Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru (JB) is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Johor.
Johor Bahru (JB) is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is the core city of Johor Bahru District, Malaysia's second-largest district by population and economy. For the city proper, Johor Bahru had a population of 858,118 in 2020, making it Malaysia's largest state capital city by population. It is located at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the city-state of Singapore.
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Worth seeing in and around Johor Bahru
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve is a nature reserve in the northwest area of Singapore. It is the first wetlands reserve to be gazetted in Singapore, and its global importance as a stop-over point for migratory birds was recognised by the inclusion of the reserve into the East Asian Australasian Shorebird Site Network.
3.8 km · nature reserve park · Wikipedia - 02Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium
Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, also known as Larkin Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Larkin, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
4.8 km · football stadium in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 03Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque
Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque is the state mosque of Johor, Malaysia. Located along Jalan Skudai, Johor Bahru, the mosque was constructed between 1892 and 1900, under the direction of Sultan Abu Bakar.
1.1 km · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia - 04Roman Catholic Diocese of Malacca-Johor
The Diocese of Malacca Johore is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. It is located in southern region of Peninsular Malaysia, administering Malacca and Johor states.
3.6 km · since 1972 diocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia - 05Night Safari
Night Safari is the world's first nocturnal zoo, located in Mandai, Singapore. One of the country's most popular tourist attractions, it is one of five Mandai Wildlife Reserve parks, including Singapore Zoo, Bird Paradise, River Wonders, and Rainforest Wild ASIA. The concept of a nocturnal park in Singapore was suggested in the 1980s by the former executive chairman of the Singapore Zoo, Ong Swee Law.
6.5 km · nocturnal zoo in Singapore · Wikipedia - 06Abu Bakar Royal Mosque
The Abu Bakar Royal Mosque is a royal mosque located in Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia. It was officially opened in 1976 by Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang replacing the nearby Abdullah Mosque or Old Royal Mosque.
1.5 km · mosque in Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 07Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim
Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim is a mosque located in Yishun, Singapore. Situated along Sembawang Road within the Springside housing estate, it is named after Ahmad bin Ibrahim, a Singaporean unionist and politician who contributed to the construction of the mosque.
8.5 km · mosque in Singapore · Wikipedia - 08An-Nur Kotaraya Mosque
The An-Nur Kota Raya Mosque is a mosque in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It is located in the Galleria@Kotaraya Building, and is owned by Johor Corporation, the Johor state government's investment arm.
500 m · mosque in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 09Masjid Darul Makmur
Masjid Darul Makmur is a mosque located in Yishun, Singapore. Built in 1987, it is one of two mosques in Yishun, the other being Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim.
8.4 km · mosque · Wikipedia - 10Masjid Al-Iman
Masjid Al-Iman is a mosque located in Bukit Panjang within the West Region, Singapore. It was first opened on 2 May 2003 and then officiated by the Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs, Yaacob Ibrahim, on 19 September 2004.
8.7 km · mosque in Singapore · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Johor Bahru has a well-mixed balance of things to see from historic, traditional and modern landmarks, cultural and religious places, sports and entertainment venues, as well as nature from city parks and seafront places. Most of the tourist places are well spread throughout the city. So if you plan to go to any corner of the city, you will always find something interesting to see, to do or to enjoy.
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Things to do
Johor's top theme park, Legoland Malaysia, is some 20 km away in the satellite town of Iskandar Puteri and covered in that article. It can easily be visited on a day trip from JB.
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Where to eat
Johor Bahru offers local delicacies of Malaysia to Western and Asian choices of food. Dining venues range from budget and mid-range eateries to high-end restaurants with various price ranges. Many of them are in restaurant and entertainment districts, shopping malls, along sea fronts, hawker centres, pedestrian zones, food courts, stand alone food stalls or even food trucks.
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Getting to Johor Bahru
- Airports
- Senai (JHB), 23 km · Singapore Changi (SIN), 28 km · Hang Nadim (BTH), 54 km
- Stations
- Admiralty MRT station, 4.7 km · Khatib MRT station, 9.1 km · Johor Bahru Sentral station, 900 m · Woodlands Train Checkpoint, 1.6 km · Kempas Baru railway station, 10 km
- Sepang → Johor Bahru262 km · quickest by road, 4h 29m · RM60–80
- Subang → Johor Bahru998 km · quickest by air, 11h 2m · Rp2,311,490–3,556,950
- Ipoh → Johor Bahru457 km · quickest by air, 5h 59m · RM400–610
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Johor Bahru
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Johor Bahru. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are shared taxis departing from Larkin Sentral terminal to various destinations (only as far as Genting Highlands) in West Malaysia.
- Get inThe fare per person for the shared taxis is at least three times the coach fare per person for the further destinations.
- Get inThe shared taxis, unlike the intercity buses, do not depart at set times.
- Get inThey only depart when the shared taxi has reached a maximum of four passengers or if the passengers are willing to pay for the remaining seats.
- Get inShared taxi fares per person in RM: Genting Highlands 120, Kuala Lumpur 95, Kuala Lumpur International Airport 95, Malacca 65, Mersing 40, Senai International Airport 10, Kota Tinggi 10.
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If you know how people move in Johor Bahru – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru is 6 km from Kampung Larkin Lama, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Woodlandstown in Singapore3.6 km
- Johor Bahru Districtdistrict in Johor, Malaysia1.2 km
- Sembawangplanning area and residential town in North Region, Singapore6.4 km
- Yishuntown in Singapore8.7 km
- Choa Chu Kangresidential town, west of Singapore8.1 km
- Kranjisuburb in northwestern Singapore3.8 km