South East Asian Trips

Getting Around

Many of Brunei's places of interest actually lie within a comfortable stroll of each other in the heart of the capital city, Bandar Seri Begawan

Taxis

Metered taxis are available at most hotels, shopping centres and the airport. In the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, taxis are located at the multi-storey carpark at Jalan Cator. Airport taxis are also available at different rates,

Car Hire

Self-drive or chauffeur-driven cars are available from major hotels and the airport,

Buses

There are six bus routes in Bandar Seri Begawan, the Eastern Line, Southern Line, Western Line, Central Line, Circle Line and the Northern Line. This public transport operates from 6.30am to 6.00pm, with Central Line buses running every 15 minutes and the Circle Line every 20 minutes,

The Central Line stops at the following bus stations: Brunei International Airport, post office, government offices, government schools, Terrace Hotel, Sheraton Utama Hotel, the Youth Centre, the main bus centre in Bandar, the Arts and Handicraft Centre, the Brunei Museum, and the Malay Technology Museum,

The Circle Line stops at the main bus terminal in Bandar, the RIPAS hospital, Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque, the Gadong fish and vegetable market, the Centrepoint in Gadong, government offices, Immigration/ Labour Department, the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, the Pusat Dakwah Islamiah, Supa Save Mabohai, Terrace Hotel, Sheraton Utama Hotel and the Youth Centre,

The Northern Line caters to three routes: Northern Line 1, Northern Line 2 and Northern Line 3. Northern Line 1 and 2 runs between Berakas Camp, Brunei International Airport and the bus terminal in Bandar, whilst Northern Line 3 runs between Berakas Camp, the bus terminal and the Malay Technology Museum in Kota Batu,

Buses heading to other major towns such as Seria and Kuala Belait depart from the bus terminal located at the multi-storey carpark on Jalan Cator in downtown Bandar Seri Begawan. Bus fares start from B$1.00

Airlines

Operating from Bandar Seri Begawan, Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) flies to 23 cities. Brunei International Airport is also serviced regularly by Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways International, Garuda Indonesia, Philippine Airlines and Malaysian Airlines,

Water Taxi

Water taxis are the most common means of negotiating the waterways of Kampung Ayer. They can be hailed from the numerous 'docking ports' along the banks of Brunei River. Fares are negotiable. Regular water taxi and boat services to Temburong between 7.45am to 4.00pm daily and also service the Malaysian towns of Limbang, Lawas, Sundar and Labuan,

Most short trips cost around B$2.00 and you can even hire your own water taxi for B$25.00 per hour,

Ferry Services

Car and passenger ferry services to the Malaysian towns of Labuan and Miri depart from the Serasa Terminal and Sungai Tujoh in Kuala Belait respectively. The journey takes between 45 minutes to an hour. During public holidays, the journey to Miri may take more than two hours,

How to Reach

By Air

Royal Brunei Airlines has direct flights from Bandar Seri Begawan to many destinations around the world. Amongst them are regional capital cities such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Taipei and Hong Kong. They also connect to major centers in Borneo such as Kuching, Gunung Mulu National Park and Kota Kinabalu. The country's airline also fly to Darwin, Perth and Brisbane in Australia; Bali and Jakarta in Indonesia; and further afield to Abu Dhabi, London and Frankfurt. Other airlines covering the routes to their home countries include Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways International. As Royal Brunei is a Muslim airline, it therefore does not serve alcohol on its flights,

Land

By land, you can easily travel overland between Limbang and Lawas in Sarawak and Bangar in east Brunei. The main overland route by bus is from Miri in Sarawak. However, the usual method to Bandar Seri Begawan seems to by boat. Overland traveling between Lawas and Bangar is expensive,

Sea

There are boats connecting Brunei to Lawas and Limbang in Sarawak, and another to Pulau Labuan. Except for boats to Limbang, the rest of the international boats leave from Muara, which is located 25 kilometers northeast of Bandar Seri Begawan. There, all Brunei immigration is handled.