Kuala Lumpur Tourist Trap Tips by perseushermes

Getting out of KLIA, you'll have a choice of the taxi or the Express Rail Link (ERL a.k.a CAT). Getting a taxi is not a problem.
However, if you are in Kuala Lumpur for the first time, the people at the Official KLIA Taxi Counter will ask you whether you want a Premier Taxi or a Budget Taxi. Most of the time they will tell you to take the premier taxi - which is expensive comparatively to the budget taxi

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At Least Do This: Scenarios that you may encounter at the Official Taxi Counter for Budget and Premier Taxis

Scenario 1
They will ask you how persons are with you. If you say 2 or more persons with large pieces of luggages, they will say you cannot take the budget taxi. You will have to take the premier taxi

Scenario 2
Other times they will tell you that the queue for the budget taxi is too long and you may have to wait half an hour to 45mins for a taxi. Hence you are advised to get the Premier Taxi. Actually your wait should not be more than 15 mins.

Scenario 3
You will be told there are no more budget taxis available.

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Alternative: So, If you are in Kuala Lumpur, say 2 of you (or less) with 3 large pieces of luggage - you can still fit into the Budget Taxi. (Updated Dec06 - the KLIA airport taxis are slowly converting to the Hyundai cars which may not be able to fit 3 large pieces of luggage. 2 large ones may be just fine. If you find you can't fit in the budget taxi, you can still change. Just a bit inconvenient.)

Please insist you want a Budget Taxi.
They may not want a scene.
Even though they will ask how many persons and/or pieces of luggage you have. Just maintain your stand and insist you want a Budget Taxi. No buts and ifs.

You should be alright.

BTW if there are 3 of you with 4 pieces of luggage or more, you may not fit in Budget taxi.
Anyway, its not as bad as Ho Chi Minh's Taxis

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There are always Non Airport Taxi drivers trying their luck to get passengers esp Tourist in Kuala Lumpur for the first time.

DON"T TAKE THESE TAXIS!!!!

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At Least Do This: PLEASE take the KLIA Airport Taxi
Just get to the designated taxi counter and pay a flat rate for the destination (don't forget the coupon slip)

You will be free from worries.

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Alternative: The Express Rail Link is an alternative to the KLIA Airport Taxi

Lately there has been "tour guides" offering tourists cheap tickets to go up to the Sky Bridge at the PETRONAS Twin Towers.

Modus operandi
~ Get a group of tourists together,
~ then go off to the counter to obtain tickets then
~ charge these tourists something like RM5 - RM10 per ticket.

Viewing from the Sky Bridge is FREE!!!!
Just go and get the tickets from the counters which open at 8.30 a.m.

But let me say the view isn't that exciting. and its only at level 41. However its fun.
There is a limit to the number of people allowed up there.

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At Least Do This: Just get there by 830am.