how to get from KL to KLIA / LCCT Airport
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how to get from KL to KLIA / LCCT Airport

The Kuala Lumpur Airport (KLIA - Kuala Lumpur International Airport) is about 45km south of KL. The LCCT is the low cost carrier terminal for budget airlines like Air Asia. It's locally at the same complex but there is no direct connection between the 2 terminals at the moment. There are various ways to get there from KL and to get to KL from there. It takes about 1h by taxi (plus or minus depending on traffic), around 1h15min by bus and 28min by KLIA Express (KLIA - KL Sentral) to get to the Airport / to KL. Read the details...

TO LCCT:
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TAXI Bukit Bintang

- RM 70 during normal hours
- RM 10 surcharge if taxi pickup between 12midnight - 6am


Bus from Puduraya bus station

- Star Shuttle = RM 12
- Take at Platform 23, look for yellow counter
- Bus schedule = http://www.starwira.com/
- Pickup at Corona Inn = RM 15 (Mininum 4 person) - call first to confirm as they have to know the flight details
- call between 4.15am - 9.30pm = 03-4043 8811


Bus from KL Sentral

- Skybus = RM 9 (every half an hour)
= every hour (3am - 5am)

- Aerobus = RM 8
bus schedule = Aerobus

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TO KLIA:

TAXI from Bukit Bintang

- RM 70 during normal hours
- RM 10 surcharge if taxi pickup between 12midnight - 6am


Bus from Puduraya bus station

- Star Shuttle = RM 12
- Take at Platform 23, look for yellow counter
- Bus schedule = http://www.starwira.com/
- Pickup at Corona Inn = RM 15 (Mininum 4 person) - call first to confirm as they have to know the flight details
- call between 4.15am - 9.30pm = 03-4043 8811


Bus from KL Sentral

Airport Coach - RM 10 (every hour)
- 5am - 10pm


KLIA Express at KL Sentral (high-speed train)

- schedule: KLIA Express
- RM 35 per trip, takes approx 28 minutes



From Bukit Bintang to KL Sentral
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TAXI

- RM 10 during normal hours
- RM 15 surcharge if taxi pickup between 12midnight - 6am


Monorail to KL Sentral

- RM 2.10 from Bukit Bintang Station
- RM 1.60 from Imbi Station

-once reach Sentral Monorail station, walk across to the main KL Sentral building
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By SmartCars on Feb 14, 2010
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Tilo
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Besides the taxi you have these options to get from KLIA to KL Sentral:

a) Airport Coach (RM10, 1h)
b) KLIA Express Train (RM35, 28min)

check here for full info:
http://www.backpackingmalaysia.com/stories/how-to-get-from-the-airport-to-kuala-lumpur

By Tilo on Nov 25, 2008

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how do u get from KLIA to KL sentral?

By ernie on Nov 23, 2008

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