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The hotel quotes approximately 15 km to Sepang International Circuit.\n\n**Circuit plan**\n\nPrebook a direct return car transfer to the circuit. Use the terminal rail connection for Kuala Lumpur sightseeing.\n\n##### Your stay in this area\n\n[Explore hotel details]()\n\nChoosing your base\n\n### KL Sentral now has a race-week rail pass\n\nA hotel beside KL Sentral gives you access to the RM200 six-journey pass: KLIA Ekspres to Terminal 2 in about 33 minutes, followed by the separate complimentary shuttle to the circuit. Aloft, Hilton and Le Méridien put the rail hub close to your hotel.\n\nThe full hotel-to-grandstand trip takes longer than the train ride. Airport-side hotels can reduce city travel; connect through the T2 shuttle hub or book a permitted direct service with a public taxi, Grab or Limousine KLIA. No hotel transfer is included unless your booking explicitly says so.\n\n[Pass, boarding point and sales dates →]()\n\n### Sepang International Circuit\n\nMap layers Find on map\n\n**Drawing route** The itinerary still works without the map.\n\n1. ##### Budget\n2. 1\n\n **Holiday Inn Sepang – Airport**\n3. 2\n\n **ibis Styles Sepang KLIA**\n4. 3\n\n **Tune Hotel KLIA–KLIA2**\n5. 4\n\n **The Kuala Lumpur Journal**\n6. ##### Mid-range\n7. 5\n\n **Sama-Sama Hotel KL International Airport**\n8. 6\n\n **Mövenpick Hotel & Convention Centre KLIA**\n9. 7\n\n **Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral**\n10. 8\n\n **Hilton Kuala Lumpur**\n11. 9\n\n **Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur**\n12. 10\n\n **Le Méridien Putrajaya**\n13. 11\n\n **Else Kuala Lumpur**\n14. ##### VIP\n15. 12\n\n **The RuMa Hotel and Residences**\n16. 13\n\n **The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur**\n17. 14\n\n **Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur**\n18. 15\n\n **Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur**\n19. 16\n\n **Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur**\n20. 17\n\n **Main Grandstand** Pit Straight, Grid & Turn 15\n21. 18\n\n **K1 Grandstand** Turns 1 & 2\n22. 19\n\n **K2 Hillstand** Turns 2–4 Panorama\n23. 20\n\n **F Grandstand** Turns 7 & 8\n24. 21\n\n **B Hillstand** Turns 12–14\n25. 22\n\n **C Hillstand** Turns 9–11 & Back Straight\n26. 23\n\n **G Hillstand** Panoramic Circuit View\n27. 24\n\n **Formula 1 Paddock Club** Above the Pit Building\n28. 1\n\n **Gate 1**\n29. 2\n\n **Gate 2**\n30. 3\n\n **Gate 3**\n31. 4\n\n **Gate 4**\n32. 5\n\n **Gate 5**\n33. 6\n\n **Gate 6**\n34. 7\n\n **Gate 7**\n35. 8\n\n **Gate 8**\n36. BUS\n\n **P Bus race shuttle hub**\n37. DROP\n\n **Main entrance · taxi / Grab drop-off**\n38. TAXI\n\n **Taxi rank**\n39. 1\n\n **Stop 1**\n40. 2\n\n **Stop 2**\n41. 3\n\n **Stop 3**\n42. 4\n\n **Stop 4**\n43. 5\n\n **Stop 5**\n44. 6\n\n **Stop 6**\n45. 7\n\n **Stop 7**\n46. 8\n\n **Stop 8**\n\n**Sector 1** 2.465 km **Sector 2** 1.555 km **Sector 3** 1.523 km\n\nPublic transport\n\n#### Choose your transport route.\n\nChoose a route, check its stops and confirm departure times with the operator.\n\nBeyond the circuit Your next discovery\n\n### Explore Sepang, Kuala Lumpur and beyond\n\nFollow your interests. Find your stops.\nMake the trip your own.\n\n![The colourful staircase at Batu Caves]()\n\nBeyond the circuit · Batu Caves\n\nChoose your budget\n\nChoose a travel style to narrow the collection. Free and essential options can suit every tier.\n\nFind a place or an idea Area Sort\n\nChoose your interest\n\nCategory counts follow your budget. Search and area narrow the results further.\n\nAll budgets Every area\n\n#### The collection.\n\n12 of 16 discoveries\n\n![Sama-Sama Hotel KL International Airport]()\n\nMid-range\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Sama-Sama Hotel KL International Airport\n\nKLIA Terminal 1, Sepang, Malaysia\n\nCovered access to Terminal 1 and a 24-hour buggy service simplify arrival. The hotel quotes approximately 15 km to Sepang International Circuit.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\nPrebook a direct return car transfer to the circuit. Use the terminal rail connection for Kuala Lumpur sightseeing.\n\n![Mövenpick Hotel & Convention Centre KLIA]()\n\nMid-range\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Mövenpick Hotel & Convention Centre KLIA\n\nKLIA area, Sepang, Malaysia\n\nDistinctive Islamic architecture and an airport-area location suit a quiet race base. The hotel quotes the circuit at 7 km.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\nArrange a direct return car transfer rather than detouring through the airport.\n\n![Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral]()\n\nMid-range\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral\n\nKL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia\n\nA contemporary hotel near the main transport hub gives visitors access to both airport rail and city transport.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\nReach KL Sentral, take KLIA Ekspres to KLIA T2, then use the separate complimentary official SIC shuttle during 2–4 October. The six-journey race train pass costs RM200.\n\n![Hilton Kuala Lumpur]()\n\nMid-range\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Hilton Kuala Lumpur\n\nKL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia\n\nA full-service hotel beside KL Sentral combines dining options with access to airport and city rail.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\nReach KL Sentral, take KLIA Ekspres to KLIA T2, then use the separate complimentary official SIC shuttle during 2–4 October. The six-journey race train pass costs RM200.\n\n![Holiday Inn Sepang – Airport]()\n\nBudget\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Holiday Inn Sepang – Airport\n\nKota Warisan, Sepang, Malaysia\n\nThe Kota Warisan setting provides surrounding shops and eateries alongside a modern airport-area stay.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\nBook a direct return circuit car. Salak Tinggi rail requires a local transfer and is an option for city excursions.\n\n![ibis Styles Sepang KLIA]()\n\nBudget\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### ibis Styles Sepang KLIA\n\nKLIA area, Sepang, Malaysia\n\nA resort-inspired layout, large pool and scheduled airport shuttle suit downtime between track days.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\nArrange a direct booked circuit transfer. The advertised scheduled shuttle serves the airport.\n\n![Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur]()\n\nMid-range\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur\n\nKL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia\n\nSituated across from KL Sentral, this hotel is a practical alternative to Hilton for combining the race with Kuala Lumpur.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\nReach KL Sentral, take KLIA Ekspres to KLIA T2, then use the separate complimentary official SIC shuttle during 2–4 October. The six-journey race train pass costs RM200.\n\n![Tune Hotel KLIA–KLIA2]()\n\nBudget\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Tune Hotel KLIA–KLIA2\n\nKLIA Terminal 2, Sepang, Malaysia\n\nA covered walkway to Terminal 2 simplifies flights and access to terminal shops and dining.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\nBook a direct return car. Consider an airport race shuttle only if the operator confirms a service for this edition.\n\n![Le Méridien Putrajaya]()\n\nMid-range\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Le Méridien Putrajaya\n\nIOI Resort City, Putrajaya, Malaysia\n\nDirect IOI City Mall access gives accompanying travellers activities away from the circuit.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\nA direct return car is the simplest proposed route. Reaching Putrajaya Sentral requires a separate local transfer.\n\n![Else Kuala Lumpur]()\n\nMid-range\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### Else Kuala Lumpur\n\nChinatown, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia\n\nA 49-room hotel in a restored 1930s building places the stay within Chinatown rather than an airport precinct.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\nReach KL Sentral by local rail or car, then take KLIA Ekspres to KLIA T2 and the separate complimentary official SIC shuttle during 2–4 October. Compare this with a prebooked direct return driver.\n\n![The Kuala Lumpur Journal]()\n\nBudget\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### The Kuala Lumpur Journal\n\nBukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia\n\nJalan Alor, Changkat and Pavilion are accessible on foot. The hotel quotes a five-minute walk to Bukit Bintang MRT.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\nReach KL Sentral by local rail or car, then take KLIA Ekspres to KLIA T2 and the separate complimentary official SIC shuttle during 2–4 October. Compare this with a prebooked direct return driver.\n\n![The RuMa Hotel and Residences]()\n\nVIP\n\nYour race-week base\n\nQuote required\n\nAsk for your dates and room choice\n\n##### The RuMa Hotel and Residences\n\nKLCC / Golden Triangle, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia\n\nA larger luxury hotel with an intimate aesthetic provides access to the Golden Triangle and KLCC attractions.\n\nChoose your travel dates\n\nChoose your room with the hotel\n\nCircuit access\n\nReach KL Sentral by local rail or car, then take KLIA Ekspres to KLIA T2 and the separate complimentary official SIC shuttle during 2–4 October. Compare this with a prebooked direct return driver.\n\nStart with your saved trip budget, then narrow by area or activity. Tiers are planning guides, not live prices. Bookings and race-week availability must be confirmed with the operator." }