Aircraft
Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) is located approximately 8 kilometers west of the city center. This is the second load from all airports of Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur International Airport, with an extensive network of domestic flights and international routes throughout Asia. Accordingly, this is the main transplant node in the routes to Borneo.
At the airport, two terminals, and minus that these terminals are not connected between themselves - that is, you will have to take a taxi for 30 ringgits to get from one to another. So, it is better to make sure that you are traveling to the right terminal. But as a general rule, all budget and charter airlines operate with terminal 2, all others - with terminal 1 (and, the main load is on Malaysia Airlines). Do not worry: both airports are more than modern, with all the necessary set of services for passengers and a large number of registration racks.
There are no direct flights to Kota-Kinabalu direct flights, moreover, it is most likely to fly with two transplants - most often in Doha or Abu Dhabi and then in Kuala Lumpur or in Dubai or London, then in Hong Kong. In short, in any case, the transfer will have to be accurate, but otherwise there is no way.
Taxi from the airport to the city - with a fixed price of 30 ringgitis (or it seems). From the city to the airport, the fare for a taxi is approximately the same, although in this case you can already stand and throw a pair of ringgitis. The airport also goes minivans, of course, not so comfortable, but for 1.50-2 ringgit in one direction. They are sent from the Terminal Wavasana, which is a pair of kilometers from the city center. Minibuses start only when they are fully filled with passengers, and go around from 07:00 to 18:00.
Buses
In Kota-Kinabalu there are two fairly large bus stations, which, unfortunately, are not in a convenient place - far beyond the city center. Fortunately, any hotel or guest house is able to order you a bus ticket, respectively, voicing the bus schedule, and save these your precious time and nerves.
FROM North bus station (INANAM) buses depart north and east of Kota Kinabalu, including:
In the Kinabal National Park: Any bus that goes to Sandakan or Sempor / Tavau travels past the entrance to the park, but better and most convenient to jump into the minibus, which departs from the Merdek Square (for 20 ringgitis, on the way 2 hours, departs with full workload )
In Sandanan: at 07:00, 08:00, 09:00, 10:00, 12:30, 14:00, 18:00, 20:00; On the way 5-6 hours; Ticket costs 30 ringgitis
In sempor / tavau: at 07:30, 19:00; On the way 9.5 hours before sempor, 10.5 hours before Tavau; The ticket costs 55-75 ringgitis.
FROM Bus station South (near Visma Wavasang) Buses are sent to the south of Kota Kinabalu, to the suburbs and to the airport:
In the suburb of Btofort: at 07:30, 08:00, 8:30, 09:00, 10: 00,12: 00, 13:00, 14:30, 16:30, on the way 2 hours, the passage costs about 12 ringgitis.
Ferry
Daily ferries run from Kota Kinabalu through Labuan , Island in the duty-free area, in Brunei. Boats depart from the ferry terminal called Jessoreton Point (Jesselton Point), as a rule, at 8:00 and 13:30, and arrive in Labuan after 3.5 hours. The fare costs about 40-45 ringgitis at first grade places and about 30 ringgitis in economy class, plus the terminal tax of 3.60 ringgitis. You can buy a combined ticket to Pier to Brunia for 60 ringgitis.By the way, in Kota-Kinabalu there is also the so-called container port of Sepanggar Bay (SBCP), but it is the naval base of the Royal Malaysian fleet and the tank farm in addition to the container cargo handling item.
How to move around the city
Kota Kinabalu - the city is quite ridiculous, although most of the attractions of interest for the ordinary tourist are within the city center, and, if your hotel or Gasthus is located there, no urban transport will not be needed, you can walk.
But, if that, on the streets of the city ride Taxi But since they are not used as a meter, travel can deliver a lot of trouble. Therefore, it is better to agree on a price in advance, but it is worth remembering that about 10-15 ringgitis is the fair price of anywhere within the city. Taxi is quite easy to catch a wave hand on the street.
If you want to rent a car or motorbike, contact GO GO SABAH Agency (http://www.gogosabah.com/). Rentals start from 45 ringgits for a motorcycle and 130 ringgitis for the car. True, foreign driver's license will be needed for driving a car. And be careful - the roads in Kota-Kinabalu are not everywhere in excellent condition, and some drivers can behave aggressively. But with bicycles everything is much easier: it can be rented most often right in your hotel or Gasthus. Also around the city go buses , as well as minibuses. From the railway station from the road Tun Razz buses ride in different parts of the city and its surroundings.
Most large inner roads - with double-sided movement. One of the main roads in the city is the Lintas-Tuaran highway, which is practically an annular road, bypassing the city and connecting areas and suburbs surrounding the city, namely Rutan, Penampang, Luang, Likas, Isanam, Menggal, Sepanggar and Tuararan. The city is associated with roads with other cities in Sabah.
Railway system The Borneo previously known as the Northern Railway was built in 1896 by the British company with the main purpose of transporting goods from the Department of the Interior to the port of Kota Kinabalu in the Mountains of British. The railway line connects the Kota-Kinabalu and TEN, as well as a number of other cities, and, by the way, is the only railway system in Eastern Malaysia today. By rail, passengers and different cargo are regularly carried on the railway. And there are special excursion tours on the railway - they are engaged in the company of the same name North Borneo Railway. . Railway station is located in Tanjung Aru, Kota-Kinabalu district.
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