There are 6 ways to get from Johor Bahru to Downtown Core by subway, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway
best- Take the subway from Marsiling to Raffles Placesubway Ns
49 min$2–3Bus
- Take the bus from JB Custom IN to Queen Street Terminalbus Cw2
1h 15m$3–4Drive 28.9 km
- Drive from Johor Bahru to Downtown Corecar 28.9 km
26 min$7–10Bus, subway
- Take the bus from JB Sentral Bus Ter to Marsiling Stnbus 950
- Take the subway from Marsiling to Raffles Placesubway Ns
1h 36m$6–7Line 665 bus
- Take the bus from Blk 212 to OUE Bayfrontbus 665
1h 56mLine 170 bus
- Take the bus from Johor Bahru Checkpt to Little India Stnbus 170
1h 58m$3–4
Johor Bahru to Downtown Core by subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Johor Bahru to Downtown Core is to subway which costs $2 - $3 and takes 49 min.
The fastest way to get from Johor Bahru to Downtown Core is to drive which takes 26 min and costs $6 - $10.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Blk 212 and arriving at OUE Bayfront. Services depart every four hours, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 1h 56m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Marsiling and arriving at Raffles Place. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 49 min.
The distance between Johor Bahru and Downtown Core is 29 km. The road distance is 28.9 km.
The best way to get from Johor Bahru to Downtown Core without a car is to subway which takes 49 min and costs $2 - $3.
The subway from Marsiling to Raffles Place takes 49 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Johor Bahru to Downtown Core bus services, operated by Causeway Link, depart from JB Custom IN station.
Johor Bahru to Downtown Core train services, operated by SMRT, depart from Marsiling station.
Johor Bahru to Downtown Core bus services, operated by Causeway Link, arrive at Queen Street Terminal station.
What companies run services between Johor Bahru, Malaysia and Downtown Core, Singapore?
SMRT operates a subway from Marsiling to Raffles Place every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $2–3 and the journey takes 49 min. Alternatively, Causeway Link operates a bus from JB Custom IN to Queen Street Terminal every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $2–4 and the journey takes 1h.
- Phone
- 1800 336 8900
- Website
- SMRT
Subway from Marsiling to Raffles Place
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- SMRT
Subway from Marsiling to Raffles Place
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- SMRT
- Phone
- +60 7 360 2244
- [email protected]
- Website
- Causeway Link
Bus from JB Custom IN to Queen Street Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- Causeway Link
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Booking & Getting There
Johor Bahru to Downtown Core train services, operated by SMRT, arrive at Raffles Place station.
Yes, the driving distance between Johor Bahru to Downtown Core is 29 km. It takes approximately 26 min to drive from Johor Bahru to Downtown Core.
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