travelling by bus locally
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1. There is a bus app in the process of being revamped. Article on this can be found here.
2. Bus routes of different bus numbers are compiled here by a Reddit samaritan. However, they may be outdated and incomplete. Much appreciated nonetheless. I'm still in the midst of copying those routes onto this page but in the mean time, the page I linked will have to do.
3. Any bus starts and ends up at the main bus terminal in Bandar and all buses cease operation at or before 6pm. Buses start operating as early as 6.30am.
4. Fares are at the minimum price of BND $1 and they can go up to BND $3 if you're headed outside Brunei-Muara. Fares are potentially 50 cents for students and children - this is still unconfirmed.
5. To get outside Brunei-Muara, you can fetch buses going to Seria and Kuala Belait at the main bus terminal in Bandar at the multi-storey carpark on Jalan Cator.
6. Waiting time for buses are essentially 30-45 minutes.
7. You can either tell the bus driver where you're getting off or say "STOP" when you've reached your destination and they'll drop you off at the next bus stop.
CYAN BLUE BUSES FOR THE CIRCLE LINE
Operates from 6.30am to 6pm
Is available every 15-20 minutes
Route:
Main bus terminal in Bandar → RIPAS Hospital → Jame Asr' Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque → Kiarong Fish and Vegetable Market → Centrepoint in Gadong → Government Offices → Immigration/Labour Department → Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium → Pusat Dakwah Islamiah → SMART Department Store → Terrace Hotel → Sheraton Utama Hotel → Youth Centre.
GREEN BUSES FOR NORTHERN LINE
Operates from 6.30pm to 6pm
Divided into Northern Line 1, Northern Line 2 and Northern Line 3
Route:
Northern Line 1 & 2
Berakas Camp → International Airport → main bus terminal in Bandar.
Northern Line 3
Berakas Camp → main bus terminal in Bandar → Malay Technology Museum in Kota Batu.
BROWN FOR CENTRAL LINE
Is available evert 15-20 minutes
Route
International Airport → Post Office → Government Offices → Government Schools → Terrace Hotel → Sheraton Utama Hotel → Youth Centre → main bus terminal in Bandar → Arts and Handicraft Centre → Brunei Museum → Malay Technology museum.
ROYAL BLUE FOR EASTERN LINE
GREY FOR SOUTHERN LINE
MAGENTA FOR WESTERN LINE
BUS 1A
Operates from 6am-8pm
Route:
Main bus terminal in Bandar → Jalan Kianggeh (Terrace/Radisson) → Jalan Kebangsaan (Supasave/Mabohai) → Jalan Menteri Besar (Immigration/Labour) → Jalan Menteri Besar (Custom/KHEU/Audit) → Airport Lama (TelBru/Building JKR) → Jalan Gadong (Riverview) → Jalan Gadong (Shell Gadong) → Jalan Gadong (Under SHHB Bypass - NBT) → Centrepoint Hotel → Jalan SOAS (Royal Regalia) → Jalan Ripas (Sumbiling) → Jalan Ripas (Mile 1 - Batu 1) → Jalan RIPAS (Sri Complex/Laksamana CBT) → Jalan Putera Al-Muhtadee Billah (RIPAS) → Jalan Kiulap (Spg. 106) → Jalan Kiulap (Embassy Japan @ Spg. 127) → Jalan Kiulap (Masjid Jame 'Asr @ Spg. 127) → Tamu Gadong → Mall Gadong (Rizqun Hotel) → main bus terminal in Bandar.
BUS 1C
Operates from 6am-8pm
Route:
Main bus terminal in Bandar → Jalan Bendahara (Royal Regalia) → Sumbiling (Fire and Rescue) → Jalan Ripas (Mahkamah/Court) → Jalan Ripas (Sri Complex/Laksamana) → Jalan Ripas (Mile 1 – Batu 1) → Jalan Putera Al-Muhtadee Billah (RIPAS) → Jalan Kiulap (Spg. 107) → Jalan Kiulap (Embassy Japan @ Spg. 119) → Masjid Jame ’Asr (Spg. 127) → Jalan Pasar Baru (The Arch) → Tamu Gadong (Gadong Market) → Mall Gadong (Rizqun Hotel) → Centrepoint Hotel → Jalan Gadong (Traffic light Gadong) → Jalan Gadong (under SHHB Bypass/Shell Menglait) → Jalan Gadong (Jerambak/Riverview) → Airport Lama (Building – JKR) → Jalan Menteri Besar (Immigration/Labour) → Jalan Menteri Besar (Custom/KHEU/Audit) → Jalan Kebangsaan → Jalan Kebangsaan (Mabohai/Supasave) → Jalan Kianggeh (Terrace/Radisson) → Jalan Bendahara (Royal Regalia) → main bus terminal in Bandar.
BUS 20
Operates from 6am-9pm
Route:
Main bus terminal in Bandar → Jalan Bendahara (Royal Regalia) → Sumbiling (Fire & Rescue) → SR Pusar Ulak/St. Andrew's → Kiulap Commercial (C.A. Mohammed/Hua Ho) → Jejantas Kiulap (Kiulap Footbridge) → Masjid Jame' 'Asr (RIPAS Shuttle Station) → Jalan Pasar Baharu (The Arch) → Tamu Gadong (Gadong Market) → Mall Gadong (Rizqun Hotel) → Centrepoint Hotel → Jalan Gadong (Nyonya Restaurant) → Batu Bersurant (Grand City) → Centrepoint Hotel → Mall Gadong (Rizqun Hotel) → Tamu Gadong (Gadong Market) → Masjid Jame' 'Asr (RIPAS Shuttle Station) → Jejantas Kiulap (Kiulap Footbridge) → Kiulap Commercial (C.A. Mohammed/Hua Ho) → Jalan Simpang (SOAS - St. Andrew's) → Jalan Kianggeh (Terrace/Radisson) → Jalan Bendahara (Royal Regalia) → main bus terminal in Bandar.
BUS 22
Operates from 6am-8pm
Route:
Main bus terminal in Bandar → Jalan Kianggeh (Terrace/Radisson) → Jalan Simpang (SOAS) → Jejantas Kiulap (Kiulap Footbridge) → Jalan Pasar Baharu (The Arch/Voctech) → Maktab Duli PMHAMB/CSPS → UNISSA/Business School → Jalan Tungku (Narcotic CB) → Jalan Tungku (Spg. 162/185 Aprina) → Jalan Tungku (Spg. 217/255) → jalan Tungku (Spg. 289/355) → Masjid Kg. Tungku → Jalan Penghubung Rimba (Spg. 82/51/Armada) → Jalan Penghubung Rimba (DeRimba) → RPN Kpg. Rimba (Gerai Aneka/SM Rimba 1) → RPN Kpg. Rimba (Jalan 82 - Sekolah Rendah Rimba 1) → Giant Rimba → RPN Kpg. Rimba (Jalan 3 - Sekolah Rendah Rimba 2) → RPN Kpg. Rimba (Jalan 99 - Sekolah Menengah Rimba 2) → RPN Kpg. Rimba (Jalan 60) → UBD Library/ITB → UBD (Core/Hostel)/JIS → ITB/UBS Library → RPN Kpg. Rimba (Jalan 3 - Sekolah Rendah Rimba 2) → RPM Kpg. Rimba (Jalan 99/2/60/Giant) → RPN Kpg. Rimba (Sekolah Menengah Rimba 1) → Jalan Penhubung Rimba (DeRimba) → Jalan Penhubung Rimba (Spg. 51/82/127) → Jalan Tungku (Masjid Kpg. Tungku/Spg. 355/185) → Jalan Tungku (Spg. 162/Narcotic CB) → UNISSA/Business School → Maktab Duli PMHAMB/CSPS → Jalan Pasar Baharu (Tamu Gadong) → Jejantas Kiulap (Kiulap Footbridge) → Jalan Simpang (SOAS) → Jalan Kianggeh (Terrace/Radisson) → main bus terminal in Bandar.
BUS 23
Operates from 6am-8pm
Route:
Main bus terminal in Bandar → Jalan Kianggeh (Terrace/Radisson) → Jalan Simpang (SOAS) → Jalan Kumbang Pasang (STPRI/Riverview) → Jalan Perdana Menteri (Masjid Ash-Saliheen) → Jalan Perdana Menteri (PMO) → Jalan Berakas (Bolkiah Kem) → Jalan Berakas (Times Square & Airport Mall) → Brunei International Airport → Jalan Utama Berakas (Sekolah Menengah Berakas) → Jalan Pasir Berakas (Kpg. Lambak) → Jalan Pasir Berakas (Masjid Lambak/Sekolah Rendah Dato Mahawangsa) → Jalan Pasir Berakas (Restaurant Hayati) → RPN Lambak Kiri (Sekolah Rendah Dato Othman) → Berakas Kem → Jalan Pasir Berakas (Restaurant Hayati) → Jalan Pasir Berakas (Kpg. Lambak) → Jalan Pasir Berakas (Sekolah Rendah Dato Mahawangsa) → Jalan Pasir Berakas (Masjid Lambak) → Jalan Utama Berakas (Sekolah Menengah Berakas) → Brunei International Airport → Jalan Berakas (Shell TAIB) → Jalan Berakas (Off Jalan Stadium) → Jalan Perdana Menteri (PMO) → Jalan Perdana Menteri (Masjid Ash-Saliheen) → Jalan Simpang (STPRI) → Jalan Simpang (SOAS) → Jalan Kianggeh (Terrace/Radisson) → main bus terminal in Bandar.
BUS 24
Operates from 6am-9pm
Route:
Main bus terminal in Bandar → Jalan Kianggeh (Terrace/Radisson) → Jalan Simpang (SOAS) → Jalan Kumbang Pasang (STPRI/Riverview) → Jalan Perdana Menteri (Masjid Ash-Saliheen) → Jalan Perdana Menteri (PMO) → Jalan Berakas (Bolkiah Kem) → Jalan Berakas (Times Square & Airport Mall) → Brunei International Airport → Jalan Utama Berakas (Sekolah Menengah Berakas) → Jalan Madang (Spg. 61/87/115/159) → RPN Lambak Kanan (Jalan 1 - Sekolah Menengah PAPH Masna) → RPN Lambak Kanan (Jalan 10 Selatan @ Jalan 31) → RPN Lambak Kanan (Jalan 10 Selatan @ Jalan 11) → RPN Lambak Kanan (Jalan 10 Utara @ Masjid) → RPN Lambak Kanan (Jalan 10 Utara @ Spg. 169) → RPN Lambak Kanan (Dewan Kemasyarakatan) → RPN Lambak Kanan (Jalan 10 Utara @ Jalan 77/49) → RPN Lambak Kanan (Jalan 10 Utara) → RPN Lambak Kanan (Jalan 10 Selatan) → RPN Lambak Kanan (Jalan 1 @ Sekolah Rendah Dato marsal) → Jalan Madang (Kpg. Manggis) → Jalan Madang (Kpg. Madang) → Jalan Utama Berakas (Sekolah Menengah Berakas) → Brunei International Airport → Jalan Berakas (Shell TAIB) → Jalan Berakas (Off Jalan Stadium) → Jalan Perdana Menteri (PMO) → Jalan Perdana Menteri (Masjid Ash-Saliheen) → Jalan Kumbang Pasang (STPRI) → Jalan Simpang (SOAS) → Jalan Kianggeh (Terrace/Radisson) → main bus terminal in Bandar.
BUS 36
Operates from 6am-8pm
Route:
Main bus terminal in Bandar → Jalan Kianggeh (Terrace/Radisson) → Jalan Kianggeh (SMJA) → Jalan Kebangsaan (Supasave/Mabohai) → Jalan Menteri Besar (Immigration/Labour) → Jalan Menteri Besar (Customs/KHEU/Audit) → Diplomatic Enclave → Jalan Pusat Dakwah (OPP Pusat Dakwah) → ICC → National Stadium → Jalan Pulaie (Masjid Pulaie) → Jalan kebangsaan Lama (Spg. 106) → Jalan Anggerek Desa → Pancha Delima (Sekolah Rendah Anggerek Desa) → Jalan Delima 2 → Jalan Kebangsaan Lama → Jalan Muara (Hua Ho Delima) → Brunei International Airport → Jalan Berakas (Shell TAIB/OPP Times Square) → Jalan Anggerek Desa) → Jalan Kebangsaan Lama → Diplomatic Enclave → Jalan Menteri Besar (Immigration/Labour) → Jalan Menteri Besar (Customs/KHEU/Audit) → Jalan Kebangsaan → Jalan Kebangsaan (Supasave/Mabohai) → Jalan Kianggeh (SMJA) → Jalan Kianggeh (Terrace/Radisson) → Jalan Kianggeh (Sekolah Menengah Chung Hwa/Pusat Belia) → main bus terminal in Bandar.
BUS 37
Operates from 6am-8pm
Route:
Main bus terminal in Bandar → Jubilee Hotel → Jalan Subok (MOFAT) → Jalan Subok (Singapore High Commissioner) → Jalan Subok (Spg. 121/160) → Jalan Subok (Spg. 217/247) → Jalan Subok (Sekolah Rendah Orang Kaya Besar Imas) → Jalan Subok (Masjid Kpg. Belimbing) → Jalan Sungai Akar (Spg. 166 @ Gurkha Camp) → Jalan Sungai Akar (Spg. 166/108) → Jalan Sungai Akar (Spg. 40) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Sg. Tilong/Kg. Sg. Hanching) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Salambigar) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Tanah Jambu) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Salar/Kpg. Kapok/Shell Kapok) → Perpindahan Bukit Kabun → Jalan Muara (Spg. 279/Jalan Merangang) → Kpg. Sabun (Muara Post Office) → Pekan Muara → Kpg. Sabun (Masjid Setia Ali) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Kapok) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Salar) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Tanah Jambu) → Jalan Muara (Sekolah Rendah Tanah Jambu) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Salambigar) → Kpg. Salambigar (Villa Al-Hidayah) → Kpg. Salambigar (Indonesian Embassy) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Sg. Hanching) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Sg. Tilong) → Jalan Sungai Akar (Gurkha Camp) → Jalan Subok (Masjid Kpg. Belimbing) → Jalan Subok (Sekolah Rendah Orang Kaya Besar Imas) → Jalan Subok (Spg. 300) → Jalan Subok (Spg. 168) → Jalan Subok (Singapore High Commissioner) → Jubilee Hotel → main bus terminal in Bandar.
BUS 38
Operates from 6am-5pm
Route:
Main bus terminal in Bandar → Jalan Kianggeh (Terrace/Radisson) → Jalan Simpang (SOAS) → Jalan Kumbang Pasang (STPRI) → Jalan Kumbang Pasang (Riverview) → Jalan Berakas (PMO/Masjid Ash-Saliheen) → Jalan Berakas (Bolkiah Kem) → Jalan Berakas (Kebajikan/Times Square/Airport Mall) → Brunei International Airport → Jalan Muara (Sekolah Menengah Berakas/Masjid M. Bolkiah) → Jalan Muara (Maktab Sains PSBS/MTSSR) → Jalan Muara (Sekolah Rendah Delima) → Kpg. Sungai Tilong (Spg. 311/351/395/427) → Kpg. Sungai Hancing (Spg. 529/655) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Salambigar) → Kpg. Tanah Jambu (Sekolah Rendah Tanah Jambu) → Jalan Muara - Kpg. Salar (Spg. 606) → Jalan Muara (Jalan Bukit Kabun) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Kapok) → Jalan Muara - Kpg. Sabun (Spg. 158) → Kpg. Sabun (Masjid Setia Ali) → Pekan Muara → Jalan Muara (Muara Centre) → Kpg. Sabun (Masjid Setia Ali) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Kapok) → Kpg. Salar (Spg. 599/689) → Kpg. Tanah Jambu (Sekolah Rendah Tanah Jambu) → Kpg. Salambigar (Spg. 736/700/638) → Kpg. Sungai Hancing (Spg. 560) → Kpg. Sungai Hancing (Spg. 542) → Jalan Muara, Kpg. Sungai Tilong (Spg. 462/440/350) → Jalan Muara (Hua Ho Manggis Mall) → Jalan Muara (Spg. 94) → Jalan Muara (Delima Jaya) → Brunei International Airport → Jalan Berakas (Shell TAIB) → Jalan Berakas (Jalan Petahanan) → Jalan Berakas (Jalan Stadium) → Jalan Berakas (PMO/Masjid Ash-Saliheen) → Jalan Kumbang Pasang (STPRI) → Jalan Simpang (SOAS) → Jalan Kianggeh (Terrace/Radisson) → main bus terminal in Bandar.
BUS 39
Operates from 6-8pm
Route:
Main bus terminal in Bandar → Jalan Residency (Cemetery) → Jalan Kota Batu Kpg. Sungai Lampas (Spg. 205) → Jalan Kota Batu - Kpg. Pintu Malim (Spg. 231/253) → Jalan Kota Batu Kpg. Kota Batu (Museum) → Jalan Kota Batu (Kpg. Pelambaian) → Jalan Kota Batu (Kpg. Dato Gandi (Spg. 569) → Jalan Kota Batu Kpg. Sg. Matan (Spg. 663/700) → Jalan Kota Batu (Kpg. Serendang (Spg. 755) → Mangrove Resort → Jalan Kota Batu Kpg. Sungai Belukut → Jalan Kota Batu Kpg. Sungai Besar → Jalan Kota Batu Kpg. Mentiri/Masjid → Pantai Mentiri Golf Club → RPN Kpg. Mentiri (Jalan D/Masjid RPN Mentiri) → Jalan Kota Batu (Masjid Kpg. Sg. Buloh → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Salar) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Kapok) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Sabun (Spg. 158) → Jalan Muara (Muara Post Office) → Pekan Muara → Kpg. Sabun (Masjid Setia Ali) → Jalan Muara Kpg. Kapok (Spg. 425/459/481/531) → Jalan Muara (Kpg. Salar) → Jalan Kota Batu Kpg. Sg. Buloh (Jalan Batu Marang) → Kpg. Sungai Buloh (Spg. 5/135) → RPN Kpg. Mentiri (Spg. 175/Masjid) → RPN Kpg. Mentiri (Jalan D/Masjid RPN Mentiri) → RPN Kpg. Mentiri (Spg. 345/379/175) → Jalan Kota Batu Kpg. Sungai Besar → Jalan Kota Batu Kpg. Sungai Belukut → Mangrove Resort → Kpg. Sg. Matan (Spg. 722/702/664) → Kpg. Dato Gandi (Spg. 572) → Jalan Kota Batu (Kpg. Pelambaian) → Kpg. Kota Batu (Brunei Museum) → Kpg. Pintu Malim (Sekolah Rendah Pintu Malim) → Jalan Kota Batu - Kpg. Sg. Lampai (Spg. 214/Fire Rescue) → Jalan Residence (Brunei Handycraft Centre) → main bus terminal in Bandar.