Higher Price = Better Journey

As promised, this entry is going to share with all of you why we need to pay additional $$$ for coaches when travelling SIN-KL or KL-SIN.

It all started when Jon was purchasing his coach ticket from Grassland at Golden Mile Complex. They were selling the coach ticket at $26 for a single trip. As usual Jon tried to bargain as he knew of some other companies selling it at only $23. But the lady selling the tickets explained that the service they were providing was much better and they were also providing a direct trip from Point A to Point B. The latter sounded confusing to Jon but as it was getting late, Jon simply purchased the ticket to KL first and hoping to get a better deal when he reached KL for the return trip ticket.

As expected, the journey to KL was indeed comfortable. Only one stop for a short break upon half the journey. Of course there was the expected jam when you reached KL city, especially over the weekend or holiday...

Upon reaching KL, Jon went on to check on the return coach ticket at Puduraya Bus Station. There were many booths selling coach tickets to and fro KL. To his surprise, they were selling the tickets at only Rm $35 only. That was much cheaper than he paid to Grassland...

However the nightmare only began on the way home. Here's the list of what Jon's bad encounters:

Firstly the coach was older than the one from Grassland, so the seats were smaller. The coach also gave off a twinking sound from the rusty screws all around.

Secondly the coach set off 45 mins later than schedule. If Jon was not wrong, the bus company was actually waiting for last min passengers to fill up the whole coach.

Thirdly just when you started to doze off on your seat, you would be disrupted by various stoppages as the coach driver picked up 'Special Passengers" along the way. A closer look reviewed that the "Special Passengers" were the coach driver's friends taking a free ride to Johore. They were sitting at the steps in front of the front doors.

Fourthly, the group of "Special Passengers" chatted loudly which you would never find peace in sleeping.

In the end, you would end up feeling frustrated the whole journey. Lesson learnt: Spend a little more next time when you are travelling to KL on some reputable travel agencies. At least you would enjoy your whole journey. Even if you are not, you know where to complain later.

So choose wisely!