From 1 July 2026, all passengers boarding Singapore-bound bus services from Larkin Sentral Bus Terminal will be charged a RM2 fee. This is double the current RM1 fee, which was implemented on 15 February 2023.
Commuters of Bus Services 170, CWL and SJE will be affected by the increased charges.
The RM2 fee is collected by Larkin Terminal at the entrance of Singapore Departure Hall, a common waiting area for all cross-border bus services. There are no other passenger facilities within the waiting area.
Turnstile gates at the entrance to the Departure hall accept the following payment methods:
- Contactless Payment (Visa / Mastercard / MyDebit)
- Touch ‘n Go (Physical card)
- Cash (RM1 note only)
Passengers arriving from Singapore are not charged this extra fee and can exit the bus berth via one-way ticket gates.
The RM2 fee is similarly charged to long-distance coach passengers for the use of Larkin’s Central Ticketing System (CTS) and associated boarding facilities. This extra charge was implemented on 1 January 2022.
Affected Bus Services departing Larkin
| Bus Service | Destination | Fares (as of Jul 2026) |
| 170 | Queen Street | Distance-Based Fares (DBF) by Card or Cash Cash fare can be paid in Malaysian Ringgit when boarding in Malaysia, which can be cheaper than paying with a contactless card S$1.86 (Card) / RM2.70 (Cash) to Woodlands CIQ S$1.98 (Card) / RM2.90 (Cash) to Kranji MRT S$2.50 (Card) / RM3.20 (Cash) to Queen Street |
| CWL | Singapore via JB CIQ | Transfer at JB CIQ for CW1/CW2/CW5 RM2.60 to Kranji MRT (CW1) RM4.80 to Queen Street (CW2) RM4.60 to Newton Circus (CW5) |
| SJE | Queen Street | RM4.80 |
With the lowest fare to Singapore at RM2.60, the RM2 Larkin fee now accounts for nearly the price of the bus fare. Passengers wishing to skip the fee can board cross-border buses from any other boarding point in Johor Bahru.
Passengers taking Johor Bahru local buses are not charged for boarding/alighting at Larkin.
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S$ is also accepted for cash payment in Malaysia at 1:1:1 rate for UPD 170
taking bus 170 at around 4-7pm is crazy. the route from terminal to ciq is super long distance compare to the route that ciq to terminal that is super short. bus route goes from river bank to school zone. pick up Malaysiam students and some workers. can the bus 170 change the route. can directly drive to ciq with out any busstop
what are you even talking about?