On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 09:10:50 +0200, "Peter H.M. Brooks"
wrote:
> >Is it easy to use the metro
Pan wrote in message news:...
> That's the LRT
>
> > to travel around KL?
>
> Yes, it's easy, but not all of KL is accessible that way.
There's around four urban rail services in Kuala Lumpur (five if you
count the KLIA Ekspres), while these might not covered most of Kuala
Lumpur (if you want a city like that, try Tokyo), it does cover some
places of interest in Kuala Lumpur and its surrounding areas, these
rail services are:
The PUTRA and STAR LRT (Light Rail Transit):
www.putra.com.my
The Monorail line:
www.monorail.com.my
The KTM Komuter:
www.ktmb.com.my
The KLIA Ekspres:
www.kliaekspres.com
Here's a map of the four/five urban rail services in Kuala Lumpur:
http://www.monorail.com.my/network.gif
It should be noted that the ticketing system sfor all of these four
services aren't compatible each other, at least so far I know. However
in the future, the smart card "Touch 'n' Go" (similiar to Hong Kong's
Octopus, Singapore's EZ-Link, Tokyo/JR East's SUICa, London's Oyster,
and so on) will probably be used for all network. In the future
though, NOT in the near future.
More on the urban rail services of Kuala Lumpur:
http://www.stesensentral.com/integ_rail/index.htm
KL Sentral provide the center of all rail services in Kuala Lumpur, it
looks more like an airport than a train station.
> > I like to avoid taxis if
> >possible!
>
> Then you'll be walking a lot.
Definetly, a car is necessary Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur is car city.
> >What is the best way to and from the airport?
>
> Simple: Take the KLIA Ekspres.
It's a 57 km train ride from KLIA to KL Sentral using the KLIA
Ekspres. So... KLIA basically is in another city, The name Kuala
Lumpur International Airport is a misnomer if it's refering to its
place of residence. Though KLIA is only named that way probaby it's
now Kuala Lumpur's only international airport.
It also should be noted that since Kuala Lumpur is a car city, its car
traffic is also quite congested.
It also should be noted that Putrajaya, the new government center of
Malaysia lies between KL Sentral and KLIA. It can be reached using the
non-express version of the KLIA Ekspres, which is the KLIA Transit.
> >If you had a choice, would you stop-over in KL, or Singapore - and why? I
> >imagine that KL is cheaper, but is it really?
>
> Can't help you; I haven't been to Singapore since 1976.
Singapore has a better public transportation than Kuala Lumpur.
The MRT (Mass Rapid Transit), the busses, the taxies will provide
transportation to almost anywhere. And also since it's a self
contained small island, travelling around Singapore wouldn't take much
effort.
And yes, Kuala Lumpur seems to be cheaper than Singapore (imagine
Singapore is Disneyworld in the form of a country). Though Johor Bahru
a few kilometers from Singapore is also cheaper.
> Have fun!
>
> Michael |