Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
At the border
Border formalities are usually quick and for most nationalities Bruniean visas are free (
Click here
for more details), but the process can slow down buses.
Moving on
Brunei's Serasa Ferry Terminal, 20km northeast of BSB, is linked by ferry with Pulau Labuan, from
where boats go to Menumbok in Sabah. Several buses a day go from BSB to Sarawak's Limbang Division and
destinations in Sabah. If you're eventually headed overland to Sabah, make sure you have enough pages in your
passport for 10 new chops (stamps).
See
Click here
for details on doing the trip in the opposite direction.
Air
AirAsia
(
www.airasia.com
)
can get you to Kuching, Kota Kinabalu (KK), Kuala Lumpur
(KL), Johor Bahru (across the causeway from Singapore) and Singapore, while
Malaysia
Airlines
(
www.malaysiaairlines.com
)
flies to KL.
Miri is the main hub of the Malaysia Airlines subsidiary
MASwings
(
www.maswings.com.my
)
, whose inexpensive flights serve destinations such as Gunung
Mulu National Park, Bario and Ba Kelalan (in the Kelabit Highlands), Kuching, Sibu,
Bintulu, Marudi, Limbang, Lawas, Pulau Labuan and KK.
Miri's
airport
(Jln Airport)
has a separate check-in area for MASwings' 'Rural Air
Service' routes, eg to Gunung Mulu National Park and Bario. If you're flying on a Twin
Otter, you'll be asked to weigh yourself on a giant scale while holding your carry-on.
Free wi-fi is available at Starbuck's, on the check-in level. In the departure area (bey-
ond security), the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf also has wi-fi; the password is posted next to
the cash register.
Bus & Van
Long-distance buses use the Pujut Bus Terminal, about 4km northeast of the centre.
Once or twice an hour, buses head to Kuching (RM80, 12 to 14 hours, departures from
6am to 10pm) via the inland (old) Miri-Bintulu highway, with stops at Lambir Hills Na-
tional Park, Batu Niah Junction (access point for Niah National Park; RM10 to RM12, 1½
hours), Bintulu (RM20 to RM27, 3½ hours) and Sibu (RM40 to RM50, seven to eight
hours). This route is highly competitive so it pays to shop around. Taking a spacious 'VIP
bus', with just three seats across, is like flying 1st class! Companies include
Bintang Jaya
hotline 082-411111;
http://mybus.com.my
)
and
Miri Transport Company
(MTC;
085-438161;
www.mtcmiri.com
)
.
