Express Bus Trip from Kuching to Kota Kinabalu

Since the airplane is fully booked, we went back to Kota Kinabalu venturing by Express Bus.

We purchased bus tickets BINTANG JAYA Express Bus : ADULT RM80.00 CHILD RM40.00 (Kuching-Miri) RM90.00 ADULT CHILD: RM45.00 (Miri to Kota Kinabalu). Departed at 5.30pm so we can have the connected bus from Miri to KK from Bt. 3 Bus Terminal, Kuching. The Bus was full. It a night trip and wet also raining from Kuching till Sibu. Short break-stops at Jelukong, Sarikei, Sibu, KM 89, Sibu-Bintulu Road, and Bintulu. Tried to get some sleep but the mind is quite awake. Reached Miri at 8.15am the next day. The connected express to KK was waiting for us. The bus conductor remind us to get our passport ready and Brunei transit pass to be filled in for the Brunei Immigression Check-Points later. We departed Miri at 9.00am. Not so many of us in the bus. Everybody were free-sitting. We went through  5 malaysia immigration/custom check-point (sg. tujuh, limbang, lawas, merapok and sundumin) and  4 Brunei immigration check-points (sg. tujuh, sg. labu, one more forget the name of place and puni). Everytime have to dismark from the bus to report ourselves to the authority concerned. A almost 3 hrs long que at ferry point between Limbang, Sarawak and Gadong, Brunei. Why don't the government built a bridge over this river. Just a matter of less than 1 minutes on board the ferry. Political issue i guess. Stopped for lunch break at Limbang. Reached KK at 9.30pm. I body ached and my sinus is back for being to long in air-conditioned. More than 24 hours journey and an experienced. Nothing much to see as it was night and raining from Kuching to Miri. Daytime when passing by in Brunei.Economical way to travel plus some sightseeing.