KUL to Bukit Bintang by taxi?
Aug 20, 2013, 11:35 pm
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KUL to Bukit Bintang by taxi?
My flight gets into KUL around 8:30 pm. How long would a taxi ride to Bukit Bintang (Westin hotel) take at that point? Would I be better off taking KLIA to KL Sentral and a taxi from there? More interested in saving time than money here.
Aug 22, 2013, 1:14 am
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I'd take the train and then do the taxi out of Sentral (they have a coupon system there, and supply/demand would be OK at that hour). Distance from the airport is considerable and you could always hit a traffic knot.
Aug 22, 2013, 7:32 am
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Are your arriving at main or budget terminal? If main - train and taxi from Sentral would be the best option IMHO. From budget terminal - taxi makes more sense because if you want to take train you have to use bus to go to train station first.
Aug 23, 2013, 12:29 am
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I reckon those who know and understand the system sometimes underestimate the complications`facing first time visitors finding their way through "simple" transfers such as the one at Sentral. And from the nature of the question, i'm guessing the OP is a first-timer.
I'd suggest the taxi route is the easiest and most comfortable. Avoiding the faff of changing transport modes is always a strong positive - at least for me!
I'd suggest the taxi route is the easiest and most comfortable. Avoiding the faff of changing transport modes is always a strong positive - at least for me!
Aug 24, 2013, 2:00 am
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Just did the KLIA express from airport to Sentral then taxi to Bukit Bitang again. With the traffic being bumper to bumper sometimes when you least expect it, the train is great. I would always choose the train option for this trip.
Aug 24, 2013, 2:16 am
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I reckon those who know and understand the system sometimes underestimate the complications`facing first time visitors finding their way through "simple" transfers such as the one at Sentral. And from the nature of the question, i'm guessing the OP is a first-timer.
I'd suggest the taxi route is the easiest and most comfortable. Avoiding the faff of changing transport modes is always a strong positive - at least for me!
I'd suggest the taxi route is the easiest and most comfortable. Avoiding the faff of changing transport modes is always a strong positive - at least for me!
Aug 25, 2013, 12:18 am
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Flying Bangkok Air, which I believe arrives into the main terminal. Scheduled to land around 8:30 pm, so given that, is train + taxi still the best option?
Aug 25, 2013, 3:02 am
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Aug 25, 2013, 8:58 am
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Train + Taxi = Fast? I dont think so. Its all depend on train departure timing and queue line of taxi in Sentral. I travel for business within Malaysia at least twice per month. For sure I would say Train + taxi = cheap. But for comfort + fast = limo.
Aug 26, 2013, 5:22 am
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Aug 27, 2013, 2:41 pm
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Sure - if the train is waiting when you hit the platform, and it moves off immediately you are on board: then if, as a first-timer, you find the taxi-chitty queue and are first in line AND if there isn't a bumper to bumper inner city evening jam.
I'd save the very first train+taxi trip for non-time-critical journey, just to suss out the logistics of it all. Once you are clear how it all works, you can make informed decisions.
First visit to KL, and a reason to make the fastest headway to the hotel at 20:30, take a limo.
I'd save the very first train+taxi trip for non-time-critical journey, just to suss out the logistics of it all. Once you are clear how it all works, you can make informed decisions.
First visit to KL, and a reason to make the fastest headway to the hotel at 20:30, take a limo.
Aug 28, 2013, 3:46 am
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Sure - if the train is waiting when you hit the platform, and it moves off immediately you are on board: then if, as a first-timer, you find the taxi-chitty queue and are first in line AND if there isn't a bumper to bumper inner city evening jam.
I'd save the very first train+taxi trip for non-time-critical journey, just to suss out the logistics of it all. Once you are clear how it all works, you can make informed decisions.
First visit to KL, and a reason to make the fastest headway to the hotel at 20:30, take a limo.
I'd save the very first train+taxi trip for non-time-critical journey, just to suss out the logistics of it all. Once you are clear how it all works, you can make informed decisions.
First visit to KL, and a reason to make the fastest headway to the hotel at 20:30, take a limo.