Following the reopening of Singapore and Malaysia land borders for fully vaccinated travellers, the Land Transport Authority, together with the public transport operators, will resume the operation of cross-border bus services from 1 May 2022. Cross-border taxi operations will also resume from 1 May 2022.

2.      Starting next month, Singapore bus operators will reinstate cross-border bus Services between Singapore and Johor Bahru. These include Services 160, 170 and 170X operated by SBS Transit Ltd, Service 950 operated by SMRT Buses Ltd, and Services TS1, TS3, TS6 and TS8 operated by Transtar Travel Pte Ltd.

3.      Since the start of April 2022, bus operators have been recruiting, redeploying and training their drivers and conducting route familiarisation after a two-year hiatus. These services have not been operating since March 2020.

4.      The operating hours of Services 160, 170, 170X and 950 will be the same as pre-COVID, these services will operate between 5.20am and 12.30am. The frequency of the bus services will also be similar. Services 160, 170 and 950 will operate at intervals of up to 20 minutes during peak hours and intervals of up to 25 minutes during off-peak hours, while Service 170X will operate at intervals of up to 9 minutes during peak hours and up to 17 minutes during off-peak hours. Commuters can also check LTA’s MyTransport.SG app or operators’ websites for bus operating hours and arrival timings.

5.      The Land Transport Authority is also working closely with its Malaysia counterpart Agensi Pengangkutan Awam Darat (APAD) to resume cross-border taxi services. Commuters travelling to Johor can either board a taxi at the Queen Street taxi terminal or book one through taxi companies with licensed cross-border taxi drivers.

6.      All travellers are reminded to comply with travel requirements of Singapore and Malaysia to ensure smooth immigration clearance.

7.      With the resumption of cross-border bus services, the existing Vaccinated Travel Bus Services operated by Transtar Travel Pte Ltd and Handal Indah Sdn Bhd will cease on 1 May 2022.