# Arriving in Kuala Lumpur: KLIA Ekspres, Grab at klia2, and Touch 'n Go > How to get from KLIA into Kuala Lumpur: the KLIA Ekspres fare now and from 1 January 2027, the Grab pickup at klia2, and why the city's trains and buses still want a Touch 'n Go card. - Checked against the official source: 2026-11-04 - Official source: [KLIA Ekspres, products and fares](https://www.kliaekspres.com/products-fares/klia-ekspres/) - Web page: https://travelsmarterasia.com/guides/kuala-lumpur-airport-to-city/ - Publisher: Travel Smarter Asia (https://travelsmarterasia.com/about/) - Some links below are affiliate links (the /go/ addresses). If you buy through one we may earn a commission; it never changes what the guide recommends. --- Kuala Lumpur International Airport has two terminals, KLIA Terminal 1 and klia2 (Terminal 2), about 3 minutes apart by train and well south of the city. If you fly Firefly, check first whether you land at KLIA at all: [Firefly splits its flights between Subang and KLIA](https://travelsmarterasia.com/guides/firefly-subang-klia-split/). Malaysia's entry rules are in [the Short-Term Social Visit Pass](https://travelsmarterasia.com/guides/malaysia-social-visit-pass/). ![Infographic, step 1 of 5. Landing in Kuala Lumpur? KLIA Ekspres is the fast train in: 28 minutes from KLIA T1 to KL Sentral, 3 more minutes from T2; RM55 adult single, valid 90 minutes from entry to exit; 10% off when you buy in the KLIA Ekspres app or website. From 1 January 2027 the fare rises to RM65.](https://travelsmarterasia.com/images/kuala-lumpur-airport-to-city-infographic-1.png "Step 1 of 5. Illustration by Travel Smarter Asia.") ## KLIA Ekspres: the fast train KLIA Ekspres runs non-stop between the airport and KL Sentral. Its fares page gives the journey as 28 minutes between KL Sentral and KLIA T1, and 3 minutes more between T1 and T2. - **Fare now:** RM55 adult single, KL Sentral to KLIA T1 or T2. - **Fare from 1 January 2027:** the operator says fares "will be adjusted with effect from 1 January 2027", to RM65 for an adult and RM29 for a child aged 6 to 15. - **Online discount:** "Enjoy 10% off when you buy online through KLIA Ekspres app and website." - **Validity:** "Ticket valid for 90 minutes from the time of entry to exit." Paying online is by "credit/debit card or online banking (FPX)", up to 10 tickets per transaction. ## Can you tap a bank card at the gate? Not as a general rule, on what the operator publishes. Its only current tap-at-the-gate offer is a 20% discount for Bank Islam Card-i holders, running to 31 December 2026, which tells cardholders to "look for the contactless logo on the gate reader". Buy a ticket online or at the station before you walk to the gate. ![Infographic, step 2 of 5. Buy before the gate; a bank card tap is not the general rule. Online: card or online banking (FPX), up to 10 tickets per order. At the station: buy your ticket before you walk to the gate. KLIA Transit, the stopping train: RM65 adult from 1 January 2027. The only gate tap offer is for Bank Islam Card-i holders, until 31 December 2026.](https://travelsmarterasia.com/images/kuala-lumpur-airport-to-city-infographic-2.png "Step 2 of 5. Illustration by Travel Smarter Asia.") ## KLIA Transit: the stopping train KLIA Transit "makes quick stops between Kuala Lumpur International Airport and KL Sentral". Its current single fare is not on the page we read. From 1 January 2027 it is RM65 for an adult, the same as the Ekspres. ## Grab and other e-hailing at klia2 The klia2 website says to "follow the signs to the designated Door 4 & 5, Level 1 of Transportation Hub at klia2" to meet an e-hailing car. We could not find an official pickup point for Terminal 1, and the airport operator's taxi page was offline on 4 November 2026, so we publish no taxi fares. Both the online KLIA Ekspres discount and a Grab booking assume your phone works the moment you clear immigration. [Saily](https://travelsmarterasia.com/go/saily), installed at home, gives you data from the arrival hall without a SIM counter. Going on to Singapore or Bangkok? [Add a Saily plan for that country](https://travelsmarterasia.com/go/saily) to the same profile. ![Infographic, step 3 of 5. Grab at klia2: Doors 4 and 5, Level 1 of the Transportation Hub. Terminal 1: no official pickup point was published. Airport taxis: no official fares were online when we checked. Check which terminal you land at: klia2 is Terminal 2.](https://travelsmarterasia.com/images/kuala-lumpur-airport-to-city-infographic-3.png "Step 3 of 5. Illustration by Travel Smarter Asia.") ## Paying on Rapid KL trains and buses Rapid KL runs the city's LRT, MRT, Monorail and buses. Its own pages did not load for us on 4 November 2026, so this section relies on a Malay Mail report of 22 May 2026 that quotes Prasarana, the operator: - At the gates, you tap in with a token or a Touch 'n Go card. "Currently, you cannot use a credit card, debit card, QR code payments, or your mobile wallet" to tap in or out. Prasarana said card payment at the gate was "in the final stages of the award process." - On buses, "The only way you can pay the bus fares now is by using a Touch 'n Go card." - Keep at least RM5 on the card for trains and RM3 for buses. - The Rapid Kembara tourist pass costs RM25 for one day or RM55 for three days, and needs a Touch 'n Go card. Check the station before you rely on a bank card, because this is the part most likely to change. ![Infographic, step 4 of 5. Rapid KL trains and buses, as of May 2026: bring a Touch 'n Go card. Gates take a token or a Touch 'n Go card, with no bank cards, QR codes or phone wallets at the gate. Buses take Touch 'n Go only. Keep RM5 on the card for trains and RM3 for buses. Rapid Kembara pass: RM25 for 1 day, RM55 for 3 days, on a Touch 'n Go card.](https://travelsmarterasia.com/images/kuala-lumpur-airport-to-city-infographic-4.png "Step 4 of 5. Illustration by Travel Smarter Asia.") ## Emergency numbers The Civil Defence Force says "Every call through the 999 emergency line is free". The Royal Malaysia Police lists 999 as its emergency hotline "for reporting crimes, accidents, or emergency situations." We found no official tourist police number, so we do not publish one. ![Infographic, step 5 of 5. Emergency number: 999, one number for police, fire and ambulance. Free to call, for emergencies only. 999 replaced the old 991 and 994 numbers. No official tourist police number is published.](https://travelsmarterasia.com/images/kuala-lumpur-airport-to-city-infographic-5.png "Step 5 of 5. Illustration by Travel Smarter Asia.")