Bus Service AC7 is a cross-border bus service connecting Yishun Bus Interchange and Sultan Iskandar CIQ (JB CIQ), via Chong Pang, Sembawang Rd/MRT, Woodlands Ave 9, and Marsiling Rd. It is operated by Singapore-based private bus operator Ridewell Travel since 19 May 2022, having been formerly operated by Advance Coach.
Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route | Yishun Bus Interchange ↔ JB CIQ Complex |
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Passes Through | Yishun Ave 5, Sembawang Rd, Sembawang Way, Woodlands Ave 9, Admiralty Rd | |||||||||||
Operator Information | ||||||||||||
Current Operator | Ridewell Travel Pte Ltd | |||||||||||
Current Fleet |
Yutong ZK6126HGA Yutong ZK6116HE |
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Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
Departure Timings from Yishun Int |
Daily | |||||||||||
06:30 – 23:30 | ||||||||||||
Departure Timings from JB CIQ | Daily | |||||||||||
05:00 – 22:00 | ||||||||||||
Frequency |
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From Yishun Int / JB CIQ |
Around 60 mins |
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Fare Information |
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Fare | EZ-Link Card: SGD $2.50 (towards JB) / SGD $2.00 (towards Yishun) Cash: SGD $3.00 (towards JB) / RM 6.00 (only when boarding at JB CIQ towards Singapore) |
Cross Border Bus Service AC7 connects Yishun, Sembawang Rd, Sembawang MRT, Woodlands Ave 9 and Marsiling to Sultan Iskandar CIQ, the customs checkpoint in Johor Bahru.
Starting from Yishun Bus Interchange, AC7 duplicates the route of Bus Service 858 up to Woodlands Ave 9, serving Chong Pang, Sembawang Rd (Sembawang Shopping Centre), Sembawang MRT, Woodlands Ave 7 & Gambas Ave (near Seagate and Woodlands Loop).
It then continues west along Woodlands Ave 9/Riverside Rd/Admiralty Rd, serving Republic Polytechnic and housing/industrial estates around Marsiling before crossing the border to Johor Bahru.
Cross-Border Procedures
Due to varying traffic conditions at the Causeway, journey times and frequencies may increase significantly when jams occur. At each checkpoint, passengers have to alight and clear customs before boarding the bus again. Upon reboarding, passengers will be required to show proof of payment (issued receipt).
Section Fare
Sector | EZ-Link Card Fare | Cash Fare |
From Yishun Int – Admiralty Rd → JB CIQ | SGD $2.50 | SGD $3.00 |
Woodlands Checkpoint → JB CIQ | SGD $2.00 | SGD $2.00 |
JB CIQ → Yishun Int | SGD $2.00 | RM 6.00 |
Brief Route History
Introduced on Wednesday, 15 December 2010 and operated by Advance Coach, the service was initiated as part of a bilateral Singapore & Malaysia agreement to improve transit links between both countries. Formerly terminating at Kotaraya II Terminal, it was shortened to JB CIQ following the closure of the terminal in November 2014.
Advance Coach operated the service with high-floor Yutong ZK6118HGA city buses in a purple livery. From 18 March 2020, the service was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying Malaysia Movement Control Order. While most public bus services resumed on 1 May 2022, Bus Service AC7 only resumed operations on 19 May 2022, this time operated by Ridewell Travel using 6 units of low-floor Yutong ZK6126HGA city buses.
In 2024, Yutong ZK6116HE coaches also started operating on this service with fare collection equipment and cross-border licensing.
MRT Stations Served
Gallery: (2022-)
Ridewell Travel presently operates a fleet of Yutong ZK6126HGA buses on AC7. These buses were previously owned/operated by Woodlands Transport.
Gallery: (Pre-2020)
Advance Coach formerly deployed a fleet of Yutong ZK6118HGA buses for AC7, in a purple livery.
Operator History:
- 15 Dec 2010 – 17 Mar 2020: Advance Coach Pte Ltd
- 19 May 2022 – Present: Ridewell Travel Pte Ltd
History:
- 2010 (15 Dec): Introduced between Yishun Int and Kotaraya II Terminal and operated by Advance Coach Pte Ltd
- 2014 (01 Nov): Shortened to terminate at JB CIQ with the closure of Kotaraya II Ter
- 2015 (14 Mar): Amended to Yishun Temp Int
- 2019 (08 Sep): Amended to Yishun Integrated Transport Hub
- 2020 (18 Mar) – 2022 (18 May): Temporarily suspended due to Malaysia Movement Control Order
- 2022 (19 May): Service resumed; operated by Ridewell Travel Pte Ltd
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1 Hr wait is a very long time of waiting. Good if bus is able to wait for passengers longer after clearance. If not waiting time for next bus will be a very long wait. Interval of this bus need to improve. Else the service is good it travels along my house and can stop at any bus stop along the way. Ticket purchase will be retained by the driver upon boarding again after clearance. Else paying by Ezlink is also accepted.
AC7 waiting time is now 1 hour and not 30min interval. WEF 18 may 2024
I have taking this AC7 13years already
This is the first time i feel very bad exprience,
I take it JB to Yishun, i been waiting 1 hour from 1pm-2pm, between this hour i saw got bus coming from singapore. But never show up, once reach singapore custom, i coming down after scan passport, the bus already go, reason is the AC 7 Bus Now No Have a Slot Packing for pack the Bus because is should be have before but now the Johor Singapore Express Bus now Packing waiting Customer before this bus is no Packing There 新柔快车, impossible i need waiting one more hour for wait the next bus that i already pay but end up i have to take another bus to go in singapore
The worst bus service ever. Rotten and bad attitude from all the drivers. Very rude.
Plz give this service to smrt buses and renumber it to maybe service 952. Enough of this lousy AC7 this service will be better managed by smrt buses.