express bus service to kuala lumpur





ivy called me early in the morning and asked me to help her get a bus ticket for one of her melbourne friends who was returning to kuching, sarawak. but, first he had to get to kuala lumpur to get his connecting flight.

found out there are at least ten bus or tour companies offering this service and prices for a one-way ticket range from about $28 to $56. the cheapest ticket is called the economy in which he passengers travel in a standard forty-seater bus. however, the cheapest tickets are usually sold out very fast.

if you are willing to pay more, you travel in comfort, in a 16-seater or 25-seater, with more leg room and airplane kind of seat. the travel time is also shorter and you are more likely to reach your destination at the appointed time.

most of the buses depart from golden mile along beach road and the end point is usually pudu bus interchange in k.l. however, some terminate at the old ktm railway station and some, the imbi bus terminal.

i managed to get a 8.00 p.m ticket at the cost of $55.00 on nice2. it departed from orchid copthorne hotel along dunearn road and was expected to arrive at the old ktm station at 1.00 a.m.

if you fail to get any seat on a bus from here, the alternative is to go to larkin in johor bahru to catch an inter-state bus. the fare is a fraction of what you have to pay in singapore.