Singapore, just across the water.
Woodlands North, where the RTS Link arrives in Singapore, faces the site across the water, about 2.4 km in a straight line. Bukit Chagar, where the train begins, is on the Johor Bahru side, about 3.7 km by road; the Johor Bahru CIQ and JB Sentral are about 2.7 km by road.
Photomontage The Straits of Johor at blue hour, photographed in November 2025; the proposed towers are CGI
Landmarks on both sides of the straits
- 1Woodlands Checkpoint (Singapore)
- 2Causeway
- 3RTS Link
- 4Johor Bahru CIQ
- 5Bukit Chagar station
- 6Straits of Johor
Two distances
Close across the water. The route goes by the station.
The Straits of Johor lie between the two. The straight-line distance shows how near the other shore is; the distance by road shows how far you actually travel once you set out. They are not the same, so we show them separately, and we give no driving or travel times.
- Woodlands North (RTS Link, Singapore)
- about 2.4 kmstraight line, not a route
- Bukit Chagar (start of the RTS Link)
- about 3.7 kmby road
- Johor Bahru CIQ (Bangunan Sultan Iskandar)
- about 2.7 kmby road
- JB Sentral
- about 2.7 kmby road
RTS Link
Where the RTS Link stands
Expected · February 2027Updated
The RTS Link is expected to start carrying passengers in February 2027, after safety certification and approval by both governments. Fares and operating hours have not been announced.
Source: Joint statement by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority and Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport, 2 October 2026
- Route
- Bukit Chagar (Johor Bahru) to Woodlands North (Singapore), about 4 km long
- Border clearance
- Immigration for both countries is cleared at the departure station
- Passenger service
- Expected February 2027, subject to safety certification and approval by both countries
- Fares and operating hours
- Not yet announced
Before the RTS Link opens
The Causeway route today
From central Johor Bahru, the way to and from Singapore is across the Causeway, clearing immigration at the Johor Bahru CIQ in Bangunan Sultan Iskandar; the CIQ is about 2.7 km from the site by road. Queues at the checkpoint vary by day and time, so check the official crossing information before you set out.
The same clock. Johor Bahru and Singapore keep the same time.
Special economic zone
Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone
The agreement on the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) was signed on 7 January 2025; its extent and terms are as the two governments publish them. This site does not say that the development lies within any zone, or that it will benefit from one.
Tell us your route.
Working in Singapore and living in Johor Bahru? Tell us the places you go to most, and we can look at the route together on a visit.