Thai Airways to Maylasia ( kLIA)

[cisco999 0]

We're taking Thai Airways for four out of our five flights on our trip. We initially land in Kuala Lumpur.

 

Anything I should consider before we land at KLIA?

 

 

WE'll be staying near the Sentral station and I'm thinking it's probably a lot less hair loss for me to just take a taxi rather than find the train station at the airport and then a taxi to the hotel from the train station. Our hotel is .4 kilometers from he station according the the website but naturally we'll have luggage.

 

 

I read the taxi is likely to take nearly an hour while the train is usually only 28 minutes. But which is really the best option? The hotel wants 280 RM for the airport trip which I think is way too much.

 

 

Any thoughts about hiring a helper to get tickets to the Petronas Towers? Getting in line at 7:00 A.M. and standing does not work so well with my herniated lower disc. Suggestions? I gather from the Petronas site that the current charge for the formerly free tickets is now 80 RM per adult. And the tickets can't be bought on line or in advance

 

 

 

What would you recommend in KL that should not be missed? Any ideas appreciated...

 

 

 

TIA

[bigmick 840]

The train from the airport takes about 30 minutes and is alot quicker and cheaper about 30 ringits. A taxi will cost you about 140 ringits (can take around 90 minutes) and that is after you have paid for a coupon from the taxi desk on the lower floor or you go to the central information desk that will also help you with taxis. Its much better/quicker and comfortable on the train. When you get off the train, there are lots of taxis and it wil only cost you a few ringit to your hotel. Make sure they have the meter on or they will rip you off. Must dos are the Beach Club if you want to go out and get drunk and find company.

[js007 795]

I'm not sure about buses from the main terminal, but from the low cost carrier terminal there are frequent busses running to central Kuala Lumpur. The cost is 9 ring it, I believe. Something like that. The trip takes about 1/2 hour.

[cisco999 0]

The train from the airport takes about 30 minutes and is alot quicker and cheaper about 30 ringits. A taxi will cost you about 140 ringits (can take around 90 minutes) and that is after you have paid for a coupon from the taxi desk on the lower floor or you go to the central information desk that will also help you with taxis. Its much better/quicker and comfortable on the train. When you get off the train, there are lots of taxis and it wil only cost you a few ringit to your hotel. Make sure they have the meter on or they will rip you off. Must dos are the Beach Club if you want to go out and get drunk and find company.

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Thanks Big Mick and js007,

 

This sounds like one of the few airports where the less expensive means is also the better option.

 

We're starting off at the Best Western and I've read quite a few reviews stating many taxi drivers don't' know how to get to it or at least how to navigate the entrance once they're near it. The drivers stationed at nearby Sentral I'd hope would surely know the route.

 

We'll have to look into the Beach Club. Thanks for that.

 

This will also possibly be a place where I'll be able to do some if not most of the communicating but then again maybe not. My Thai wife seemed to be able to to be understood better than me even by those who spoke English in Vietnam and she was also able to understand others pretty well. I guess my brain and hearing are evaporating at around the same pace.

 

 

Cheers,

[mike_asia 1]

Decent flight I took it once TG metal and a codeshare with Malaysia airlines. Full of Muslims connecting from the middle east I felt sorry for the flight attendants most of the people couldn't understand chicken or fish.