GoKL City Bus from KLCC: Routes, the RM1 Fare for Visitors, and Is It Worth It

Most guides still call it the free bus, and for years it was. The GoKL Green Line route from KLCC loops down to Bukit Bintang and back, and it is still the easiest way to hop between the Petronas Towers and Pavilion without a car. But since 2024 visitors pay for it, the fare is cashless, and on some trips the covered walkway beats it. This guide covers where to board at KLCC, the stops, what it costs, when it runs, and when it is worth taking.

Is the GoKL bus still free?

Not for visitors. GoKL is Kuala Lumpur City Hall's electric city bus, and from 1 January 2024 non-citizens pay RM1 a ride on the four city-centre routes, which include the Green Line from KLCC. Who pays what:

• Visitors and other non-citizens: RM1 per ride.
• Malaysian citizens: free, with a MyKad registered for the bus.
• Children aged 12 and under: free, whatever their nationality.

The fare is cashless only. You can tap a Touch 'n Go card, pay by QR code, or use a credit or debit card, and the driver cannot take cash. A Touch 'n Go card is the easiest option because you will want one for the LRT and Monorail anyway; our guide to Touch 'n Go for tourists covers where to buy one and how much to load.

City Hall extended the visitor fare to three outer routes from January 2025. Those suburban routes rarely matter to a KLCC visit; the Green Line is the one you will use.

The GoKL Green Line route from KLCC

The Green Line is route 01, KLCC to Bukit Bintang, a one-way loop of about 7 km. Board at the stop in front of Suria KLCC. From there the bus runs:

1. KLCC (Suria KLCC and the LRT station)
2. Wisma BSN and the Malaysia Tourism Centre on Jalan Ampang
3. Renaissance Hotel and Hotel Concorde
4. Life Centre and Wisma Cosway, then Pavilion KL
5. Bukit Bintang, for the Bukit Bintang MRT station and Jalan Alor
6. Raja Chulan monorail station
7. Wisma Rohas Perkasa and the Grand Hyatt, then back to KLCC

Because the loop runs one way, the ride home from Bukit Bintang continues past Raja Chulan and the Grand Hyatt rather than retracing the outbound road. The full circuit takes about a quarter of an hour without traffic, longer at rush hour.

Stop lists differ slightly between journey planners as stops are added and renamed, so watch the screen on board rather than counting stops.

GoKL hours and how often it comes

City Hall gives the service hours as 6am to 11pm daily. Journey planners show the Green Line starting at 7am at weekends, so a very early Saturday ride may mean a wait.

On the city-centre routes a bus comes about every 5 minutes at weekday peak, 7am to 10am and 4pm to 8pm, and about every 15 minutes the rest of the day. The GoKL app shows live bus locations and arrival times, which saves standing at the stop in the heat.

The whole fleet is electric and air-conditioned, which is half the reason to take it on a hot afternoon.

Is the GoKL bus worth it from KLCC?

It depends on where you are going and the weather.

• To Pavilion and Bukit Bintang: the covered, elevated walkway from Suria KLCC to Pavilion is about 1.2 km and roughly a 15-minute walk, shaded and partly air-conditioned. In dry weather it is about as fast as the bus and free. Take the bus when it is pouring, when your feet are done, or when you are carrying shopping. Our guide to walking around KLCC covers the walkway in detail.
• To Raja Chulan, the Grand Hyatt or Jalan Ampang: the bus is the easier choice, because these stops are off the walkway and the pavements are patchy.
• Between the train lines: KLCC is on the LRT and Bukit Bintang on the Monorail and MRT, with no direct rail link between them. The Green Line joins them for RM1, which is cheaper than a train detour.
• Onwards to Chinatown: GoKL route 02 runs from Bukit Bintang to the Pasar Seni hub, so the Green Line plus route 02 gets you from KLCC to Chinatown for RM1 a ride.

At RM1 a ride, a couple doing four bus trips a day spends RM8. The catch is that it runs in traffic, so for anything time-sensitive, like a dinner booking, the LRT or the walkway is more predictable.

Staying on the Green Line

Our KLCC apartments are within walking distance of the Green Line's KLCC stop, so the bus to Bukit Bintang starts close to your door. If you are planning a stay, search KLCC dates and use the bus, the walkway and the LRT as your three ways around the centre.