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Danga Bay

Danga Bay is the largest recreational park in the city of Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.

Danga Bay
Danga Bay · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Danga Bay is the largest recreational park in the city of Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It was developed by Tan Sri Datuk Lim Kang Hoo via Ekovest Berhad and is located near Istana Bukit Serene, about 7 km from Johor Bahru's city centre.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Danga Bay

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.

  1. 01
    Tan 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.

    3.9 km · football stadium in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Sultan 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.

    3.6 km · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Sungei 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 km · nature reserve park · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Abu 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.

    3.2 km · mosque in Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Masjid Jamek Larkin

    Tun Hussein Onn Jamek Mosque or Larkin Jamek Mosque is a mosque in Larkin Sentral, Larkin, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.

    3.7 km · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Kolam Ayer Mosque

    The Kolam Ayer Mosque is a mosque in Kampung Nong Chik, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The mosque is located on Jalan Kolam Air.

    1.5 km · mosque in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Ungku Tun Aminah Mosque

    The Ungku Tun Aminah Mosque is a mosque in Tampoi, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The mosque is similar to National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur.

    3.3 km · mosque in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Johor Zoo

    The Johor Zoo is a 12.5 ha -wide zoo in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia, it is the oldest zoo in Malaysia. It has more than 100 animal species in the zoo displayed in 28 exhibits such as macaws, indian peafowl, great white pelican, storks, turtles, tortoises, ostriches, emus, southern cassowaries, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, Asian elephants, dromedary camels, chital deers, mousedeers, malayan tapirs, king cobra, raccoons, malayan porcupines, rhinoceros hornbill, mandrills, celebes crested macaque, marmosets, squirrel monkey, brown capuchin, macaques, hippos, saltwater crocodiles, pythons, iguanas, civets, binturong, leopard cat, asian small-clawed otters, white handed gibbons, sambar deer, gaur, flamingoes, horses, sun bear, African lion and Malayan tigers.

    3.7 km · zoo in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Bandar Baru UDA Jamek Mosque

    The Bandar Baru UDA Jamek Mosque is a main mosque in Bandar Baru UDA in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.

    2.8 km · Mosque in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Johor Bahru City Square

    Johor Bahru City Square is the main square of Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It was completed on 1 January 1994, the day Johor Bahru was declared as a city, costing around MYR 10 million to build.

    2.6 km · public square in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia · Wikipedia

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Getting to Danga Bay

Airports
Senai (JHB), 19 km · Singapore Changi (SIN), 33 km · Hang Nadim (BTH), 59 km
  • Sepang → Danga Bay
    257 km · quickest by road, 4h 27m · RM60–80
  • Subang → Danga Bay
    1001 km · quickest by air, 11h 15m · Rp2,311,490–3,556,950
  • Ipoh → Danga Bay
    452 km · quickest by air, 6h 12m · RM400–610
  • From anywhere
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Danga Bay

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 Danga Bay. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Johor Bahru, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Tanjung Balai KarimunID

    11 ways of moving, 14 sources

    62 km
  2. 02
    Tanjung Pinang and BintanID

    9 ways of moving, 49 sources

    102 km
  3. 03
    SelatpanjangID

    7 ways of moving, 12 sources

    125 km
  4. 04
    TiomanMY

    9 ways of moving, 33 sources

    158 km
  5. 05
    Anambas IslandsID

    10 ways of moving, 23 sources

    313 km

If you know how people move in Danga Bay – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Danga Bay

Danga Bay is 4 km from Kampung Larkin Lama, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.