The cluster of shopping complexes in Tebrau City (Taman Desa Tebrau) of Johor Bahru comprises of IKEA Tebrau, Toppen Shopping Centre, AEON Mall Tebrau City and a Lotus’s hypermarket. It is the largest shoppers’ heaven about 14.5Km from JB CIQ.
IKEA Tebrau is inter-connected to Toppen Shopping Centre and both are situated opposite AEON Mall Tebrau City, divided by a trunk road (Persiaran Desa Tebrau). Lotus’s hypermarket sits at the other end of AEON Mall Tebrau City.
It is easier to get to Tebrau City via Woodlands Checkpoint from Singapore. After crossing the border, use public bus services to get there from JB Sentral or Larkin Sentral without having to drive. Alternatively, use e-hailing services, such as Grab, but will definitely cost more than public bus services and require data roaming in Malaysia.
Read: SG-JB Bus: Singapore to JB Checkpoint, JB Sentral & JB City Square
By Public Buses
1. From JB Sentral
Take BAS.MY J10 from JB Sentral (at Bus Bay 11) to Tebrau City on its way to Kota Tinggi. Alight at the bus-stop near IKEA Tebrau. The bus fare from JB Sentral to Tebrau City should be around RM2.30 and service frequency of 20 minutes. Use BAS.MY J10 as first option due to its higher frequency.
More: JB Bus: To Kota Tinggi Town in Johor (柔佛.哥打丁宜)
2. From Larkin Sentral
BAS.MY J16 is a new service that operates between B5 Johor Street Market (near Angsana JB Mall) and Toppen Shopping Centre, stopping briefly on touch-and-go basis at Larkin Sentral (Platform A) in both directions. The service will terminate directly at the same bus-stop as BAS.MY J10 near IKEA Tebrau.
Service interval of BAS.MY J16 is 40 minutes and maximum fare is RM2.70.
For travellers from Singapore, continue to Larkin Sentral after crossing the border via Woodlands Checkpoint, and take BAS.MY J16 to Toppen Shopping Centre. The fare is around RM2.
Read: Singapore-Johor Bus: Singapore to Larkin Sentral (Bus Terminal) in Johor Bahru
3. Returning from Tebrau City
To return from Tebrau City, wait for either BAS.MY J10 or J16 at the same bus-stop near IKEA Tebrau.
For BAS.MY J10, be sure to confirm with the bus driver that the bus is bounded for JB Sentral.
For BAS.MY J16, it should be empty at the starting point. The service will go to Larkin Sentral, followed by B5 Johor Street Market.
Use the map below to find the location of the bus-stop in Tebrau City.
By Grab Car
Taking Grab’s cab service may be a sound option in terms of flexibility in timing and also saving the hassle of using buses, especially after buying some heavy stuffs. The cab fare to Taman Desa Tebrau should be around RM15 from JB Sentral and RM21 coming back (actual prices will vary depending on availability of drivers and surcharges during peak hours).
Local taxis (unmetered) will be around RM20-25* from the taxi booth below JB Sentral — the fare charged by the booth is fixed. However, coming back may be more than RM35* as it will be up to the taxi drivers to charge. In Malaysia, taxi drivers are known to rip-off Singaporeans, foreigners and even locals who look well-off.
* Fares quoted were in 2018 and based on personal experience — which is why I don’t use local taxis when travelling in Malaysia.
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