Fare hike for taxi in Malaysia

From 1st of August, taxi fare will be a little bit more expensive in malaysia..

Public transport fares to go up from August by newstraigttimes

I have thought metered taxi fare in malaysia was very cheap,well, too cheap for drivers to feed him and feed their family I think. BUT It canNOT be a reason to cheat passengers and travellers!

Now the government raised taxi fare,but what is moer important thing is to force cab drivers to use metre! My worst cab experience was one i took from batu cave to the city center in KL. costed more than RM50!!!! I went to batu cave from KL at RM13,but why the hell the other way around cost more than RM50? I doubt that shitty indian driver did something on his metre so it ticks much quicker.Be careful of cabs in batu cave. pls Take rapid kl bus..

the news reports that from 1 august 2009 taxi fare will be....

Metre start with RM2→RM3/RM3→RM4(in Penang)

10 sen=150m→10 sen→115m

I am strongly for raising cab fare IF they can follow the rule and run on metre.....ah desperate..

２００９年８月１日からマレーシアのタクシーなどの公共運賃が値上げされるみたいです。

Public transport fares to go up from August by newstraigttimes

前々からマレーシアの経済状態からは初乗り運賃がRM2とは安すぎると思っておりました。特にクアラルンプールとその周辺の物価は高いから、その辺での適正な初乗り運賃はRM４くらいでしょうか。まあ、私の意見としては、どんなけ運賃が高くなろうと、「メーターを倒して走」ってくれさえすれば気分よく、かつ安心して使えます。めんどくさくてむかつく運賃交渉がなければ多少高くなってもみんな（本当にタクシーが必要な人たち）のるでしょう。今までの初乗り運賃RM２ってrapidklの運賃と一緒ですよ。バスとタクシーが同じ値段だなんて普通に考えておかしいでしょ。

今まで乗ったなかで最悪のタクシーはbatu caveから王宮前に行ったときです。batu caveにきたときはちゃんとメーター使ってくれてrm13だったのに帰りは「メーター」使ってｒｍ５０以上！改造メーターに違いない。

初乗り運賃RM2→RM3/RM3→RM4(in Penang)

10 sen=150m→10 sen→115m

とにかく、いいたいことは、多少運賃が上がってもいいけど、「メーターで走る」ということ。これが最重要。

U82,RapidKL from KL Sentral to 1Utama

クアラルンプールの市内から1Utama shopping centreにいくのに一番安くいける方法。
時間は約１時間かかるんで時間に余裕のある人だけ。
KLSentralのモノレール方面の出口をでてエスカレーターを降りる。そこがバス停の通り。
市バス乗り場はエスカレーターとは反対側。
最近はバスに並んで待つようになった。



Malaysian are making queue!!!!




Fare:RM2

Value Adding Machine at Hang Tuah monorail station

Touch'nGo card is a stored value card for transportatin in Malaysia.
It is used for trains,buses,highway tolls.its very convenient.
IN malaysia, sadly,ticket vending machines are often Rosak,broken at train statoins,or those machines dont accept notes...or no changes..

There are some places where passengers can add value into the card,but its limited.
and unlike singapore MRT system that passengers can add value in every station..
I found value adding machine at monorail hang tuah station ,pic above.

I gave it a try.
It worked!
note was inserted smoothly and the value was added! its surprising cuz usually those machines wouldnt work in malaysia! Lol

Well, when i found that, it still looked new.maybe its broken already~.pls keep it up for maintainance.

Airport Coach@KLIA

Welcome to Kuala Lumpur ,Malaysia!

Probably, most of international travellers arrive Malaysia from Kuala Lumpur International Airport(KLIA). Have you studied how to get to the city centre yet?

KLIA express/ERL is the fastest way which costs RM35 per person per way.
The train takes half an hour to get to KL Sentral.

But if you are travelling with more than 2, Maybe taking taxi directly to your hotel in KL is cost effective and easier.
2 tickets of KLIA express RM70,taxi to the city cost about RM70(budget taxi)

well, for budget travellers , there is a non-stop bus service from KLIA to KL Sentral.

Airport Coach

It costs only RM10 to go to KL Sentral taking about 1 hour.

Bus stops@LCCT

Here,today I would like to introduce bus stops at LCCT,KLIA.

Though LCCT shares the same runway with KLIA, its very far from the main terminal.it is no rail transportatoin out of LCCT and only public transportation is bus.

At past, there were no proper bus stops,but last time I visited LCCT, bus stops were better organised than the past.

When you arrive domestic arrival LCCT,turn left after getting out of the terminal.
If you arrive International arrival LCCT,go straight for the way to the domestic arrival hall.
Then you will see a way leading to bus stops like this below.


the way to bus stops


Bus stop 1. Free Shuttle Bus to Pos Malaysia


Bus stop2. Airport Liner to MTB(Main Terminal Building,KLIA) at RM1.5
Bus to Nilai KTM komuter station at RM3.5


Bus stop3. Skybus to KL Sentral at RM9



Bus stop4. Areobus to KL Sentral at RM8


Bus stop 5. Star Shuttle to Puduraya and Ipoh

You will be greeted by touts "Sentral?Sentral?" by Skybus staff and Aerobus staff.

If you book Skybus together with airasia ticket, you can purchase the skybus ticket at RM6.5.

if you walk ahead, you will find a food court .

RapidPenang 401A

Penang is a famous and popular holiday destination(and also business and industrial island),but surprisingly until just a few years ago,there hadnt been any public transportation directly linking from the airport to the city centre.
at the past,only taxi was the only optin.(Purchase coupon costing about RM40)

The malaysian government set up bus company called "RapidPenang" to improve the public transportation in the state. It is very similar to RapidKL.

Well, RapidPenang is NOT the best yet,but it does improve the situation of public transportatoin in Penang.

One of such improvements is that they started providing bus service from the airport to the city centre.

I gave it a try.

First, unless you know the informatin that rapidpenang has a bus service from the airport, you will not notice they actually have a bus route from the airport to the city centre,and you will find it difficult to know where you can board its bus .No information provided at the Arrival level(at least I didnt notice anyting about bus there)

What you should do when you arrive Penag International Airport is...

1.Take a lift up to Departure level

2.Go outside,and turn LEFT !

3. If you look left ,you will probably see one or two rapidpenang bus(es) of "401A"there like these photos







Bus fare is just RM2. If you are a budget traveller or got much time to spare in the island, its definately better to take the bus instead of expensive cab ride.
By the way,no change will be provided,so prepare exact amout of RM2 before boarding.




inside bus is fairly clean,but maybe I was unlucky!? Aircon was working not enough~!
Aircon was working,but it was still damn hot!
Even worse, there was no curtain or something to shut the strong sunlight.


I do not know its frequency.
its ordinary bus service that stops every bus stop where customers hail,unlike skybus or aerobus that run between KL Sentral and LCCT only. So, the bus 401A takes about one hour to get to Weld Quay via Komtar depanding on traffic condition.
Bus fleet they are using is just like normal city bus type,so no space for luggage storage.
The last stop is Weld Quay via Komtar. from there,you can transfer to another bus route or take a cab,or try CAT free shuttle bus service offered by the local government.


In 401A , free wifi is available.but I wonder how many passengers are enjoying the service?Hmm..

Plusliner

a ticket from butterworth to kl at 31.2

plusliner bus in butterworth bus terminal.it came to bus terminal 15 mins before the departure time and it departed exactly on time.

ticket counters at butterworthbus terminal(Penang sentral)

ticket booths at KL Sentral,my recommendation,same row as check-in counters,back of KLIA express fare gates.

My favourite bus operator in Malaysia is Plusliner.
The main hub is Puduraya bus terminal which is totally "chaos".I really do not want to be at such chaotic bus terminal.So,I want to book tickets somewhere else but at the puduraya bus terminal. Maybe many malaysians and travellers already know?

They have a small ticket counter at KL Sentral.It is located at the City Air terminal in KL Sentral which look very secured (puduraya makes me feel so dangerous) ,of course airconed,no chaos ,unlike puduraya.
Only 2 booths and one man are for Nice bus ,Plusliner,transnasional. He is sometimes away from the counter for dealing with "boarding bus",so do not give up easily even if u find no one there.

What is important to tell at the counter when booking tickets is to tell the staff what bus brand you would like to take cuz they sell Nice bus,Plusliner,and Transnasional.and Fare depands on brands. Otherwise, you might have to purchase tickets of Nice bus which is very laxurious but expensive.

By the way,I purchased at the counter tickets from Butterworth to KL at RM31.2. Bus I took departed butterworth busterminal at exactly 10am just on time and arrived Puduraya bus terminal,KL around 14;35.
purchasing tickets there was so smooth and no customers are making queue there.I strongly recommend the ticket counter at KL sentral.

Reasons why I like Plusliner
*Affordable-tickets are not so expensive
*Reliable-1 Driving attitude is ok,not reckless.
2. They use "rest area" within expressway unlike some other buses using rest area like food court which are mostly dirty and outside expressway.
3.Buses go straight to destination. they do not stop many places or pick up passengers and drop passengers on the way to its destination .
*Punctuality-It comes to bus terminal on time most of the time
*Comfortability-1.their fleets are ok.some are new( ya,some look a bit aging,but its still managable).
2. some newer buses ,its seat alignment is 2-2 at front and 1-1-1 for back seats,so even if you r travelling alone,especially if you re female traveller travelling alone,you can require single seat at the same rate.
*Convenience-you can book tickets from one place to another(means like i did,i purchased tickets from butterworth to Kl in KL)

I wish you a pleasant trip!

RapidKl B102 Bukit Bintang→Titiwangsa

より大きな地図で RapidKL Route B102 Bukit Bintang→Titiwangsa を表示

Attention: The map information might be wrong,Pls take buses with your responsibility

RapidKL bus Route B105 Midvalley→KLCC

より大きな地図で RapidKl Route B105 KLCC→Midvalley を表示

As Information provided by RapidKL is very poor and difficult to understand where buses go through, I made a route map myself according to their website.

The first map I made is B105 Midvalley to KLCC

Attention:The route map might be wrong. Please take buses with your responsibility.