🚌 Johor Bahru

Terrestrial · Malaysia

The Johor–Singapore Causeway via Woodlands is reputedly the busiest land border crossing in the world, with over 300,000 crossings per day by car, bus, motorcycle, and on foot. The 1-kilometre causeway connects Woodlands in northern Singapore with the centre of Johor Bahru, and it operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Crossing options include private car, taxi, bus (the SBS/Causeway Link services are cheap and frequent), or the KTM Komuter train to Woodlands station (though the train drops you some distance from the actual checkpoint). The process is impressively efficient for its scale: Singapore's ICA checkpoint is modern and technology-driven, with automated gates for eligible passport holders. Malaysia's Sultan Iskandar CIQ complex on the JB side is large and handles the volume well, though queues on weekends and Malaysian public holidays can be monumental — sometimes 2–3 hours by car. For pedestrians and bus passengers, the process is generally under 30 minutes. Both crossings are completely safe and virtually corruption-free; Singapore in particular has zero tolerance for any form of bribery. The crossing is a fascinating window into the economic relationship between the two countries: Singaporeans flood into JB for cheaper food, petrol, and groceries, while Malaysians commute daily to work in Singapore.