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    Hello and welcome to the ultimate guide of transport between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur!

    Today we’ll be comparing the Train, Plane and Bus options between the stunning Southeast Asian city state, and the bustling Malaysian capital city. These are two very different, but equally amazing cities with many transport links between them, so please enjoy my video!

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    31 Comments

    1. GodAtum on

      wow just in time! i booked my flights from London to Singapore just now. was looking at now to get to KL. Its such a shame theres no direct train services!

    2. Talgat on

      Defo not the train, until continuous point-to-point rail link and service are inaugurated. Which should have happened 20 years ago, and has been pushed back every year since then.

    4. sausagelord on

      I took the train option and it’s slow (but cheap). Can’t recommend it unless you really want to take the train. I agree that bus is best here – those seats look incredible.

      Flight is quick but with my environmentally friendly cap on, I couldn’t justify it to myself for a couple of hours saved.

    5. Fan 652 on

      I enjoyed this video, and you definitely should do more of this type, eg London to Amsterdam. Your conclusions from 11m 20s very much reflected my own thoughts. However I would want a bus departure later than 06 00, say 08 00. Currently the train option is ridiculously bad. I have open in front of me the Malaysian page (page 600) of the 'Beyond Europe' section of the European Rail Timetable, and I am struggling to comprehend how the train service between two important cities only about 400 kms. apart could be so bad! (I had never heard of Gemas before I watched this video!)

    6. ME Delle on

      How fun! I think I'd take the bus because it's a good balance between speed and value. Plus those bus seats look incredibly comfortable!

    8. sidd on

      I prefer train's, i don't know why but i love them.. i have done train journey of 50 hours even 72 hour's and i love them 😅 and it sounds safe

    9. Jeff Schrader on

      I'd take the bus for this, especially if I could get one of the luxury coaches. Flying I'd do only if I needed to get to KL quickly, though the amenities are nice. The train right now takes too long and has too many transfers to make it a viable option.

    12. Reza Alan on

      Great video. Definitely agree, at the time of your recording, I prefer bus. Correct me if I wrong, on some occasions, flying between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur served by wide body jet. With the direct ETS service between JB and KL connected, this would be game changer a.k.a comeback for train surely.

    14. NGH NGH on

      Just a suggestion – Beware of Credit Card tapping as the login is still active after the transaction is complete. It takes a few minutes to log off. I really don’t care for either mode of transportation I would rather drive my car more flexibility and at your own convenience.

    15. Let’s Make a Trip! on

      Great video! That bus was awesome and you won’t be surprised to know that it would be my preferred option too! Kuala Lumpur looks nice, I’d maybe fly there first and do the trip in the opposite direction. Cheers 😊👍

    17. LQC on

      I actually really like this style of video in that you get to see each of the aspects of the travel options side to side, so it's easy to follow along and make comparisons. Do we know when the ETS will be extended all the way to Johor Bahru? Whenever that happens, I'm sure it will become a much more appealing option.

    18. Damascus on

      Bus wins. It looks more comfortable, it's cheap, and it's not that much longer than the plane. Especially great is the few amount of changes. I know it was early in the morning but if you're going to start at Raffles you have to go in and have a Singapore Sling.

    21. bungaraya on

      By the end of next year (2024), Electrified double tracks project (EDTP) from Gemas to Johor Bahru Sentral will be finished, and KTM ETS (Electric Train Service) will be connected Padang Besar Station (Thailand border) to JB Sentral (Singapore border) via KL Sentral as long as 955km.
      And journey time from KL Sentral to JB Sentral by ETS will be 3.5 hours.
      Pls try to ride ETS after this service started, and it will be cheaper, faster n comfortable.

    28. Joseph Brown on

      Enjoy it? Yes, I did – very much. Left with one question re frequency though. You say there are about 100 bus trips per day – but there's a big difference (I assume) between the 'luxury' bus and the 'budget' trip. On a plane, both classes go together (so, yes, there are approx 36 trips), but they are completely seperate entities on a bus. I would seriously consider the luxury bus – but probably not the budget bus. So I'm left wondering how many trips per day I can choose from if I take the bus?

    29. Reborn Itsy & bitsy on

      Excellent video, really enjoyable to watch. My own preference would be I suppose it was a 30 minute video instead of just 12 as there could be more content available to watch.

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