Terminal Bersepadu Selatan, Kuala Lumpur

Terminal Bersepadu Selatan is the malay name for the Southern Integrated Terminal. As the name suggests, it is the bus terminal for Kuala Lumpur serving long distance destinations to the south of the capital city, i.e. the states of Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor, as well as the neighbouring country of Singapore.

Located in the suburb of Bandar Tasik Selatan ("South Lake Town"), 13 km south of the central business district of Kuala Lumpur ("KL"), the terminal is often known by the acronym of "TBS" or "TBS-BTS".

TBS - BTS

Opened in January 2011, the terminal is a modern clean terminal with good connectivity to the city centre and surrounding areas. The Light Rail Transit ("LRT"), KTM Komuter and KLIATransit lines all have adjacent rail stations connected to the TBS building by an overhead walkway.

The LRT can take you directly from Bandar Tasik Selatan station to the stations of Hang Tuah (near Bukit Bintang) and Plaza Rakyat (next to the northern bus terminal of Pudu Sentral, as well as to Chinatown) in KL. 

The KTM Komuter will bring you directly to Kuala Lumpur's main train terminal at KL Sentral. Whereas the KLIA Transit train also goes to KL Sentral as well as the administrative capital of Putrajaya and the two terminals of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport ("KLIA").

The overhead walkway also takes you down to road level or Level 1 where you can find the bus stop for the intra-city RapidKL buses to various destinations within the city. Across the road from the intra-city bus stop is the budget taxi rank, which goes by the coupon system.

The budget taxi rank and RapidKL bus stop at Level 1.

The actual TBS building is 6-storeys high. On Level One, as mentioned above is the taxi rank and intra-city bus stop as well as carparking facilities.

On Level 2 is the primary departure lounge, which you can only enter if you have a valid bus ticket. This is where you will board the bus to your destination.

Level 3 is the main floor area where you buy your tickets from the counters, the drop-off area for cars and the access point to the overhead walkway leading to the various rail stations. You will also find storage lockers, information counters, ATM machines and various retail outlets on this level.

The ticket counters at Level 3.

Level 4 is where the food court and most of the F&B shops are located. There is also the executive taxi / inter-state taxi service counter on this level. Besides this, there is a small Rest-And-Go hotel where you can get some shut-eye or store your luggage. Level 4 is wi-fi enabled.

Levels 5 and 6 are the carparking levels. The charges are RM3 per day, and is quite affordable if you intend to leave your car parked here for a few days.

For more information on the TBS, you can refer to the official website here.