KL Sentral to KLIA) and Rm10 one way.
The buses are comfortable, air-conditioned, clean and tidy and take 1 hr to reach the KL Sentral station.

If you want to go anywhere in KL city, you can reach KL Sentral station. From there, LRT, monorail, buses and other options of public transportation are available.

Where did we go?

Petronas Towers

The first thing that comes to mind when in KL is the Petronas towers. So, this is where we were headed.
We took the Airport coach from KLIA, reached KL Sentral, had some food and coffee at the Food Court there and then took the LRT to KLCC (Kuala Lumpur City Centre). This is where the Petronas Towers are located. There is also a mall just underneath and it was a welcome respite in the hot weather.

The Petronas twin towers are simply breath-taking.

We headed back to KLIA as we doubted that the bus might get stuck in traffic and take more time. But we reached back again in 1 hr and so were early to the airport.
But we did not mind it too much because we had one more day to explore KL on our transit on way back from Bali.

So, stay glued for the next post.
Till then,
Keep travelling!