Brickfields
Brickfields is a neighbourhood located on the western flank of central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Brickfields is a neighbourhood located on the western flank of central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is known as Kuala Lumpur's Little India due to the high percentage of Indian residents and businesses. Brickfields has been ranked third in Airbnb's list of top trending destinations.
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Worth seeing in and around Brickfields
One place 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.
- 01UCSI University
UCSI University, originally University College Sedaya International, is a private university in Malaysia. The university is accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency, the Malaysian Medical Council, the Malaysian Nursing Board, and several other professional bodies.
3.1 km · private university in Malaysia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Brickfields
- Airports
- Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB), 24 km · Kuala Lumpur (KUL), 35 km · Sultan Azlan Shah (IPH), 183 km
- Stations
- Bandar Tun Hussein Onn MRT station, 2.9 km · Batu 11 Cheras MRT station, 3.1 km · Sri Raya MRT station, 2.5 km · Taman Connaught MRT station, 2.5 km · Taman Mutiara MRT station, 3.9 km
- Ipoh → Brickfields175 km · quickest by road, 3h 8m · RM39–55
- Johor Bahru → Brickfields295 km · quickest by road, 4h 52m · RM65–85
- Penang → Brickfields299 km · quickest by air, 4h 34m · RM250–390
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No local-transport research exists yet for Brickfields
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 Brickfields. 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 Brickfields
Brickfields is 12 km from Kuala Lumpur, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Bandar Sungai Longhuman settlement in Malaysia3.4 km
- Bandar Tun Hussein Onnhuman settlement in Malaysia1.8 km
- Alam Damaineighborhood in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur1.1 km