Cross-border bus services are bus services plying between Singapore and Malaysia. They cater to cross-border passengers daily, travelling between various areas of interest. Much of their demand comes from the weekend morning tide of Malaysians coming into Singapore for work or school.
There are two road links between Singapore and Malaysia, namely the Johor–Singapore Causeway and Tuas Second Link, with the former being more popular due to its proximity to the city of Johor Bahru. The Johore-Singapore Causeway is served by Woodlands Checkpoint and Sultan Iskandar CIQ Complex, while the Tuas Second Link is served by Tuas Checkpoint and Sultan Abu Bakar CIQ Complex, all of which allow for the passage of public buses.
At each checkpoint, all passengers are required to alight from the bus and pass through customs before returning to board the bus. For any cross-border service, both Singapore and Malaysian customs must be cleared separately, with the same buses ferrying passengers between checkpoints. Upon re-boarding buses at the checkpoint, passengers need to produce a ticket as proof of payment. For the EZ-Link stored value card, the ride will be suspended upon tapping out at checkpoints and resumed when re-boarding the bus.
Currently, cross-border services are operated by a number of Singapore and Malaysian bus operators, namely:
- SBS Transit
- SMRT Buses
- Advanced Coach
- Causeway Link
- Handal Indah
- Transtar Travel
- Singapore-Johore Express
List of cross-border bus routes:
| Svc | Route |
| 160 | Jurong East Interchange ↺ JB Sentral Terminal via Choa Chu Kang / Bukit Panjang · Woodlands Rd · Kranji MRT · Woodlands CIQ · JB CIQ |
| 170 | Queen Street Terminal – Larkin Terminal via Bukit Timah · Upper Bukit Timah · Woodlands Rd · Kranji MRT · Woodlands CIQ · JB CIQ |
| 170X | Kranji MRT – JB Sentral Terminal via Woodlands CIQ · JB CIQ |
| 950 | Woodlands Interchange ↺ JB Sentral Terminal via Marsling MRT · Woodlands CIQ · JB CIQ · JB Sentral |
| AC7 | Yishun Interchange – JB CIQ via Sembawang MRT · Woodlands CIQ · JB CIQ |
| CW1 | Kranji MRT – Larkin Terminal via Woodlands CIQ · JB CIQ |
| CW2 | Queen Street Terminal – Larkin Terminal via Woodlands CIQ · JB CIQ |
| CW3 | Jurong East – Perling Mall / Gelang Patah via Tuas CIQ · CIQ Second Link · Bukit Indah |
| (Short Trip CW3L) Perling Mall / Gelang Patah – CIQ Second Link | |
| (CW3S) CIQ Second Link – Terminal Taman Ungku Tun Aminah (TUTA) via Bukit Indah · Sutera Mall |
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| (Larkin Branch) CIQ Second Link – Larkin Terminal via Bukit Indah | |
| CW4 | Jurong East – Pontian via Tuas CIQ · CIQ Second Link · Gelang Patah · Pekan Nanas |
| (CW4G) Gelang Patah Sentral – CIQ Second Link via Gelang Patah · Taman Nusantara · Nusa Perintis |
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| CW4S | Jurong East – Sutera Mall via Tuas CIQ · CIQ Second Link · Gelang Patah · Lima Kedai · Taman Ungku Tun Aminah |
| CW5 | JB CIQ – Newton Circus via Woodlands CIQ · |
| CW6 | Boon Lay – Bukit Indah via Tuas CIQ · CIQ Second Link |
| CW7 | Tuas Link MRT – Hotel Ramada and Legoland Malaysia |
| (Short Trip CW7L) CIQ Second Link – Hotel Ramada | |
| SJE | Queen Street Terminal – Larkin Terminal via Woodlands CIQ · JB CIQ |
| TS1 | Changi Airport – JB CIQ via Airport Terminal 2 · Woodlands MRT · Marsiling MRT · Woodlands CIQ |
| TS3 | Marina Square – JB CIQ via Marina Bay Sands · Telok Ayer · Chinatown · Woodlands · Woodlands CIQ |
| TS6 | Buona Vista MRT – Gelang Patah Sentral via one-North MRT · Kent Ridge MRT · AYE · Jln Ahmad Ibrahim · Gul Circle MRT · Tuas West Road MRT · Tuas Link MRT · Tuas CIQ · CIQ Second Link |
| TS8 | Resorts World Sentosa – JB CIQ via Cantonment Link · Outram Park MRT · Great World · Scotts/Stevens/Whitley Road · Woodlands CIQ |
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