Things to do in Kuala Lumpur

Things to do

1. The Petronas Towers and the Skybridge

   Four hundred and fifty-two meters, and the 41st-floor bridge between the two. On Wikipedia (in French)

   RelaxationViewpoint2 hr 30 min≈ €20best in the afternoon

2. The Batu Caves

   Two hundred and seventy-two rainbow steps, a forty-three-meter statue of Murugan, and macaques. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument3 hrFreebest in the morning

3. Jalan Alor in the evening

   A whole street of plastic tables, satay and stingray grilled in banana leaf. On Wikipedia

   FoodMarket2 hr 30 min≈ €12best in the evening

4. Merdeka Square and Masjid Jamek

   Where the British flag came down in 1957, between a cricket club and a Mughal-style mosque. On Wikipedia

   Culture and historyMonument2 hrFreebest in the morning

5. The KL Forest Eco Park canopy walk

   Nine hectares of primary forest right in the center, and a walkway twenty-one meters up. On Wikipedia

   Nature and sceneryPark1 hr 30 min≈ €8best in the morning

When to go

The most pleasant months in Kuala Lumpur: in January, February, March, June, July and August, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in January, where to go in February, where to go in March, where to go in June, where to go in July, where to go in August.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget

€25

Mid-range

€50

Comfort

€95

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Plane

3.7 t

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

Book on the ground

Tours and tickets

• Go City Multi-attraction passes for big cities
• KKday Activities and tours, especially in Asia
• Klook Tours, tickets and excursions
• Tiqets Museums and monuments, skip-the-line tickets
• WeGoTrip Self-paced audio tours

Internet on site (eSIM)

• Airalo Data eSIM, by country or region
• Drimsim SIM card that works in almost every country
• Saily Data eSIM
• Yesim Data eSIM

From the airport

• GetTransfer Drivers make an offer for your ride
• Intui Private transfers at a fixed price
• Kiwitaxi Booked transfers, from taxi to minibus
• Welcome Pickups Driver waiting on arrival, price fixed in advance

Rent a car

• Auto Europe Rental comparison
• EconomyBookings Rental comparison
• GetRentacar Cars from rental companies and private owners
• Localrent Local rental companies, often no credit card needed

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Good to know: Malaysia

Plugs

Type G, 240 V

Emergencies

999

Driving

On the left

Near Kuala Lumpur

• Penang Malaysia, 290 km
• Singapore Singapore, 310 km
• Sumatra — Medan and Lake Toba Indonesia, 340 km
• Langkawi Malaysia, 410 km
• Krabi and Koh Phi Phi Thailand, 630 km
• Phuket Thailand, 640 km

Elsewhere in Malaysia

• Kota Kinabalu and Borneo
• Langkawi
• Penang