TOP10 SHOPPING MALLS IN KUALA LUMPUR

Kuala Lumpur has numerous shopping malls. Tourists may find it difficult to decide which of them are absolute must-visits and which are the ones that can easily be skipped during their stay in Kuala Lumpur. First off; if you are visiting Kuala Lumpur with the sole purpose of going on a serious shopping spree you should know that there is actually only one place to stay and that is in a hotel around Bukit Bintang. Most of the malls in our top10 are located in this area. Luckily many of the popular 5-star hotels are located in this area, so it should be easy to find proper accommodation. But also budget travelers are able to find accommodation that suits their budget; as there are many guesthouses located in the Changkat Bukit Bintang area (only a 5/10 minute walk from all major shopping malls).

In our list we took multiple factors into account. Not all malls are perhaps interesting for every type of shopper. Some of the great malls are located well outside of Kuala Lumpur, perhaps still very much worth a visit to some, for others probably not worth the hassle.

1. Pavilion KL

Our personal favorite by far is Pavilion KL. Pavilion was opened in 2007 and has been an instant hit since then. Pavilion offers many nice shops, and caters to the more general type of shopper. There are many luxurious shops, but also enough regular shops. Pavilion has a great food court but also many restaurants and (coffee) bars. Definitely the place to be (visit) for tourists.

2. Suria KLCC

Suria KLCC has been one of the most popular tourist malls for ages. Locals always call it a tourist mall, but still many tens of thousands come to this mall every weekend to relax and hang out. Tourists may find many shops offer different products that at other malls, Suria KLCC has many shops that sell familiar international brands (and is also know for carrying western sizes).

3. Plaza Lowyat

Not all tourists will like Lowyat as it is small, crowded and often very noisy. Lowyat is the premier IT, Gadget and Lifestyle mall in Kuala Lumpur. Here you will find hundreds of small shops selling luxurious products like cameras, phones, laptops, tablets and much more. If you are looking for electronic accessories, this is definitely the place to be. Do know that you can only get great discounts after some tough bargaining.

4. Midvalley Mega Mall & The Gardens

This is the first mall that is not located within the city center of Kuala Lumpur. It means that you have to get into a taxi and travel for a bit first before arriving at one of the biggest and most popular (local) mall in the city. Midvalley is already a few years old. Here you can find many regular shops selling all kinds of products. Midvalley is connected to The Gardens, a luxurious mall (and also one of the prettiest) with many exclusive brands.

5. Lot10

Lot10 is perhaps the most centrally located mall in Kuala Lumpur, right along Jalan Bukit Bintang. It has quite a few nice shops and also a National Geographer Flagship Store. In the basement you can find Hutong, a wonderful food court with mainly Chinese hawkers. Lot10 lies conveniently between numerous other popular malls in Bukit Bintang. If you enter this area by Monorail then the station to embark is right next to Lot10.

6. Fahrenheit88

Fahrenheit88 is a modern mall near opposite of Pavilion KL. It used to be known as KL Plaza, but the new owner wanted to rename the mall after a huge renovation. Fahrenheit88 has some very nice stores. At the top floor you find Signature IT, a huge IT department store. Fahrenheit88 became one of the places to be among locals because of the huge Uniqlo clothing shop that occupies a few floors.

7. 1Utama

Though pretty far away from Kuala Lumpur City Center, 1Utama is a not to be missed shopping mall. After the huge renovation it again it a wonderful place to shop for all kinds of products (and also one of the biggest). There is also a huge Foodrepublic food court, where you can try many local dishes. 1Utama is not really popular among tourists because of the distance from most of the tourist hotels; still it is very much worth a visit.

8. Sunway Pyramid

Sunway Pyramid is extremely popular among locals that live outside of Kuala Lumpur. It could very well be the most popular mall in Malaysia when looking at absolute amount of monthly visitors. Sunway is more than a shopping mall; it is a huge entertainment complex with numerous bars, restaurants, hundreds of shops, hotels, resorts and even a huge amusement park (and water park). Those that travel with children will probably do them a huge favor by visiting Sunway Pyramid.

9. The Curve

The Curve is neither the biggest nor the most popular mall in Kuala Lumpur. It is also located pretty far out of the city center. Still it is a nice place to visit. Besides the mall there are many bars and restaurants. Opposite the Curve is Ikano Power Center, where you can find a few flagship stores of popular local and foreign brands. The Curve is especially popular among the local expat community.

10. Berjaya Times Square

Last in our list is Berjaya Times Square; the biggest shopping mall in Malaysia. It has well over 600 shops, ranging from huge stores at the lower levels to numerous small shops at the higher levels. There is even an indoor roller coaster inside this shopping, which makes it the perfect mall to visit if you are traveling with children. Berjaya Times Square is also located within the Bukit Bintang area; at a 10 minutes’ walk from Lot10 or Lowyat Plaza.

Other very popular malls in and around Kuala Lumpur

Malls that didn’t make it into our top10 are still very much worth a visit, especially the ones within the Golden Triangle (Bukit Bintang area and KLCC area). Below we listed a few other shopping malls and explained the main reasons you might have for visiting them.

11. Starhill Gallery: probably the most exclusive and luxurious mall in Kuala Lumpur.

12. Sungei Wang & BB Plaza: together the most popular local malls in Kuala Lumpur.

13. AvenueK: modern but small shopping center opposite of Suria KLCC.

14. Pertama Complex: the best mall to buy sports products.

15. Bangsar Village Shopping Mall: very popular expat mall in one of the biggest expat enclaves.

16. IMBA Plaza: the best (or worst) place to buy pirated dvd’s, software and other media.

17. Great Eastern Mall: biggest mall in the Ampang area. Especially popular among expats.

18. Tropicana Mall: popular ‘family mall’. Many furniture and children stores.

19. Plaza Mont Kiara: modern mall catering to expats that live in the Mt. Kiara area.

20. Bangsar Shopping Center: most popular expat mall in the Bangsar area. Best place to buy products like cheese, bread and other typical western products.

21. Publika: Expatriate mall in the Mt. Kiara area.

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KL to Singapore by Train

Woodlands Train Checkpoint

Wanna visit Singapore from KL?? One of the best choices for your transportation is train. Yups, it’s actually my favorite. I like going to some places by train. Because I think train is romantic. Sitting beside the window, enjoy the nice view outside with a cup of coffee in hand. What a romantic. Hahahaha but it’s not happen to me this time. Because it’s night and I just sleep all the way.

Actually I have my own reason why I go to Singapore by train. Beside its comfortable, also the schedule of the train is match with my trip schedule. I planned to have one day trip in Singapore. Then I need arrive in Singapore in the morning and return to KL in the night in the same day.

And when I check the train schedule, there is a train leaving from KL to Woodlands Singapore at 23:00 and arrives at 06:55. And fortunately, the same train leaving from Woodlands Singapore to KL is at 23:30 and arrives at 06:50. It’s very perfect timing. I have enough time to visit some places in Singapore all daylong.

For your information, there are actualy three kinds of train depart from KL to Woodlands Singapore. Those are Expres Sinaran Selatan departs at 08:00, Express Rakyat departs at 14:35, and Senandung Sutera departs at 23:00. And the travel time is about 7 hours.

Senandung Sutera is my choice. I choose the second class sleeper. It’s very comfortable and clean. The price for this type is based on the bed. It’s MYR 40 for upper bed and MYR 46 for lower bed.

Senandung Sutera second class sleeper

Upper bed

Lower bed

Tips to start your one day trip

For you who want to have one day trip in Singapore like I did, I recommend you to check some tips below:

1. Buy the ticket online from: http://www.ktmb.com.my

Or you can buy it from the ticket window in KL Sentral Malaysia. The location is in the second floor, in the right side from the stairs. If you buy ticket from the ticket window, I recommend you to buy it at least one day before.

2. Buy round trip ticket from Malaysia. If you buy it from Singapore it will be more expensive, because you have to pay it in Singapore dollars.

My round trip tickets

3. Bring pen. In Singapore immigration, you need to fill a form and you need a pen.

4. Prepare your passport, at about 05:30 you will arrive at Immigration and you have to drop from the train to get your passport stamp. Don’t worry, the train officer will announce you.

5. Have breakfast. In front of Woodlands train checkpoint you will see some halal cook shop.

My breakfast

6. Ready to explore Singapore?? First, going to the nearest MRT by bus. The bus costs SGD 14.

7. Don’t forget to buy STP (Singapore Tourist Pass). More info about STP?? click here

8. Enjoy your trip and have a very nice day…

Luggage Storage Service at KL Sentral

KL Sentral is the largest transit hub in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. I think it is the most efficient way for your transit in the city, regardless of where you are heading to or you are from.  

As the largest transit hub in the city, KL Sentral has a lot of facilities. And one of the facilities is luggage storage service. And for this kind of facility actually you have plenty of options. There are at least two luggage storage services and also one self service coin locker.

1. Matang luggage

Located at level 2 opposite of KTM Intercity ticket counter

2. Madam’s keeper

Located at level 1 opposite of Mc Donals

3. Dr. Locker

Located at level 1 behind the stairways/escalator going to level 2 and also at level 2 near the Air Asia office

Dr. Locker is self service locker. So, you have to do everything yourself. First, you have to get token from the token machine. It will cost you 5 RM/token. If you want to use the 15 RM locker, so you need three tokens. How to operate the locker is all written on the locker’s door. But if you still need a help, there is a man wearing Dr. Locker uniform who is always ready to help you.

How to operate Dr. Locker;

1. Put your luggage into the locker

2. Insert your coins and close the door

3. Turn the key into the left and then pull it out

Token machine

It’s also written on the locker’s door that is no over night storage. But since i didn’t read the notice, i left my luggage there for three days and you know what? there is no more charge for it. I don’t know is it an error or what. Actually until now i still curious about that. Because someone said to me that the overnight storage will get more charge. But in reality it didn’t happen. Anyone experienced this?

Speaking about the locker, there are actually three different kinds of lockers. It is based on the size. It is 10 RM for the smaller one, 15 RM for the medium and 20 RM for the biggest.

The smallest and medium size locker

The biggest size locker

I used this service once and the medium one is my choice. It’s enough for my big suitcase which is 60 x 40 x 30 cm and medium backpack.

I was satisfied with this self service locker.  It was safe, easy and has the reasonable price.

Do you have experience using luggage storage service at KL Sentral? Please feel free to share with us on comment column bellow.

Thank you and have a very nice day.

Luggage Strorage service at Pudu Sentral Kuala Lumpur

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Pudu Sentral is the main bus station in Kuala Lumpur. It’s located near China Town. As the main bus station Pudu Sentral has a lot of outlets inside. Such as ATM at the right of the staircase, Money changer, ticket counters, food court and so on. And one of the important outlets is luggage storage service. It’s good for travelers who have a lot of bags to carry around. They still can going out exploring the city and keep their bags here.

one of luggage storage services at Pudu Sentral

Luggage storage service at Pudu Sentral is one of luggage storage in Kuala Lumpur. It is located at Pudu Sentral bus station near waiting room. In front of staircase you will see a room used as waiting area. And when you enter that room, the luggage storage service is on your left.

service charge

Open Daily

08.00 am – 11:00 pm

Service Charge

The service charge is different based on its size and types. You can see the breakdown below;

Big size bag     : RM 3.00 – RM 5.00
Small size bag : RM 2.00 – RM 3.00
Plastic bag       : RM 2.00 – RM 3.00
Helmet             : RM 2.00
Box                  : RM 2.00 – RM 3.00
Laptop             : RM 2.00
Actually this luggage storage is not the only one in Pudu Sentral. There are some of them inside Pudu Sentral. And of course they have their own price, term and condition. So, the choice is yours.