02/06/2026
Two Saturday ago... We took the pink bus to Summer Mall at Kota Samarahan from the Open Air Market. Actually, the bus was parked at Electra House. We took the 12.30pm bus thinking that we should be there before 1.30pm.
Oh so wrong! It took about 1 hour and 15 minutes with minimal stops as there were no passengers from other stops. The traffic was not that smooth that day. It might take longer if there are stops along the way. If we were to drive, it would take about half hour from home.
This bus does go to Kuching International Airport but not on the return trip. So, you can take this to the airport from Open Air Market.
We had a very late lunch at the food court. Had white lady, belacan beehoon, and rojak from Stone Ice. Also, beef claypot from Sugarbun (served in a plastic container unless you're having it in the main restaurant downstairs next to the entrance). All the food was not bad. Lastly, before waiting for the bus to return to Kuching, we had vanilla ice cream from Bing Chun.
We took the 4.30pm bus. Traffic was slightly heavy. Another 1 hour and 15 minutes ride back to Kuching. Not many stops too. The driver told us the traffic that day was not as smooth as expected. Took longer time and he got a very short time frame to rest. He even had only 10 minutes to eat his very late lunch before starting to drive back to Kuching.
The fare from Open Air Market to Summer Mall was RM3.90 while the return was RM3.80.
Tried and tested! Which bus next? Haha... You can get more details from BusAsia.My