Shuttle Bus to JB at Tuas Checkpoint

last SG · 2012-09-22T08:50:24+00:00

btw anyone been to legoland yet?? how isit??

Techo SG

Fellas,

Today fetched a malaysian couple from Ritz Carlton with a big suitcase, say they wanna go tuas checkpoint.

The wife said her brother is waiting to fetch them back to malaysia.

Thought brother waiting at tuas west dr.

Sekali reached, they said they need to take shuttle bus to the other side (JB). I also dunno where they can get the bus, there. They said maybe can walk across. I said how to?? It's like several km!!

Very embarassing, dunno!

Any member know?

cyben764 SG

Fellas,

Today fetched a malaysian couple from Ritz Carlton with a big suitcase, say they wanna go tuas checkpoint.

The wife said her brother is waiting to fetch them back to malaysia.

Thought brother waiting at tuas west dr.

Sekali reached, they said they need to take shuttle bus to the other side (JB). I also dunno where they can get the bus, there. They said maybe can walk across. I said how to?? It's like several km!!

Very embarassing, dunno!

Any member know?

Last time I went there do some test at ICA, I think 4 months back the staff there told me got shuttle bus from tuas checkpoint to jurong point and jurong east for those coming back from Malaysia. But I can't take cos I need to return pass and once return I can't come back in, if drive cab I also don't know where to drop them. Below where the sbs bus u-turn if drop them there they also can't go in. When I was there doing testing I notice a lot of China tourist coming in, ICA staff tell me they take flight to jb then take bus from tuas cheaper. Maybe that's why they building a hotel at jurong east, cater for budget China tourist.

Poolman SG

smlj? Bus shuttle got anything to do with us ???????

Techo SG

smlj? Bus shuttle got anything to do with us ???????

As TD, esp day shift, need to know a bit of such things so not malu when pax (tourist) need direction or help and we dunno.

Maybe because my grandparents came from china to johore then sg and my mum was from johore, I always treat malaysian tourists like my guests.

Techo SG

Yes, I also heard can take from jurong east bus interchange or jurong point.

But tuas checkpoint??!!

My kaki said just clear sg customs and wait at bus waiting area can liao. he also assume only.

hammerhammer8888 SG

Yes at woodlands once clear custom can take bus to JB side custom. Now cannot walk over liao.

OptimalTrans SG

smlj? Bus shuttle got anything to do with us ???????

yalor, we are driving TAXI, not BUS leh.

alreay no 100% knowledge on Taxi issue, how much we should know for others?

will you ask a lawer how to do a surgical operation?

bowah SG

Yes, there is a bus shuttle at the bus lane checkpoint, after they clear custom, they have to wait at the bus bay, if bus full, too bad, have to wait for another one, it run from jurong east, jurong point, tuas checkpoint into malaysia, end up senai airport at JB, many people living in the west go to senai airport to travel to penang or thailand, more cheaper with air asia there, less fuel charge, less ap tax, less waiting time, less airfare when you book thru internet, from west side to senai airport is just abit further to changi airport.

If you are driving, senai airport can be a good option if you want to travel around SE asia that air asia provide, even the food on board are cheaper, parking at senai airport cost $15 sing dollar per day, the parking is all under security, many sg car there, so if you go 4 days, you pay $60 upon return, On the way, can also pump cheaper fuel, now that perlin highway had open up, so much easier.

I think TS pax is going to senai airport to board a domestic flight, usually east malaysia side.

Rbs70 SG

Tia kong.....Jurong East Interchange got a private bus (yellow colour)......

Go in to Gelang Petah through 2nd link.......

Don't quote me.......

bowah SG

Lego land!!

Terry Young SG

think its CW3. but easier to take from J east interchange. Tuas checkpoint like a no-foot passenger land. difficult to navigate on foot.

cyben764 SG

Where should we drop passenger going tuas checkpoint? I know if staff just drop them at the U-turn below the bridge (lorry entrance)

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

I think TS pax is going to senai airport to board a domestic flight, usually east malaysia side.

Hmmm, very informative...

I learnt something new today...

Btw, for those who need to really find out, why not post over at the bus forum? I'm sure some of them will know...

bowah SG

If you live in the west, you take a cab to AP morning peak would cos you nearly $38++, on return, if midnite, wow! if me TD, very happy. It may cost you $45++. Why not just drive into senai, park there for 2 to 3 days cos you about $45, yet do not need to wait for taxis, and some more can put petrol on the way out.

Then again, if you are flying to other malaysia state, like penang, kL or sabah..you only go thru the checkpoint immigration, after that, you are consider domestic, no need to show or go thru immigration anymore, just the boarding and bags check in.

At same time, senai is not an international AP, however it serve bangkok, chengmai and hatyai, the airport tax is low and in ringgits, fuel charges is also low as per malaysia price, boarding waiting time is only an hour, not like changi, check here and there, wait 2 hours, high airport tax even if you do not buy or use anything, then have to wait for air clearances due to many flights. And most of those budget airlines alway late.

bowah SG

Where should we drop passenger going tuas checkpoint? I know if staff just drop them at the U-turn below the bridge (lorry entrance)

You drop them at the bus lane, there is a passenger immigration, those singapore bus, cars and taxis will make a U turn back, but most private cars will had gone into malaysia.

Most tour agents, beside those big ones like 5 stars or whatever, will sent their customers into the bus passenger checkpoint in a Singapore registerd bus, fully packed, from there, the customers will do their own custom clearnce, passport chopped, then, they will be greet by malaysia tour buses, the customers now got more buses, as malaysia buses more cheap mah..the singapore bus and taxis will make an U turn back to singapore.

bowah SG

What happen sometime is someone missed the tour bus in Singapore, or do not know where is the pick up point, so, they took from hotels or home a taxis to checkpoint, only the tour bus lane side got individual clear customer facilites at tuas checkpoint. You ferry them into bus lane, stop somehwere and U turn back, and also collect your fare

Guess? SG

Causeway link bus station and route;

http://www.causewaylink.com.my/singapore-bus

komade SG

wah bowah thanx for the info maybe next time i try.................

MMO69 SG

Today, I also fetched 2 young hongkong pax to Tuas Checkpoint. They said they want to go Legoland.

I told them I cannot go into Malaysia. They said nevermind, just drop them and they will walk. So, I dropped them at the U-turn bus stop under the bridge.

This is the first time I dropped pax at Tuas Checkpoint. How come there is no taxi stand?

directory SG

just to share...seems cannot walk in or out by foot...

please refer to the below article:

http://app4.ica.gov.sg/news_details.aspx?nid=11611