I live in Johor Bahru, Malaysia and work in Singapore across the border.

Felt a bit adventurous one day and decided to do this day-trip. I started early in the morning by taking a rideshare/e-hailing car to the bus stop outside my neighbourhood in Johor Bahru. Then I took buses north to Kluang (a quiet town about 100km away), back south to Johor Bahru and then across the border into Singapore, then exited on another border and returned to the bus stop where I started my journey.

All in all the day-trip took 14 hours and was mostly spent travelling on 17 different buses.

The stark contrast in the environment that I experienced within a day was just surreal. From my home city I went to a sleepy, quiet town, passing by several very rural areas (villages, factories along rural roads, etc.). Then from the quiet town of Kluang I headed south and entered Singapore where everything moves at a far quicker pace. Then I'm back across the border and back to my home city.  


Photos: 

1. Used a tracker to track my trip

2. Johor Bahru's pink public bus

3. Kulai, one of towns I passed by en-route to Kluang

4. City Bus 2, runs 60km from Kulai to Kluang

5. A rural bus without air-conditioning, but with a surprisingly good frequency of 25-30 mins

6. Ayer Keroh, known for its ceramic products

7. A durian shop

8. Coach at Kluang

9. The famous Singapore-Johor Causeway

10. One of the clearer pictures I took of the bus I took in Singapore

Went on a day-trip by public transport across southern Malaysia and Singapore (300km, 14 hours, 17 bus rides)