Singapore/Malaysia along Malaysia - Singapura Highway. - Border Crossings on Waymarking.com

There are two land routes crossing over the narrow strip of water, 'The Straits of Johor', which demarcates the boundary between Singapore and Malaysia. This waymark is the western of the two, and is the somewhat less busy alternative.

The crossing is structured as follows. There are major immigration and customs offices on both sides of the border. The Singaporean being the larger and more 'hi-tech' of the two. Entrance to both is by vehicle only, no pedestrians. The causeway over the Straits, separating the two countries, is approximately 3kms long. To cross, one reaches one of these offices, disembarks from a car or bus, and is processed. Then one returns to one's vehicle, travels across the water, and is again processed. (The Malaysian offices, Sultan Abu Bakar Checkpoint, is setback 3 kms from the ocean, while the Singaporean sits right on the water.) You are then officially in a different country.

I was not able to obtain a good selection of photographs of either the Malaysian or Singaporean offices. Both have draconian restrictions on photography. For example, as I was alighting from my bus in the Singaporean immigration parking area, a guard spotted my camera bag on my belt and warned me not to take photographs.

Neither crossing offices have non-immigration facilities. They are designed simply to process people travelling into and out of each country. They waymark was made at the Malaysian shore line of the Straits of Johor.

I have crossed here a number of times, at certain times of the day and month, this crossing can be very busy. If you are travelling through here, try and avoid weekends.

Type Of Crossing: Country Where is the border located?: Highway Welcome Center/Facilities: No

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/30/1999 eyphka visited it