Cheap Flights from Singapore to Miri

Miri is a coastal city located near the border of Brunei on the island of Borneo. It was founded in 1910 when the first oil well was drilled by the Royal Dutch Shell. The founding of an oil field led to the rapid development of the Miri Town. It is actually in the northeastern Sarawak, Malaysia and became the administrative center of the northern region of Sarawak. The formation of Petronas in 1974 led to a co-operation between Shell and Petronas on oil exploration in the Miri region. Miri became the 10^th city in Malaysia to be granted as the official city status in the year 2005. Basically, it is the birthplace of the Malaysian Petroleum Industry!

Tip: Once a year, i.e., April to September is the ideal time to visit Miri as there is minimum rainfall and is an ideal time for outdoor activities.

Getting to Miri

The city is serviced by Miri Airport (MYY), an airport which is located 9.5 km southeast of Miri. It is the sixth busiest airport in Malaysia.

Several flights operate the route. For a direct flight from Singapore via Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), glance through flights offered by Air Asia. To find a cheap flight to Miri from Singapore, look for the flights offered by Air Asia among others and approximate duration would take around 2 hours from Singapore.

See through the heart!

Miri lets you visit one of the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site- Gunung Mulu National Park which is famous for its limestone cave systems, including the world's largest natural chamber, the world's largest cave passage and the longest cave in Southeast Asia. Its main attractions include the show caves, i.e., Wind, Clearwater, Deer, and Langs Caves. It is readily accessible by wooden walkways and paths. Visit the Lutong beach and go for adventure water sports like paragliding. Also, visit the petroleum museum which was opened in the year 2005 to maintain the history of the oil and gas city and is located at the site of ‘Grand Old Lady’. Lastly, one can also visit the Miri Crocodile farm which has approximately 1000 Malayan Ghariyals or estuarine crocodiles.

Tip: There could be vast distances as it is the world’s third largest island.

Get yourself placed!

When in Miri you can find lavish hotels, serviced apartments, and homestays as well. Maximum of the places are centrally located and one wouldn’t find a problem while being in Miri. Being centrally located they are also nearby to the Miri Central Market which is at the Miri Old Town Center. There a person can try a wide variety of local food like the Miri curry rice, chicken porridge, open-air Kolo Mee and Char Kway Teow.

Get yourself drowned in the amazing weather and in a city which was developed around 100 years ago from a fishing village to a wealthy city of around 300,000 people now. Taste the different tastes and let yourself lost in the beauty of this natural regime!