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City transport
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With as much as half of Bandar's population living in the villages that make up Kampung Ayer, the most common form of city transport are
water taxis
, nicknamed "flying coffins" because of their shape and speed; they charge B$2 for a short hop. The jetty below the intersection of Jalan Roberts and Jalan McArthur is the best place to catch a water taxi, though it's also possible to hail one from Jalan Residency.
Local buses to points north, east and west of the city centre leave from the bus station, underneath the multistorey car park just south of the eastern end of Jalan Cator (every 15-20min; 6.30am-6pm; B$1). Central Line buses run between the airport and the Brunei Museum, crossing the city en route; while the Circle Line loops up to the new Jame 'Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque and Gadong. Of the Northern Line's three routes, #1 and #2 run from Bandar northwards to the airport and Berakas, and #3 to the Technology Museum. One infuriating thing about Bandar's local bus system is that it shuts down around 6pm, after which you have no option but to take taxis which can be few and far between.
Fares for regular, metered
taxis
start at B$4; from the city centre to the Brunei Museum costs B$5-7. A night-time surcharge applies between 9pm and 6am, there's a B$5 charge on trips to the airport, and each piece of luggage loaded in the boot costs a further B$1. The new PPP taxi service (purple cars) charge a flat fare and run as far afield as the outlying districts of Gadong and Batu One - but not, infuriatingly, to either the museums or the airport. Other useful information
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Brunei Darussalam,
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