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Johor Bahru
Posted: Wed October 8, 2003 11:02 PM UTC
I will be in Sing in early December with my family and wondered whether the shopping and hotels are cheaper in Johor Bahru.
Also the best way to get from Sing to JB
Hilly
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Re: Johor Bahru
Posted: Wed October 8, 2003 11:37 PM UTC
Cheapest way from JB to Sing is the take a bus crossing the boarding. I remembered the price is SGD0.50 dunno if they have increased or not.

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Re: Johor Bahru
Posted: Thu October 9, 2003 05:34 AM UTC
Shopping and hotels are definitely cheaper in JB as compare to Spore because of the exchange rate. In fact Sporean come in droves to JB for thier shopping.

Bus should be the bets way tBear in mind that as December is school holidays season here, the short trip between JB and Spore can take hours.

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Re: Johor Bahru
Posted: Thu October 9, 2003 05:35 AM UTC
Shopping and hotels are definitely cheaper in JB as compare to Spore because of the exchange rate. In fact Sporean come in droves to JB for thier shopping.

Bus should be the best way to travel between the two cities. However bear in mind that as December is school holidays season here, the short trip between JB and Spore can take hours.

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Re: Johor Bahru
Posted: Thu October 9, 2003 06:03 AM UTC
And it's fun too.
So easy that it's worth going to change the pace from Singapore sometimes. Too simple not to go.
Pierre

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Re: Johor Bahru
Posted: Thu October 9, 2003 06:30 AM UTC
Don't bother with JB, hotels were dead cheap when we were in Singapore. We paid 180 US$ to stay at the Manderine on Orchard Road for a huge room for 3 nights with breakfast!

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Re: Re: Johor Bahru
Posted: Sun October 12, 2003 04:17 AM UTC
If your intention is to explore Singapore, I suggest you stay in Singapore because although the hotels in Johor Bahru are cheaper, there are frequent long traffic jams at the causeway linking Johor Bahru to Singapore, especially during the December holiday season.

If you want to avoid the traffic jams, then you have to travel during the odd hours e.g. very early in the morning, later part of the evening. There is a public bus no. 170 in Singapore which goes into Johor Bahru and it is the cheapest way. You can take the bus in the city area, or at the bus-stop below the Yew Tee MRT station located along Woodlands Road leading to the causeway.

Regards
Victor

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Re: Johor Bahru
Posted: Sun October 12, 2003 04:32 AM UTC
Hi Hilly

I don't recommend you to stay in JB if your purpose is to explore Singapore. It is not convenient to travel in between the two countries though it may appear to be very near on the Map. The traffic between JB and Singapore is horrible.

Instead, I would recommend you to spend a few days in Singapore then spend one or two days in JB. Please be extremely careful when you are in JB. There are many pick pocket there.

Cheers ...venus

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Re: Re: Johor Bahru
Posted: Sun October 12, 2003 04:48 AM UTC
Hi Venus,

Is your photo taken in Jiuzhaigou or Huanglong?
Really nice places with beautiful natural scenery.

Regards
Victor

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Re: Re: Johor Bahru
Posted: Sun October 12, 2003 12:55 PM UTC
hi victor

Yes, I just come back from jiuzhaigou and huanglong. Yes, really beautiful in the autumn and i am now planning to go back again in the winter.

cheers.....venus

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Re: Johor Bahru
Posted: Mon October 27, 2003 06:05 AM UTC
for sure it is cheaper. 4 ways to travel fr sing to jb & vice versa. take s'pore-JB express bus, at Bugis, s'pore (S$2.40) bus no. 170 & causeway link (malaysia bus) S$0.80 opp Kranji MRT station & KTM train ($2.90). to avoid heavy jam... take the train, limitation is hv to follow timetable.

actually s'pore do hv hotels & shopping that are cheap too...

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