The Journey to KK

The journey to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (East Malaysia) was not hard actually. The road from Brunei, all the way to KK is good (with the best road stretching from Temburong’s Puni all the way to Brunei’s immigration post at Labu). However, the most frusturating part of the journey are the

a) Brunei/Limbang Kuala Lurah Immigration post
b) Brunei’s Puni immigration post (only one officer in charge of people coming into Temburong and out of Temburing)
c) The ferry that bring cars crossing Limbang towards Temburong
d) The ferry that bring cars from Labu, Temburong to Lawas road

Depending on how fast you drive, u can actually reach Kota Kinabalu in just 3 to 4 hours from Lawas.

However, it take the same amount of time (worse if its Friday, Saturday and Sunday) if you’re from Brunei as the queue can stretch for 2 or 3 kilometres just to reach the Brunei Kuala Lurah immigration post and that can take up to 2 or 3 hours of your time. It takes about 30 minutes to 1 hour to cross Limbang from Kuala Lurah towards the river that separates Limbang and Temburong.