Kuala Lumpur

City
KUALA LUMPUR

Distance
approx. 330km away from Singapore.

Transport
By AIR
You will arrive in Kuala Lumpur Int'l Airport (KLIA), which is approx. 1hr away from Kuala Lumpur. The easiest and cheapest way to KL city is by express train from KLIA to KL and then, a cab to your destination/hotel.
Let me give you a breakdown how and why this will be exhausting.. With a minimum 1hr pre check-in require at Changi Airport, 20mins boarding time, 45mins flight, 30mins immigration and customs clearance, 30mins train ride to KL city, your total time spent BY AIR? Approx. 3-4hrs in and out.. By the time you reached your hotel, you will be exhausted by carrying your luggage up and down..
Express Train to KL: Approx. 28 mins/ RM$35 for one-way.
Taxi to KL: Approx. RM$100 to your KL hotel door-step.
By Car. Travelling at 100km/hr to KL, the whole journey will take approx. 4hrs with toilet breaks. Usually, when you drive up, you will go for more than 1 toilet break. If you do not want your car to overheat, take a short break of 10-15mins every 100km travelled. If you do not know your way up, look out for signboards to KL and do not speed.
Malaysia Toll: Approx. RM100 a way.
Petrol: Depends how much you pump but it's definitely cheaper than Singapore.. Travelled light with half tank filled.
By COACH. Most of the coaches from Singapore and back to Singapore will arrive/depart from/at Puduraya Bus Terminal. You can buy your return bus ticket from the counters in the terminal or opposite the terminal. Tickets will be cheaper than Singapore but seats run out very fast.. Therefore, purchase your tickets back to Singapore the first thing you arrived in Puduraya. You can also purchase Johor Bahru tickets if coaches to Singapore are full. And arrival in Johor Bus Terminal, you can take SBS Transit bus 170 to Woodlands Immigration.
Cost: From Singapore, SIN-KL-SIN Approx. S$60. SIN-KL Approx. S$30.
From Malaysia, JB-KL Approx. RM30. KL-JB Approx. RM40. KL-JB Approx. RM50.
By TRAIN. If you want to try something new besides coaching, you can take a train. But please be warned that a non-express train will take approx. 8hrs to reach KL! And it will stop at most of the stops along the way to embark and disembark passengers. Not recommended unless you don't mind the long hours..
Cost: Not very sure because i don't take train.. Journey too long!

Best choice of transport: 1) Driving 2) Coaching

Shopping Malls
* Lot 1
Where Istean, Mango, Fish & Co, TopShop, Esprit and Olio Dome stands. Must try the Fish & Co, damn cheap.
Hotels nearby: Coronade Hotel(formerly known as Fairlane Hotel) and Grand Plaza ParkRoyal(revamp recently, very beautiful hotel).
LRT is about less than 5 mins away.
* Sungei Wang
One of my favourite malls in KL with Vincci, Metrojaya and alot of handphone shops(which is an unplesant sight). Must try the Noodle Shop at the main entrance, cheap and nice! Must buy the Famous Amos cookies, cheaper than Singapore by 10-20%! Must try the "GuiLingGao" on the 2nd floor near the tattoo shop, traditional ones!
Hotels nearby: Capitol Hotel(Best budget hotel in BB, behind Sungei Wang but rooms are small). LRT is about less than 5 mins away.
* KL Plaza
Biggest FOS store found here! FOS is also known as Factory Outlet, where they sell genuine defected goods. Good buys here. Tower Records, Coffee Bean, Starbucks and Planet Hollywood are in this complex too.
Hotels nearby: Berjaya KL Plaza Suite (service apartment, good for more than 4 people).
* StarHill
CK Tangs in Malaysia! Housed alot of branded like Louis Vuitton, Esprit, Gucci, Prada, etc. It's the Palais Renaissance of Malaysia.
Hotels nearby: JW Marriott (nice rooms anad part of the complex) and Regency (decor a bit old).
* KLCC
Ngee Ann City of Malaysia. Kinokuniya, Mango, Isetan, Armani, Versace, Topshop, Adidas, Mambo and many more. Major attraction of KLCC is the visit to the Twin Tower observatory deck. 1500 tickets are given away daily at 0830am but the queue up starts very early and while stock last.. Must eat Singapore-extinct Baskin & Robbins ice-cream here! Must eat Singapore-almost-extinct A&W on B1! And a big Scotts foodcourt on mid-level but it's always crowded.
Hotels nearby: Mandarin Oriental (5* hotel ,very nice and expensive) and The Ascotts KL (5* service apartment, good for more than 4 people).
* Mid Valley Mega Mall
Outside of KL in Bangsar, about 1/2hr away. Adidas, Mango, Surf and Splash, Metrojaya and many more.
My thoughts: Don't like it. What you can find here, you can find it in KL. Nothing special.
* Berjaya Times Square
New mall near Sungei Wang. Very big mall with an indoor amusement park and a service apartment.
My thoughts: Big mall with very sleazy shops. Don't like it..

Food
Must eat the Maggi Mee Goreng. Me always frequent the stall behind Concorde Hotel after clubbing at Atmosphere. It's a whole street of makeshift stalls selling food for the clubbers nearby.. Cheap!For RM10, you can get 2 packet of Maggi Mee Goreng with a drumstick each and 2 canned drinks! As for which store, i don't know how to describe to you.. As long as you see drumsticks and gravies display outside the stall with long bench and tables, that should be the one, i think... :)
Must go to Jalan Alor (Nova Hotel) for the food stalls along the street. Must try the frog leg porridge, cheap and good.. Chicken wings also.
Must go to Overseas Restaurant (Cantonese Seafood Cuisine, Very famous in KL, most of the taxi drivers will know where it is) behind GrandPlaza ParkRoyal, about less than 5 mins walk away. Try the dessert shop opposite the Restaurant, it's a corner shop.
Never try the famous Ampang Leong Tau Fu because no time to go all the way to Jalan Ampang to eat. :p

Clubbing
Only 2 "HOT" spots to recommend, Zouk and Atmosphere. Good music! No where else...
Hotels nearby: Concorde KL (next to Atmosphere and walking distance to Zouk, LRT is less than 5mins walk away) and The Renaissance (nice hotel, Twin Tower view rooms on request).

Genting Highlands
You can purchase tickets up to Genting for a day or 2, from Puduraya's Genting coach counter. 2 way tickets will cost you less than RM$10 each. Coaching will take approx 1hr or slightly more. Or simply bargain with any of the taxi drivers standing near the main entrance of Puduraya Bus Terminal. Please refer to Genting for more of its destination info.

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