The Kuala Lumpur International Airport is the main gateway to Kuala Lumpur as well as to Malaysia. It comprises a main terminal, a satellite terminal and a low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT). The main terminal building also serves as the domestic terminal. The satellite terminal handles international flights while the LCCT, presently used by AirAsia, Tiger Airways and Cebu Pacific, handles the low-cost flights by budget airlines.
However, despite the accolades it has received, the airport seems to follow its own logic that often defy common intuition. (When you get to see the full picture, you understand why it is designed that way, but unfortunately most passengers arriving in KLIA are deprived of this knowledge.) This especially affects international passengers who are transferring to domestic flights. I have heard of many people who go the wrong way due to inconspicuous signages.
Still, it's quite straight forward if you are simply exiting the airport for Kuala Lumpur. If you arrive at the Satellite Building, take the Aerotrain to the Main Building. Then follow the signage to go through immigration, collect your baggage at the carousel, go through Customs, through the green lane if you have nothing to declare, and you are at the Arrival Hall. It's even simpler if you arrived on domestic flight at the Main Building. Just collect your baggage and out the door to the Arrival Hall. If you're arriving at the LCCT, it is similar: walk on the tarmac to the LCCT Arrival Hall, and out the door.
There are two train options to choose: KLIA Express and KLIA Transit. Both are the same type on trains on the same tracks, the only difference being KLIA Express takes you directly to KL Sentral in the city centre, while KLIA Transit makes a few stops, at Salak Tinggi, Putrajaya and Bandar Tasik Selatan.
KLIA Ekspres
The KLIA Ekspres is a direct non-stop high-speed train that connects KLIA to the KL Sentral transportation hub in the centre of Kuala Lumpur. The journey takes 28 minutes and costs RM35 per way. The service runs from 5:00 am to 12:00 midnight. There's a train every 15 minutes between 5:00 am to 9:00 am, and from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm, and every 20 minutes outside these hours.
KLIA Transit
The KLIA Transit is similar to KLIA Ekspres except it makes three stops, at Salak Tinggi, Putrajaya and Bandar Tasik Selatan, hence travel time to Kuala Lumpur is 36 minutes. The fare is also RM35 to KL Sental, and other fares are charged for journeys to the other stations. The trains run every half hour from 5:33 am to 12:03 am.
By Bus
The Airport Coach operates an hourly express bus between KLIA and KL Sentral from 6:30 am to 12:30 am. The fare is RM10 one way and RM18 return.
Star Shuttle bus runs from KLIA to Kota Raya and Pudu Raya (both are near the Chinatown), RM10 one way.
Sepang Omnibus runs local bus services directly to Seremban in Negeri Sembilan, Banting in Selangor and Sepang town where you can get connecting buses to/from Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. The buses are a little basic and uncomfortable, and do not follow a timetable (at least, not one that is publicly known).
Both Airport Coach and Sepang Omnibus run frequent buses between KLIA and Nilai where you continue your journey on the KTM Komuter.
By Taxi
If you wish to take a taxi out of KLIA, rely only on the Airport Limousine Taxis, not on the touts what may approach you at the Arrival Hall - many tourists have been fleeced with outrageous fares from touts, and you do not wish to start your visit to Kuala Lumpur on a sour note. Buy the taxi coupon from the Airport Limo counter. If you ask for a "Budget Taxi" you are charged a fixed RM67.40 fare to Kuala Lumpur. If you don't, you will end up being charged RM87.40 for a similar-looking taxi but simply called a "Limousine". The advantage of taking a taxi, as opposed to taking the train, is that it gets you directly to your address, and is a good deal if there's more than two passengers going the same way.
The second option is to exit the ELITE at the Putrajaya Interchange (Exit 607) to Lingkaran Putrajaya (see picture below of the signage). Next exit the Lingkaran Putrajaya at Exit 2005 to E20, the Maju Expressway. The Maju Expressway (E20) takes you all the way to Kuala Lumpur, exiting at Exit 2001A at the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 or at Exit 2001B at the Kampung Pandan Roundabout.
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