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Wangsa Maju

Wangsa Maju is a township and a constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Wangsa Maju
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The place

Wangsa Maju is a township and a constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This area is surrounded by Setapak, Taman Melati and Gombak district in Selangor. Wangsa Maju is one of the major suburbs in Kuala Lumpur.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Wangsa Maju

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
    International Islamic University Malaysia

    The International Islamic University Malaysia is a public university in Malaysia. Headquartered in Gombak, Selangor, IIUM has six other campuses all over Malaysia: two medical-centric campuses and a Centre for Foundation Studies in Gambang, Pahang, two city campuses in Kuala Lumpur, and a language and tourism campus in Pagoh, Johor.

    5.9 km · university in Malaysia · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    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.

    4.6 km · national library in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Suria KLCC

    Suria KLCC is a 6-story shopping mall located at the foot of the Petronas Twin Towers. Suria KLCC is a premier shopping destination with over 300 flagship stores.

    5.7 km · shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    As Syakirin Mosque

    The As Syakirin Mosque, also known as KLCC Mosque, is a mosque located in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The mosque is situated near the Suria KLCC shopping centre and the Petronas Twin Towers, the tallest twin towers in the world.

    5.4 km · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    National Zoo of Malaysia

    The National Zoo is a Malaysian zoo located on 110 acres of land in Ulu Klang, Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. It was officially opened on November 14, 1963, by the country's first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman.

    2.3 km · zoo in Malaysia · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Petronas Tower 3

    Petronas Tower 3, also known as Carigali Tower, is a 60-story, 267-meter-tall skyscraper in KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is Malaysia's eighth tallest building and it is also part of the Petronas Towers complex.

    5.7 km · Skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Petronas Philharmonic Hall

    The Petronas Philharmonic Hall is Malaysia's first concert hall built specifically for classical music. It is the home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, and has hosted many of the world's leading orchestras such as New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, BBC Symphony and Vienna Symphony.

    5.6 km · Concert hall in KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    KLCC Park

    The KLCC Park is an urban park in Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The park has been designed to provide greenery to Petronas Twin Towers and the areas surrounding it.

    5.6 km · Urban park in Kuala Lumpur City Centre · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Al Akram Mosque

    Al Akram Mosque is a mosque in Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

    3.8 km · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    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.

    5.3 km · skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, 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 Wangsa Maju

Airports
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB), 23 km · Kuala Lumpur (KUL), 51 km · Sultan Azlan Shah (IPH), 168 km
Stations
Titiwangsa station, 5.8 km · Kampung Baru LRT station, 5.7 km · Wangsa Maju LRT station, 1.2 km · Ampang LRT station, 5.9 km · Setiawangsa LRT station, 2.7 km
  • Sepang → Wangsa Maju
    56 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · RM13–18
  • Ipoh → Wangsa Maju
    170 km · quickest by road, 3h 10m · RM40–55
  • Johor Bahru → Wangsa Maju
    296 km · quickest by road, 5h 5m · RM65–90
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Wangsa Maju

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 Wangsa Maju. 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

    267 km
  2. 02
    TiomanMY

    9 ways of moving, 33 sources

    275 km
  3. 03
    Penang, George Town and ButterworthMY

    11 ways of moving, 20 sources

    292 km
  4. 04
    Tanjung Balai KarimunID

    11 ways of moving, 14 sources

    300 km
  5. 05
    Lake Toba and SamosirID

    9 ways of moving, 23 sources

    323 km

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

Around it

Next door to Wangsa Maju

Wangsa Maju is 2 km from Setapak, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.