Take The Path Less Ordinary

But now the good news.

Countless visitors have emailed us about train travels in KL and we have finally found the time to trawl the tracks and chart it on paper. This is the hardest and the most time consuming project that we embarked so far. Although having dipped in local public transport scene frequently, the flick came with a lot of pain - and train fares.

KL is huge alright and took us a lot of leg work to trot around the city and collect enough information to draw the below diagram. We reckon as holidaymaker you would only utilise a small section of this rail diagram, centered around KL Sentral, KLCC, Pasar Seni, Bukit Bintang and hotel hotspots. Regardless, the colourful diagram is concise enough to help you to also travel the outskirt of KL and suburban places for expats and those interested to stay longer.

We believe that the smallest detail gives the largest impression but it is not possible to feature a high resolution diagram on this page as the maximum width is only 500 pixels. If you are keen, we can email you a hi-res A4 sized image of the above you can printout at home - at no cost and no obligation. It’s our way of saying thank you for choosing Malaysia as a holiday destination. Just drop us a line, see contact us. This offer is based on goodwill and for personal use only.

Time to ditch your travel guide books - most are outdated anyway. This diagram will help you plug into the system in a jiffy, real time.

Cut through the clutter

As a holidaymaker, you don’t need in-depth details on every nook and corner of KL. All you need is the stations where you can reach popular destinations for shopping and sightseeing. Below is a zoom in diagram to help you simplify your thoughts.

The best places to stay are hotels around stations highlighted in RED.

So let’s say you’re on shoestring and have arranged to pad in a guesthouse in Petaling Street / Chinatown and the nearest train station is Pasar Seni. You want to spend the morning in KLCC Petronas Twin Tower to snap some photos to coo office mates back home.

This is easy. Here’s how things work. See the light-purple line that connects Pasar Seni, Masjid Jamek, Dang Wangi, Kampung Baru and finally KLCC. It’s no brainer. Just hop in via Pasar Seni and in 10 mins you’ll reach KLCC hop off with the same train.

Train fare chart

Automated ticket kiosk

English is widely used on signage and navigation diagrams

OK, here’s another challenge. Say, after KLCC, you want to zip over to Bukit Bintang shopping enclave. Plug into the light-purple line again via KLCC and get down at Dang Wangi station. Take a short 5 mins walk to Bukit Nanas station (dark-blue line) and board a train to Bukit Bintang - voila !

Finally, at the end of the day, you’re exhausted and want to head back to the guesthouse. There are two ways to trip this ….

1. Bukit Bintang –> Bukit Nanas –> walk –> Dang Wangi –> Pasar Seni
2. Bukit Bintang –> Hang Tuah –> Masjid Jamek –> Pasar Seni

Pat yourself on the back. KL is within your finger tips now.