Express buses in Singapore

last SG · 2005-10-19T17:46:04+00:00

nice, but the fares are a bit out. Airasia: last minute booking (w/ tax) usually costs RM89-RM95 (weekday) or RM145 (weekend). the fare is capacity-controll...

hseochin SG

Interesting to know, what's the make & model of this bus ? Any photos ?
You mean they also promoting tours for handicaped passengers ??

SBS9818A SG

PA9991K is a Scania K124IB I think.

PhyrePhox SG

If you really wanna save money, do what I do.. Since I live in the west, I find it more convenient to take the train to Kranji, then take 170 or CW1 all the way to Larkin.. Tickets cost RM 25 there (it used to cost just a bit above RM 21 early this year though!!!), and you get more choices of bus companies. I usually go for Transnasional, because they are the most easily available. While waiting you can always buy papers and / or Ramly burgers. Total, this would be less than S$ 15.

On the way back though, I'm a bit more liberal with the destination. Will take a bus to JB or Singapore depending on whether I want to reach home faster or if I wanna grab some food, magazines or newspapers at Larkin.

SGEMP SG

It's well over already (the exbitn is 28/10 to 30/10).

However I had countless shots of the buses' dashboards.

So which type of bus you want for its dashboard photos?

(please PM me, and I would post the photos where need be. thanks.)

SGEMP SG

I mean, on your return trip, you are not afraid of being dumped in JB by the dishonest ticket agents in KL?

PhyrePhox SG

I guess since I speak their language, it's less likely.. not that I'm immune to getting conned...

To be on the safe side though, (if at the Puduraya bus terminal) buy tickets from the booth, not from some agent walking around saying that their bus is going to go off soon. To be even more sure, pick more reputable companies like Transnasional, Gunung Raya, Konsortium or Nice. Buy directly from the booths that state these company names, and not from one of their agents.

Oh yeah, and I had a bad experience once, buying from those Transnasional booths located at the LRT stations around the town. They're actually licensed agents. Once I bought from them, there was some radio miscommunication with Transnasional people, and we ended up with tickets that were meant for buses going somewhere else at another time. I'm not sure if they've computerised that system by now.. but I guess I'll avoid buying from those agents unless if I really have to... and I'll have to double check just to be sure.

hseochin SG

From a personal unpleasent experience, i notice some of them sell tickets for departure time @ midnite but indicate the date as the day earlier, resulting in unneccesary vagueness when buying tickets in advance !

Transnational did that @ Larkin before & after that i boycotted them for a long time !

These people need to make things more clear like writing 0:00 on the next day OR 23:59 of the preceding day instead of assuming that e.g. 12 MN on Jan 10 actually means the midnite of Jan 11 etc. !!!!

sinicker SG

yes, you're right. don't even go to the agents across the road frm pudaraya.. go to the booths IN puduraya. or just get it frm the reputable companies..

hseochin SG

Maybe you could post the photos in the bus photos section of the forum ?
Actually i'm interested to see the dashboard photos of all the models displayed as well as the exhaust pipe outlet design.

I notice those with curved & pointed down exhaust pipes tend to be the newer higher end models of bus-chassi. Also any photos of vehicle identification plates ?

SGEMP SG

Dashboard ------ yes, and would be posted at here if got time.

Exhaust Pipes ---- I am not interested about this, so no photos of these (sorry.)

ID plates ---- I have to check thru my inventory of million photos. (would be posted later at here when got time.)

SGEMP SG

Latest news:

Causeway Link of Handal Indah would be starting a new Singapore (Jurong East IMM Building) --- Kuala Lumpur (Puduraya) express bus service on 18 November 2005.

(Source: notice at Jurong East Bus Interchange)

PhyrePhox SG

Yes, I saw it too. Thanks for the photo. I didn't bring a camera today so I couldn't get a proper photo. Hopefully somebody or myself will get a better picture of it in the daytime.

iveco SG

I don't think Nice begins its trips from Puduraya. Its sister company, Plusliner, does so.

Apex-LW'21 SG

The pictures shows the 'Causeway Link Express' buses, I think the new express svcs will be operated by HANDAL INDAH, the operator of Causeway Link.

PhyrePhox SG

I always thought they're one and the same. Some of the buses leaving Puduraya bear the Nice livery. I know one that goes to JB. I'm not sure if any of those in Puduraya goes to Singapore though. Nice and Plusliner services are operated by Park May Berhad.

iveco SG

AFAIK, only Nice comes to Singapore. I remember the boarding point was at the old KL railway station (Jln Sultan Mohammed).

Plusliner is also one of the bus companies that run trips from Larkin to Seremban. Other major operators in Negri Sembilan's state capital are Transnasional (Rembau Tampin) and KL-Singapore Express (detour into Seremban en route to KL).

iveco SG

So far, I know which company to buy from if I am headed for the following places:

Of course, not all trips are going to start from Singapore or Larkin. I have ever travelled north from Kuala Lumpur by coach on many occasions.

SBS9828X SG

to add on to ivecos list,

known departure locatons,

SGEMP SG

Well, Kallang Bahru also serves the east coast of Malaysia such as Kuantan, Kota Bahru, and Kuala Tregganu etc.

Usually by the Hasry and the Transnasional selling tickets in the makeshift containers.

Finally, at which exact location of North Bridge Road does the Johora buses start their trips?

SBS9828X SG

cant remember... took it once b4 but my parents prefer transnasional...

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