Filed under Transportation by on Sep 21st, 2011. 3 Comments. 
Puduraya (or Hentian Puduraya) which has been operating as the bus terminal in Kuala Lumpur since 1976 is now renamed as Pudu Sentral by the Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak.
However till now the building still uses the name Puduraya and not sure when it’ll be officially changed to the name Pudu Sentral. To play safe you can simply think that Puduraya is Pudu Sentral and vice versa.
As the name Puduraya has been used for a very long time and the bulk of reference guides related to Kuala Lumpur (especially outside Malaysia) uses the name Puduraya to mention this bus terminal..there maybe confusion to the tourists.
Pudu Sentral - You can still see the name Puduraya 
This bus terminal is really different compared before the renovations took place. Pudu Sentral is really a modern facility now and serves for the bus passengers who want to go to Northern destinations like Alor Setar, Ipoh, Butterworth, Penang and also to the Kuantan, Genting Highlands in Pahang.
However if your destination is located in Southern areas like Johor Bahru you need to go to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS) – also known as South Integrated Transport Terminal located at Bandar Tasik Selatan for buying the tickets and board the bus.
To go to TBS by LRT you can take the LRT train ( Sri Petaling Line) at Plaza Rakyat LRT Station (located around 5 minutes walking from Pudu Sentral) and drop by Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT Station. From there TBS is not far away.
Filed under Pudu, Transportation by on Jul 31st, 2009. 1 Comment.
Update: This is an old article about Puduraya..this building is now renamed as Pudu Sentral
Puduraya is an old bus terminal in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Puduraya is actually the short form of ‘Hentian Pudu Raya’ in Malay and Pudu is the place name where this building is located while the word ‘Raya’ means big or large.
The view of Puduraya entrance from opposite of the building
However as the development of Kuala Lumpur seems to be progressive, this Puduraya building is no longer looks big as it was. The government of Malaysia decided to renovate this bus terminal to make it look more modern and comfortable to public.
Among the ticket counters in Puduraya
Years before if you wanted to go to northern part of Peninsular Malaysia, you could buy the bus ticket here and also take the bus here. Today you can still buy the tickets to the destinations like Kedah, Penang and Perlis but maybe you need to go to Hentian Duta Bus Terminal to take the bus.
Transnasional Ticket Counter - the most popular choice
So when you buy the bus ticket here make sure you ask the counter where exactly you need to take the bus. Just ask and you can save your time, money and energy.
If you want to go to Johor, Negri Sembilan and Malacca in the south you can get the bus at this Puduraya. The same goes for destinations in Pahang like Kuantan, Raub and Kuala Lipis but there is a special bus terminal to Pahang at Jalan Pekeliling called Pekeliling Bus Terminal.
The Puduraya is still relevant today and if you go there you’ll see how busy it is even not on weekends.
