If you want to save money spent on petrol, tolls and car parking charges, as well as the cost of buying and maintaining a car, then take public transportation. You won’t have to look for parking space, the road in the city and towns will be less polluted and you won’t have to sit your car for hours not to mention worry endlessly when it starts raining whether or not the traffic jam is going to be bad or worse still, if there’s going to be flooding. Thanks to bus lanes in some areas, riding the bus and train can actually also save you time. Here’s what you need to know about taking the bus.

“Rapid KL is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. The acronym stands for Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Kuala Lumpur, which translates to Kuala Lumpur Rapid Integrated Transport Network. Wikipedia

General Information

The buses taking you from and to the train stations around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor will have the words ‘Bas Perantara’ Feeder Bus. It runs in support of the trains to bring you to a wider area that isn’t reachable by the train alone.

What is it called

No they don’t. They only accept TouchnGo cards which you can get at selected petrol stations or if you’ re a Malaysian, you can use your Malaysian Identity Card as a Touch&Go card. Simply load the card at the counters at the train station or selected shops. They now accept debit card payments when loading your TouchnGo card.

According to the Touch&Go website, you can also purchase the Enhanced TNG card from the Touch ’n Go eWallet by clicking the eShop icon on the app’s home page (app version 1.7.72 and above), TNG eWallet Lazada eShop, and selected petrol stations.

You will have to Tap In and Tap Out when you get on and off the bus.

Concession cards give you a fare discount of 50% on cash rate and is available for

every journey on Rapid KL Bus, BRT, LRT, Monorail and MRT services.

Visit their webpage to apply for it.

Do they accept cash?

Concession Cards

If you’ve taken a train then, they’re parked right by the station. Look for the signboards above you at the train station telling you where the buses are. To get to the train stations from elsewhere, look for bus stops that have a sign with MRT logo and bus route to the train station.

Where to find it

While the MRT website has all the information on busses and routes you can take, the fastest way to know which one to take IMO is through apps like Rome2Rio and MoveIt. Just key in your starting point and where you want go and it’ll list the various modes to get there.

Which bus to take?

Did you know that you can now track your bus online? This is a game changer as you no longer have to wait for hours wondering if the bus will ever get to you. In fact, now you can wait comfortably at home or anywhere and only go to the bus stop when the bus is approaching it. We love this feature most of all! Just go here to track it.