Hello, there is a good chance I will be posted to work in Cyberjaya for 6 months starting in fall. My family would come with me and we would rent a 3-4 br apartment. My workplace would be at the Hanwha Q Cells factory on the extreme western edge of Cyberjaya.
It seems like transit links to Cyberjaya are not very good at the moment. The DTS shuttle would take over an hour each way even from one stop away, according to the schedule. The Putrajaya/Cyberjaya train stop is on the extreme eastern edge of Cyberjaya, so if I took the train there I would still need to get 12km across Cyberjaya to get to the office. I've read there is a local bus or shuttle, but I can't find information about stops or schedule.
With only a 6 month stay, it seems like a lot of overhead to try to get set up legally to drive and obtain a car. Also some colleagues who are living in Ampang drive to work and say the traffic is a nightmare. So even though we might otherwise like to be in KLCC, we are looking at most likely living in Cyberjaya.
Since my wife and kids would be at home mostly, we would like to live someplace with a pool and possibly other expatriate families around they might be able to become friendly with. It would be nice if they could feasibly walk to some shops for food and things to do.
Most of the residential developments in Cyberjaya are still not really close enough to walk to the office though. I am wondering if it might be feasible to bicycle on a daily basis, something like 3-8km. I live near Boston in the US now and cycle 19km each way most days. The potential issues would be lack of bike lanes or lanes wide enough on the street to accommodate bikes riding on the side, and I guess it will be hot and/or rainy most of the time.
Any advice or thoughts welcome. Thanks!