The district around the main transport hub of KL Sentral — the airport train, intercity rail and metro all meet here, beside the colourful temples and banana-leaf restaurants of Little India (Brickfields). Practical and well-connected rather than pretty; the base for easy airport access and some of the best, cheapest Indian food in the city.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€55–110
typical per night in Malaysia
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Kuala Lumpur — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is KL Sentral & Brickfields and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Central Market (Pasar Seni)19 min walk1.6 km
- Petaling Street (Chinatown)20 min walk1.7 km
- Merdeka Square & colonial core21 min walk1.7 km
- Jalan Alor street food8 min taxi2.8 km
- KL Tower (Menara KL)8 min taxi2.8 km
- Bukit Bintang shopping10 min taxi3.2 km
- The Petronas Twin Towers12 min taxi3.8 km
- Batu Caves35 min taxi11.6 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 9.Islamic Arts Museum — One of the finest museums in Southeast Asia — a beautifully lit collection of Islamic art from across the world under exquisite tiled domes: manuscripts, ceramics, textiles, arms and jaw-dropping scale models of the great mosques. Cool, calm and gorgeous, in the leafy Lake Gardens; a cultural highlight that rewards a slow couple of hours.
- 10.Perdana Gardens & Bird Park — The green lung of old KL — the lakeside Perdana Botanical Gardens, and within them the KL Bird Park, a huge walk-through aviary where hornbills, peacocks and flamingos roam free around you. A shady, family-friendly escape from the heat and traffic, with the Butterfly Park and Orchid Garden nearby; lovely for a slow morning.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to KL Sentral & Brickfields; flights via Google Flights.