Bangsar
Bangsar is a residential suburb on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, lying about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-west of the city centre.
Bangsar is a residential suburb on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, lying about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-west of the city centre. It is part of the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency. Bangsar is administered by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), unlike other townships in the Klang Valley such as Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya which have their municipal councils. Neighbourhood residents' associations and business councils play a part in communicating with the local authority, but they exercise no legal or administrative power. Malays make up most of the population at 61%, followed by the Chinese at 24%, Indians at 15%.
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Worth seeing in and around Bangsar
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Universiti Malaya
The Universiti Malaya is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest Malaysian institution of higher education, and was the only university in newly independent Malaya.
1.8 km · Public university in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 02Merdeka 118
Merdeka 118, officially known as Merdeka Maybank Tower, and formerly known as Menara Warisan Merdeka, KL 118, and PNB 118, is a 118-story supertall skyscraper in the Merdeka Precinct, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At 678.9 metres tall, it is the second tallest building in the world.
3.7 km · skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 03National Mosque of Malaysia
The National Mosque of Malaysia is a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has a capacity for 15,000 people and is situated among 13 acres of gardens.
2.8 km · mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 04Telekom Tower
Telekom Tower, also known as TM Tower, is a 55-storey, 310-meter-tall supertall skyscraper in Lembah Pantai in western Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Until 2023 it was the headquarters of Malaysian telecommunications company Telekom Malaysia.
1.7 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia - 05Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque
Jamek Mosque, officially Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers and may be accessed via Jalan Tun Perak.
3.6 km · Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 06National Museum of Malaysia
The National Museum is a public museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia dedicated to Malaysian art, culture, and history. Located on Jalan Damansara close to Perdana Lake Gardens across KL Sentral station.
2.1 km · museum in Kuala Lumpur · Wikipedia - 07Independence Square
Independence Square is a square located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is situated in front of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building.
3.4 km · square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 08Stadium Merdeka
The Independence Stadium or Merdeka Stadium is a stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is known as the site of the formal declaration of independence of the Federation of Malaya on 31 August 1957.
3.6 km · association football stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 09Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia is a museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was officially opened on 12 December 1998.
2.6 km · art museum in Kuala Lumpur · Wikipedia - 10Sultan Abdul Samad Building
The Sultan Abdul Samad Building is a late-19th-century building located along Jalan Raja in front of Dataran Merdeka and the Royal Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The building originally housed the offices of the British colonial administration, and was known simply as Government Offices in its early years.
3.4 km · historic building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Bangsar
- Airports
- Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB), 13 km · Kuala Lumpur (KUL), 43 km · Sultan Azlan Shah (IPH), 172 km
- Stations
- Kuala Lumpur Sentral station, 1.9 km · Kuala Lumpur railway station, 2.8 km · KL Gateway–Universiti LRT station, 2 km · Masjid Jamek LRT station, 3.6 km · Kerinchi LRT station, 1.7 km
- Sepang → Bangsar49 km · quickest by road, 1h 28m · RM12–16
- Ipoh → Bangsar174 km · quickest by road, 3h 10m · RM40–55
- Johor Bahru → Bangsar297 km · quickest by road, 4h 55m · RM65–90
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Bangsar
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bangsar. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe service stretches from Johor Bahru at the border with Singapore up to Butterworth in Penang (with a ferry connection to George Town) or Padang Besar at the border with Thailand.
- Get inFerries operate international services from Sumatra, Indonesia and a domestic service to Pulau Ketam.
- Get inCruise ships also call at Port Klang, usually on the way to other destinations in Asia, allowing for a day trip to Kuala Lumpur.
- Go nextPulau Ketam (Crab Island) - at the mouth of the River Klang and its Chinese fishing villages make for an interesting day trip.
- Go nextBird-watching, jungle trekking and other outdoor activities are also available.
From Wikivoyage: Kuala Lumpur, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Bangsar
Bangsar is 2 km from Kuala Lumpur, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Kuala Lumpurfederal territory and capital city of Malaysia3.4 km
- Brickfieldsdistrict in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur1.6 km
- Kuala Lumpur City HallLocal Authority in Kuala Lumpur, capital city of Malaysia3.6 km
- Jinjangtown in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur2.2 km