The Empire Hotel & Country Club is 15 minutes from Brunei Interational Airport and 20 minutes from Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital and central business district. The resort is located in the same vicinity as the lush Shabandar forest reserve.

Brunei is very accessible by air with Royal Brunei Airlines, the national carrier, flying to 23 cities. Other airlines that fly to Brunei are Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways International.

Brunei is accessible by road from Sarawak and Sabah. A drive from Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak, takes approximately 13 hours while a drive from Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, takes approximately 6 hours.