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Sarawak Travel - Getting there by Air (Malaysia)

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) offers daily flights between Kuala Lumpur and Kuching. MAS flights also connect Kuching with Bintulu, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Labuan, Miri, Penang and Sibu. To find out the schedule and the air fares of MAS flights, kindly visit the Malaysia Airlines website by Clicking Here.

Air Asia, Asia's first "no-frills" airline also offers daily flights between Kuala Lumpur and Kuching. If you want to enjoy cheap rates, I would recommend that you book early (at least 2 months early). The savings can be quite significant. To check the schedule and air fares of Air Asia flights, kindly visit the Air Asia website by Clicking Here.

These airlines fly straight into the Kuching International Airport, which is situated approximately 11 km south of the city of Kuching.

Sarawak Travel - Getting there by Air (International)

If you're coming from Singapore, you can either choose to fly into Kuching by Malaysia Airlines (MAS) or Singapore Airlines (SIA) as both the airlines operate frequent flights between Kuching and Singapore.

If you're coming from Brunei (Bandar Seri Begawan), you can either choose to fly into Kuching by Malaysia Airlines (MAS) or Royal Brunei Airlines as both the airlines offer daily flights into Kuching.

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) also flies from Kuching International Airport to Pontianak, Indonesia three times weekly, to Taipei via Manila twice weekly, and to Perth and Tokyo weekly. Connections to other destinations are via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu, Bandar Seri Begawan, Hong Kong or Singapore.

Departure tax in Kuching International Airport is Ringgit Malaysia (RM) 5 for domestic flights, RM 20 for Brunei and Pontianak and RM 40 for International flights.

Once you reach the Kuching International Airport, there are a few ways to get to Kuching City Centre. You can either take the Bus, Taxi, or you could rent a car and drive yourself to the City Centre.

Sarawak Travel - Getting to Kuching City Centre by Bus

Buses to the city are available at the Bus Stops located just outside the arrival hall of the airport. The buses that service the Airport route are:

• Sarawak Transport Company (STC) Bus No. 12A
  • Schedule : 0710 hrs, 0910 hrs, 1310 hrs, 1500 hrs
• CCL Blue Bus No. 8A
  • Schedule : 0630 hrs, 1600 hrs

Sarawak Travel - Getting to Kuching City Centre by Taxi

Taxi coupons can be bought at the Taxi Coupon Counter at the Airport. The fare from the Airport to the City Centre is RM 17.50, to Damai is RM 47.50 and to UNIMAS is RM 32.50 one way. However, please take note that taxi fares are increased by 50% after midnight.

Renting a Car to get to Kuching City Centre

There are a number of car rental companies operating from the Airport on the ground floor outside the arrival hall. Bookings for the rental of cars can be made at the Airport. Among the car rental companies operating from the airport are:

• AMI Car Rental
• Hertz
• Hornbill Tours & Car Rental Sdn. Bhd.
• Golden System Car Rental & Tours Sdn. Bhd.
• Wah Tung Travel Service
• Cat City Car Rental

If you choose to rent a car and drive yourself around Kuching, I highly recommend that you download a copy of the Kuching Map (requires pdf reader) to make your traveling easier. A copy of the Sarawak Map (requires pdf reader) would also come in handy when you're on your vacation here.