Singapore-Johore Express (SJE)
The Singapore-Johore Express is a cross-border bus operator running a single bus route, plying between Queen Street Bus Terminal and Larkin Bus Terminal in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The popular route shares similar terminating points with the local Service 170 and Causeway Link CW2, incorporating a long express sector between Queen Street and Woodlands CIQ Complex, as well as between JB CIQ Complex and Larkin Terminal.
| Route Information | ||
| Route | Queen Street Bus Terminal ↔ Larkin Bus Terminal | |
| Passes Through | Woodlands CIQ, JB CIQ, | |
| Fare | Section fare payment S$3.30 from Singapore, RM3.40 from JB |
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| Operator Information | ||
| Current Operator | Singapore-Johore Express Pte Ltd | |
| Common Fleet | MAN SU283F (A91) MAN RR8 |
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| Departure Times from Larkin | Timings not available | |
| Departure Times from Queen Street |
Timings not available | |
| Frequency | ||
| 30 minutes (estimated) | ||
The Singapore-Johore Express (SJE) is a cross-border route connecting Queen Street Bus Terminal to Johor Bahru City Centre and Larkin Bus Terminal, via Woodlands Checkpoint crossing. The route is one of three regular cross-border bus services operating out of Queen Street, along with Service 170 and Causeway Link CW2.
The route duplicates the Causeway Link CW2 entirely, with the exception that CW2 serves en-route stops in Johor Bahru while SJE does not. Service 170 on the other hand, plies a local route between Queen Street and Woodlands CIQ Complex via Bukit Timah and Upper Bukit Timah, and as a result, has a significantly longer journey time. Crossing the border, Causeway Link offers greater flexibility with passengers able to board any Causeway Link bus across the causeway after clearing immigration (Causeway Link operates a total of 3 routes).
Due to varying traffic conditions at the Causeway, travel times and waiting times may increase significantly when jams occur. The route does not call at en-route bus stops in Singapore and Malaysia, providing fast connections daily between its four stops at Queen Street, Larkin, and both land checkpoints.
Fares & Inter-Checkpoint Transfer:
At each checkpoint on the Singapore and Malaysian side of the border, passengers will have to alight and clear customs before boarding the bus again. When travelling between Woodlands CIQ Complex and Johor Bahru CIQ Complex in either direction, commuters can re-board any Singapore-Johore Express bus with a valid ticket.
Fares:
Charges section fares. Only Singapore currency is accepted when boarding the bus in Singapore, and Malaysian currency is accepted when boarding from Malaysia.
| Destination | Adult Fare | Concession Fare (Cash) |
| Queen Street → JB CIQ / Larkin | S$3.30 | S$2.50 |
| Larkin / JB CIQ → Queen Street | RM3.40 | RM2.60 |
- Children under 7 years of age travel free
- Children aged between 7 and 12 years old, Persons with Disabilities (OKU cardholders) and Seniors aged 60 and above qualify for Concession fares, which are 75% the price of adult fares
Payment by Ez-Link card and change for larger denominations is available when boarding from Queen Street Bus Terminal only.
Route Information:
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| Note: Green denotes roads in Singapore, Blue denotes roads in Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
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After many years of driving, I had the unforgiving unforgettable experience of trying to get a bus to Johor from Queen street. I couldn’t believe the place is still disorganized and to put it plainly, still in shambles. We have upgraded so many bus stations and I wonder why these place has not gone thru any such upgrading. I felt so ashamed for a little while as foreigners trying to figure out how to buy a ticket or where to line up for the bus? The same old rude old grumpy men whom find it a hard to give a straightforward answer. They don’t seem to have the patience to explain or be polite to customers. I wonder and wonder?? Even me as a Singaporean had a hard time to find out which Q is for which bus type or when I ask where to buy the ticket the answer I got was ”The bus is full”!!!!! I didn’t even get an answer for my question….. Passengers were treated like herds of cows lining up to be slaughtered.
Such disappointing experience & in the end I took an illegal JB private car to reach JB. Surprise that they even openly shouting ”Going JB Going JB $20!!
As a foreigner myself, I didn’t find using Queen St. Terminal especially difficult. Indeed not as nice as other bus terminals and the ticket counter tents don’t really fit into SG’s cityscape, taking bus is pretty straightforward, you just need to watch the route number.
A bit interesting practice though, that the tickets cost more from SG to JB than JB to SG, I still couldn’t figure out why departing from SG is more expensive, since the bus virtually takes the same route on each direction.