Kuchai Lama
Kuchai Lama, or simply Kuchai, is a suburb in Seputeh constituency in south-western Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, located near the Old Klang Road.
Kuchai Lama, or simply Kuchai, is a suburb in Seputeh constituency in south-western Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, located near the Old Klang Road. It is also known as a foreigner's paradise because of its density, which is full of foreigners who may or may not have legal documents.
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Worth seeing in and around Kuchai Lama
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.
4.9 km · Public university in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 02National 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.
5.9 km · mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 03Telekom 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.
3.8 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia - 04National Stadium, Bukit Jalil
The Bukit Jalil National Stadium, also known as TM National Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With a capacity of 87,500, it is the largest stadium in Southeast Asia, the fourth largest in Asia, and the twenty-third largest in the world.
3.9 km · football stadium in Malaysia · Wikipedia - 05National 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.
5.4 km · museum in Kuala Lumpur · Wikipedia - 06Stadium 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.
5.7 km · association football stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 07Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia is a museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was officially opened on 12 December 1998.
6 km · art museum in Kuala Lumpur · Wikipedia - 08Planetarium Negara
The National Planetarium is the national planetarium of Malaysia. It is a blue-domed structure that is situated on top of a hill in the Lake Gardens at Jalan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur.
5.6 km · planetarium in Kuala Lumpur · Wikipedia - 09KLFA Stadium
The Kuala Lumpur Stadium, also KLFA Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Kuala Lumpur City.
3.9 km · stadium in Malaysia · Wikipedia - 10National Defence University of Malaysia
The National Defence University of Malaysia is a military university located in Sungai Besi Camp, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Established in 1995 as the Malaysian Armed Forces Academy before upgraded into university status and assumed its present name in 2006, the university is Malaysia's first catering to the needs and development of the Malaysian Armed Forces.
5.2 km · military university in Kuala Lumpur · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kuchai Lama
- Airports
- Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB), 16 km · Kuala Lumpur (KUL), 38 km · Sultan Azlan Shah (IPH), 177 km
- Stations
- Kuala Lumpur Sentral station, 5 km · Kuala Lumpur railway station, 5.6 km · Simpang Airport, 3 km · Hang Tuah station, 6 km · Bandar Tasik Selatan station, 2.9 km
- Ipoh → Kuchai Lama180 km · quickest by road, 3h 18m · RM41–55
- Johor Bahru → Kuchai Lama292 km · quickest by road, 4h 48m · RM65–85
- Penang → Kuchai Lama303 km · quickest by air, 4h 38m · RM250–390
- 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 Kuchai Lama
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 Kuchai Lama. 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 Kuchai Lama
Kuchai Lama is 6 km from Kuala Lumpur, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Bangsarsuburb in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur5.1 km
- Brickfieldsdistrict in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur4.5 km
- Cherasdistrict of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3.8 km
- Bukit Jalilsuburb in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur3.7 km
- Bandar Tasik Selatantownship in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur3.1 km
- Desa Petalingtownship in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur2.6 km