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Brunei travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque
Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque. Photo: Abdullah Geelah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
14h 15mflight from London
Brunei dollarcurrency
No visafor UK passports
Type Gplugs

Golden mosques and pristine Borneo rainforest

Don't miss

  1. Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque
  2. Ulu Temburong
  3. Kampong Ayer
Good forCultureWildlife & safari

Best time to visit Brunei from the UK

Best value: All year. Year-round; Feb–Apr is driest.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Bandar Seri Begawan, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Bandar Seri Begawan for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: May and JuneThe warmest of the best-value months (28°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Warmest: May (28°C) · coolest: February (26°C)Temperatures barely change through the year, so the season matters more than the weather.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
26.726.526.927.72827.827.627.627.527.227.327.2

Festivals and events

  • Sultan's Birthday Jul · Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Hari Raya Varies · Nationwide

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 14h 15m
Distance
11,287 km
Main airport
BWN

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

Brunei dollarCapital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Type G · 240VUK plugs fit
Drive on the leftSame as the UK
993
EmergencyAmbulance 991
Safe in citiesBottled elsewhere
  • VisaNo visa neededUp to 90 days
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersIllegal, and the death penalty is possibleRead the FCDO LGBT+ advice before you go.
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Brunei, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 19 March 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Brunei before you book and again before you go.

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