SBS Transit Bus Service 160 is a cross-border service plying between Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange and JB Sentral Bus Terminal in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, via the Causeway. The route passes through Bukit Batok Road, Phoenix LRT Station, Woodlands Road, Kranji MRT Station, Woodlands CIQ and Sultan Iskandar CIQ. JB Sentral is only served on Mondays – Thursdays (after 8am) & on Fridays / Eve of Public Holidays if it falls on a Weekday (after 8am to before 5pm), except public holidays.
The route is one of three cross-border services operated by SBS Transit, alongside Service 170 and 170X.
↺ Johor Bahru (Loop)
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange ↺ JB Sentral Bus Terminal (Loop) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Bukit Batok Rd, Phoenix, Woodlands Rd, Kranji MRT, Woodlands CIQ, Sultan Iskandar CIQ | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 50.0 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 200 mins (Full Loop, Subject to traffic conditions) | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Bukit Merah Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SBS Transit Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP) | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck buses APAD Registered for Cross Border Bus Services |
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| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Jurong Town Hall |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 05:25 – 00:00 | ||||||||||||
| Buses departing Jurong Town Hall Int after 23:00 terminates at JB Sentral Bus Ter | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from JB Sentral |
Mondays – Thursdays |
Fridays | Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays |
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| 08:26 – 00:03 | 08:33 – 16:57 | No Service | ||||||||||
| Departure Times from JB CIQ → Jurong Town Hall Int |
Weekdays (Mon – Thu) |
Fridays |
Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays |
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| 05:00 – 00:32 | 05:00 – 00:44 | 05:50 – 00:24 | 05:50 – 00:31 | |||||||||
| Note: |
Operating hours are the same as Fridays if the Eve of Public Holiday falls on a Weekday. | |||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Loop Service | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 15 – 20 mins | 12 – 20 mins | 14 – 15 mins | 15 – 20 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 11 mins | 11 – 12 mins | 11 – 12 mins | 11 – 18 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 12 – 14 mins | 8 – 12 mins | 11 mins | 10 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Bus Service 160 is a cross-border route connecting Jurong East, Bukit Panjang and Kranji MRT to JB Sentral via the Causeway. The route plies long stretches of Bukit Batok Road and Woodlands Road, providing fast connections between the residential towns of Jurong East, Bukit Panjang and Woodlands Centre.
Due to varying traffic conditions at the Causeway, travel times and waiting times may increase significantly when jams occur.
This service operates on a Friday schedule if the Eve of Public Holiday falls on a Weekday.
After 23:00 to 00:00 daily, Service 160 buses departing Jurong Town Hall Interchange will terminate at:
- JB Sentral Bus Terminal along Jln Jim Quee on Weekdays (Mon – Thu)
- Johor Bahru Checkpoint on all other days, including public holidays.
Omission of JB Sentral
Bus Service 160 will loop at Johor Bahru Checkpoint and omit JB Sentral Bus Terminal during these periods:
- Weekdays (Mon – Fri) before 8am
- Fridays / Eve of Public Holidays if it falls on a Weekday after 5pm
- Saturdays
- Sundays / Singapore Public Holidays
Cross-Border Procedures
At each checkpoint, passengers have to alight and clear immigration before boarding the bus again. When different bus services are used when arriving at/departing from a checkpoint, this will constitute a transfer for card paying passengers. If the same bus service is used, the journey is resumed. Cash-paying passengers should retain their tickets as proof of payment, and produce them when re-boarding buses at checkpoints.
At Woodlands Checkpoint towards Johor Bahru, a single queue is formed for Bus Services 160/170/170X/950. Passengers will be directed to board whichever bus comes first. This arrangement has been in place since 20 May 2022.
At JB CIQ (Johor Bahru Checkpoint) towards Singapore, a single queue is formed for Bus Services 160/170/170X. Passengers will be directed to board whichever bus comes first.
Approximate Operating Hours at Woodlands Checkpoint
| 46101 – Woodlands Checkpoint (Towards JB Sentral) | ||||
| Weekdays (Mon – Fri) |
Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays | ||
| First Bus | 06:15 | 06:12 | 06:11 | |
| Last Bus | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:46 | |
| 46109 – Woodlands Checkpoint (Towards Jurong Town Hall) | ||||
| Weekdays (Mon – Thu) |
Fridays / Eve of PH (if on Weekday) |
Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays | |
| First Bus | 05:22 | 05:22 | 06:10 | 06:09 |
| Last Bus | 00:49 | 01:06 | 00:43 | 00:49 |
Route Limitations
Buses deployed on cross-border routes must be registered with the Agensi Pengangkutan Awam Darat (APAD), also known as the Land Public Transport Agency (Malaysia).
In accordance with Malaysian regulations, buses must carry relevant documents, be fitted with a third brake light at the rear, and attached with Malaysian stickers dictating the legal speed limit.
Currently, several SBS Transit Mercedes-Benz Citaro & MAN A22 buses are registered for cross-border operations.
Buses operating on Service 160A or the Service 160 special departures from Bukit Batok Road to Jurong East do not need to be APAD-Registered as they do not cross the border into Malaysia.
MRT/LRT Stations Served
- EW24NS1 Jurong East
- BP5 Phoenix
- NS7 Kranji
Special Departures
- Jurong Town Hall Int → Johor Bahru (Johor Bahru Checkpoint)
Fridays: 23:05, 23:20, 23:40 & 00:00
Saturdays: 23:06, 23:22, 23:41 & 00:00
Sundays / Public Holidays: 23:00, 23:14, 23:28, 23:44 & 00:00 - Jurong Town Hall Int → JB Sentral Bus Terminal
Weekdays (Mon – Thu): 23:05, 23:20, 23:40 & 00:00 - Jurong Town Hall Int → Johor Bahru (Johor Bahru Checkpoint) → Jurong Town Hall Int
Omits JB Sentral during Weekdays (Mon – Fri) before 8am, Fridays after 5pm, Saturdays & Sundays / Singapore Public Holidays - Johor Bahru (Johor Bahru Checkpoint) → Jurong Town Hall Int
Weekdays (Mon – Thu): 05:00, 05:10, 05:21, 05:31, 05:42, 05:52 & 06:06
Fridays: 05:00, 05:10, 05:19, 05:29, 05:38, 05:57, 05:59 & 06:11
Saturdays: 05:50, 06:02 & 06:14
Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:50 & 06:05 - Woodlands Rd (Kranji Stn) → Jurong Town Hall Int
Weekdays (Mon – Thu): 07:39, 07:48, 07:51, 19:00, 20:03 & 20:20
Fridays: 07:39, 07:45, 07:50, 19:00, 20:03 & 20:41
Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:05 - Bukit Batok Rd (Blk 402) → Jurong Town Hall Int
Weekdays (Mon – Thu): 07:08, 07:24, 07:36, 07:51, 08:26, 08:36, 08:50, 09:08, 09:21, 09:31, 09:46, 10:05, 10:20, 10:30, 16:17, 16:22, 16:33, 16:49, 17:03, 17:18, 17:31, 17:43, 18:02, 18:19, 18:35, 18:46, 19:02, 19:48 & 20:13
Fridays: 07:08, 07:22, 07:28, 07:50, 08:26, 08:30, 08:50, 09:08, 09:22, 09:32, 09:51, 10:13, 10:20, 10:30, 13:54, 14:32, 14:48, 14:56, 15:32, 16:17, 16:22, 16:33, 16:48, 17:03, 17:18, 17:31, 17:46, 18:02, 18:19, 18:35, 18:44, 19:03, 19:48 & 20:13
Saturdays: 06:25
Short Trip Service
- Service 160A: Jurong Town Hall Int → Bukit Batok Rd (Opp Dunearn Sec Sch)
Weekdays (except Public Holidays): 06:24 – 10:24 & 13:35 – 20:08
Gallery (Buses):
Posters:
Operator History:
- 2004 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2029 under the Bukit Merah Bus Package.
History:
- 2004 (05 Sep): Introduced as a cross-border service by SBS Transit between Jurong East and Kotaraya II terminal.
- 2008 (16 Dec): Serves additional bus stop (47701) along Jln Tun Abdul Razak towards Kotaraya II Ter
- 2009 (05 Jul): Amended to ply Boon Lay Way with the closure of Jurong East St 12 to facilitate the Jurong East Modification Project (JEMP)
- 2011 (17 Dec): Amended to Jurong East Temp Int
- 2014 (01 Nov): Amended to loop at Jalan Tun Abdul Razak due to the permanent closure of Kotaraya II Terminal
- 2015 (01 Mar): Amended to loop at JB Sentral Terminal, skipping bus stop (47701) along Jalan Tun Abdul Razak.
- 2016 (11 Dec): Serves new (43991) along Woodlands Road
- 2017 (23 Apr): Serves relocated bus stop (43453) along Bukit Batok Road
- 2017 (28 May): Skips abolished bus stop (45081) along Mandai Road
- 2017 (21 Aug): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
- 2018 (25 Mar): Amended to Woodlands Ave 3 and Woodlands Centre Road towards JB Sentral
- 2018 (10 Jun): Serves new bus stop (44999) along Woodlands Road
- 2018 (18 Nov): Start of operations under Bukit Merah Bus Package (Tendered Contract)
- 2020 (06 Dec): Amended to relocated Jurong East Int
- 2023 (26 Nov): Extended to Jurong Town Hall Int; First bus timing daily brought forward from 05:30 to 05:25
- 2024 (Mar): Official schedule update to omit JB Sentral on Weekdays before 8am, Fridays after 5pm and Full day on Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays
Back to Bus Services
Back to Cross Border Services
Service 160 from Johor Bahru Checkpoint towards Jurong Town Hall Interchange.
Bus signage updated at JB CIQ Building. Note states as follows:
The last bus timing on Friday is 0044Hrs. If the eve of Public Holiday falls on a weekday, the operating hours are the same as Friday’s.
Picture evidence: https://ibb.co/D5HRmqZ
Actually quite foolish that the compensation due to 160 skipping Jurong East Bus Interchange and extending to Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange,
Is only calling at that one bus stop outside Jurong East MRT station.
What about the other direction, which is more important, cuz people take that to Johor Bahru?
I’m talking about the bus stop outside the CPF building and along Jurong Gateway Road.
160 currently never call at that bus stop.
They really should make 160 call at that bus stop, to ensure a 100% compensation for affected passengers who actually take 160 at Jurong East Bus Interchange one.
Walking to Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange from Jurong East MRT station may not be a workable solution, especially since have to climb up climb down a few times.
Hopefully they can also let 160 call at the bus stop outside the CPF building along Jurong Gateway Road, since they already letting 160 call at the bus stop opposite which connects straight to Jurong MRT station one.
Maybe it’s just that they accidentally miss out.
If that’s the case, hopefully they can do some patching up, by saying that the bus stop outside the CPF building along the Jurong Gateway Road also got call.
(I check the poster again, really don’t have).
The CPF building stop has always been only for buses turning left to JTH Road, even though the bus stop opposite was added as an alighting point for most buses (though not all, for some reason) when JEBI shifted over. So that’s probably the logic, along with not wanting to bring cross-border crowds to the bus stop and diverting them to JTHBI (though I assume most people crossing the border would go to Kranji? unsure) In any case 870 also isn’t calling at the CPF building bus stop, and I think the logic for it is that for people coming from the MRT they’ll walk along the big overpass which connects to both interchanges, so the CPF bus stop not being available probably wouldn’t be felt as much
I waited very long for a K230UB with SPAD to appear on this service, but all I saw was Mercedes-Benz buses. This was in April.