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Spotted in Satun, Thailand. Not a chicken bus in the traditional sense, but a VIP bus adorned with chickens.
How to get from Johor Bahru airport to Singapore
Johor Bahru is the Malaysian city on the other side of the causeway from Singapore. It may look close on the map but getting from Johor Bahru Senai Airport to Singapore is time consuming.
Singapore does not allow a direct bus service as the government view Senai Airport as competition to their own airport.
Air Asia have a hub at Johor Bahru so if you want to go to Singapore it may work out considerably cheaper to fly to JB. A saving of a couple of hundred dollars on a flight makes it worthwhile for the time it takes to transfer from JB to Singapore.
[Air Asia at Johor Bahru Airport]
How to get from Johor Bahru airport to Singapore
At Johor Bahru airport take the bus to Larkin Bus Station, which is the bus terminal in Johor Bahru. You can buy tickets for the bus in the arrivals hall. Tickets cost RM8 one-way and journey time is approximately 45 minutes.
At Larkin Bus Station get the Causeway Link Express Bus (look for the yellow bus). There are two services that run to Singapore:
1. CW1 Larkin Bus Terminal <--> Kranji MRT Station
2. CW2 Larkin Bus Terminal <--> Queen Street
[Causeway Link Bus]
The Queen Street service is the most useful bus for visitors but you can get on either service to start with.
The bus then takes you to Johor Bahru Customs where you will alight to clear Malaysia customs.
Once you have cleared customs return to the bus park and get the next Causeway Link bus using the same ticket. This will take you across the causeway to the Woodlands Custom terminal in Singapore.
Once you have cleared customs in Singapore exit to the bus stop and get on the Causeway Link bus. This time you will need to get on the correct bus number (CW1 for Kranji MRT Station or CW2 for Queen Street).
By now you have two more stamps in your passport and the bus will take you straight to Queen St bus terminal.
All up you will need to allow for around three hours from arriving at Johor Bahru Airport to arriving at Queen Street Terminal in Singapore.
[Causeway Link Express Bus]
Transjakarta – The express bus system of Jakarta
Jakarta has a population of approximately 9 million people and no metro system. It’s a city that sprawls in every direction and its traffic congestion is legendary.
The city has come up with a workable bus system that has at least made travel in some parts of Jakarta much faster.
[Transjakarta Bus]
Transjakarta is a network of express bus services that use designated lanes on key roads. The bus lanes are separated from the rest of the traffic on the major roads and special bus shelters collect the bus fare in advance.
[Transjakarta Bus Lane]
The buses have modified wide doors which are at the same height as the terminal gate. A conductor is on each bus who controls the amount of people who get on, so it doesn’t become a great crush of passengers.
[Transjakarta Bus Station]
The buses run regular services, so the wait is not usually too long.
While an express bus service is no substitute for an extensive metro system, TransJakarta works surprisingly well. The government have talked of building a metro system, but if or when that ever happens, this is a good solution to the traffic jams of Jakarta.
How to get to Luxembourg
By Air
Luxembourg airport is 6km from the city. It is the home base for Luxair, the national flag carrier airline. There are flights from London by British Airways and VLM Airways.
The airport is a small regional airport so I was surprised to see 747′s at an airport serving a city with a population of just over 75,000 people. These Jumbo’s though are cargo airlines.
Luxembourg has positioned itself as a cargo hub and it is one of the worlds busiest. During the day you will see 747 cargo planes flying over the city.
[Luxembourg Airport]
Train
Luxembourg has its own state railway, CFL. There are direct international services from Brussels, Paris and Trier in Germany.
Eurail Passes and Interrail are also valid in Luxembourg.
[Gare Centrale Luxembourg]
Bus
Luxembourg has international services by Eurolines.
Air Conditioned Bus Stops – Dubai
It sounds crazy, but then this is Dubai. The Dubai bus shelter project is billed as the first ever air conditioned bus shelters in the world on such a large scale. The will be 500 of these built eventually.
[Dubai Air Conditioned Bus Stop]
[Dubai Air Conditioned Bus Stop Seats]
Mini minibus, Pondicherry – India
Mini minibus, Pondicherry (Puducherry) – India
Wi-Fi in a bus
The Oxford Tube is a bus service that runs 24 hours a day between London and Oxford. This bus service now comes with free wireless internet onboard. Some seats in the downstairs section are at tables with powerpoints, so the bus ride becomes a pleasant way to catch up on emails.
[Oxford Tube Wi-Fi]
Peak hour bus, Chennai – India
[Peak hour bus, Chennai - India]
Passengers hanging on to an overloaded bus in Chennai, India.
Transportation in Phuket – Thailand
The public buses in Thailand are known as Songthaew, which are pick up trucks or larger trucks with two bench seats fixed along either side the back tray.
[Songthaew - Phuket]
The local taxi’s are tuk-tuks. They are 4 wheel tuk-tuks in Phuket, compared to the 3 wheeled variety in Bangkok.
[Tuk Tuk - Phuket]
Good Idea: Hotel Bus – Budapest
[Hotel Bus]
A triple decker hotel bus, the Alfons Meilhamer Hotelbus-Reisen. Overnight sleeper buses are common in Asia but you don’t them in Europe with such a good train network. I can tell you from lots of personal experience it makes a big difference in comfort to be lying down when on an overnight bus.
