ABOUT KUALA LUMPUR
| Time zone |
Malaysia is 08hours ahead of GMT |
| Climate |
Located close to the Equator, the climate is tropical. It is sunny and rains all year round. The temperature ranges from 33ºC during the day to round 24ºC at night. |
| Currency |
The Malaysian currency is the Ringgit Malaysia
(RM). At the present time the currency exchange rate is approximately 3.52 Ringgit Malaysia
(RM) to 1 US Dollar (USD).
(* as of 10th May 2007) |
| Coins and Notes |
Coins are available in denominations of 1sen, 5sen, 10sen, 20sen and 50sen. Ringgit notes are available as RM 1, RM 5, RM 10, RM 50 and RM 100. |
| Credit Cards and Travelers Cheque |
VISA and MASTER credit cards are most widely accepted in the country with AMERICAN EXPRESS, Diners Club and JCB cards at selected outlets. Passports are required for cashing of
Travellers’ cheque at most Banks and authorized money changers. Foreign currencies are not widely accepted for daily transactions, therefore visitors are advised to change to local currency upon arrival. |
| Airport Transport |
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
(KLIA) is only 28 minutes from the Kuala Lumpur city. It is located 75 kilometres (35miles) south of Kuala Lumpur City Centre
(KLCC); an hours drive by direct motorway link or 28 minutes on the KLIA Ekspress Rail Link
(ERL). |
* The cost provided in this page is based on retail prices listed on March 2006. Please do not use it as your final budgeting figure. It’s only meant for estimation of your expenditure.
1. Airport Limousine
Premier : RM 92.40 per way per car (USD 24.55)
Budget : RM 67.00 per way per car (USD 17.80)
Operations hours : 24hours
2. Airport Coach (Shuttle coach)
Adult : RM 10.00 per way per ticket (USD 2.66)
Child : RM 6.00 per way per ticket (USD 1.59)
Operation hours : 07:30 am to 21:30 midnight
3. KLIA Express Rail Link (ERL)
KLIA Ekspres Rail Link (ERL) is an express service that exclusively serves travellers between Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and the city. The journey takes 28 minutes one way and terminates at KL Sentral, the nation's main rail transportation hub.
Adult : RM 35.00 per way per ticket (USD 9.30)
Child : RM 15.00 per way per ticket (USD 3.99)
Operation hours : 05:00 am to 01:00 am
Frequency : Every 15 minutes (peak hour) & every 20 minutes (off peak hour)
4. Putra LRT
The PUTRA Light Rail Transit (LRT) service offers a direct connection between KL Sentral and the KLCC LRT station, with an air-conditioned pedestrian walkway linking directly to the Concourse Level of Suria KLCC. A one-way adult ticket costs RM 1.60 (USD 0.43)
Business Hours
A Normal commercial 8 hours a day system with Saturday as half day and Sunday, a day of rest. In the State of Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah, Friday is a day of rest with Thursday as a half day. Most shopping malls are open from 10.000 am to 10.00 pm daily.
Electricity and Water
Electricity voltage is 220 – 240 volts AC at 50 cycles per second. It is generally safe to drink water from the tap. However, visitors are advised to boil water before drinking or to use bottled water.
Telephone/ Postal
Local calls can be made from public phones, whether coin or Internet service card operated. International calls (IDD) can be made from the phone booths with card phone facilities.
How to Dial International phone calls:-
00 [country code number] [area code] [telephone number]
eg. Dial to Iran, Tehran
00 [98] [21] [1234 5678]
The country code of Malaysia is +60
Post offices are open daily from 0800 am to 0500pm and are closed on Sunday and Public holidays.
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