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Puduraya Bus Station, Kuala Lumpur

Posted by pktan on May 1st, 2007
Filed Under: Bus, Kuala Lumpur, Taxi

This hot, confusing, clamorous express bus-and-taxi station is centrally located on Jl Pudu. You can get to Puduraya bus station by taking the Star LRT to Plaza Rakyat station.

It is also within walking distance from KL Chinatown (100 meters). You can’t miss it - if you do, the touts will surely find you anyway.

There are only two long distance destinations that Puduraya Bus Station doesn’t handle. These destinations are Jerantut (the jumping off point for Taman Negara National Park) and Kuala Lipis (Kenong Rimba State Park). Therefore you will have to be at bus station in the North of Kuala Lumpur, just off Jl Tun Razak (close to Tun Razak Star LRT Station).

When you enter Puduraya bus station, you will see the Tourist Police office; opposite is an information counter. At the rear is a counter for left luggage (7:00-22:00 2RM/piece/day. Closed for lunch break!). There is also an ATM on the right side of the staircase.

Going up the staircase in Puduraya bus station you’ll come to the second floor. Go right and in the left corner you’ll find all kinds of ticket offices. Be sure to check the departure time of the bus, as many will try to sell tickets for buses that aren’t leaving for many hours.

The biggest and most reliable bus company by far is the Government’s Transnational Express with offices all over Malaysia. Transnational Express buses are often slower than private companies’, but that’s because they’re safer and more reliable. NiCE Plusliner also covers a lot of destination and is sometimes cheaper.

Buses leave from numbered platforms in the basement, and note that you will have to look for the name of the bus company rather than your destination.

Daily several buses from different companies will depart to your destination, however tickets should preferably be booked at least the day before, and a few days before peak holiday periods, especially to the Cameron Highlands and east-coast destinations.

Bus Company | Counter | Platform | Destination
UTAMA EKSPRES SDN. BHD. 31 1 EAST COAST
KUALA YAKIN SDN. BHD 44 1 SOUTH
TOUR WORLD SDN. BHD. 55 1 SOUTH
CEPAT EKSPRES SDN. BHD. 6 2 NORTH
PERMATA KIARA SDN. BHD. 60 2 NORTH
SYKT. KEND. SATRIA EKS. S/B 27 2 SOUTH
SETIA EKSPRES SDN. BHD. 4 2 SOUTH
EKSPRES SEMARAK SDN. BHD. 35 2 SOUTH
ELTABINA JAYA SDN. BHD. 54 2 SOUTH
EDARAN EKSPRES SDN.BHD. 10 2 NORTH
PARKMAY BERHAD (EBBAN) 18 3 NORTH
PARKMAY BERHAD (RAYA) 34 3 NORTH / SOUTH
PARKMAY BERHAD (SRI PERAK) 20 3 NORTH / SOUTH
PARKMAY BERHAD (JELEBU) 3 NORTH / SOUTH
HASRY SDN.BHD. 22 4 SOUTH
SENANDONG TRAVEL & TOURS SDN. BHD. 52 4 SOUTH
SUPER RIA BAS TRANSPORT S/B 24 4 NORTH
FOH HUP OMNIBUS CO. BHD ~ 7 NORTH
SILVER EKSPRES SDN. BHD 19 7 STAGE BUS
EMAS EKSPRES (P) SDN. BHD. 30 7 NORTH
MOHD. TAP SDN. BHD. 56 7 SOUTH
MELOR INTELINE EKSPRES S/B 38 7 SOUTH
PERKONGSIAN PER. MELAYU PERLIS (PPMP) 26 7 SOUTH
MAJU INSAF TRAVEL & TOURS S/B 51 7 NORTH
T. HAKKIM SDN. BHD. 58 7 SOUTH
SYKT. PENGANGKUTAN AM (M) S/B 36 7 NORTH
EKSPRES NASIONAL BERHAD 15,16,17 8,9,10 ALL DESTINATIONS
RESTU MOTOR SDN.BHD. 7 11 NORTH
JEBAT EKSPRES SDN. BHD. 21 11 SOUTH
KEND. EKS. BAS KOTA S/B 2 11 NORTH
ZENWAN (M) SDN. BHD. 49 11 NORTH
SYKT. PENG. GOLDVILLE SDN. BHD. 62 11 SOUTH
MERU EKSPRES SDN. BHD. 42 11 NORTH
K.L. - SINGAPORE SDN. BHD. 14 12 SOUTH
K.L. - MALACCA EKSPRES SDN. BHD. 12 12 SOUTH
K.L. - SABAK BERNAM SDN. BHD. 13 12 NORTH
STONEWAY TRAVEL & TOURS SDN. BHD. 23 12 SOUTH
PARIT ENTERPRESE SDN. BHD. 28 13 NORTH
SUASANA JELITA SDN. BHD. 11 13 NORTH
SYKT. PENGANGKUTAN AM MELAYU 32 13 EAST COAST
TUAH WIJAYA SDN. BHD. 45 13 SOUTH
IKTISAD INDAH SDN. BHD. 57 13 SOUTH
RESORTS WORLD TOURS SDN. BHD. 43 13 EAST COAST
ZUCO SDN. BHD. 48 14 NORTH
RANGKAIAN MEWAH SDN.BHD. 46 15 SOUTH
K.L. - TG. BIDARA EKSPRES S/B 53 15 SOUTH
NAZA EKSPRES SDN. BHD. 53 15 SOUTH
NAEILA EKSPRES SDN. BHD. 59 15 SOUTH
CINTA BARU EKS. SDN. BHD. 1 16 NORTH
WARISAN MESRA SDN. BHD. 1 16 EAST COAST
PANTHER EKSSPRES (LB) SDN. BHD. 29 16 NORTH
SELAT KERIS SDN. BHD. 41 16 NORTH
KAMTAR OMNIBUS CO. SDN. BHD. 3 16 SOUTH
ANEKA JASARAMAI SDN. BHD. 8,9 17 SOUTH
SRI MAJU SARATA EKSPRES S/B ~ 17 NORTH
K.L. - ALOR SETAR EKSPRES S/B ~ 17 NORTH
MARZIN TRANSPORT SDN. BHD. 50 17 NORTH
EMAS EKSPRES (LB) SDN. BHD. 30 17 SOUTH
TG. MALIM - K.L. EKSPRES S/B 5 18 NORTH
HOSNI EKSPRES SDN. BHD. 33 18 SOUTH
PERKASA EKSPRES SDN. BHD. 47 18 SOUTH
SOONMIX SDN. BHD. 61 18 SOUTH
SANTERO SDN. BHD. 37 19 EAST COAST
TAIPING HOLIDAYS RESORTS 25 19 NORTH
LEN OMNIBUS CO. LTD. ~ 20, 21 STAGE BUS
THE SELANGOR OMNIBUS CO. BHD. ~ 22, 23 STAGE BUS

Estimated Bus Fares: (from Puduraya Bus Station)
Cameron Highlands – RM 16 (5 Hrs)
Ipoh - RM 12 (2.5 Hrs)
Johor Bahru – RM 20 (4 Hrs)
Kuala Terengganu – RM 30 (7 Hrs)
Lumut – RM 17 (4.5 Hrs)
Melaka – RM 10 (2.5 Hrs)
Penang RM 25 (5 Hrs)
Singapore RM 25 (5.5 Hrs)

Taxi
If you want to take a taxi out of Kuala Lumpur to long distance destination (often not faster than taking a bus) Puduraya bus station is the right place to get one. Taxis depart from upstairs at Puduraya bus station. Fares are negotiable, depending on the distance.

But the taxi won’t leave the terminal until it has four passengers. Malaysians use this service mostly only at peak travel periods, so you could be waiting for some time for a cab to fill up. Otherwise you’ll have to charter a whole taxi.

Estimated Taxi Fares: (from Puduraya Bus Station)
Bukit Fraser – RM 120
Cameron Highlands – RM 140
Genting Highlands – RM 60
Ipoh – RM 160
Johor Bahru – RM 240
Lumut – RM 200
Melaka – RM 140
Penang – RM 240

Remarks:
1. Taxis picking up customers from Puduraya bus station often charge an exorbitant sum - sometimes refusing to run the taxi meter but instead negotiate on rates (Try walking down the street to hail for a taxi instead). The taxi rate hits sky high after midnight.
2. There have been many cases of street crime, targeting foreigners in particular. Be careful especially when waiting for night coaches. So stay alert!

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38 Responses »

  1. Ms. Moon on July 11th, 2007 at 6:39 am:

    Can i hv grassland express bus counter phone number in pudu bus station?

  2. Lestop on July 15th, 2007 at 5:37 am:

    may i know bus fare and time table from puduraya to singapore

    regards
    lestop

  3. pik tze on August 8th, 2007 at 5:48 am:

    what time is the 1st trip and the last trip to Lumut and Pudu station?

  4. Veronica on September 11th, 2007 at 3:39 am:

    May I know how to go to Colmar Tropicale?

    Isn’t have bus go to there? How much for the bus fare?

  5. Max on September 15th, 2007 at 3:15 pm:

    what is the best way (cheap and comfortable) to go to KLIA from Puduraya bus terminal

  6. Chan Wai Kwan on October 8th, 2007 at 9:17 am:

    Please let me know this year Raya we need to take the bus at Pudu or at Jalan Duta? Thanks for ur information.

    Have a good day.

  7. Fauziah Zach on November 24th, 2007 at 10:20 am:

    Pls advise how to get to Bukit Fraser once I reach KL from Spore?

  8. cindy on November 28th, 2007 at 12:09 pm:

    pls advise how to travel from Singapore to Bukit Tinggi (kuantan) via mersing

  9. jessica on December 2nd, 2007 at 1:39 pm:

    may i know the time table tat go 2 ipoh from kl?
    and also the telepone of number puduraya station?

  10. Lyn on December 3rd, 2007 at 12:39 am:

    Hi! I saw your page whilst browing the net. I’m from Sydney and was wondering if you could please help me find my way to Penang from KLIA via bus. I know that I would have to take a train/bus to Puduraya from KLIA, but do the buses from Puduraya operate 24/7 to Penang?

  11. salary cao on December 3rd, 2007 at 4:00 am:

    may i knw the duration of the journey for taking express bus to singapore from malaysia pudu raya station?

  12. Leonardi on December 7th, 2007 at 11:30 am:

    I plan to travel to Kuala Lumpur from Singapore by bus. Where is the nearest place from Harbourfront Center to buy the bus ticket to Kuala Lumpur ? Where in Singapore does the bus depart?

  13. yvonne on December 14th, 2007 at 7:02 am:

    Can anybody tell me if there is any bus from Singapore that can take me to Jerantut directly? Or perhaps from Larkhin?

  14. julia on December 26th, 2007 at 2:06 am:

    hello sir / madam,

    may i know
    1 the bus fare from kl sntral - Genting (Bus, Skyway, outdoor games).
    2 do i need to booking first if i wanna buy a ticket more than 10 passengers..

    pls reply me ASAP, Tq for ur co-opperate

  15. Sze Sze on December 29th, 2007 at 4:10 pm:

    1) Did KL Sentral or Puduraya have Direct Express
    Bus to First World Hotel Bus Terminal on
    9/1/2008(Wed) ?

    2) Do i need to buy the bus ticket first ?

    pls reply me ASAP, Tq for ur co-opperate

  16. Zach on January 8th, 2008 at 1:33 pm:

    Is there any bus to Ipoh after 1 am from Pudu Raya. Please reply a.s.a.p. Thanks.

  17. hoe on January 10th, 2008 at 4:17 pm:

    may i know the bus reach at singapore which location? Please reply a.s.a.p ..thk:D

  18. balantui on January 11th, 2008 at 6:23 am:

    can i know…
    the schedule of SEREMBAN - JB?
    i think from SEREMBAN got bus to JB rite?
    i planning go to JB on 20 jan…

  19. lilia on January 20th, 2008 at 10:03 am:

    i also want phone number for pudu raya bus counter station…

  20. phobe on January 25th, 2008 at 12:03 pm:

    may i kno : hv 4am - 6am between dis time buses go to JB? ( from KL )can let me kno ASAP !!! cos going on Monday….Tks a lot , everybody !!!

  21. Simona on January 26th, 2008 at 7:50 am:

    Hi Phobe,

    Call up transnasional bus company to get your question answered. Get the bus company’s phone number thru 103 (telekom directory). Hope it helps. cheers.

  22. Shin on January 31st, 2008 at 4:17 am:

    Would you tell me the bus networking between Puduraya and Subang Airport, the fare of it and
    its taking-time ? Thanks a lot~

  23. Ron Smith on February 8th, 2008 at 6:12 pm:

    How and where do I catch the bus from the International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, to take me to the Quality City Centre?

    Must I book in advance?

  24. Jackie on February 10th, 2008 at 8:47 am:

    You can get the train into the City from the airport, its really easy and very cheapand then you can get the mono rail to anywhere in the city you want to go. A good way to see the sights too

  25. N.Mohan on February 26th, 2008 at 5:07 pm:

    I will be attending a wedding at seremban at 1000 am on the 09th march 2008. I also got to rush to Taiping to attend another wedding the same day at 1900 hrs . Please let me know the Express bus schedules or taxi schedule and the acutual fare from seremban to Taiping . I intend to depart at 1300 hrs from seremban and I must be in Taiping at 1730 hrs. Please look into my requst immediately and give me a reply soonest to plan my journey .Very urgent Thank You

  26. ct on March 5th, 2008 at 9:56 am:

    ticket cepat ekspres from segamat to kl still available for 9th march?

    please respond ASAP =)

    thanks a lot

  27. corrydon on March 6th, 2008 at 4:07 pm:

    What’s the timetable to Penang or Butterworth?
    Where is the bus station in KL and Penang?
    Thanks a lot

  28. mr zul on March 8th, 2008 at 12:00 pm:

    want rent abus from kl to terengganu please email me from ejtourism services kpl 3935

  29. ZhiHui on March 10th, 2008 at 1:55 pm:

    what is the earliest bus to Melaka? how frequent the bus is to Melaka? is it every 1 hour? where will the bus be stopping?

  30. ralvin on March 13th, 2008 at 9:17 am:

    is there any cheap rates hostels safe and clean near kuala lumpur airport?

  31. siew on March 16th, 2008 at 8:34 pm:

    hi transnational bus:
    may i have the bus schedule from KL to Kuala Terengganu? i would like to know the earliest bus and the last bus heading to Kuala Terennganu.. i would appreciate so much if u can email it to me..thank u. one more question do you have bus services from cameron highlands to Kuala Terengganu?

  32. ian ian on April 3rd, 2008 at 12:53 pm:

    hi
    i m planning for a trip to Pulau Pangkor by bus from Kuala Lumpur to Lumut Port. Its a group trip of about 40 ppl. can you post me the rates. is there any cheaper price for group trip(2ways). this trip is in December. Pls email me the rates.
    tq

  33. michelle on April 8th, 2008 at 4:03 am:

    May i know that Aeroline bus have go to hatyai or not. what is the time(this coming friday-saturday)

  34. Ean on April 18th, 2008 at 5:42 pm:

    can i know what is the station available to get to genting besides kl sentral and pude raya.

  35. mersing on April 23rd, 2008 at 2:59 am:

    may i know which counter we sould refer in puduraya to buy bus ticket form kl-Mersing?any telephone number is availible?
    thank you

  36. trista on April 25th, 2008 at 3:19 am:

    may i noe the timetable from KL–> BATU PAHAT, JOHOR?

  37. peter pang on April 28th, 2008 at 2:09 am:

    BE EXTREME CAREFULL

    I had a bad experienced yesterday when i took a bus from Puduraya to Singapore.
    I bought two tickets from counter 52- Zenwan (M) Sdn Bhd and ask for Grassland Coach and they claimed that they are the agent selling for Grassland coach. I paid RM35 each and believe in them. When i boarded the bus yesterday afternoon 3.30pm, it was a different bus. Instead of Grassland bus, it was a KUALA YAKIN SB bus – Plate No. KBB 9998. The bus is old, dirty and noisy. I smell something not right and decided to ask the bus driver whether this is the correct bus and are they going to singapore or not? They asked me to check with counter but the counter can not answer me. I got no choice but to take the bus to Singapore. That is still ok if they had taken me to Singapore. Unfortunately, they drop all the passengers in Larkin Bus Station and then moved us to the Singapore shuttle bus. I felt that i had been cheated by the company. There are about 8-10 people on the bus whom had bought the ticket thinking the existing bus will transit them to the right destiny. May i know where can i lodge a complaint on this matter. Thanks

  38. mike on May 30th, 2008 at 8:49 am:

    beware of taxi drivers around pudu raya bus terminal! they will try to cheat you if you get down in pudu at mid night hours! i returned to KL from Singapore last night and the taxi driver asked me RM 40 to drop me in batu caves area! its almost 4x more than the standard taxi fare! there are so many taxies around the area just walk away and get another one at the other end if the taxi driver is asking more than the standard price. remember that there is a 50% fee during night hours!

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