Bus tickets to Malaysia next weekend nearly sold out
02 Aug 2013|4,294 views
Travellers heading up North by bus over the long weekend next week may have to change their plans if they have not bought tickets.
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Meanwhile, Grassland Express & Tours as well as StarMart Express Air Asia Liner are also sold out for 7th August, and have only the less popular night tickets left for the next day. Tickets are still available for 9th August.
Coming back in time for the work week might also be tricky, as return trips for 11th August have all been snapped up. Those for 12th August are quickly running out.
Most bus operators sold all their tickets as early as a month ago. To deal with the demand, several added more bus trips, but at a higher price. According to a StarMart Express Air Asia Liner ticket agent, it will dispatch about twice as many buses for its Thursday evening trips to Kuala Lumpur. These rides will, however, cost $60 instead of the usual $30.
While many are flocking to Malaysia next week, others like National University of Singapore student Alexis Ng prefer to skip the crowd.
"I'm not going this time because I want to avoid the jam," said the 23-year old, who regularly visits her relatives in Penang.
Travellers heading up North by bus over the long weekend next week may have to change their plans if they have not bought tickets. The Straits Times reported that First Coach, Golden Coach, Aeroline and Causeway Link Express' bus trips from Singapore to popular Malaysian destinations such as Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh have all been fully booked on 7th and 8th August.
Meanwhile, Grassland Express & Tours as well as StarMart Express Air Asia Liner are also sold out for 7th August, and have only the less popular night tickets left for the next day. Tickets are still available for 9th August.
Coming back in time for the work week might also be tricky, as return trips for 11th August have all been snapped up. Those for 12th August are quickly running out.
Most bus operators sold all their tickets as early as a month ago. To deal with the demand, several added more bus trips, but at a higher price. According to a StarMart Express Air Asia Liner ticket agent, it will dispatch about twice as many buses for its Thursday evening trips to Kuala Lumpur. These rides will, however, cost $60 instead of the usual $30.
While many are flocking to Malaysia next week, others like National University of Singapore student Alexis Ng prefer to skip the crowd.
"I'm not going this time because I want to avoid the jam," said the 23-year old, who regularly visits her relatives in Penang.
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