Singapore to JB: every way to cross

What you need

• A VEP (Vehicle Entry Permit) RFID tag on the car. Register at Malaysia's JPJ portal, vep.jpj.gov.my; the tag costs RM10 and lasts five years. It has been enforced since 1 July 2025, and driving in without one draws an RM300 fine.
• A Touch 'n Go card with credit. Malaysia deducts a RM20 Road Charge from it every time a foreign car enters, and uses it for tolls — there is no cash option.
• A stored-value card (NETS Motoring Card or a CEPAS card) for the Singapore checkpoint toll, inserted in the reader at the immigration booth. From 1 January 2027 the toll can be paid through the ERP 2 on-board unit instead.
• At least three-quarters of a tank of fuel, if the car is Singapore-registered — Singapore Customs checks, and non-compliance can cost up to S$500 and a trip back to refuel.
• Passports or MyICA QR codes for everyone in the car; one group QR code covers up to 10 people.

Step by step: Singapore → JB

1. Check the live cameras and pick your crossing: Woodlands via the BKE, or Tuas via the AYE.
2. Top up to three-quarters of a tank before you reach the checkpoint.
3. At the Singapore booth, scan your MyICA QR code (or hand over the passports), then insert your stored-value card to pay the toll. Pay before you drive off, even if the barrier has already lifted.
4. Drive across the Causeway or the Second Link to the Malaysian checkpoint — Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) from Woodlands, Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar (KSAB) from Tuas.
5. At the Malaysian booth, present passports. The RM20 Road Charge comes off your Touch 'n Go card and the VEP tag is read.
6. Stop for customs if you are directed to, then drive into JB.

Coming back: Coming back, clear Malaysian departure at BSI or KSAB, then Singapore arrival at Woodlands or Tuas with your QR code.

What you need

• A way to pay: EZ-Link or a contactless card on the public buses; on Causeway Link buses a card, ManjaLink, EZ-Link where accepted, or a LUGO QR ticket — Causeway Link stops taking cash on board from 1 October 2026.
• Your MyICA QR code or passport, kept handy — you use it twice on the way.
• Only what you can carry on and off the bus quickly; you take everything with you at each checkpoint.

Step by step: Singapore → JB

1. Near Woodlands: take 950 from Woodlands, or 170X or Causeway Link CW1 from Kranji MRT. From town: 170 or CW2 from Queen Street (CW2 runs through the night), or CW5 from Newton. These all cross the Causeway.
2. Near Tuas: Causeway Link CW7 from Tuas Link, CW6 from Boon Lay, or CW4 from Jurong East — these cross the Second Link instead.
3. Get off at Woodlands (or Tuas) Checkpoint with all your belongings and clear Singapore immigration, using your QR code at the automated lanes.
4. Go down to the bus concourse and board the next bus of the same service number — keep your Causeway Link ticket, you will need it again.
5. Get off at the Malaysian checkpoint (BSI after the Causeway, KSAB after the Second Link) and clear Malaysian immigration — Singapore citizens can use the e-gates — then customs.
6. At BSI you can walk straight out into JB city centre. Or re-board your service to its terminus, such as JB Sentral or Larkin.

Coming back: The return works the same way in reverse: Malaysian departure first, back on the bus, then Singapore arrival at Woodlands or Tuas before the bus continues into Singapore.

What you need

• A ticket — book on KTMB's website, online.ktmb.com.my, with your passport number and expiry date. Trains fill up at busy times, and the counter stops selling 20 minutes before departure.
• Your passport.
• Time: be there 40 to 50 minutes before departure.

Step by step: Singapore → JB

1. Get to Woodlands Train Checkpoint on Woodlands Centre Road: from Marsiling MRT, take Exit C, cross the overhead bridge to the bus stop opposite, and ride three stops on bus 856, 170, 178, 903, 911, 912 or 950.
2. Arrive 40 to 50 minutes early: the gate opens 40 minutes before departure and closes 20 minutes before.
3. Clear Singapore immigration, then Malaysian immigration and customs — both are done here at Woodlands.
4. Board the train. Five minutes later you walk out at JB Sentral with no further checks.

Coming back: From JB Sentral the order reverses: clear Malaysian departure at JB Sentral, ride to Woodlands, and clear Singapore arrival there.

What you need

• Passports or MyICA QR codes for everyone travelling.
• The Grab app for a cross-border booking, or a licensed cross-border taxi — CDG Taxi, Prime Taxi, Strides Premier or Trans-Cab. LTA lists the current fare range on its cross-border services page.

Step by step: Singapore → JB

1. Book a cross-border ride in Grab, or book one of the licensed cross-border taxi operators. Malaysian cross-border taxis can also be taken from Ban San Street terminal or from designated points near VivoCity, Century Square and Joo Koon.
2. At the Singapore checkpoint, stay in the car and scan your QR code (or show your passport) at the booth.
3. At the Malaysian checkpoint, stay in the car and present your passport.
4. Get dropped off at your address — anywhere in JB, Iskandar Puteri, Forest City, Kulai or Senai.

Coming back: Drop-offs are flexible in both countries, but pick-ups are not. For a cross-border Grab back to Singapore, LTA lists three JB pick-up points: Toppen Shopping Centre, Mid Valley Southkey and Angsana Mall.