Brunei international travel guide

Brunei

Brunei is part of Asia with main city at Bandar Seri Begawan. It's usually 🌤️ 25.49 °C in Brunei with a rainfall of 🌧 259.04 mm. Internet speed in Brunei is on average 4.1 Mbps. In Brunei you drive on the left side. Its Developing country with a population of 412K people. The main currency is Brunei Dollar. The languages spoken are Malay. Automatic teller machines are very common in Brunei. Current travel safety advice is Do not travel. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
👍 Developing   🌤️ ~25.49 °C   🌧 ~259.04 mm  👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 412K people

Advice

🛡️ Travel safety

Do not travel

Brunei has suspended transit and entry for visitors until further notice. If you're sponsored by the Brunei Government or a registered company, you can apply for an exemption. If you get an exemption, you’ll need to pay BND1,000 for a COVID-19 swab test before getting your final approval to travel (see ‘Travel’). We advise you: Do not travel to Brunei.

issued date: July 1, 2020

General

🔌 Sockets

Brunei uses 240V, 50Hz with socket and plug Type G.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are Malay

Money

💱 Currencies Used

Brunei uses the Brunei dollar (symbol: $), code BND.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 dollars. Dollar is subdivided into 100 sens. Coins come in denominations of 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 sens.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are very common in Brunei. You can find them in both large & small cities, tourist areas etc.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

Calling

📡 Internet

Internet speed in Brunei is on average 4.1 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Brunei is moderate. It's relatively easy to find one when needed.

📱 Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 29.68 BND, which includes 2 GB of data plan. You can choose from 1 telecoms: DSTCom. Brunei uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Brunei upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

📞 Calling

To call Brunei, dial +, then 673 (the country code for Brunei), then the area code and the local number. For local calls within Brunei, start with the area code. In the case above area code is 2 .

Driving

🛣️ Road rules

In Brunei you drive on the left side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 100 km/h (62 mph) on motorways, 100 km/h (62 mph) on expressways, 50 km/h (31 mph) in all built-up areas and 80 km/h (49 mph) on undivided highways.

🆘 Emergency

Universal

999

Police

999

Ambulance

999

Fire department

999

Last updated: January 1, 2021

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