FREE Buses in Kuala Lumpur?? How to Use GoKL Buses (A PURPLE LINE ADVENTURE)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2019
- TIME STAMPS: 0:30 The GoKL Basics; 5:25 SIX Questions about GoKL; 9:41 Map of 4 GoKL Lines; 14:50 Boarding the Purple Line Bus; 16:58 Passing Central Market; 21:54 A Busy Stop-Muzium Telecom; 23:17 KL Tower Stop; 30:01 Starhill Gallery Stop in Bukit Bintang; 32:48 Leaving Bukit Bintang; 37:31 Back to Chinatown; 38:55 Kota Raya Stop; 44:02 Back at Pasar Seni Station; 45:36 Answering My SIX Questions; 49:05 Summary and Conclusion
Buses and I don't generally get along. However, there is a special type of bus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that I thought I should get to know better: the free bus service called GoKL. I thought there were 4 GoKL lines. But in the course of my GoKL adventures, I learned that there are now six of them: Purple, Green, Blue, Red, Orange, and Pink. And there are plans to open up even more lines in the future.
The Purple Line was a good place to start because the Purple Line buses start and end their route right across the street from my guest house at the Pasar Seni Station. I had a lot of questions about the GoKL service, and the best way to answer those questions seemed to be to just jump on the nearest GoKL bus and see what happens.
I hope you enjoy the video.
Cheers,
Douglas (AKA The Cycling Canadian)
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TIME STAMPS: 0:30 The GoKL Basics; 5:25 SIX Questions about GoKL; 9:41 Map of 4 GoKL Lines; 14:50 Boarding the Purple Line Bus; 16:58 Passing Central Market; 21:54 A Busy Stop-Muzium Telecom; 23:17 KL Tower Stop; 30:01 Starhill Gallery Stop in Bukit Bintang; 32:48 Leaving Bukit Bintang; 37:31 Back to Chinatown; 38:55 Kota Raya Stop; 44:02 Back at Pasar Seni Station; 45:36 Answering My SIX Questions; 49:05 Summary and Conclusion
Beautiful experience there trailing you Sir!
The next time u do it can i join u? We can do other lines. Theres blue,red,purple,green n even orange now. Im a local here bt will migrate to indonesia next week. So i am now on holiday here.
Complete and detailed on everything u need to know about GOKl. Thanks and more powers.
Thanks for ur info even i often go to kl this first time i know theres have free buss 😁😁😁😁
The busiest Tourist guide in KL. A brilliant coverage thanks Doug. So much knowledge you pass on to us we are armed before we get there. A truly great system that other countries could and should learn from. Bushyboy Oz.
the truth is that even malaysian follow your channel because no malaysian is doing a TH-cam video on the kuala lumpur public transport system thats include me LOL
we need to appreciate this man, because he promoted Malaysia well..
love from Borneo's people ·ᴗ·
My beautiful hometown KL, i miss it so much, i used to walk regularly from jln Raja Laut to Bukit Bintang when i was in school😂😂😂
Btw i dont see many locals getting on that bus, those are not locals, those are migrants! We locals dont look like that, surely we locals usually keep very quite while in public..
Yes most of the users are tourists and migrant workers. Locals would use the LRT or monorail or their own cars.
KL now a melting pot my dear hehe
I am Malaysians. Luckily I live in Cheras, selangor. Since we really close to kl. We got same modern facilities too. We got same free bus called smart selangor bus. We got best road. Since I live in selangor I rarely seeing foreigners here lol. Love Selangor !!!! ( Btw I kind of live at selangor-kl border. My house at selangor, while my school at Kl. Lmao.
I used to go to Bukit Bintang Girl School (Pavilion shopping mall) to look pretty girls... Hahaha
@@foong171183 ssoo i know what u did😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'm local and I'm a regular GoKL passenger. It's very convenient especially when it's end of the month, haha! I go to the library everyday, from my house I'll take RapidKL number 400, then I'll stop at Bukit Bintang and take GoKL Blue Line to Titiwangsa. From Titiwangsa I'll take GoKL Orange Line to the library.
And Orange Line actually go to the Balai Seni Negara that you went a while ago.
I remember when I went to the Balai Seni Negara, I saw a GoKL bus go by, and I realized that that was probably a much better way of getting there than walking as I had done. It was a difficult walk. But I didn't even know that there was the new Orange GoKL line back then. I'll have to ride on the Orange line too, and see where it goes.
Hello Doug, when in KL, we took the GoKL bus from KL Eco Forest park to Pavillion mall with our 3 strollers and it worked well. It was not on the weekend however. It was much less crowded. Very informative video. Thank you for taking us around.
Good to hear from you! I thought about you guys all the time after I saw you in KL. I hope the rest of your trip went well. When I stuck in the caption about "tourists with large suitcase and strollers" into the video, I was thinking about you and your family. I'm impressed you figured out how to use the GoKL buses and made good use of them. 🙂
Thank you, Doug, for the good job you have done there. I will definitely use the Free GoKL buses, on several routes if I can to refamiliarise myself with KL names and places. I see the bus stops have no name plaques, and that it will be better to seat in front half of bus to read what stops are coming up on the display/screen. The Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board should hire you to do publicity/practical tourist info videos for them!
I look forward to your next video.
A good thing is that the original four lines - Purple, Green, Blue, and Red - stay very close to the central business district. So you never go very far, and it's easy to hook back up with the MRT or LRT or transfer to another bus. So even if you don't really know where the bus goes or the names of the stops, you can kind of jump on with confidence and trust that you can't go too far wrong. Things will make sense as you move along, I think.🙂
I'm not too sure about the new Orange and Pink lines, because I haven't had a chance to check into them.
@@PlanetDoug It is strange that it takes a foreigner like you to encourage me a “local” to use the public transport system, quite a reversal of roles here.
I have never fully utilized the bus services in KL, even when I lived there that many years ago. Living in Chinatown area, one gets a bit spoilt, like you I used to walk everywhere. All these MRT/Monorail systems came about after I left KL, not knowing where the stations are, coupled with unfamiliar place names, I have actually avoided using them. I did hear of free bus service links between LRT/MRT stations to surrounding areas in housing estates outskirts of KL city, but was put off when told they are irregular and infrequent. Also my friends and relatives always seem willing to drive me around, or I would hop into a taxi. Things change so much so rapidly, and given my times in KL are always limited, I never thought it worth my while to invest time in finding out and using public transport. So you see, you have saved me quite a bit of research time. I am glad there are such free bus services to ease road congestion, my UK family pet hate is the traffic jams.
Believe it or not I will also need to arrange a few days accommodation in Chinatown when I visit KL this time. So my ears did prick up when you pointed out hotels in the area. Hopefully this will be more like old times when I can do some walkabouts, eat out and SHOP!
Can’t thank you enough, Doug … and if you are still around in KL next month, I will thank you with a meal somewhere … in KL.
Thanks for this Douglas, very much appreciated, this will boost your channel too, you’ve already got thousands of views, well done!
Very beautiful and extensive coverage of Kuala Lumpur from a bus, great job, Douglas 🙏🙏 Thank you for your efforts and your patience🙏🙏🙏
You're welcome. 😃
I love this video, it's so informative. I would try this bus when I visit KL in the future. Thanks for a great vlog about KL.
Not many people can speak English so gooood like you, Doug.
The "scanner" is actually for the Touch N Go card in RapidKL busses, FYI RapidKL bus didn't take cash, cashless only. somehow they didn't take it out when they convert it to GOKL bus.
That's interesting. I wonder why they didn't remove the scanners. Maybe it was a matter of cost or time. I also wonder why they don't just turn them off. When I got on the GoKL bus I was a bit confused because it was supposed to be free, and then I wasn't sure if I should scan my Touch'N'Go card or not. But nobody else was scanning a card, so I didn't either. 🙂
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video! I apreciate you explain briefly the area of interest as the bus pass by. These are valuable information for anyone visiting KL to utilise the free bus system. Thank you Douglas!
Hi Doug, 2:38, actually there are 6 line currently, plus Orange Line that operating from Titiwangsa to Mindef Complex in Jalan Padang Tembak.
Another line is at Pantai/Kerinchi area, around Universiti LRT Station, if not mistaken, it is Pink line.
I learned about the two new lines (Orange and Pink) after I shot this video. In fact, I must have consulted fifty websites for information about the GoKL system, and NONE of them mentioned the new lines. They all had the old maps and old information about just 4 lines. And the official GoKL website appears to be down permanently.
I finally realized there were 6 lines in total when I downloaded the Moovit app. It listed the full 6 lines, but it was the only place I came across that information. 🙂
Well done Canadian for the fruitful video , wish U d best
Great video, as always!
Very informative video discussing all the information a tourist needed. Great work.. I love the way you explained. Well done
Excellent review Doug! And excellent free bus service too! Haven't been to KL for awhile now days. But it seems KL is doing a very good job to be more people friendly with a free bus service. Two thumbs up for both Doug and GoKL!
And there is also Free Bus in Selangor to all districts. Its called SMART SELANGOR Bus.
Great information, keep up the excellent work, thank you.
Have taken both the Green Line and Purple Line. It is a convenient way to hop from one point to another. But during the few trips I took the buses, I don't see many locals.
From Muzium Telekom, you may further explore by walking to the direction of St John's Cathedral right up to Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) secondary school. There are many beautiful colonial buildings along this road. There is also an entrance to the Forest Reserve right in front of CBN.
Also you get Free bus service in Selangor State. Free water usage in Selangor if you use less than 20 million cubic litre per month. Almost free service at government clinics, you pay only about USD0.25 cent for medicine. Yes 25 cent! For local patients tho.
I watched your video from the word go. There is so much clarity in your explanation. I will be in KL in the first week of October. This information was very useful to me Doug. So now I know how to go about in KL for free with the help of GOKL. Thank you so much for this video.
Very informative vlog. Thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻
Your torture test, was a very informative one. You passed it with flying colours. Time for me to take that seat.
With the heavy traffic around Pasar Seni and the holiday crowds, I was expecting quite a bit more torture. But it was a pretty smooth trip. 🙂
Great service. I wonder how many cities in the world have a free transport facility to take you around. This is the sort of journeys that I enjoy - getting into a bus and doing a blind run, savouring the sights and sounds of strange places.
Selangor also have free bus name Smart Selangor . Same design and same time
Also PJ City Bus(Managed by MBPJ)
@@TeeHongJun_0214 PJ City bus is under the Smart Selangor. There are 12 municipalities in Selangor that joined the Smart Selangor. Download the SITS Apps to find out more about the routes they serve.
Also penang cat
Great video and information
Update: there is currently 15 GoKL bus routes with more to come! The diesel buses are close to obsolescence on the outer, less congested routes.
Well explained! Thank U so much 🙏
Being an explorer myself, i do like the GoKL buses and i sit alot and forget about my destination. If i am not in a hurry, these buses cover quite wide range, from KL Sentral, National Museum to Titiwangsa LRT Station, KLCC and of course, Bukit Bintang. The only problem is the huge crowd on weekends. The other coloured lines (except the Green) will start at Titiwangsa LRT Station (Terminal Jalan Tun Razak) similar to Pasar Seni hub and they loop around KLCC and KL Sentral.
This bus is actually part of RapidKL buses so the scanner is standard in those buses for your touch n go cards, they might feel its a hassle to remove the scanners so they just leave it on. I believe the local KL council has some kind of contract with RapidKL; thus RapidKL provides the bus and its driver for GoKL (if u ever sat those RapidKL buses you will see the familiarity; its basically the same bus). From my experience, the stops listed online is incomplete, as they do have additional minor stops along the way.
I would suggest you to skip the Telekom Museum; as i felt that the ticket price is not up to par with the exhibitions (it used to be free for 10s of years) but its ur choice.
The 'Zara' outlet is actually in a mall called the Lot 10 mall; Isetan being its anchor tenant. Quite old and it was a luxurious mall in those days before StarHill.
Since then, I've ridden on the Green Line, and I'm getting more comfortable with the overall system. I was kind of lost on the Green Line because I'm not too familiar with the KLCC area. I always get turned around in amongst all those tall buildings. But I enjoyed it, and I saw a whole new side of KL from my bus seat.
I didn't know about Lot 10 Mall. I'd never heard the name until just now.
If you're still around in Malaysia, I recommend checking out Putrajaya, and it's beautiful mosques there. There are a lot of bridges there and there is one broken one too.
Following you Step by step most at times seems I'm live with you in the process. Wow, what a beautiful experience there Doug. #Douglass2019
Same here...
great reaction sir.... yes most foreign workers also benefited from these free buses to move around the city like the Indonesian, Bangladesh, Nepalese, etc....in the state of Selangor free buses also available....hope you enjoy your ride and hoping M'sia to improve more in years to come....
I recommend you to visit the Zoo Negara and attend the Royal Floria Putrajaya at the Putrajaya Botanical Garden.
The city has provided the " Electric Scooter " now , maybe u can give a try ! but not free :)
Seen those scooter beside MRT Bukit Bintang Entrance D
Hi I am from Mauritius and will be travelling to KL. Really appreciate your videos which are very informative and useful information with lots of likes for foreigners travelling to KL
Regards
John
GoKL expert! good guide, I really have no idea this exists for local too. I just ride motorcycle everywhere and free bus for tourists :D
KL has a good public transportation system. Not the same for other states in Msia. I am from johor Bahru...now living in KL. Johor Bahru has the worst public transportation service...need to hv a car when you're in JB.
Not in KL though. It's so easy and reliable to take the bus or lrt in KL even for those who has a car.Saves them the headache of traffic jams.
People tell you that only foreigners go on GoKL bus. Not true. Locals use GoKL as well. During public holidays though you can expect the bus to be jam packed with foreign workers taking the advantage the day off for sightseeing with their fellow countrymen.GoKl buses are a lifesaver especially for those who don't have the luxury to splurge on taxis.
Amboii..the worst eh??.brp lme dh xbalik jb kak?
@@fify_johorbahru7618 sejak 2015...sorry 2017. I pakai bus and taxis je in Jb because I don't hv a car. I grew up, sekolah and kerja in Jb. And believe me it has one of the worst public transport for a city.
@@azztaffm1365 sekarang dh ok kot..cuba la balik..tempat jatuh lg di kenang,ini kn pula tempat bermain..😊
THANKS 4 THE ADVENTURES.. ❤👍👍
Thank you for your hard work
Hello, Doug, right here once more following you steps by step. Nice and great info there. Keep them coming Sir.
About that scanner, mostly the GoKL buses are actually former RapidKL buses. So that scanner was for the Touch 'n' Go or Rapid Bus Card payment system when RapidKL used that buses for its service.
That makes sense. But I still wonder why they left scanners plugged in. It would be less confusing for new GoKL users like me if they were at least turned off or covered up somehow. I kept wondering if I had to scan my card. 🙂
@@PlanetDoug rule of thumb for adventurous traveller likes you,follow what locals do..😅
easiest way to figure out how some system work..
Thanks a bundle that is a great info🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Love this video....really enjoyed watching it....😀😀😀 hope have a chance to meet up for meal....
At 20:55 is the Bangkok Bank stop, and at 35:28 the bus was passing over Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) building.
Good video. I had planned to do what you did but never had the chance. Maybe not brave enough to face the KL traffic jam. But for 50 minutes is bearable. May be one day I would do it.
Yes, I was confused about those first stops. I'm still confused, actually, and I've since been on the Purple Line two more times. There seemed to be a stop before this one (the one I called Bangkok Bank). There's a GoKL bus stop sign there, and it is right beside the Bangkok Bank building. So it makes sense that it is the Bangkok Bank stop, but none of my Purple Line buses have ever stopped there.
And this stop, the one you are referring to, is right beside the Maybank building, and the Moovit app calls it the Maybank stop. But the GoKL maps don't show any stops at all called Maybank. And the Moovit app lists other stops that don't appear on the GoKL maps and it sometimes uses different names.
So, it can be a bit confusing for me. But in the end, it doesn't matter. It's a friendly service without much distance between stops. So if you miss one, you just get off at the next one. And it doesn't matter what the stops are called, really. You just get out when you see the landmarks you are looking for. 😁
*Awesome Video! I hope the Kuala Lumpur Municipality watches this and takes notes... **#DBKL** **#KualaLumpur*
Omg Doug this is one of the most awesome video you ever made. Very good review there. I never know the KL free bus have so many lines. It's good that they also have on arrival voice announcement but yeah the screen display can be improve. I reckon RapidKL or Malaysia Tourism need to give you some tokens for all your review. And you should put ads on your video!
Omg sweet memories i remember i was there 2 times in the last two years. The GoKL bus stop was one minutes walk from my stay.
Did you use the GoKL bus on your trips? Which line was it?
Tq sir for your informative video. When you plan to come to Sungai Buloh MRT station, lunch is on me.
That sounds great! I actually have plans to go to Sungai Buloh sometime this week. My favorite camping store and camera store are located near there, and I wanted to drop by and do some shopping. I don't have a specific day in mind, but if you wanted to suggest a day and time, I'd love to meet up. (Any day but Monday.) You can contact me privately through Messenger on the Cycling Canadian Facebook page if that works for you.
Thanks ... was very helpful
You could use Moovit app for public transport in KL, it covers all buses and rail. It even has live notification so you know which stop to get down.
I didn't know about the Moovit app until I made these videos. A few people have suggested it, and I started using it now. It's great. For GoKL, it was a bit confusing, though, because the Moovit app has different stops than the official GoKL maps. There are a lot more of them on Moovit, and the stops have different names. I wasn't sure which was right. My guess is that the GoKL maps haven't been updated. As I learned, the GoKL maps don't even include the Orange and Pink lines at all.
But, yes, Moovit is great, and I use it all the time now. 😄
Doug is the walking road map king.... Cool!!
28:00, the LCD display mention about current and next stop are avaiable in the newer Alexender Dennis Enviro 300 bus model. Since you used Scania or MAN bus model (the older one and it supposed to be normal RapidKL bus not dedicated GoKL bus), this feature did not included.
i love and i miss malaysia
i am pleased with this information
Mostly migrant workers and elders use it but you do see locals use them during lunch time. Tourists should really take it as they take you to famous tourist spots.
Thankyou for this video
Congrats GoKL (Purple Line) for passing Doug's Torture Test !!!
Green line next! 🙂
Still no ads on your video Enjoyed your video, would like to support
I didn't want to monetize the channel right away. I wanted to wait until I felt good about the videos I was making. I wanted to focus on the experience rather than on ads and that sort of thing. But I think it is time to start the process. I don't know much about it, but I have to go through some steps through TH-cam and apply for monetization status and they have to investigate the channel and then approve it. I know some people have had to wait months for this to happen, but we'll see how it goes. Thanks for the encouragement. 🙂
@@PlanetDoug yes, I support you to monetize your channel, Doug! Go for it!
Thanks for the vital information
You're welcome. I hope it helps some people a little bit. 🙂
Actually, GOKL CityBus is an initiative by Land Public Transport Commission since 2012. All four lines were introduced by this commission. Since 2019, after takeover by Kuala Lumpur City Hall, this initiative were continued with the introduction of 3 new lines throughout the year, namely Orange Line, Pink Line and Turquoise Line (the latest one).
The Orange Line loop from Titiwangsa Bus Hub until MINDEF (Ministry of Defence). But, this line still connected to Central Business District with new stops connecting residential areas. Integrated with Blue Line and Red Line at Titiwangsa.
Pink Line and Turquoise Line are completely separated route, thus it is called free feeder route. Both are not connected with other GOKL Lines and focus more on residential areas rather than Central Business District, only connected to the LRT stations. Pink Line loop from PPR Pantai Ria at Pantai Dalam until KL Gateway-Universiti LRT station. Turquoise Line loop from LRT Dato' Keramat station until Flat Kelumpuk Bambu at Setiawangsa.
Funfact: Turquoise Line is actually is serving my area, in Dato' Keramat since I live there. 😊
That's all 😁
Hi Doug... Come to Dataran Putrajaya where you can find many joggers n cyclists during night time. It's so inspiring I already got hooked just walked for a month haha. There's a pasar malam too just beside the Dataran on Tuesday n Friday nights..The iced green tea with milk is awesome!!
'Wisma' or 'Bangunan' means Building.
'Menara' = Tower
Btw, the Chinese will be celebrating The Mid Autumn Festival, so you'll be seeing lots of stores, supermarkets or shopping malls selling MoonCakes and lanterns etc, i believed there might be some celebration activities going on in the city, try Google for more info so that you could go take a look how the Chinese celebrate this festive season(usually they'd carry out the celebration during night time when the full moon appears).
This year, the mid autumn festival falls on 13th Sept.
* Kwai Chai Hong near China town has some great decorations I read from the net.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival
Sngpour has some free bus drop off from airport & ride back for transit travellers only(?) Which I used few yrs back, also I wish this KL free loop buses was available 10+ yrs back when I was there.
Very informative video
I hate riding on the bus since Pavilion haven't complete.Back then I took the bus from Klcc to bukit bintang.after Pavilion done,I walk from Klcc to Pavilion with underground walk through.
Actually there are 6 lines:
KLCC - Bukit Bintang (Green Line);
- Pasar Seni - Bukit Bintang (Purple Line);
- Titiwangsa - Bukit Bintang (Blue Line);
- Titiwangsa - KL Sentral through Dataran Merdeka (Red Line);
- Titiwangsa - MINDEF (Orange Line); and,
- LRT Universiti - PPR Pantai Ria (Pink Line).
I didn't learn about the two new lines (Orange and Pink) until after I made this video. They weren't even listed on any of the GoKL maps I found online or at the stations and stops. And I was never able to find an official GoKL website to look for updated maps and information. It's either down permanently or doesn't exist anymore or has been moved. But if I make another GoKL video (after my Purple and Green line videos), I'll be able to get my facts right and say that there are six lines. 😄
Now that I think about it, a very handy tool might be a simple route map in a paper brochure form available on the buses. Then visitors could just snag a map and plot their trip that way. That might be cheaper than trying to put updated maps on displays inside the buses. At least it would be better than nothing.
The Orange and Pink routes were added this year on Feb 28 and April 1 respectively.
wow! thats very thorough! i shud do an episode too 😂😂 Anyway let me know if you want to collab! 👍
Nice video
Hello sir,! You like are Malaysian people. Respect you sir.
AWESOME VIDEO (Y)
Thank you. I wanted to eventually take a ride on every GoKL line, but I ran out of time. Maybe when I return, I can explore a bit more of Kuala Lumpur on more GoKL buses.
Well... the best things in life.. are FREE!!!.. and most of it are in Malaysia! LOL ! Greetings from Malaysia!
I heard that the orange line is opened in the Setiawangsa region, while the pink line serves Pantai Dalam region
I've been researching the new lines, and they look pretty useful. I still haven't found a fully updated GoKL map with all 6 lines on it, but the Moovit app shows where the Orange and Pink lines go. I hope to ride on them soon.
Nice video.... Awaiting 10 snack challenge video....
Soon?
10 snacks? 😁 I'd start getting fatter, and I wouldn't be able to fit into my pants anymore. But I would like to continue with 5-snack challenges. I kind of got away from them on my trip to Myanmar. I enjoyed doing them in KL, and I hope to do more.
2:28mins. The Scania bus look same model as in Singapore but different company.
I think the bus was converted. It was probably originally a paid rapid KL bus then later being used for GoKL. That may explain the touch and go scanner. Looks like the service is being used by the foreign workers more than actual tourists,
Converted? Its a BUS.
@@John-hh5ol someone needs a dictionary.
I think what you said is true. A few people have said that these GoKL buses were originally running on a regular paid RapidKL line. So they had the scanners in place when they were switched over to the free GoKL service.
I guess it makes sense to leave the scanners in place. Maybe in the future, they'll want to use these same buses for another paid line, and then they'll have the scanner system in place. If they go to the trouble and expense of removing them, they might end up regretting it later.
But it does puzzle me why they were still powered up and exposed. I imagine they could just unplug them or put covers over them. It doesn't really matter, I guess, but as a brand new GoKL user, I was confused by them. I wondered if the bus really was free or if I had to scan my card for some reason. 😁
I would like to use it whenever in Malaysia 🇲🇾
fyi menara maybank has an art gallery also at one time housed the numimastics museum and @ the National Bank (bank Negara) there is also a currency (money) museumand art gallery
The 'Go KL' free bus systems in Malaysia seem to have alot of popular demand. In Bangkok the free bus systems doesn't seem a popular option, although in Bkk, they free busses are mostly older. I happen to enter the free busses in Bangkok a couple of times and could only notice its a free service on arrival when it was void of the attendant/fee collector.
Hi Doug. A very useful vid for me as I've not been back to M'sia since 2003.
Good to see there is such a thing as a "free lunch" in KL as this service didn't exist back then. I suppose much has changed and hopefully for the better. Do you know if there is an app for the service? Perhaps that may be more helpful to passengers who would like to use it as a "hop on -hop off" service. Look forward to your further adventures and discoveries in KL. All the best.
Also there is Free Bus service in Selangor. It is called SMART SELANGOR.
Hi hf lu, you can use Moovit app to use public transport in KL and other cities in South East Asia. It's pretty good and reliable.
@@fahmietalife thanks for the info. I remember the tip if I am ever in the region in future
@The Cycling Canadian It seems that you are not the only one that goes through the whole circular trip :D. The 2 ladies behind you accompanied you all the way
Probably for the free wi-fi
I guess I was pretty distracted, because I never noticed. Even when I reviewed the video afterwards, I didn't see that they were behind me the whole way. 🙂
Awesome guide as always Doug. Did you realize the 2 ladies sat behind you from Pasar Seni all the way back again as well?
And at 34:27 a couple of fans waving hi behind you. I'm pretty sure they knew who you are, maybe even your subscriber...
A couple of people have mentioned that, and I didn't even notice. Even when I reviewed the video afterwards, I didn't realize those two women sat behind me the whole way. I wonder why. I'm pretty sure they weren't sightseeing like me. The older woman appears to have been looking at her phone the entire time. I don't know if she ever looked out the window. 🙂
@@PlanetDoug enjoy the ride, aircon and wifi perhaps? :D
Half of bus passengers were foreign workers, Malaysian prefer drive car than use public transports.
in my area.. normally most of bus passenger is student and local... because it near school,collage,and house.. and stop at lrt station..
This free service is famous among foreign workers (Indonesian, Bangladesh, Myanmar and etc). Malaysian prefer to use lrt and mrt.
I've noticed that. When I rode on the Purple Line and then on the Green Line, it was a holiday weekend when a lot of the overseas workers had holidays. So a lot of immigrant workers were on the bus. That's an interesting aspect of life in Kuala Lumpur.
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You should go to Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil this Tuesday. Malaysia vs UAE for World Cup qualifications.
That's a good idea. I've actually been interested in going to a local sporting event at a stadium for a long time. I was a bit surprised, though, to learn that this football match is scheduled to start at 8:45 at night. I don't know if I have the energy to take in a whole football match that goes so late into the night. 🙂
@@PlanetDoug The original reason why it starts late is to give time for Muslims to break their fast and perform Maghrib prayers during the month of Ramadhan. In Malaysia, the duration for Maghrib prayer is short, usually around 1 to 1 1/2 hours. That is why it starts late.
Now, I think it still because to have players and spectators to do Maghrib prayers first.
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You need to press the button to stop at the next station
We were there in January and the bus is not free for tourists any more, but is still very cheap
Too much informative. Very precise details... I really appreciate..
I m surprised the operator of this GoKL bus service did not collaborate with advertiser to try to offset the running cost.
I believe the operator get the fund to operate the GoKL free bus comes from the Government, around RM 12-13 million a year.
Based on this, the government has to allocate a portion of money for this operation, with the assumption that this will help the government recover or save money indirectly in other areas. The advertisement onboard these buses is a no brainer form of, at least, generating some income because, 1) the market is there already, 2) the physical space onboard the bus is freely available already...
Its under prasarana company that run rapidkl bus and train off course they have big fund to run the free service bus
I was concentrating so much on the stops and the landmarks we were passing that I didn't even notice that there was no advertising on the bus. I guess I'm so used to seeing ads everywhere that I just assumed they were on the GoKL bus, too. But, yeah, I don't remember seeing any.
We should start buses like these in new Islamabad Airport!!
13:08 wow pnb 118 so huge..new megatall malaysia
For the Hotel Dragon Inn, it is repetitive but in Chinese folklore tale, the Dragon Inn was located on crossroad between China and the wilderness of the silk road or frontier where bandits, swordsmen and heroes past by. Frequently used in Chinese swordsman movies as a setting.
Uodate: ALL GoKL bus lines have switched to Electric Buses manufactured by SKS.
I didn't know that. I'll have to check them out.
Wow I also staying in Kuala Lumpur I wan to meet with you
To know a Malaysian, they always end a sentence with La, please greet them and you will get a warm smile !!! Smile always
Mosses Hon not reaaalllyyyy...
saying terima kasih la is kind of rude.
You can’t just add la to everything.
@@000n6 Who use Terima Kasih la ?? Why r u crying la
Mosses Hon is he a local? No right. I’m just saying it doesn’t work everytime and he might not know where and when to add the la lol.
It's a habit that I've noticed. I was shopping at a camping yesterday, and the sales clerk added "la" to a lot of the things he said. I don't now why exactly, but it did seem to make everything he said feel more friendly and more personal. 🙂
First post! Should I be worried watching this video, Doug? :p
The card scanner is for the Touch n Go card, its existence there would only just mean that the bus was once used as a paid service route line bus for RapidKL before it's painted/wrapped with the GoKL colors. As for the bus not stopping, I think you're used to the LRT/MRT system stopping at each station that the bus line would work the same too. :p the bus only stops if (a) a passenger rings the bell to signify alighting at the next stop, or (b) there're passengers flagging down the bus at the next bus stop. Seems like there's no such need at Bangkok Bank stop in your video. Muzium Telekom is very, very close to my alma mater, St. John's Institution, with its cathedral and the school as you walk up Bukit Nanas hill. "Starhill" means "Bukit Bintang" in Malay, only that its English equivalent sounds perhaps fancier than "Bukit Bintang". :p
Also, dont know if you notice it, but the two ladies seated behind you, were also taking the same initiative as you did: they went on the same loop as you did on the bus. they were there when you first came on and got seat on the bus, and alighted back at Pasar Seni when you came back.
is it possible to bring inside a folding bike into that bus? i'm planning to tour kl on a folding bike in the near future. thanks douglas
I wasn't able to track down any official rules about this, but I think it would be absolutely fine. A folding bike would be similar to taking a stroller or even a very large suitcase onto the GoKL buses, and people do that all the time. I would just make sure to enter through the large double doors at the back instead of trying to board through the front door. But, as I said, I don't know what the official rules are. The GoKL website still appears to be down.
@@PlanetDoug here in kuching i have ridden the free electric bus a couple of times, taking with me my folding bike, and the driver let me in to sit at the spacious disabled area at the middle of the bus.
My friend from Indonesia ask me why all malaysian look like Indian? Dont realize until I watched this video. Believe that Indian he mentioned is Bangladeshi..
This can be particularly true on the big national holidays in Malaysia. The foreign workers get extra days off, and you see a lot more people from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, and other places on the street at those times. And the GoKL service seems to be quite popular with these groups.