Singapore restarts cross-border bus and taxi services with Malaysia

Recently, Singapore introduced the Vaccinated Travelers Framework, allowing all fully vaccinated travelers to enter Singapore without having to undergo quarantine or apply for entry approval.

Accordingly, if traveling to Singapore by land, fully vaccinated travelers will not have to undergo a COVID-19 test before departure or upon entry. However, travelers traveling via air or sea are still required to undergo testing within 2 days prior to departure for Singapore.

Singapore continues to monitor the COVID-19 epidemic situation at home and abroad to adjust regulations. As of 0:00 a.m. on April 26, 2022, all travelers who are fully immunized and children 12 years of age and younger who have not been fully immunized will not need to be tested prior to departure for Singapore upon entry. by air or by sea. With this move, all travelers who have been vaccinated with two doses of the vaccine and are in good health will not have to take any tests when entering Singapore.

In addition, as of May 1, 2022, fully immunized non-Malaysian (WPH) work permit holders will not need to apply for entry approval into Singapore.

If holding an Entry Acceptance Letter (IPA) in the construction, marine shipyard and manufacturing sectors, non-Malaysian work permit holders still need to apply for entry approval from the Ministry of Human Resources. Singapore force. However, from May 1, 2022, these subjects will not need to apply for entry approval into Singapore. Instead, they will have to register at the Immigration center to proceed with procedures upon arrival.

Singapore continues to monitor the epidemic situation at home and abroad to adjust regulations (Photo: AP)

Entry regulations in Singapore for unvaccinated travelers remain unchanged. All unvaccinated travelers aged 13 and over, if allowed to enter Singapore, will be required to undergo testing within 2 days prior to departure, undergo 7-day quarantine and be tested for COVID -19 PCR when the isolation period ends.

For long-term resident card holders (LTPH) and short-term visitors (STV) aged 13 and over, if these subjects have not been fully vaccinated, they will not be allowed to enter Singapore, except in the following cases: : (i) LTPH is not medically eligible for vaccination; .

As of July 1, 2022, with more and more global access to vaccines for 13 to 17 year olds, all LTPHs 13 years of age and older will be required to be fully immunized before they can be vaccinated. entry into Singapore, except in cases where medical conditions are not met to be vaccinated.

Following the opening of the land border with Malaysia to fully vaccinated travelers, from May 1, 2022, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA) and other public transport operators will launch cross-border bus services. Starting next month, Singapore bus operators will restore cross-border bus routes between Singapore and Johor Bahru, including the 160, 170 and 170X line operated by SBS Transit, and the 950 line operated by the company. SMRT Buses is operated and the TS1, TS3, TS6 and TS8 routes are operated by Transtar Travel.

Cross-border taxi services will also reopen from May 1, 2022. Visitors to Johor can either board a taxi at Queen Street station or order a taxi through taxi service companies with drivers licensed to drive across borders.

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