Kuching (KCH): bus Q15, and it finishes early
BAS.MY route Q15 loops from Kuching Sentral through the airport. Trips run 05:30 to 19:30 only, so an evening arrival needs a taxi.
- Route Q15 is the airport bus, part of the BAS.MY network.
- It is a loop from Kuching Sentral bus terminal that calls at Kuching International Airport near the start and again near the end of the circuit.
- Trips run between 05:30 and 19:30. After half past seven in the evening there is no bus.
- Route Q14 also serves the airport, less often, running towards Terminal Summer Mall and the eastern suburbs.
- Kuching Sentral is the long-distance bus terminal, so Q15 is the connection for coaches to Sibu, Bintulu, Miri and on to Brunei.
- Q15 also runs the Jalan Stampin corridor and Aeroville, which is the shopping area next to the airport.
- Sarawak keeps its own time and its own immigration. You clear immigration flying in from peninsular Malaysia, even on a domestic ticket.
- For an evening arrival, plan on a taxi or e-hailing. The airport is about 11 km from the city.
Route Q15
- The airport bus is Q15, on the federal BAS.MY network run under the Malaysian transport ministry.
- It is a loop, not a there-and-back. The circuit starts at Kuching Sentral bus terminal, calls at Kuching International Airport, then runs out through Aeroville and the Jalan Stampin corridor, and comes back past the airport again on its way to Kuching Sentral.
- That means the airport gets served twice per circuit, which is why the feed shows sixty calls a day.
- Q14 also touches the airport, running east towards Terminal Summer Mall, Desa Ilmu and the university, but far less often.
The hours are the catch
- Trips run between 05:30 and 19:30. There is nothing after half past seven in the evening.
- Kuching's international arrivals from Singapore and Kuala Lumpur often land later than that, so check your arrival time against the bus before planning on it.
- After hours it is a taxi or e-hailing, and the airport is about 11 km south of the city.
Why Kuching Sentral matters
- It is the long-distance bus terminal for Sarawak. Coaches from there run up the coast to Sibu, Bintulu and Miri, and on to Brunei.
- Landing at Kuching and taking Q15 straight to Kuching Sentral is the sensible move if you are heading onwards rather than into the city.
The immigration surprise
- Sarawak controls its own immigration. Flying in from Kuala Lumpur or Kota Kinabalu you still pass through an immigration check and get a Sarawak entry stamp, even though it is a domestic flight.
- Allow time for it, and keep your passport out rather than packed.
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