Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL)
Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL) has two terminals: Terminal 1, with the Main Terminal Building and the Satellite Building, and Terminal 2. Malaysia Airlines flies from the first one and AirAsia from the second. The free shuttle bus joins the two terminals the 24 hours, and the KLIA Ekspres train takes you to KL Sentral in 28 minutes from Terminal 1.
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Updated 21 October 2026
The terminals at Kuala Lumpur Airport
Kuala Lumpur International Airport has two passenger terminals. Terminal 1 works from the Main Terminal Building, with the blocks A, B, C and D, and from the Satellite Building, and Terminal 2 is joined to the Gateway shopping mall. The airport's own site has the map, the check-in counters, the gates and the services of each one.
The airport's own flight information shows the airlines that fly from Terminal 1: Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia, Citilink, Firefly, Lion Air, Super Air Jet, TransNusa, Garuda Indonesia and AirBorneo for the flights inside the country, and Air China, All Nippon Airways, Air Arabia, Air Algerie, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, IndiGo, Japan Airlines, KLM, Korean Air, Oman Air, Philippine Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, Saudia, Shanghai Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, Starlux Airlines, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines, VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines and Xiamen Airlines for the international ones.
Terminal 2 is the terminal of the low-cost airlines, and the same flight information page lists AirAsia, AirAsia Indonesia, AirAsia X, Cambodia Airways, Cebu Pacific, Hainan Airlines, Kampuchea Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Scoot, Shandong Airlines, Spring Airlines and Thai AirAsia flying from it.
Getting to and from Kuala Lumpur Airport
The free shuttle bus joins the two terminals the 24 hours of the day, and the passengers who connect a flight can use it. The route is Terminal 1, Terminal 2, the Long Term Car Park and back to Terminal 1, with a service every 15 minutes from all the stops. The waiting area at Terminal 1 is at Door 4, Level 1, and the one at Terminal 2 at Bay A10, Level 1, in the Transportation Hub of the Gateway shopping mall.
The KLIA Ekspres is the fastest way to the city: it has a non-stop service to the KL City Air Terminal at KL Sentral that takes 28 minutes from Terminal 1 and 33 minutes from Terminal 2, and the transit train, with the stops of Bandar Tasik Selatan, Putrajaya/Cyberjaya and Salak Tinggi, takes 35 and 39 minutes. The trains have comfortable seats, digital entertainment and the wheelchair spaces. The airport's own page also lists the buses of Terminal 2, with the Aerobus to KL Sentral, the free shuttle to Terminal 1, the Airport Coach to Muar, Batu Pahat and Seremban, and the Jetbus to the TBS terminal.
What happens when you arrive at KUL
Keep your passport and any form you filled in on the plane with you the whole way, from the aircraft door to the exit.
The airport's own site publishes the flight information of every hour, the customs and the immigration information, and the free WiFi of the terminal. And the CARE Ambassadors, with the 'Ask Me' sash, walk around the terminal to help the passengers who need it.
Kuala Lumpur Airport with children
The airport's own list of facilities has a Baby Care Room in the selected toilets of the Main Terminal Building and of the Satellite Building, a Calm Room in the Level 5 of the Main Terminal Building, behind Din by Din Tai Fung, and another one in the Level 3A of the Departure Hall of Terminal 2: a quiet space to help you or your child to settle before the trip, and the CARE Ambassadors open the door. The clinic is open the 24 hours of the day, and Terminal 2 has a free buggy service in the domestic and the international departures and arrivals.
The airport also has the Butterfly Effect, made for the guests with hidden disabilities such as autism: the Butterfly Kit and its lanyard give access to the priority lanes of the security, the immigration and the customs. There is a shower facility in the Sama-Sama Express Hotel, a Muslim prayer room on all the levels, and a sensory wall in the international arrival of the Main Terminal Building.
Plan your stop at Kuala Lumpur Airport
Check the terminal of your flight on the airport's own flight information before you travel, because the airlines of Terminal 1 and of Terminal 2 are not the same, and check with the embassy or consulate about the documents your family needs for the entry rules of every country on your route.
Sources
- Official page of Malaysia Airports, the operator of Kuala Lumpur International Airport, for Terminal 1: the services, the amenities, the transport, the facilities of the Main Terminal Building and the Satellite Building, the public transport, the inter-terminal transfer and the flight information. — malaysiaairports.com.my (checked 21 October 2026)
- Official page of Malaysia Airports for Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2: the facilities, the Calm Room, the free buggy service, the transport with the taxis of the coupon system and the buses of the airport, and the inter-terminal transfer. — malaysiaairports.com.my (checked 21 October 2026)
- Official flight information of Malaysia Airports for Terminal 1: the airlines that fly from it, with Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia, Citilink, Firefly, Lion Air, Super Air Jet, TransNusa, Garuda Indonesia, AirBorneo, Air China, All Nippon Airways, Air Arabia, Air Algerie, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, IndiGo, Japan Airlines, KLM, Korean Air, Oman Air, Philippine Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, Saudia, Shanghai Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, Starlux Airlines, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines, VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines and Xiamen Airlines. — malaysiaairports.com.my (checked 21 October 2026)
- Official flight information of Malaysia Airports for Terminal 2: the airlines that fly from it, with AirAsia, AirAsia Indonesia, AirAsia X, Cambodia Airways, Cebu Pacific, Hainan Airlines, Kampuchea Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Scoot, Shandong Airlines, Spring Airlines and Thai AirAsia. — malaysiaairports.com.my (checked 21 October 2026)
- Official site of the Express Rail Link, the rail link of the airport, run by ERL: the KLIA Ekspres and the KLIA Transit trains between the airport and KL Sentral, the stations, the schedule and the ticket conditions. — kliaekspres.com (checked 21 October 2026)
Frequently asked questions
How many terminals does Kuala Lumpur Airport have?
Two passenger terminals. Terminal 1 works from the Main Terminal Building, with the blocks A, B, C and D, and from the Satellite Building, and Terminal 2 is joined to the Gateway shopping mall. The free shuttle bus joins them the 24 hours of the day.
Which airlines fly from Kuala Lumpur Airport?
From Terminal 1: Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia, Citilink, Firefly, Lion Air, Super Air Jet, TransNusa, Garuda Indonesia, Air China, All Nippon Airways, Air Arabia, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, IndiGo, Japan Airlines, KLM, Korean Air, Philippine Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines, Vietnam Airlines and Xiamen Airlines. From Terminal 2: AirAsia, AirAsia Indonesia, AirAsia X, Cambodia Airways, Cebu Pacific, Hainan Airlines, Kampuchea Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Scoot, Shandong Airlines, Spring Airlines and Thai AirAsia.
How do I get from one terminal of Kuala Lumpur Airport to the other?
With the free shuttle bus, which runs the 24 hours of the day every 15 minutes on the route Terminal 1, Terminal 2, the Long Term Car Park and Terminal 1. The waiting area at Terminal 1 is at Door 4, Level 1, and the one at Terminal 2 at Bay A10, Level 1, in the Transportation Hub of the Gateway shopping mall.
How do I get from Kuala Lumpur Airport to the city by train?
With the KLIA Ekspres, the non-stop train to the KL City Air Terminal at KL Sentral: 28 minutes from Terminal 1 and 33 minutes from Terminal 2. The transit train, with the stops of Bandar Tasik Selatan, Putrajaya/Cyberjaya and Salak Tinggi, takes 35 and 39 minutes.
What is there for children at Kuala Lumpur Airport?
A Baby Care Room in the selected toilets of the Main Terminal Building and of the Satellite Building, a Calm Room in the Level 5 of the Main Terminal Building and another in the Level 3A of the Departure Hall of Terminal 2, a clinic open the 24 hours, the free buggy service of Terminal 2, the shower facility of the Sama-Sama Express Hotel, the Muslim prayer rooms and the Butterfly Effect, the programme for the guests with hidden disabilities such as autism.