Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
GETTING TO SARAWAK: BANDAR SERI
BEGAWAN TO MIRI
Getting to the border
PHLS Express
( 771 668)
links BSB with Miri (B$18 from BSB, RM40 from Miri,
3½ hours) via Seria and Kuala Belait (two hours) twice a day. Departures from BSB's PGGMB building (on Jln
Sungai Kianggeh just south of the Chinese Temple) are at approximately 7am and 1pm and from Miri's Pujut Bus
Terminal at about 8am and 4pm. Tickets are sold on board. Travel between Miri and Seria or Kuala Belait costs
B$12 or RM25.
Another option for travel between BSB and Miri is a 'private transfer' (RM60 per person) in a
seven-seater
van
( 016-807 2893, in Malaysia 013-833 2331)
run by a father-son team. Departures from BSB are usually
at 1pm or 2pm; departures from Miri are generally at 9am or 10am but may be earlier. It may also be possible to
hitch a ride (RM50 per person, 3½ hours) with a
newspaper-delivery van
( in BSB 876 0136, in Miri before
4pm 012-878 0136)
. Departure from Miri is at 5.30am; be prepared for an hour's delay at customs.
At the border
Most travellers to Malaysia are granted a 30 or 60 day visa on arrival.
Moving on
The bus will leave you at Miri's Pujut Bus Terminal, a 4km taxi ride from the city centre.
See
Click here
for details on doing the trip in the opposite direction.
Temburong District
The fastest way to get to Bangar is by speedboat (adult/senior B$6/5, 45 minutes, at least
hourly from 6am to at least 4.30pm, until as late as 6pm on Sunday and holidays). The
dock is on Jln Residency about 200m east of Sungai Kianggeh.
Bus & Van
BSB's carbon monoxide-choked bus terminal is on the ground floor of a multistorey park-
ing complex two blocks north of the waterfront. It is used by domestic lines, including
those to Muara, Seria, Tutong and Kuala Lurah, and services to Pontianak in Kalimantan,
but not to Sabah or Sarawak. Schematic signs next to each numbered berth show the route
of each line.
For details on various bus and van options to Malaysia, contact KH Soon Resthouse (
Click here
)
in BSB or Miri's Visitors Information Centre (
Click here
)
.
