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Heading south in Kota Kinabalu
Heading south in Kota Kinabalu
To/from Lawas:
- Sipitang Express Bus Sdn Bhd ☎ +60 88213722 or +60 168149332 runs one bus at 7AM daily from the City Centre bus terminal to Lawas in Sarawak. From Lawas, buses depart at 12:30PM The journey takes about 4 hr and costs RM20 one way.
- Lawas Bus Company also operates an express bus daily to Lawas, departing Lawas at about 8AM and returning from Kota Kinabalu City Centre terminal at 1PM. Both buses go through Beaufort and Sipitang. You can also make the journey by minivans but you may have to change at Beaufort or even at Papar and Sipitang. Catch them from the minivan station opposite Wawasan Plaza. If you are continuing to Brunei, see Kota Kinabalu to Brunei in a day.
To/from Beaufort and Sipitang:
- Sipitang Express Bus departs the City Centre Terminal for Beaufort (1 hr 45 min, RM9) and Sipitang (2 hr 45 min, RM14) at 8:30AM, 12PM and 2:30PM. The 7:30AM bus to Lawas also goes through Beaufort and Sipitang. From Sipitang, buses depart at 8AM, 12PM, 1:30PM (bus comes through from Lawas) and 4:30PM and 1 hr later from Beaufort.
- Lawas Bus Company's express bus between Kota Kinabalu and Lawas. Again, you can do this do this by minivans throughout the day, although they are more frequent in the morning. You may also have to change at Papar if you cannot get a direct minivan.
To/from Menumbok:
- Sipitang Express Bus runs two buses from the City Centre terminal to Menumbok where there are ferries to Labuan. They depart at 7AM and 1PM. From Menumbok, buses depart at 10:15AM and 3:15PM. One way tickets cost is RM14. Minivans also do the journey although you may have to change at Papar and Beaufort.
To/from Papar: Regular minivans run to this coastal town 38 km south of Kota Kinabalu.
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