Malaysia — Johor Bahru — Johor-Singapore Causeway

Getting from Johor to Singapore

June 2015

To get from Johor to Singapore, you take the Causeway, the original point of access to Singapore Island, before the second link bridge was built on the island’s western end.

The problem with crossing from Johor to Singapore, or back, is the traffic. Some days the crossing is straightforward with light traffic and no queues, in which case it may take 20 minutes or so to get across.

On other days, the traffic can be so bad that it may take several hours to complete the same crossing.

You can’t tell.

This makes planning days out, or evening visits, very difficult as you don’t know how much time to make available for immigration and customs.

The above image shows a typical queue across the causeway into Singapore.

One odd thing by the side of the road is some old telegraph posts with old-style insulators. When stuck in traffic at the crossing, I often wonder what these old bits of kit are still doing by the side of the road.

Anyway, if you plan to visit Singapore from Malaysia, leave plenty of time for the crossing, as you never know how long it will take.