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Johor Bahru to Singapore

By road through the Woodlands or Tuas checkpoints, or by the Shuttle Tebrau train from JB Sentral to Woodlands.

Quick answer

  • You can go by train or road.
  • Fastest train in the timetable: 5 min from JB Sentral to Woodlands CIQ (Shuttle Tebrau), with 19 departures listed.
  • By road through the Woodlands or Tuas checkpoints: read the crossing guide first.

Train timesCrossing guide

Train from JB Sentral to Woodlands CIQ (Shuttle Tebrau)

Ekspres Rakyat Timuran (intercity), Shuttle Tebrau. Times come from the KTMB timetable feed that the Malaysian government publishes, valid to 27 Nov 2026. Book and confirm on KTMB's booking site.

TrainLeaves JB SentralArrivesJourneyRuns
ST 6105:0005:055 minDaily
ST 6305:3005:355 minDaily
ST 6506:0006:055 minDaily
ST 6706:3006:355 minDaily
ST 6907:0007:055 minDaily
ST 7107:3007:355 minDaily
ST 7308:4508:505 minDaily
ST 7510:0010:055 minDaily
ERT 102110:10 (+1 day)10:15 (+1 day)5 minDaily
ST 7711:3011:355 minDaily
ST 7912:4512:505 minDaily
ST 8114:0014:055 minDaily
ST 8315:1515:205 minDaily
ST 8516:3016:355 minDaily
ST 8717:4517:505 minDaily
ST 8919:0019:055 minDaily
ST 9120:1520:205 minDaily
ST 9321:3021:355 minDaily
ST 9522:4522:505 minDaily

From Woodlands CIQ (Shuttle Tebrau) back to JB Sentral

TrainLeavesArrives JB SentralJourneyRuns
ST 7208:3008:355 minDaily
ST 7409:4509:505 minDaily
ST 7611:0011:055 minDaily
ST 7812:3012:355 minDaily
ST 8013:4513:505 minDaily
ST 8215:0015:055 minDaily
ST 8416:1516:205 minDaily
ST 8617:3017:355 minDaily
ST 8818:4518:505 minDaily
ST 9020:0020:055 minDaily
ST 9221:1521:205 minDaily
ST 9422:3022:355 minDaily
ST 9623:4523:505 minDaily

Source: KTMB timetable feed, Malaysian government open data (data.gov.my), CC BY 4.0 · read 13 Nov 2026. Fares are not in the feed.

By road

You can cross by road through the Woodlands or Tuas checkpoints. The rules for QR clearance, driving and cash are on our Singapore to Johor Bahru crossing guide, each with its official source.

What we do not state

  • Fares. None of our sources publish fares in a form we can check, so we show none.
  • Journey times door to door. Times above are station to station or terminal to terminal.

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