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Sunway Lagoon
Multi-park destination near Kuala Lumpur with a water park, amusement park, wildlife park, and extreme park.
8 km · about 15 min drive
AsiaMalaysiaKuala Lumpur
Bukit Jalil
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Asia
About Bukit Jalil
Bukit Jalil works well as a base: 5 minutes from Taman Naga Emas, 44km from Genting Highlands Road.
Bukit Jalil is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with about 200,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Taman Naga Emas, about 4 km away.
Bukit Jalil is an affluent suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is bounded by the National Sports Complex on the east, the Shah Alam Expressway on the north, city boundaries to the west, and the Puchong–Sungai Besi Highway in addition to city boundaries to the south. It was known as the Bukit Jalil Estate until 1992Read more
when the National Sports Complex was developed for the 1998 Commonwealth Games. The suburb was used as a filming location for the 1999 movie Entrapment, although the sign was changed to that of Pudu.
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What is there to see near Bukit Jalil?
Within an hour or so of Bukit Jalil: Sunway Lagoon (8 km), KL Tower (12 km), PETRONAS Skybridge (13 km), Petronas Twin Towers (13 km).
Are there any good drives near Bukit Jalil?
The nearest famous roads are Genting Highlands and Genting Highlands Road.
Where is Bukit Jalil?
Bukit Jalil is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, about 4 km from Taman Naga Emas.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 200,000
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Malaysia
- Region
- Kuala Lumpur
- Timezone
- Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates
- 3.0491, 101.6804
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Worth the detour from Bukit Jalil
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
KL Tower
A 421-meter telecommunications tower on Bukit Nanas in Kuala Lumpur offering panoramic city views and a glass sky box experience.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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PETRONAS Skybridge
Double-deck skybridge connecting the Petronas Twin Towers at the 41st and 42nd floors, 170 metres above the ground.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Petronas Twin Towers
452-metre twin skyscrapers in central Kuala Lumpur with a public skybridge, observation deck and large underground car park.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Putra Mosque, Putrajaya
Rose-granite mosque beside Putrajaya Lake in Malaysia's administrative capital, surrounded by wide boulevards and signature bridges.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Batu Caves
A limestone hill with massive cave temples and a 42-meter golden statue of Lord Murugan, a major Hindu pilgrimage site near Kuala Lumpur.
21 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Sepang International Circuit
Malaysian circuit designed by Hermann Tilke with iconic double-apex corners
33 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
Genting Highlands Road
Malaysia's favourite hill-climb: a smooth, relentlessly twisty ascent from Genting Sempah to the casino resort at 1,800 m, beloved by local drivers and often wrapped in cool cloud.
44 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Bukit Jalil
- Right hereKL TowerA 421-meter telecommunications tower on Bukit Nanas in Kuala Lumpur offering panoramic city views and a glass sky box experience.
- 44 kmGenting Highlands RoadMalaysia's favourite hill-climb: a smooth, relentlessly twisty ascent from Genting Sempah to the casino resort at 1,800 m, beloved by local drivers and often wrapped in cool cloud.
- 44 kmGenting HighlandsHilltop resort town at 1,700 metres above Kuala Lumpur, reached by a steep switchback highway from Genting Sempah.
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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