8 Feb 2008, 2nd day of Chinese New Year / Che Ji
We thought of going to Genting Highland. But thinking that it was the peak season and the bus ticket might be sold out, we decided to go Sunway Lagoon and bought the bus ticket to Genting for the next day.
Forget about taxi. There is 2 cheaper ways to go Sunway Pyramid / Lagoon from Bukit Bintang. First, Monorail from Bukit Bintang – KL Sentral (RM2.10) & bus U76 from KL Sentral – Sunway Pyramid (RM2). Second, Monorail from Bukit Bintang – KL Sentral (RM2.10), LRT from KL Sentral – Kelana Jaya (RM2.10), & bus T623 from Kelana Jaya – Sunway Pyramid (RM1, re-usable for one day).
Before we took LRT, I went to Genting counter and bought tickets for tomorrow. Apparently the ticket from KL Sentral – Skyway – Genting was fully booked until 11am. While the one from Genting – KL sentral also fully booked, left only 9pm, without taking cable car but the bus directly go from First World Hotel to KL Sentral. Ckckck. It is best to buy ticket few days before the departure day. Anyway, bus fare from KL Sentral – Skyway – Genting (bus + cable car) = RM8.30/person. While bus fare from Genting – KL Sentral = RM4/person.
Finished with that, we took the 2nd way to go to Sunway. Instead of stopping in front of Sunway Pyramid, the bus stopped in front of the new Pyramid 2. I was stupid enough to walk all the way to Pyramid because the entrance to Sunway Lagoon is at Pyramid 2, somewhere near J.Co dough nut ! -__-” So outdated I am.
The ticket counters were so crowded and the queue were so long. Various races were there, from Chinese to Malay to Indian to Angmoh. Wah, best time to cuci mata. Entrance ticket for adult is RM45. Cheaper price for senior citizens and kids. They have changed the paper wristband to watch wristband. We have to pay RM10 as a deposit. If we lost the wristband, RM50 will be charged. Whew~!
I had a voucher of 20% discount for max 6 people from Agora Hotel. I thought I could use it. But since I was queuing at the express lane (cash only and amusement park + water park only), the voucher wasn’t valid, unless I wanna re-queue at the other counter. One more mistake, I intended to buy 2 senior citizens tickets but I didn’t bring their IC, they were standing far away from the counter. Dammit!
When they said no outside food and drink are allowed, they really mean it. The staffs would check everyone’s bag (esp. the big size one) at the entrance. My mum’s lovely kua-ci almost be the victim but we quickly put it in my bro’s pocket. 
We noticed that they saw and chose people or even races one. Sometimes they just touched the bag and let you in, while sometimes they checked every single pockets of the bag.
The food and drink stall in Sunway Lagoon must be earning like siao. Mineral water = RM3 !!! Double or even triple from the normal price. That’s not included tax yet. A cold fish burger almost RM10!!! Wtf?
It was 3 years ago when I last went to Sunway Lagoon with the housemates and the boyfriend. I remembered how eager I was in taking almost every ride. But this time, when I saw those rides, I lost my bravery. Partly because there was no friends to take the ride together. Or maybe as my age was increased, I became scare of the rides’ security. This mind was playing with me. Duh..
On the other side, the 16 years old girl (the daughter of mum’s friend) was so eager to take every ride. I felt her excitement, like a bird that just flew away from the golden cage to see the world. But her mum was over protective, didn’t let her tried unless she has a companion, which made me wondered, there were so many people that would take the ride together with her, it just that they were stranger, ain’t that companion too?
Anyway, I did fulfill my dream to walk through the bridge, though I only walked until 1/8 of the total length or maybe less than that. But still that was an achievement for me who was quite a height phobia. If only the boyfriend was walking by my side, I’ll sure finish it. Next time, you hear it, dear?
The map of Sunway Lagoon was still the old map. On the map, Sunway Pyramid 2 is still in progress and the new entrance is still a blank area. -__-” Fast fast finish the old stock and print the new one lo.
We took a few rides at the amusement park and proceed to water park. The pool was packed with people and so was the surfing area. It was not fun if you go to Sunway Lagoon without getting wet, no? I got myself wet from top to bottom through the ride at the amusement park. I missed the screaming and thrilling session. It was short but great, rather than being swung until 360′ for a few round.
At 6pm, we cao and planned to had our dinner at Ming Tien. But as expected, it was closed. -___-” Off we went to KFC inside Pyramid, again. Sien. With the expansion of Pyramid 2, it wasn’t enough to explore the mall within 1 hour plus time. The uncle was so tired already, we went back at 9sth. Waited the bus for about 30minutes. Ai si.. Then proceed to LRT and monorail, like how we came.
Lesson of the day: It is not wise to bring senior citizen along to Sunway Lagoon. They have to wait while the youngster play, quite ma fan I think. Some more almost all of the rides are thrilling one, unless they wanna play in the water pool. It’s best to go there with own friends and have fun by taking the ride together. After all, there are lockers to put the bag.
Calvin Chan
July 24, 2008 at 8:42 am (1765 days ago)Hi!
I am Calvin from Penang. Your 1st route to Sunway Lagoon : “First, Monorail from Bukit Bintang – KL Sentral (RM2.10) & bus U76 from KL Sentral – Sunway Pyramid (RM2)”.–Do you have the time schedule for bus U76 (is it Rapid KL?). Is it the same bus number (U76) when you were backed to Bkt Bintang?
“But since I was queuing at the express lane (cash only and amusement park + water park only), the voucher wasn’t valid, unless I wanna re-queue at the other counter”.–Do you meant we cannot use any discount voucher at the express lane which paid by cash?
Thanks in advance.
Have a nice day.
wiehanne
July 24, 2008 at 8:57 am (1765 days ago)Calvin Chan,
Yes, it is Rapid KL and they never have a fix bus schedule, so you just need to wait and wait.
I didn’t take the U76 from KL Sentral but a longer way, which is by LRT from KL Sentral – Kelana Jaya (RM2.10), & bus T623 from Kelana Jaya – Sunway Pyramid (RM1). I went back with that route too.
Reason why I didn’t take U76 from KL Sentral is because I didn’t wana wait too long there and I didn’t know how long was the journey from KL Sentral to Sunway. Sometimes they make a big turn to KL then only go down to Sunway. So, I took the safest way by taking LRT first then only bus. Feel safer cause I used to take T623 from Kelana Jaya to Pyramid.
And yes, if you have any discount or promotional voucher, never ever queue at the express lane. It is for cash at normal price only. And oh, the ticket has increased to RM60+ if I not mistaken.
Hope this help you
Calvin Chan
July 24, 2008 at 9:12 am (1765 days ago)Hi Wiehanne,
Thanks for your fast response
Cathy Liew
August 7, 2008 at 11:02 pm (1750 days ago)Hi! May I know how long did you take to travel from KL Sentral to Sunway Lagoon in total? And what time did you leave? As I will be living around KLCC, I worried about getting back too late for transport back to my hotel. Thank you in advance for your advice.
wiehanne
August 7, 2008 at 11:16 pm (1750 days ago)Cathy Liew,
Hi! It depends. LRT from KL Sentral – Kelana Jaya takes about 15-20 minutes. The problem comes from the RapidKL bus. Sometimes I can wait for a few minutes to 30 minutes. So roughly it’s about 1 hour journey from KL Sentral to Lagoon.
I left Sunway Pyramid at around 9pm and waited the bus for almost 1 hour. *frustrating* Don’t worry, the last train is around 11.15pm if I not mistaken.
Hope you have a good time in Malaysia!
Cathy Liew
August 8, 2008 at 4:06 pm (1750 days ago)Thank you for the fast respond.
I was thinking of staying in Sunway Lagoon Pyramid hotel but don’t know if it is too long if I stay for 4 night? How about staying in KL then travel to Sunway Lagoon? Which do you recommand? Any other alternative?
Once again thank you in advance for helping me.
wiehanne
August 8, 2008 at 5:38 pm (1750 days ago)Hi Cathy,
I think stay in KL will be better. You can go to places easier from there. During my last visit, I stayed at KL (Bukit Bintang) for 3-4 nights.
Cathy Liew
August 10, 2008 at 11:42 am (1748 days ago)Thanks you for your respond. Btw, besides Sunway Lagoon and shopping, where else can we go in KL to have a good time?
wiehanne
August 10, 2008 at 9:04 pm (1747 days ago)Maybe you can try hop on hop off bus (myhoponhopoff.com) to go places in KL? Sort of city tour with over 40 destinations. You can check the site for more info. I never try it though.
If not, Genting will be the option.
Cathy Liew
August 10, 2008 at 9:44 pm (1747 days ago)I have been to Genting many times already. Don’t think will go again this time round because the highlight for this trip is railway transport and Sunway Lagoon. May I know if there is any LRT at KL Sentral railway station?
wiehanne
August 10, 2008 at 10:20 pm (1747 days ago)Yeap, KL Sentral is the main hub. There is LRT (Kelana Jaya – Terminal Putra, more than 20 stations), monorail (cover mostly KL city area), KTM. The railway map is here http://www.kiat.net/malaysia/KL/transit.html.
Cathy Liew
August 18, 2008 at 2:36 pm (1740 days ago)Thank you so much for your guidance!
JonathanNEW90018000
March 4, 2009 at 11:00 pm (1541 days ago)hi, is there any direct coach / bus service from Sunway Lagoon to Genting First World Hotel. any specific time departure schedule? how much? how long will it take for the whole journey. if no direct bus service, what would u recommend?
wiehanne
March 6, 2009 at 9:38 am (1540 days ago)Hi Jonathan,
As of what I know, there is no bus service from Sunway to Genting. It is best to take bus from Sunway Pyramid to KL Sentral. There is a counter where you can buy bus-and-cable-car-ticket to Genting. After that, go down to the bus station, that’s it.
shy
June 2, 2009 at 11:39 am (1452 days ago)haha love it
Dis@pPe@reD
November 11, 2009 at 10:19 pm (1289 days ago)Can i know if i buy the ticket of amusement park n water park at the counter there is how much? Is there any discount for Malaysian?
wiehanne
November 13, 2009 at 10:06 am (1288 days ago)I’m not sure about the latest ticket price. You can check it at their website : http://www.sunway.com.my/onlineticketing/ . Purchasing the ticket online is cheaper. Hope it helps.
Amy Tan
December 10, 2009 at 9:31 am (1261 days ago)Hi,
If I were to drive there, how much is the parking fees and is it hard to find a parking lot during school holidays?
Appreciate your reply.
wiehanne
December 28, 2009 at 10:29 pm (1242 days ago)Hi, sorry for the late reply. If you mean the parking inside Sunway Pyramid shopping complex, it is around RM2-3 for 4 hours or so if I not mistaken. It’s hard to find parking during weekend, not sure on public holiday.
fawwaz
December 28, 2009 at 10:22 pm (1242 days ago)hello…
this weekend i wish to go to sunway pyramid…
and your guidance really helps… thanks…!
Rina
December 24, 2010 at 12:37 am (882 days ago)hello,
left a mail earlier on your blog..bt dunno izit u can’t see my email address, so cannot reply me. Also, dunno if u actually saw my msg.
Juz a quick one, saw some web, they quoted taxi meter charge kl to sunway is abt RM25-30 per trip.. izit correct. I checked for quotation fm 1 kl taxi company, they quoted RM50-65 per trip, plus additional rm10 for booking for every trip… izit overcharging??
I was thinking maybe dun book taxi, just flag down from roadside, can advise is it easy to do so? We have 11 of us (8 adults, 3 children)….wondering if can go in 2 taxis, or need 3…
sorry that i am asking so many questions..appreciate your prompt reply as i will be going kl next mon, fm spore. thanks thanks
johnson
February 28, 2013 at 9:40 am (85 days ago)hi,
i’ve just read your blog, day 3-sunway lagoon from top to bottom (including all comment and reply), very nice one
anyway, i’m planned to go to sunway for the first time, this weekend.
from the url u gave us, it’s RM 120 now.
is it any other thing that we can do if we don’t buy the ticket? browsing to sunway mal perhaps?
i also see that there are sunway pyramid ice (different ticket),
so i think, we could buy only sunway pyramid ice to get into there, without buying the RM120 ticket.
please advice.
many thank’s
wiehanne
February 28, 2013 at 10:01 am (85 days ago)Wow, didn’t realize the price is double-up now.
If you don’t buy the ticket to Sunway Lagoon, you can go to the mall – it’s just next to the lagoon. The ice skating is located in the shopping mall as well.
johnson
February 28, 2013 at 11:10 am (85 days ago)wow.. i didn’t expect to get a response this fast :p
after all, it’s more than 2 years since anybody post any comment on your blog.
i’m quite surprised.
thank’s a lot.
johnson
February 28, 2013 at 12:24 pm (85 days ago)anyway, may i ask for recommendation from you?
i only stay at KL 3 days and 2 nights (at bukit bintang).
so i only got the whole full day on day2,
day1 arrive at KL, already 2:30 PM,
day3 flight back to jakarta, at 4+ PM.
maybe you can give me advice and recommendation
do they have ZOO in KL?
many thank’s
wiehanne
February 28, 2013 at 12:44 pm (85 days ago)Yes, it’s called Zoo Negara – though it’s quite far and not so convenient getting there with public transport IMHO -http://www.wonderfulmalaysia.com/attractions/kuala-lumpur-national-zoo.htm
If it’s your first time to KL, perhaps you can try the Hop On Hop Off bus, it takes you around the city attractions (quite convenient) – http://www.myhoponhopoff.com/
johnson
February 28, 2013 at 5:57 pm (85 days ago)for hop on and hop off,
do you think it’ free for children under 5 years,
as i can’t find the ticket price for them.
http://www.myhoponhopoff.com/ticket.php
wiehanne
February 28, 2013 at 6:21 pm (85 days ago)Erm, it stated child age from 5 to 12 years old RM17, so I suppose it should be free for under 5 yo.
johnson
February 28, 2013 at 6:27 pm (85 days ago)yes miss,
i have found it here hhahahaa..
Children below five (5) years old do not have to pay any fee
http://www.myhoponhopoff.com/visitor.php
johnson
February 28, 2013 at 6:30 pm (85 days ago)anyway, do you know, what time the first bus and last bus operating hours everyday?
i can’t find it anywhere.
and also, i’m still looking for the place to buy the hop on hop off ticket.
thank’s a lot.
wiehanne
February 28, 2013 at 7:04 pm (85 days ago)8.30am – 8.30pm. As for where to buy the ticket, I’m not so sure but the HOHO counter sign should be quite visible in Bukit Bintang area or you may ask the hotel staff for info. A few authorized hotels sell the ticket too.
johnson
March 1, 2013 at 9:22 am (84 days ago)thank’s for all your help and suggestion
cheers
wiehanne
March 1, 2013 at 2:41 pm (84 days ago)You’re welcome. Hope you & family have a great time in KL!
johnson
February 28, 2013 at 1:47 pm (85 days ago)that’s good idea
it’s not my first time, but i never go to sunway before.
thank’s for the advice.