The Sri Lelawangsa is Medan's only commuter rail service linking the towns of Medan and Binjai, with no intermediate stops. 12 pairs of trains run daily with an average frequency of 90 minutes. For this trip, I was targeting mainly to ride on the KRDI on this service, but unfortunately, it was not available on that … Continue reading KA Sri Lelawangsa U72: Medan to Binjai by Train (Feeder Putri Deli)
From my early arrival with Indonesia AirAsia QZ125 from KL, I rushed off to the Airport Railway Station at Kuala Namu Interntional Airport in the hopes of getting an earlier train which will save me an hour of waiting time. While it's the same Railink company as Jakarta, trains in Medan are less frequent during non-peak … Continue reading Medan Kuala Namu Railink U13: Medan Kuala Namu International Airport to Medan City Railink Station by Airport Train
Coming in from my early AirAsia AK700 flight from Singapore, it was a comfortable transfer time for my next flight, Indonesia AirAsia QZ125 to Medan. I headed to the transfer counter to print a boarding pass, but the staff told me to go clear immigration and print it at the kiosks outside, even when I didn't … Continue reading Indonesia AirAsia QZ125: Kuala Lumpur to Medan by Airbus A320-200
This Saturday morning hop to KL was more complicated than necessary, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise instead. This was going to be another reroute via KL as my originally-booked Indonesia AirAsia QZ181 was terminated. I had booked my original reroute with AK722 departing from Singapore the night before at 11.30pm … Continue reading AirAsia AK700: Singapore to Kuala Lumpur (for Medan) by Airbus A320neo
As my AirAsia AK6173 flight from Alor Setar landed 25 minutes early into Senai Airport, I hurried down to the Causeway Link counter to see if it was possible to make it for the 5pm Senai Airport Shuttle Service AA1 to JB Sentral as this will save me an hour of waiting time at Senai Airport. … Continue reading Causeway Link Senai Airport Shuttle Service AA1: Senai International Airport to JB Sentral by Express Bus
AirAsia AK6173 is a new flight launched on 1 October 2018 based from Johor Bahru and is the 10th domestic destination from Senai International Airport. The Alor Setar - JB flight is also the longest domestic flight within Peninsular Malaysia, connecting the northern state of Kedah to the southernmost state of Johor in 1 hour, a … Continue reading AirAsia AK6173: Alor Setar (Sultan Abdul Halim Airport) to Johor Bahru (Senai International Airport) by Airbus A320-200
After getting some snacks from Arked Niaga, it was time to head back home. However, I'm doing a little something different this time, with the new-age "Ekspres Peninsular" instead. Here's how. I started my journey back to JB and onwards to Singapore from Padang Besar as usual with the KTM Komuter Northern Sector. However, instead … Continue reading KTM Komuter Northern Sector 2963dn: Padang Besar to Anak Bukit by Train
From my Rapid Ferry ride and Penang Sentral Temporary Transport Terminal bus drop off, it was just a short walk to Butterworth Railway Station where I continued my journey by KTM Komuter Northern Sector to Padang Besar where I was hoping to shop for some goodies before returning home later in the afternoon. As I … Continue reading KTM Komuter Northern Sector 2956up: Butterworth to Padang Besar by Train
Heading back to the mainland for my flight from Alor Setar, I headed back for the Rapid Ferry to catch the KTM Komuter from Butterworth. I took this journey while the construction of Penang Sentral was still ongoing, days before the opening. As such, this journey will include the compulsory bus transfer which is no … Continue reading Rapid Ferry: Georgetown (Penang Island) Penang Sentral (Butterworth) by Ferry and Bus (OUTDATED)
The Rapid Ferry is the main mode of transport between Butterworth and Georgetown Penang Island. As the construction of Penang Sentral was still ongoing, the bus transfer to the ferry terminal was necessary to get to the ferry terminal. I took this journey while the construction of Penang Sentral was still ongoing, days before the … Continue reading Rapid Ferry: Penang Sentral (Butterworth) to Georgetown (Penang Island) by Bus and Ferry (OUTDATED)