So, KL’s airport has a tourist desk with free maps and advice. I grabbed the map, stored my backpack with security (they charged maybe $2-3 for 24 hour police-protected storage), walked right outside and jumped on a bus to downtown. During the busride I busted out the cartoon map showing all the tourist attractions, marked my favorites, and built a plan to see them. It was really as simple as that. The Patronas Towers has a big shopping complex next door, complete with movie theatre, so that might be a fun way to relax if you’re tired.

Beware there are two KL airports!! I nearly missed my outbound flight because I figured it was at the same airport.

So I was initially disappointed to find out i had a 17 hour layover in Kuala Lumpar on my way to Bali, but now you have inspired me to embrace it. Do you have any suggestions of how to spend 17 hours there? Sounds like way more time than you had. Is there anything you would have done if you had more time on your layover???

You’ll have a tough time getting transportation direct to the towers from the airport, unless you shell out big bucks for a taxi. Instead, what I did is take a bus downtown. The buses leave from the airport every 15 minutes or so, and take nearly an hour to reach a downtown subway/train hub. On the subway, you can go direct to the twin towers station. Go back to the airport in reverse when it’s time! I spent somewhere around $10 for transportation.

Good luck and let us know how it goes!