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Suburb in Batu, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Sentul

Sentul is a suburb located within the northern part of the city centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the constituency of Batu.

Sentul
Sentul · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Sentul is a suburb located within the northern part of the city centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the constituency of Batu. The vicinity of Sentul is sandwiched between Bukit Tunku and Titiwangsa.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Sentul

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.

  1. 01
    Batu Caves

    Batu Caves are a series of limestone caves in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located on a 325 m –tall mogote, about 13 km north of the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.

    3.3 km · limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Federal Territory Mosque

    The Federal Territory Mosque is a Sunni mosque, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The mosque is situated near MATRADE complex and the Federal Government Complex off Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim, in the Segambut district.

    4.2 km · mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    National Library of Malaysia

    The National Library of Malaysia is a library established under the National Library Act 1972 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The National Library is responsible for providing a collection of knowledge at national level for the present and future generations.

    5.2 km · national library in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Istana Negara, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim

    The Istana Negara is the official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. It is located along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim near Taman Duta, northwestern Kuala Lumpur.

    5.6 km · national palace of Malaysia · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Batu Caves Murugan Statue

    Batu Caves Murugan Statue, is a 42.7 metres tall statue of the Hindu god Murugan at Batu Caves in Selangor, Malaysia. It is the tallest statue in Malaysia and the second tallest Murugan statue in the world.

    3.3 km · Hindu God Statue in Malaysia · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Al-Amaniah Mosque

    Masjid Jamek Al-Amaniah is a mosque in Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located in Taman Amaniah, in the proximity of Batu Caves.

    3.3 km · mosque in Selangor, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    AmBank Tower

    AmBank Tower is the 41st tallest skyscraper in Malaysia. The tower is located in Jalan Yap Kwan Seng; merely 0.05 km from the Kuala Lumpur City Centre.

    5.9 km · skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    National Art Gallery

    The National Art Gallery of Malaysia is a public art gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The gallery is situated along Jalan Tun Razak, on the northern edge of central Kuala Lumpur.

    4.5 km · art museum in Malaysia · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Amru Al-As Mosque

    The Amru Al-As Mosque is a prominent mosque in Bandar Baru Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

    3.5 km · Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Zaid bin Haritsah Mosque

    Zaid bin Haritsah Mosque or Masjid Zaid bin Haritsah formerly known as Masjid Jamek Sungai Mulia is a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This mosque is located at kilometre 8 of Jalan Gombak and it was opened in 1991.

    2.6 km · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Go there

Getting to Sentul

Airports
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB), 17 km · Kuala Lumpur (KUL), 51 km · Sultan Azlan Shah (IPH), 165 km
Stations
Titiwangsa station, 4.1 km · Kampung Baru LRT station, 5.8 km · Wangsa Maju LRT station, 5.4 km · Batu Caves Komuter station, 3.4 km · Taman Melati LRT station, 4.5 km
  • Sepang → Sentul
    55 km · quickest by road, 1h 33m · RM13–17
  • Ipoh → Sentul
    169 km · quickest by road, 3h 1m · RM39–50
  • Penang → Sentul
    294 km · quickest by air, 4h 37m · RM250–390
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Sentul

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 Sentul. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • 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.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    SelatpanjangID

    7 ways of moving, 12 sources

    271 km
  2. 02
    TiomanMY

    9 ways of moving, 33 sources

    281 km
  3. 03
    Penang, George Town and ButterworthMY

    11 ways of moving, 20 sources

    288 km
  4. 04
    Tanjung Balai KarimunID

    11 ways of moving, 14 sources

    304 km
  5. 05
    Lake Toba and SamosirID

    9 ways of moving, 23 sources

    317 km

If you know how people move in Sentul – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Sentul

Sentul is 4 km from Taman Petaling, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Kampung Baruvillage in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur5.6 km
  • Kepongtown in northern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia4.9 km
  • Chow Kitdistrict in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur5.2 km
  • BatuDistrict of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1.4 km
  • Kampung Padang Balangvillage in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur1.8 km
  • Gombak LRT stationan LRT station in the district of Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia5.3 km