Senai International Airport is a viable alternative to fly from Singapore to further Malaysian destinations due to the lower taxes and lower airfares for domestic flights, while not too far from Singapore, adding just a little bit of extra travelling time. The safest method to get from Singapore to Senai Airport is definitely by quick, … Continue reading Shuttle Tebrau + Causeway Link AA1: Woodlands Train Checkpoint to Senai International Airport by Train + Bus
The Shuttle Tebrau is a popular shuttle train plying between JB Sentral and Woodlands CIQ, with tickets easily selling out 30 days in advance for the 5-minute across the Causeway. Heading back to Singapore on a Sunday night, I opted to camp online before 8.30am 30 days before departure to secure my ticket as the … Continue reading Shuttle Tebrau 89dn: Johor Bahru Sentral to Woodlands CIQ by Train
The Shuttle Tebrau is a popular shuttle train plying between Woodlands CIQ and JB Sentral, with tickets easily selling out 30 days in advance for the 5-minute across the Causeway. Heading to JB on a weekend, I opted to use it to cross the border efficiently and comfortably. From Marsiling MRT Station, I got on … Continue reading Shuttle Tebrau 86up: Woodlands CIQ to Johor Bahru Sentral by Train
On 1 July 2011 just after midnight, as the last train driven by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, The Sultan of Johor out of Tanjung Pagar Railway Station arrived at Woodlands Train Checkpoint, 108 years of Singapore railway history came to a close, save for a 1.46km stretch from the Singapore-Malaysia border on the causeway to the buffer … Continue reading 7th Anniversary of The Closure of The Singapore Railway
This post is about the Shuttle Tebrau Turnstile System at JB Sentral. This is NOT the actual information page you are looking for. Click here to visit the Shuttle Tebrau travel experience post. The dedicated page features the route map, train interior, timetable, fares, travel advisories and a walkthrough of the procedures for crossing the border … Continue reading Shuttle Tebrau Turnstile System at JB Sentral
This post is about the travel experience onboard the ETS Gold, Ekspres Selatan and Shuttle Tebrau. Click here to visit the dedicated ETS Gold information page. Click here to visit the dedicated Ekspres Selatan information page. Click here to visit the dedicated Shuttle Tebrau information page. Following the cessation of through KTM Intercity services on the electrified double track sectors … Continue reading ETS Gold x Ekspres Selatan x Shuttle Tebrau: Kuala Lumpur to Singapore by “Night Train”
The railway trip may have ended with the Shuttle Tebrau, but it wasn't my last train journey yet. Here's the final leg of my trip back home. Service 913 to shuttle me from Woodlands Train Checkpoint to Woodlands MRT. There was an earlier 912 but I didn't take it. More details here. The interior of … Continue reading Day 40: SMRT Buses & SMRT Trains from Woodlands CIQ to Home
This post is about the travel experience onboard the Shuttle Tebrau. Click here to visit the dedicated Shuttle Tebrau information page. The dedicated page features the route map, train interior, timetable, fares, travel advisories and a walkthrough of the procedures for crossing the border via the Shuttle Tebrau. The boarding process commenced when I got to … Continue reading Day 40: Shuttle Tebrau from Johor Bahru to Woodlands CIQ
The Peninsular Express is no longer in operation. There are no more direct train services between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur or northern destinations. You must change trains at JB Sentral and Gemas. Woodlands CIQ - JB Sentral: Shuttle Tebrau JB Sentral - Gemas: Shuttle (JB Sentral - Gemas) Gemas - KL Sentral/Ipoh/Butterworth/Padang Besar: ETS Gold/ETS … Continue reading Around the Malay Peninsular: Padang Besar to Singapore by Train
Click on the image to enlarge. While many will advise you on catching express buses to get to Woodlands Train Checkpoint for the Shuttle Tebrau to save time, the catch is if you enter the bus checkpoint by bus, you will not be able to backtrack out of the checkpoint unless you have a valid … Continue reading Getting from Singapore City to Woodlands Train Checkpoint | Bus to KTM Woodlands CIQ Travel Guide 2019