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Woodlands Checkpoint Traffic

Causeway

Woodlands Checkpoint right now, 1:15 am

Cameras
Both Woodlands cameras were last captured at 1:15 am.
Expressway
LTA estimates 9 min on the BKE approach to Woodlands (towards JB) and 10 min from Woodlands onto the BKE (into Singapore) — expressway driving time, not the checkpoint queue.
Rain
Woodlands: no rain on the nearest gauge now; next two hours partly cloudy (night). Rain map →
Air
North Singapore: 24-hour PSI 52 (Moderate); 1-hour PM2.5 18 µg/m³ (Normal), NEA at 1:00 am. PSI by region →
Holiday
Year-end school holidays, Sat 21 Nov – Thu 31 Dec 2026: typically busiest towards JB Friday 20 November, from the afternoon, as the holidays begin, and coming back Sunday evenings throughout the holidays. Holiday peaks →
VEP
From 6 October 2026, a Malaysian-registered car needs a valid VEP before its driver and passengers can submit the SG Arrival Card. What changes →
RTS Link
RTS Link, Woodlands North to Bukit Chagar: Opening date not yet announced. RTS Link →

Woodlands Checkpoint is Singapore's northern land crossing into Johor Bahru, connected by the Johor–Singapore Causeway. It is the busier of the two crossings and links directly to the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) on the Singapore side.

The cameras below are LTA's live traffic CCTV at the checkpoint and refresh continuously, so you can see the queue in both directions — Singapore to Johor, and Johor back into Singapore — before deciding when to leave.

Queues build most heavily on Friday evenings, weekends, school holidays and public holidays, and around the start and end of the working day in both directions. If the Causeway looks heavy, the Second Link at Tuas is often the faster crossing despite the longer drive.

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SG → JB

Woodlands Checkpoint, departure queue

Woodlands SG → JB traffic camera — Woodlands Checkpoint, departure queue

Your queue is on the right: the lanes marked CAUSEWAY, heading for the departure booths.

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JB → SG

Woodlands Causeway

Woodlands JB → SG traffic camera — Woodlands Causeway

Your lanes are on the right, beside the railway, with traffic coming towards the camera.

Checking both crossings before you leave? Compare the queue at Tuas Second Link.

Tuas Second Link →

Woodlands Checkpoint — common questions

How busy is Woodlands Checkpoint right now?+

The live cameras on this page show the current queue at the Causeway in both directions, updated continuously from LTA's traffic camera feed. The estimated travel times beside each direction give a sense of how long the approach roads are taking.

What time is Woodlands Checkpoint least busy?+

Traffic is generally lightest late at night and in the early hours of the morning, and on weekday mid-mornings and mid-afternoons outside the commuter peaks. Friday evenings, weekends, school holidays and public holidays are consistently the heaviest periods in both directions.

Is Woodlands or Tuas faster?+

It depends on the day and the time. Woodlands is closer to Johor Bahru city centre and to most of Singapore, so it carries far more traffic and queues more often. Tuas Second Link is a longer drive from both cities but frequently moves faster during peak periods. Comparing the live cameras for both crossings before you leave is the most reliable approach.

Is Woodlands Checkpoint open 24 hours?+

Yes, Woodlands Checkpoint operates 24 hours a day, though clearance times vary considerably with the volume of traffic.

Both crossings at a glance·Singapore to JB traffic·JB to Singapore traffic·Tuas Second Link·Singapore rain map·Live traveller photos