Getting around KL can be one of the biggest challenges to living here. The lack of a coherent strategy in the past has resulted in a poorly integrated transport network that can be very frustrating to use. You will probably find yourself using a car – either your own or a taxi – for most journeys around the city. The climate doesn’t lend itself to walking, and pedestrians seem to be bottom of the heap when it comes to town planning.

Public transport is available but options are usually limited by where you live and work. Buses and the LRT network now come under a single operator, RapidKL, and there have been reports of improvements in services, especially bus feeder lines that connect neighbourhoods to LRT stations. A monorail line also runs through the city centre.

The road system in KL takes some getting used to. The regular road network is supplemented by a series of toll roads, run by private companies under contract to the government. Parking can be a problem in all areas of KL and parking illegally on the street or double parking in car parks is common.