Starting from the 29th of November 2021, fully vaccinated travellers from Malaysia may enter Singapore and vice versa without quarantine via the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) framework. Travellers can travel by air and land. This framework will offer opportunities for both countries to reopen the land border in a gradual, safe, systematic, and sustainable manner. For now, those who choose to travel by land will have to use the designated bus services. This is a temporary control measure as other modes of transportation will be included in stages.
*Sale of flight and bus tickets for the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) will be suspended starting until 20th January 2022.
*All Malaysian and Singaporean citizens will be able to cross the border via the Vaccinated Travel Lane for land crossings (VTL-Land) effective Dec 20.
Not more than 3,000 travellers (1,500 travellers each way) are allowed to enter and leave both countries via 32 bus trips each way. Of the 32 buses in Malaysia, there will be 16 trips to Malaysia and 16 trips to Singapore, the same applies to Singapore. There will be a weekly increment to this quota.
Citizens of Malaysia or Singapore permanent residents of Malaysia or Singapore long-term pass holders of the country that they are entering (E.g: work permit, employment pass, students pass and long-term visit pass).
Children aged 12 years and below must be accompanied by a VTL traveller who meets all the VTL requirements for entry into Singapore (age of the child will be based on the calendar year).
Children aged 12 years and below do not have to show vaccination proof.
Purchase mandatory travel insurance with a minimum coverage of S$30,000 for COVID-19-related medical treatment and hospitalisation costs.
Must remain in Singapore and/or Malaysia in the last 14 consecutive days before departing for Malaysia.
Completed a full regimen of a COVID-19 vaccine (received all the required number of dose(s) plus isolation period after that) recognised by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia and/or approved under the WHO’s Emergency Use Listing.
Children aged 12 years and below must be accompanied by a VTL traveller who meets all the VTL requirements for entry into Malaysia (age of the child will be based on their date of birth).
Children aged 12 years and below do not have to show vaccination proof.
Short-term visitors (including business and official travellers) must purchase a return ticket and mandatory travel insurance with a minimum coverage of RM100,000 for COVID-19-related medical treatment and hospitalisation costs.
Must carry along an electronic or physical copy of their insurance policy to facilitate their entry into Malaysia.
A pre-departure or on-arrival RT-PCR negative test result can be accepted for one or more flights, as long as the test is taken within 48 hours before departure.
Travellers arriving in Malaysia
Wait at the designated waiting area for their results (within 1-3 hours). If it's confirmed negative, they can proceed to immigration.
Travellers arriving in Singapore:
The maximum capacity per trip is 45 passengers. Travellers who arrive in Singapore via other means, such as private transport or walking across the Causeway, will be subjected to prevailing border control measures. Travellers are only allowed to travel using the following bus services
Transtar Travel: operates between Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange in Singapore and Larkin Sentral Bus Terminal in Johor Bahru.
Handal Indah: operates between Larkin Sentral Bus Terminal and Queen Street Terminal in Singapore.
Tickets have to be purchased at least 3 days ahead of the date of travel and they can be purchased here: www.causewaylink.com.my and www.transtar.travel
Bus Operating HoursCheck-in at least 2 hours before departure time.
For more details and the lastest updates, you may refer to MITI website and ICA website.
We will update this blog post from time to time, so stay tuned. Stay safe guys!😘
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