Buses in Kuala Lumpur

Buses in Kuala Lumpur are run by many transport operators and have many uses.

Local buses

Local buses (not to be confused with Rapid KL's Local Shuttle) or stage buses are run by the integrated network operator Rapid KL as well as privately owned Metrobus, Triton, Len Seng, Selangor Omnibus and SJ Bus.

Metrobus and Rapid KL are the two main bus companies within the boundaries of Kuala Lumpur. As there is no difference between public transport in Kuala Lumpur and public transport for the whole Klang Valley, most of the other bus companies other than Rapid KL and Metrobus are normally confined to Klang Valley areas that are outside the boundaries of Kuala Lumpur.

The largest operator, Rapid KL, operates 179 bus routes along with the C | Ampang Line, D | Sri Petaling Line and E | Kelana Jaya Line.

Bus stops

There are several major bus stops in Kuala Lumpur. Many local bus routes, especially those operated by private operators, terminate and begin at the old quarter of Kuala Lumpur, typically along Jalan Cheng Lock.

Important bus interchange

This is a non-exhaustive list of important bus interchange:
* Kotaraya / Mydin at Jalan Silang (near Puduraya)
* Central Market
* Pasaramakota bus station
* Terminal Jalan Sultan Mohammad
* Medan Pasar
* Titiwangsa bus hub (Rapid KL only)-interchange with Ampang LRT and KL Monorail

Express and long-distance buses: (to other states in Malaysia including Singapore and Southern Thailand)
* Puduraya bus station
* Hentian Duta
* Terminal Putra

Bus operators

Rapid KL

Rapid KL is the largest bus operator in the Klang Valley. Currently, there are 179 routes which integrates with Klang Valley's Rail Systems . The bus routes operated by Rapid KL were previously operated by Intrakota Komposit Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of DRB-HICOM Bhd; and Cityliner Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Park May Bhd. In 2005, Rapid KL buses carried around 190,000 passengers daily. Many of the other bus companies listed here except for Metrobus are slowly being phased out and being defunct or unpopular with commuters due to Rapid KL.

Cityliner

Currently it operated by Klang Banting Bus Transport, a subsidiary of Nadi Bhd. The bus service was introduced a fleet of double-decker bus with new livery to serve the KL-Klang route in 3rd quarter 2006.

Len Seng

elangor Omnibus

Transnasional

Selangor Omnibus Fare Structure:

Zone system

Zone 1 is the city center. Zone 1 charges are normally applied when a passenger travels within a zone. So even if the passenger is travelling in zones 2,3 and 4, they will still be charged RM 0.90. Zone 2 charges occur when a passenger travels from a zone to the next zone, such as Zone 1-2, or zone 2-3, or zone 3-4 and vice versa. Zone 3 charges apply when travelling two zones across, such as from zone 1-3 or zone 2-4 while zone 4 charges (seldom used) are when one travels from the first zone to the fourth zone, which would be from the city center to the remote areas. For Rapid KL buses however, their ticketing system does not follow the "zone system" as above but on day passes, no matter how long the distance one travels.

Disabled access

RapidKL buses now are equipped with low floor plan in certain routes in the city centre. Apart from that, there is no other disabled-friendly buses available.

See also

*Kuala Lumpur Mini-Bus Service
*Public transport in Kuala Lumpur

External links

* [http://www.rapidkl.com.my Rapid KL Official Website]
* [http://transit.vectordesigns.org/ Klang Valley Public Transport Information]
* [http://www.klcommuter.blogspot.com A blogsite "KL Commuter"]