Puduraya Bus Station, Kuala Lumpur
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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Can i hv grassland express bus counter phone number in pudu bus station?
may i know bus fare and time table from puduraya to singapore
regards
lestop
what time is the 1st trip and the last trip to Lumut and Pudu station?
May I know how to go to Colmar Tropicale?
Isn’t have bus go to there? How much for the bus fare?
what is the best way (cheap and comfortable) to go to KLIA from Puduraya bus terminal
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.
Pls advise how to get to Bukit Fraser once I reach KL from Spore?
pls advise how to travel from Singapore to Bukit Tinggi (kuantan) via mersing
may i know the time table tat go 2 ipoh from kl?
and also the telepone of number puduraya station?
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?
may i knw the duration of the journey for taking express bus to singapore from malaysia pudu raya station?
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?
Can anybody tell me if there is any bus from Singapore that can take me to Jerantut directly? Or perhaps from Larkhin?
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
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
Is there any bus to Ipoh after 1 am from Pudu Raya. Please reply a.s.a.p. Thanks.
may i know the bus reach at singapore which location? Please reply a.s.a.p ..thk:D
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…
i also want phone number for pudu raya bus counter station…
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 !!!
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.
Would you tell me the bus networking between Puduraya and Subang Airport, the fare of it and
its taking-time ? Thanks a lot~
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?
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
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
ticket cepat ekspres from segamat to kl still available for 9th march?
please respond ASAP =)
thanks a lot
What’s the timetable to Penang or Butterworth?
Where is the bus station in KL and Penang?
Thanks a lot
want rent abus from kl to terengganu please email me from ejtourism services kpl 3935
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?
is there any cheap rates hostels safe and clean near kuala lumpur airport?
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?
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
May i know that Aeroline bus have go to hatyai or not. what is the time(this coming friday-saturday)
can i know what is the station available to get to genting besides kl sentral and pude raya.
may i know which counter we sould refer in puduraya to buy bus ticket form kl-Mersing?any telephone number is availible?
thank you
may i noe the timetable from KL–> BATU PAHAT, JOHOR?
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
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!
I’ll like to know that the bus (Transnasional) going back to South (Johor) on 27 September, is that the station is not at Puduraya?
I have heard people saying that Raya hoilday this time they change the place waiting for all southern Journey bus to BUkit Jalil there? Is ir true? How are we going to Bukit Jalil?
Which part of it…
Hope to get an answer as soon as possible..thank you very much for every reply…
puduraya bus station is dirty and polluted with smoke from the buses,people with luggage has to go down by staircase to take buses and the staircase is so steep and have seen people tripping,police are just sitting in their hut and alot of snatch thief lurking around.bad impression to foreigneers .suggestion:put escalator,more police patrolling,install aircond,clean the ventilation system,and make it look bright and clean
what mike says is true most taxi drivers in KL are worst, like my experience taking taxi going to KLCC the driver overchrged me 80RM and shouted foul language and grabbed my bag, i wast so sad that day and my travel xperience was spolied i never enjoyed it bec of this …. take public transport..
[...] If you don’t like flying, or have budgetary limitations but have 5 hours to spare, then by all means, take the bus. The North-South Highway that links KL and Singapore is very well maintained, ensuring a smooth and comfortable journey. Buses that ply the KL-Singapore-KL route are very comfortable and tickets can cost anywhere between RM30 (standard economy buses) and RM80 (luxury double-decker buses, with movies, snacks, wi-fi on board) for a one-way KL-Singapore ticket. The return ticket usually costs the same, but in Singapore dollars. Tickets can be booked online or you can buy them at the Pudu bus station. [...]
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Hi Everyone,
Please make sure you dont leave behind any items. Even if they are reputable bus companies, it just does not work. Someone nicks it, I suppose the driver.
My parents travelled by Plusliner from Penang to KL couple of days ago and left their video camera in the bus. They were the last people to leave the bus at KTM. Within an hour they informed to the Plusliner office and was informed that anything found in the bus can be collected from the office. When we went back to get it, they said nothing was found. It was a definite white lie. Now taking legal action on them.
Whats the point on being a reputable company!!!
Well just wish that Pudu will be more clean and convienient for users. Have escalator at least for the old folks and disable people to move around.its is also important for people to get together and maintain the cleanliness of this place.i have seen people littering around as if that is the place for littering.so together we make a better bus station for people in Malaysia.
I love pudu raya…
no matter smelly it..
coz i met my Mr.nice guy there…feb 6,2009 at 00.00
a man who helps me bring my heavy suitcase when i chase the bus to singapore.
his kindness inspire me so much…
unfortunately, i’m forget to asking his name and say thank you…
well, if you’re my Mr.Nice guy ps.contact me..
aiii yo how can i know from kuala lumpur to kuala kangsar time table.
no good la. must post the time table to each city ma………
complaint makes improvements
Hello, I will be visiting Kuala lumpur in July for 5 nights and I m planning to visit Genting Highland for a day. I also intended to visit Penang by road/bus. I would like to know what will be the fare round trip, Schedule of bus and how long is a journey. Kindly reply me at your earliest.
May i know which bus can go to kuantan?? And can i know the schedule ??
After extensive travelling in Malaysia and to thailand,i can say without any doubt Konsortium buses are the most comfortable,user friendly and efficient transport available.
Do not buy from transtar counter K9 at puduraya. I got cheated that it is transtar bus, but in fact it was some random malaysian bus. She even cheated me 10rm each ticket that i bought. she upsell pointing to a very good picture, but in fact it was not the bus that was taking us. also, let me choose to leave at 11, or 11.30 or 12. bought 11pm.. but had to wait till 12.30 to fill the bus then leave. very disappointing ride from Kl to singapore. AM not visiting that booth ever again. dishonest sales people
Avoid Selat Keris Express at all cost. Selling tickets to Singapore (at RM39.00) when their buses stopped at Larkin Johor (usual ticket price RM30-31). Daily robbery. Probably run by a bunch of criminals.
Daylight robbery
I took Alisan Golden Coach from Singapore to KL last week, the bus quite new and comfortable.
i think transnational is the surest way to get around malaysia. i visited the country late last year and visited places like johore bahru, langkawi, singapore and i always used transnational. the downside is i forgot a shawl in one of their buses and neva got it back
I would like to voice out my thoughts about an agent of Arwana Travel and Tours SDN. BHD.
The phone operator of that booth in pudu raya is. Rude. Lazy. AND definately UNfriendly. I called at about 6.00pm on the 3rd of November 2009 to enquire about the departure schedule from Kuala Lumpur to Lumut, instead of giving me the answer’s, he said in malay ” Saya tak tau. Saya tak mau buat (I dont know. I dont want to do it)” and hang out the line even before i could say anything.
I was stunned and shocked on how rude the operator was. Not only that, he is embarrassing Malaysian’s reputation as a kind and polite comunity.
Hi, any suggestion tour from Singapore to KLCC-Batu Caves-Malacca for 3D2N by bus. thanks
Hi, Please try the Transnasional at http://www.transnasional.com.my.
You can check online any purchase the ticket at selected Petronas Station. Hold a valid ticket before go to bus station else you may disappointed. I share with you the bad experience before and post the storey at following blog:
http://david-healed.blogspot.com/2009_09_28_archive.html
http://david-healed.blogspot.com/2009_09_29_archive.html
Not worth to deal with gangster!
am a tourist from Singapore and would like to make an official complaint. I bought tickets from Puturaya Bus Station counter 35 (Eskpress) for my trip back to Singapore for Sunday (27/12/09) 5pm (Bus no 9666), plAtform 22.The guy who sold me the tickets there told me that there was no problem getting on the bus back to Singapore and he gave us his mobile contact number just in case there was a problem.
On Sunday, my friends and I waited for the bus from 5pm to 7.45 pm. There were no bus. I called up the guy’s mobile number and he told me the bus 9666 was no picking us up as the bus has left. I was so angry and i told him that i have been waiting since 5 pm and there was no such bus leaving. He told me to go up to the counter and ask the counter staff what happened..
I went up and ask her what happened and she told me that bus number 9666 is already downstairs, i went down again and again i saw no such bus. I called up that guy again and told him what happned , he told that there was 2 more bus numbers 5001 and 8613 will be coming to pick us up, we waited again for another hr, again no such bus came.. At about 7.45 pm, there was a bus but alot of confusion as there were many tourist like us been stranded since morning. We were able to board the bus, we were so happy. 10 mins to the journey and in the middle of the road, the ticketing officer in the bus said that the bus we were in cannot bring us back to Singapore.. He told us to disembark and said there was another bus coming to pick us up back to Singapore.. We waited for again 15 mins.. In my anger, i called up that guy and he told me to call his boss (Apai – 0169109888). I called and asked him what happened. We wanted our refund back of 50 Ringgit. he told us that he can only pay as back 10 Ringgit, if we do not accept the 10 ringgit and wanted the 50 ringgit, we were to leave the bus straight away.. Again, we boarded another bus.. the story doesn’t end here…
At about 3 am, the bus driver stopped us at larkin and told us his bus again doesn’t go back to Singapore… Can i know? KL is the capital of Malaysia, why is there such a thing happening.. I would like the authorities to give me an explaination straight away..
Denise Vanessa Ho Soo Lin
(Singapore)
Hi all,
I’m one of the victim in belowmentioned incident.
This is rather dissapointed, what are they trying to prove? Malaysia is full of DECEITFUL??? wat a negative impression given to tourist??!!!
From an initial departing time at 5pm, delaying until 7.45pm yet still we have to find a way to sneak up to the bus because of the person incharge was stopping us from boarding the bus even we are holding a bus ticket, HOW RIDICULOUS. we are not getting what we are paying. A RM50 ticket is suppose for a VIP bus with 24 seats and we end up taking a bus with 42 seats. This is not about MONEY but FAIRNESS and the right as a consumer.
The company does not even take any initiative too look into the frustration, the tiredness, the anger, the worries and fear on us. The boss, Apai – 0169109888, was obviously sleeping as i could not reach him on the phone when I tried to call him at 3am from Larkin.
Guess what, we were reaching Singapore at about after a series of nonsense and we are reporting to work in a couple hours later.
As a Press Media, I think this is your responsibility to releasse the news to the public to avoid such a ridiculous incident to happen again, it does really lead to unneccessary stress, physical and emotional ill.
This is really a night mare for us!!!!!
Please feel free to clarify further.
Frustrated,
Vannas Lee