Buying Tickets on Malaysian Railways

The online booking system works well, allowing booking and paying online.

For journeys originating in Singapore a much higher charge is paid.  BUT…. There are some ways to overcome that.

Buy your ticket from Johore Baru to say, KL and get to JB independently – on the cheap with the 170 bus from Queen street in Singapore.  Or, buy a separate ticket from the KTMB counter at Woodlands for the trip to JB, and then use your online bought and paid for ticket from JB to KL.  Price is S$ 11, for either class from Woodlands to JB.

Or, buy a return journey from KL to Woodlands and back to KL at Ringitt prices, and do not travel on the KL- Woodlands journey.  It is a cheaper option than originating in Woodlands, Singapore at S$ prices.

There are further discussions on line about ticketing and prices – search for the “man on seat 61".