“Indoor fun play, Cheap and Good eats, Selected cheap groceries and School needs.”
Travel across the causeway:
- No visa required for Singaporeans for up to 30 days
- Strong conversion of the Singapore dollar to Malaysia Ringgit (RM)
- Cheap eats at the restaurant
- Mostly cheap groceries
- 50% less cost of petrol for drivers
- Cheaper infant milk powder (Note on the difference in vitamins and minerals contents versus those sold in Singapore)
- Cheaper baby daily essentials (eg. wet wipes, laundry detergent)
- Affordable Maternity wear for office
- Cheap original children DVD
Post Contents:
- Essential travel info (GST info, Loss of passport, Pre-arrival, Return to Singapore)
- Mode of travel info (Our main modes are car and train)
- Accommodation tourism tax for foreigners
- Link to freebies on birthday month
- Tot2Travel’s JB’s malls and Play ranking base on visits
Note:
- SG GST relief limit of S$100 (less than 48 hours away from SG), or $500 for 48 hours and above (Dec 2023).
- When you enter or depart Malaysia (especially for drivers), check that your passport is stamped before leaving the immigration booth. This ensures you are not breaching Malaysia’s immigration laws.
- Loss of Passport: 1. If your Singapore passport is lost or stolen when you are in Malaysia, make a police report immediately at the nearest local police station.
2. Bring the police report and 2 passport-sized photographs to the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur or Consulate-General of The Republic of Singapore in Johor Bahru to obtain a replacement travel document.
3. A temporary travel document, which is chargeable, will be issued to enable your return to Singapore. This travel document is only valid for one-way travel.
4. As there are some administrative procedures involved in issuing a temporary travel document, our offices may not be able to issue the document immediately and you may have to extend your stay in Malaysia.
5. For exiting Malaysia with a temporary travel document, you may be required to apply for a special pass from the Malaysian Immigration Headquarters in Putrajaya.
6. You can apply for a new passport after you have returned to Singapore.
COVID info
Quarantine-free travel from 1 Aug 2022 regardless of COVID vaccination status.
- No pre-departure or on-arrival COVID-19 test
- Mask wearing is not required
No COVID-19 measures for travellers arriving in Singapore from 13 Feb 2023, regardless of vaccination status or traveller profile.
Pre-Arrival in Malaysia:
- Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC): Effective 1 Jan 2024. Fill in 3 days before arrival. After first-time registration, 10 countries are available to use the autogate for foreigners. See poster
- Currency exchange: YouTrip/ Revolut/ Retail?
Topup TnG ewallet via YouTrip on 26 Dec 2023. Online rate reflected 1Sgd=Myr3.51, actual exchange rate for transfer was Myr3.472 on . 27 Dec retail exchange was Myr3.485.
- See our info below for travellers to JB by car
Arrival in Singapore:
The SG arrival card (SGAC) is a simple and free arrival declaration of your travel and health details. You are exempted from submitting your SGAC if you are a Singapore Citizen, Permanent Resident or Long-Term Pass Holders arriving by Land.
Submit your electronic health declaration 3 days prior to your date of arrival in Singapore.
Updated 12/2023
Consulate-General of the Republic of Singapore in Johor Bahru
Tel: +60-7-226-5012
Emergency Tel (after hours): +60-19-791-1166
Office Hours:
Mon – Fri
8.30am to 1pm
2.00pm to 5pm
Sat, Sun & Public Holidays – Closed
Travelling to Malaysia:
Avoid school and public holidays, long weekends as there is massive jam (at least 3 hours stretching to 6 hours or longer) at both Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints. Recently Fri departure to Malaysia is also quite crowded.
Live camera for Woodlands and Tuas 2nd Link from Jalan Now
Updated 23/12/2023
MODE OF TRAVEL FROM SINGAPORE TO JB
1. Singapore registered car into Malaysia
i. Requirements before you start your trip from Singapore:
Ensure the following compliance before you start your trip from Singapore (below applies to Singaporeans):
- mininum 3/4 tank of petrol
- Passport with at least 6 months validity
- Enough money on your NETS CashCard or Cepas (EzLink, NETS, TransitLink) to pay the toll charges
Entry into Malaysia:
- Malaysia Touch N’ go card to pay for Malaysia’s road charge . Alternative, EZ-Link x Touch ‘n Go Motoring Card (5 years validity and stock of it is poor).
- Required to online register for VEP to enter Malaysia (only can be done online, not at the immigration checkpoint). Thereafter collect the VEP RFID tag (stated that it will be delivered via postage) which has a 5 years validity and owners are strongly encouraged to renew their VEP 6 months before the expiry date.
ii. Round trip Fees to pay from Singapore to Johor Bahru (JB)
RM20 road charge for each entry. Toll charges : Tuas checkpoint S$3.20 each way, or Woodlands checkpoint S$2.70 (arrival), S$3.80 (departure)
Departing from Singapore the bottom road leading to the checkpoint will be a better option as the upper road is flooded with motorcyclists occupying the leftmost-side of the road.
2. Shuttle Bus service
Overview of routes serviced within Johor & Klang Valley, from Singapore (Kranji MRT, Queen Street, Jurong East, CIQ, CIQ 2nd Link, Newton Circus, Tuas or Boon Lay click →
Useful list of bus services from Singapore to JB and within. Cross-border bus services have resumed from 1 May 2022, with the route and operating hours remain the same. Do double-check these buses are still in operation before your trip.
3. 5 mins travel by train (KTM), Shuttle Tebrau, from Woodlands CIQ to JB Sentral. Earliest train departs 08:30 and latest same day departure from JB Sentral is 22:45. Requires passport number and expiry when booking. Requires 1 month advance booking for popular dates on weekend or festive period, or late return timing. FAQ on the ticketing system and tickets can be bought at the counter and online. 20 minutes before the train’s departure time ticket sales stop.
E-wallet for Motorist toll fee and purchase
EZ-Link x Touch ‘n Go Motoring Card is a dual-currency cross-border contactless smart card designed primarily for Singapore motorists travelling to Malaysia.
Touch N’ go card (TNG)
Purpose: Pay toll, parking, retail stores, and public transportation.
Upgraded to Enhanced Touch ‘n Go Card with NFC technology to enable reloads via Touch ‘n Go eWallet. Lifespan of 7 years (10 years for the regular one). Official store for purchase on Lazada Malaysia.
Merchant listing using TNG
Alternative when you join Watsons Malaysia membership (lifetime) the card comes with TNG feature. Reload without fee available in JB/KL (more at Watsons, Caring Pharmacy)
Inactive card:
“Remains active for a year and will be disabled if the card has not had any card transaction by way of reload or usage for the last 12 consecutive months.
Once a card is deactivated, an administration deactivation fee of RM5.30 (including GST effective 01/04/2015) will be imposed. The fee is deducted from the last card balance during termination of the card. In the event of a deactivated card continues to remain inactive, a maintenance fee of RM5.30 will be charged and deducted from the said deposit or unutilized card balance once every six (6) months. We will stop charging maintenance fee when the card is replaced, returned for refund or until the deposit and card balance is depleted.
They are unable to reactivate the deactivated (dormant) card or transfer the card balance into a new or an existing card. (CSO from Touch ‘n Go Facebook).”
A refund or return of the card can be done online. Register online your Touch N’ go card for security purpose in the event of any lost or stolen.
Reload your active card without any fee
- More places to topup e.g Watsons, Guardian, Caring, etc.
- Other locations in Malaysia refer here
Tourism Tax on room charges
Applicable for both local and foreign tourists per room per day basis, on top of room rate + GST + service charge, to be paid direct to hotel.
“The tax for non-rated hotels will reportedly be set at RM2.50 (S$0.80), while the tax for two-star, three-star, four-star and five-star hotels were set at RM5, RM10, RM15 and RM20, respectively. (Source: CNA)”.
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