KLIA2 and Air Asia
Apr 11, 2014, 2:32 am
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KLIA2 and Air Asia
Hi All,
I am flying to KUL with AirAsia on 03/05 (landing around 10pm) and then flying back out around 9am the next morning on the same airline. The plan was to get the train into the city and stay at a hotel around Sentral. I know that KLIA2 is expected to open on 02/05 but I'm a bit concerned that AirAsia may decide to delay the move from LCCT. If so how much of a hassle would the trip to the city be from the LCCT for a newbie? Would I be better off staying in a hotel in Putrajaya?
Scott.
I am flying to KUL with AirAsia on 03/05 (landing around 10pm) and then flying back out around 9am the next morning on the same airline. The plan was to get the train into the city and stay at a hotel around Sentral. I know that KLIA2 is expected to open on 02/05 but I'm a bit concerned that AirAsia may decide to delay the move from LCCT. If so how much of a hassle would the trip to the city be from the LCCT for a newbie? Would I be better off staying in a hotel in Putrajaya?
Scott.
Apr 11, 2014, 9:52 am
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Air Asia is declining to move at this stage based on concerns with safety issues.
To try and use the train from the LCCT is way to hard.
There are regular buses to Central for not a great deal of money, you can puchase a ticket on these from the Air Asia website.
I took small limos for something like 140 Malaysian Ringgit, which is about $50 USD
Takes at least 1 hour, so maybe better to find an airport hotel of which there are several
To try and use the train from the LCCT is way to hard.
There are regular buses to Central for not a great deal of money, you can puchase a ticket on these from the Air Asia website.
I took small limos for something like 140 Malaysian Ringgit, which is about $50 USD
Takes at least 1 hour, so maybe better to find an airport hotel of which there are several
Apr 11, 2014, 6:46 pm
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Hi All,
I am flying to KUL with AirAsia on 03/05 (landing around 10pm) and then flying back out around 9am the next morning on the same airline. The plan was to get the train into the city and stay at a hotel around Sentral. I know that KLIA2 is expected to open on 02/05 but I'm a bit concerned that AirAsia may decide to delay the move from LCCT. If so how much of a hassle would the trip to the city be from the LCCT for a newbie? Would I be better off staying in a hotel in Putrajaya?
Scott.
I am flying to KUL with AirAsia on 03/05 (landing around 10pm) and then flying back out around 9am the next morning on the same airline. The plan was to get the train into the city and stay at a hotel around Sentral. I know that KLIA2 is expected to open on 02/05 but I'm a bit concerned that AirAsia may decide to delay the move from LCCT. If so how much of a hassle would the trip to the city be from the LCCT for a newbie? Would I be better off staying in a hotel in Putrajaya?
Scott.
If you don't want to make the hike into the city for such a brief stay, there are hotels close to the airport offering transfers.
Apr 11, 2014, 8:48 pm
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Thanks adampenrith and IAN-UK, so the consensus is that KLIA2 won't be happening then? I looked at the transit hotels but apart from the Sama-Sama (a little on the pricey side by Malaysian standards) the quality didn't seem to be the best. The Tune in particular while the most convenient option didn't look very comfortable and I'd be a little worried about the quality if they were in the process of winding down operations and moving to KLIA2.
Scott.
Scott.
Apr 12, 2014, 4:43 pm
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I've never needed to stay at KUL, but many friends have done so connecting to/from Air Asia and MH services. There certainly was a smart hotel (i think Pan Pacific) attached to the main terminal, and a number of others (Concorde?) around Sepang. I heard no loud complaints about any of them.
Apr 15, 2014, 10:33 pm
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Just suck it up and stay at the toon. You can endure one night there and the attached restaurant is actually pretty good. Tony F eats there often in fact.
Last edited by moondog; Apr 23, 2014 at 3:13 am
Apr 23, 2014, 2:56 am
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I've ended up booking at the Sama Sama, with a pregnant partner I thought it would be best spending extra for the additional space/comfort. Managed to get a $25 off voucher from Qantas hotels which softened the price a bit. Thanks everyone for their input.
Scott.
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Apr 24, 2014, 7:40 pm
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A week to go, and they seem pretty gung-ho on opening KLIA2 on May 2nd as planned. The ERL will open their extension on the same date, but Air Asia has announced that they'll move on the 9th, so looks like you'll still be at the LCCT.
There's also a new Tune Hotel opening at KLIA2:
http://www.tunehotels.com/my/en/our-hotels/klia2/
There's also a new Tune Hotel opening at KLIA2:
http://www.tunehotels.com/my/en/our-hotels/klia2/