Here is a brief transit destination guide for passengers transiting in KLIA for 8 hours. This is recommended for a family of 4.
Destination: KLIA-National Mosque-Islamic Arts Museum-KL Bird Park-KL City Gallery.
Destination 1; National Mosque. Recommended visit time allocation for transit passengers: 45mins to 1hour.
National Mosque is a place of worship for Muslims. But apart from being a place of worship, it is also a commmunity centre where plenty of religion related activities and events is held. Apart from the 5 times daily prayers, common events that’s held daily over here are Quranic classes and solemnization of marriage. National mosque is open to public’s visit at certain hours during non prayer time.
Location info
Masjid Negara
Jalan Perdana, 50480 Kuala Lumpur
Office Number:+603 2693 7905
Opening Hours:06:30am – 01:00pm,
02:30pm – 04:00pm,
05:30pm – 07:00pm.
Destination 2: Islamic Arts Museum. It is located opposite of National Mosque and is just 5-10 minutes walk away. Recommended time to be allocated during the visit to Islamic Arts Museum for transit passengers is 1 hour. The museum is the largest museum of Islamic arts in South East Asia with more than seven thousands artefacts from the Islamic world.
Location Info
Address: Jalan Lembah Perdana, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Office Number: +603 2274 2020
Opening Hours: 09:00am – 06:00pm (Daily)
Destination 3: KL Bird Park. KL Bird Park is just 15 minutes walk away from the Islamic Arts Museum. Recommended time allocation over here for transit passenger is 2 hours. It is the home to more than 3,000 birds of approximately 200 species of local and foreign birds.
Location info
KL Bird Park
No. 920, Jalan Cenderawasih, Taman Tasik Perdana, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Office Number:+603 2272 1010
Opening Hours:09:00am – 06:00pm
Destination 4: Kuala Lumpur City Gallery. Located in Dataran Merdeka, it is about 20minutes walk away from KL Bird Park. Kuala Lumpur City Gallery is an interesting tourist information centre with a collection of paintings and photos of KL’s history, plus miniature mock ups of famous city landmarks. Recommended time allocation for transit passenger in Kuala Lumpur City Gallery is 40 minutes. Set in a 114-year old, colonial-style building just beside Dataran Merdeka, this free museum is great if you want to find out a little bit more about the history of Kuala Lumpur.
Location info
Kuala Lumpur City Gallery
No. 27, Jalan Raja, Dataran Merdeka, 50050 Dataran Merdeka, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Opening Hours
8am – 6pm daily
Entrance fee: Free
Guided Tour: RM45 per person (min. 8 person – max. 12 person)
Once done visiting the Kuala Lumpur City Gallery, hail a metered taxi from Dataran Merdeka and head back to KLIA. Fare estimation from Dataran Merdeka back to KLIA is RM75 for regular taxi and RM125 for premium taxi.
