Night Trip with Bus

in wafrica •  6 years ago 

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Bus, until now still become an important mode of transportation for the people of Indonesia. Seeing the vastness of the archipelago, the charm of the bus will not be extinguished and will remain the mainstay of transportation transport majority of the country.

Many factors underlie the above sentence. Starting from a wider range of buses than other transportation, to a price that is arguably more competitive.

Typically, inter-city buses or inter-provinces or night buses have scheduled departures at night. The reason is, of course, the more lax traffic factor rather than going in the morning or afternoon. In addition, the chosen departure at night is to get to the destination in the morning or afternoon.

For those who are not accustomed to using the bus for a trip out of town is very excruciating, especially at night. But take it easy, MobilKomersial.com provide guides or tips on traveling by night bus.

  • Choosing a bus
    It is advisable to choose a bus that already has a big name and has a good fleet. Because you will get more comfort than using a standard bus. Ohya, if you have more funds, it is advisable to choose the executive class (exe) or super executive (SE).

  • Buy tickets
    Make sure you have a ticket at least 1-2 days before departure, if you enter the holiday season, you must order it at least 3-5 days before departure. Because, if you directly booked a ticket on the day of departure, you will be more difficult to get it, especially at night. Do not forget to be careful of ticket brokers. In addition to the price offered is more expensive, usually brokers often force prospective passengers to buy tickets from him.

  • Bring supplies, supplies, medicines and coins
    Bring equipment for the bus, especially jacket / sweater for those who can not stand the cold because AC bus is very cold especially if the bus is still new. Bring food and drink for the journey. Bring along a dime or two thousand to pee in the toilet when the bus stops. Bring a personal medication if you are sick or easily intoxicated.

  • Valuables
    If you carry a bag containing a laptop or something else, I suggest you place it on your feet to be safe. Remember! Personal luggage is his own personal responsibility. Always bring your congenital holds especially valuable while getting off the bus for a meal or to the toilet.

  • Take advantage of the facilities
    You should make use of the facilities you can like pillows and blankets. Seats can be rested and there is a foot rest for class VIP, exe, and SE. Toilets, use the toilet when the bus is running and the toilet bus just to urinate, if you want to defecate immediately speak to the bus crew to stop. In addition if you are a user of smart phone or smatrphone you can take advantage of free WiFi facilities provided, WiFi only in some POs and classes. If the lowbatt you can charge your gadget, on the bus is available electric plugs in the seat or top luggage. Plugs are only available in some POs and classes as well as new buses.

  • Eat
    For VIP, exe, and SE classes will get meal service at the restaurant, usually buffet. For the famous PO you can take as many dishes as you want alias as much. Usually for the department of Jakarta to Malang you will be able to serve free meals 1-2 times, you can also snack when starting a journey or a morning snack

  • Take advantage of the stop time
    This is the most important. When traveling long, especially between provinces that take more than 12 hours, of course you will feel sore because continue to sit for hours. My tips take advantage of the time when the bus stops. When stopping for a meal and soloat / control it is advisable to go down and down as long as you have to get up, do not sit down. If you can do a small stretch.

  • Trying to be comfortable
    Try to make yourself as comfortable as possible during the trip. If you want to sleep you can pull a glass or hordeng cover so that no flashes of light disrupt the eyes. You can also lay down the chair and raise the foot rest or leg rest. If you feel cold, you can adjust the AC cover and pull the blanket provided. For those who want comfortable not advised to choose the front seat because of the flash of light from the opposite direction and our position on the tire. Seat numbers 2-5 quite comfortable.

If you have everything prepared, you will feel more comfortable and ready to travel by night bus. One more thing, Do not forget to pray, to make the trip feel safe and comfortable.

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