Travel To Kuala Lumpur From Singapore

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Kuala Lumpur (KL) is the capital city of Malaysia, a popular tourist destination from Singapore. It is accessible by coach, train or plane.

Malaysia is a popular tourist destination. Like KL, there are many islands that attract travelers all around the world. One of those islands is Perhentian. Its white sandy beaches with crystal clear water welcome the water lovers. It is surrounded by jungles and hills and you can see many strange species and insects such as monitor big lizards etc. Now let’s switch on to our topic.

Bus from Singapore to KL:

The bus trip to Kuala Lumpur (KL) from Singapore is 5 - 6 hours. The fares commence from $30, for one trip per traveller, and differ from the kind of coach and travel date.

If you are travelling by day, the coach will stop at foods centers and public washrooms for your comfort. You should get ready some Malaysian ringgit (MYR) for purchasing. Night trips commonly don't have any stopovers.

Bus Companies for travelling from Singapore to KL:

Grassland Express & Tours
Golden Coach Express
Kwang Chow Travel
StarMart Express ...
... Air Asia Liners
Phya Travel
Luxury Travel & Tours

Golden Mile Complex is the starting point of most coaches from Singapore to KL. They are regular coaches.

Travel by Train to KL:

Trains are the traditional way to get into Kuala Lumpur. Train trip will be quite long compared to coach travel. KTM train normally takes eight hrs journeys to arrive at Kuala Lumpur. It is well equipped and air conditioned. It charges $34 from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur.

Train station to find trains:

July 2011 will be the ending month for the journey from this station. It will be closed considering many reasons. Only travelers who enjoy knowing historical significance may well travel through train. If you are not a kind of history buff, you can prefer going by coach or plane. Train journey will take more time when compared to coach and plane.
You have to pay the ticket fees in Singapore dollars when boarding at Singapore , in the same way you need to pay amount Malaysian ringgit when boarding in Malaysia.

This suggests that you make payment about fifty percent lesser on the way back!

Travelers cannot rely on the train journey time as it can get delayed.

Travelling via air to KL:

Air ticket charges for one person per trip will be $45. Travelling by air will be the most favorable option for tourist who does not want to spend more time on travelling.

Air ticket charges are high compared to other mode of transport, but no promotional air ticket comes for any cost baggage allowance. Additional expense of $20 will be added to your total expenditure.

Flights from Singapore to KL:

Tiger Airways
Jetstar
Air Asia

Most airlines have 3 to 5 flights day-to-day. There are many budgets Airlines in Singapore.

I just reminded of my trip to Kuala Lumpur. It was during my island trip to Pulau Perhentian. Kuala Lumpur is a wonderful travel destination and there are so many travel attractions we enjoyed. We enjoyed a delicious Malaysian cuisine. You need to have Malaysian ringgit when you are travelling to Malaysia. Many shops do not entertain other foreign currencies.

When will be the best time to travel to KL:

Kuala Lumpur has an equatorial local weather through the year. It is humid with normal rainfall. The day temperature ranges from 30°C to 34°C and the night temperature will be 25°C to 28°C.

Monsoon in Kuala Lumpur:

The monsoon in Kuala Lumpur starts from September to April. It gets extensive rainfall, The monsoon turn into stronger between October and January with heavy rains and thunderstorms. The city will be dried during the month of May and July. The metropolis and downstream locations suffer with floods, if the heavy rainfall happens.

Season time in Kuala Lumpur:

Peak seasons are the top period where the coach and air tickets rates will be 10 percent more than the normal fares. December, January, February, June and September are the peak seasons to travel to Kuala Lumpur.

Tracy Barb is a travel writer in GuideGecko. She writes articles related to the air travel, train travel and details about the tourist spots all around the globe. And finally, check the comprehensive information on Pulau Perhentian travel details.