Johor Bahru District
The Johor Bahru District is a district located in the southern part of Johor, Malaysia.
The Johor Bahru District is a district located in the southern part of Johor, Malaysia. It covers an area of 1,063.97 km2 and has a population of 1.8 million, making it the second largest district in Malaysia by population. The district capital is Johor Bahru and the administrative capital is Iskandar Puteri. The district borders Pontian District on the west, Kota Tinggi District on the east, Kulai District on the north and Singapore to the south. The urban centres are divided into the cities of Johor Bahru, Iskandar Puteri and Pasir Gudang. Johor Bahru District is currently the second-largest gross domestic product (GDP) contributor among all districts in Malaysia.
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Worth seeing in and around Johor Bahru District
4 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.
- 01Sultan Iskandar Mosque
The Sultan Iskandar Mosque is a mosque located at Bandar Dato' Onn, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. The mosque was named after the late 24th and fourth Sultan of Johor, Almarhum Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail.
3.8 km · mosque in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 02Bandar Baru UDA Jamek Mosque
The Bandar Baru UDA Jamek Mosque is a main mosque in Bandar Baru UDA in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
3.8 km · Mosque in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 03Southern University College
Southern University College is a non-profit, private university college in Skudai, Johor, Malaysia. It is the first non-profit higher education institute and private university college in Skudai, Johor.
3.9 km · private university college in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 04Glulam Gallery
The Glulam Gallery is a gallery in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
3.2 km · Gallery in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Johor Bahru District
- Airports
- Senai (JHB), 13 km · Singapore Changi (SIN), 37 km · Hang Nadim (BTH), 64 km
- Stations
- Kempas Baru railway station, 600 m
- Sepang → Johor Bahru District243 km · quickest by road, 4h 15m · RM55–75
- Subang → Johor Bahru District1020 km · quickest by air, 9h 59m · Rp2,364,650–3,639,360
- Ipoh → Johor Bahru District435 km · quickest by road, 7h 41m · RM105–135
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Johor Bahru District
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 District. 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.
From Wikivoyage: Johor Bahru, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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If you know how people move in Johor Bahru District – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Johor Bahru District
Johor Bahru District is 4 km from Kampung Kangkar Teberau, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Kempassuburb in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia2.1 km
- Setia Tropikasuburb in Johor, Malaysia1.5 km