15.01.2020 Parking
@ Park & Ride MRT Phileo Damansara (click here to Google Map)
Bukit Kiara, 60000 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
GPS Location: 3°07'47.7"N 101°38'31.9"E
7:50am - 05:30pm (9 hours+) rm$4.30 👍👍👍😋😋 7.5/10
Total bill: rm$4.30+rm$2.40
Budget: MYR$6.70
Payment method: Touch N Go
Highlights: flat rate of rm$5 for MRT users
Thoughts: In operations since December 2016, the Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line offers 14 Park N’ Ride facilities (covered or open space) and 6 of them are multi-storey parking. Of the 14, eight of the facilities are owned by MRT Corp which charges a flat rate of rm$4.30 (only for MRT users), and the rest of the facilities are operated by third party companies, hence the parking charges are determined by these operators.
The rm$4.30 Park N’ Ride flat charges are only applicable for MRT users (meaning one not just park the car there but also must use the MRT tracked via Touch N Go Card) and this is only applied to the Park N' Ride facilities at Sungai Buloh, Phileo Damansara, Maluri, Taman Midah, Taman Suntex, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Bukit Dukung and Sungai Jernih MRT Stations. However, for Non-MRT users who park their cars at Park N’ Ride facilities locations, will pay different hourly rates depending on which facility; for example, the Phileo Damansara Station charges an hourly rate of rm$3.30 and rm$1.10 for subsequently hours which for a daily will be maximum of rm$16.10 according to the MRT Corp website!
Alternative Parking is the private parking within Phileo Damansara itself, where the rates are crazy with an hourly rate of rm$6 (last check); other alternative parking used to be at an open space for a flat rate of rm$7.50 which is near to Phileo 2 (from Jalan 16/11); now that open space is also closed for construction works, there aren't any other alternative "legal" parking near Phileo Damansara except for this parking alternative at Park N Ride Phileo Damansara.
So, parking at the Park & Ride Phileo seems logical if working for a full day at Phileo Damansara. However, to not pay the hourly rate; the workaround method is to take a round-trip MRT ride after work to the closest/cheapest station which seems to be TTDI station which will be 2 x rm$1.20 = rm$2.40. And therefore the total parking per day will be rm$4.30 + rm$2.40 = rm$6.70. Instead of rm$16.10 for a 9 hours parking, it will be a cost saving of rm$9.40.
The meaningless round-trip in-order to enjoy the discounted parking rates from Phileo to TTDI maybe take maybe an extra 10-15 minutes depending on your luck. Bear in mind that the Park & Ride only accepts Touch & Go Card for entering the parking facility, and you must leave the Park and Ride within 2 hours of exiting the MRT station fare gates in order to enjoy the rm$4.30 daily flat rate.
Interestingly note that the address of the Park & Ride Phileo Damansara Multi-Storey complex located next to the Petronas Station is KL Bukit Kiara, while Phileo Damansara business buildings across the street via the overhead bridge is PJ Seksyen 16. This is because this part of PJ is at the border of the KL district; that is why also although TTDI and PJ Uptown SS21 is just next to each other, TTDI is part of KL while SS21 is part of PJ!
Parking: 👍👍👍😋😋 7.5/10
Telephone: +603-2081 2777 or 1-800-82-6868
Facebook: https://www.mymrt.com.my/public/travel-with-mrt/park-n-ride-2/mspr-phileo-damansara/
Operating hours: 24 hours
@ Park & Ride MRT Phileo Damansara (click here to Google Map)
Bukit Kiara, 60000 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
GPS Location: 3°07'47.7"N 101°38'31.9"E
7:50am - 05:30pm (9 hours+) rm$4.30 👍👍👍😋😋 7.5/10
Total bill: rm$4.30+rm$2.40
Budget: MYR$6.70
Payment method: Touch N Go
Highlights: flat rate of rm$5 for MRT users
Thoughts: In operations since December 2016, the Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line offers 14 Park N’ Ride facilities (covered or open space) and 6 of them are multi-storey parking. Of the 14, eight of the facilities are owned by MRT Corp which charges a flat rate of rm$4.30 (only for MRT users), and the rest of the facilities are operated by third party companies, hence the parking charges are determined by these operators.
The rm$4.30 Park N’ Ride flat charges are only applicable for MRT users (meaning one not just park the car there but also must use the MRT tracked via Touch N Go Card) and this is only applied to the Park N' Ride facilities at Sungai Buloh, Phileo Damansara, Maluri, Taman Midah, Taman Suntex, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Bukit Dukung and Sungai Jernih MRT Stations. However, for Non-MRT users who park their cars at Park N’ Ride facilities locations, will pay different hourly rates depending on which facility; for example, the Phileo Damansara Station charges an hourly rate of rm$3.30 and rm$1.10 for subsequently hours which for a daily will be maximum of rm$16.10 according to the MRT Corp website!
Alternative Parking is the private parking within Phileo Damansara itself, where the rates are crazy with an hourly rate of rm$6 (last check); other alternative parking used to be at an open space for a flat rate of rm$7.50 which is near to Phileo 2 (from Jalan 16/11); now that open space is also closed for construction works, there aren't any other alternative "legal" parking near Phileo Damansara except for this parking alternative at Park N Ride Phileo Damansara.
So, parking at the Park & Ride Phileo seems logical if working for a full day at Phileo Damansara. However, to not pay the hourly rate; the workaround method is to take a round-trip MRT ride after work to the closest/cheapest station which seems to be TTDI station which will be 2 x rm$1.20 = rm$2.40. And therefore the total parking per day will be rm$4.30 + rm$2.40 = rm$6.70. Instead of rm$16.10 for a 9 hours parking, it will be a cost saving of rm$9.40.
The meaningless round-trip in-order to enjoy the discounted parking rates from Phileo to TTDI maybe take maybe an extra 10-15 minutes depending on your luck. Bear in mind that the Park & Ride only accepts Touch & Go Card for entering the parking facility, and you must leave the Park and Ride within 2 hours of exiting the MRT station fare gates in order to enjoy the rm$4.30 daily flat rate.
Interestingly note that the address of the Park & Ride Phileo Damansara Multi-Storey complex located next to the Petronas Station is KL Bukit Kiara, while Phileo Damansara business buildings across the street via the overhead bridge is PJ Seksyen 16. This is because this part of PJ is at the border of the KL district; that is why also although TTDI and PJ Uptown SS21 is just next to each other, TTDI is part of KL while SS21 is part of PJ!
Parking: 👍👍👍😋😋 7.5/10
Telephone: +603-2081 2777 or 1-800-82-6868
Facebook: https://www.mymrt.com.my/public/travel-with-mrt/park-n-ride-2/mspr-phileo-damansara/
Operating hours: 24 hours
The Multi-Storey Park & Ride MRT Phileo Damasara (next to Petronas station)
Notice the overhead bridge (accessible via Level 5 to Phileo Damansara Blocks on the other side of the road)
There are 6 levels at the Park & Ride MRP Phileo Damansara
One minus point is the ramps connecting each floor is really very narrow
By 8am, Level 1, 2 seems already full ...
But I could find a parking at Level 3
From any floor, you can take the lift to Level 5
Level 5 brings you to the MRT Station and the overhead Bridge
At the "Petronas side" of the road, you can take the escalator from Ground Floor directly to Level 5
Level 5 is entrance to the MRT trains and overhead bridge to Phileo Damansara Blocks
Escalator to exit the MRT station (at the Phileo Damansara side of the road)
Feeder Buses are available on this side of the road (where the Phileo Damansara blocks are located) which is opposite side of the road from Petronas
From the exit/entrance, its walking distance to Phileo 1 or 2
Parking Rates
@ Park & Ride MRT at PJ Phileo Damansara
