Expect longer travelling time across the Causeway over the CNY weekend
27 Jan 2017|1,459 views
While the Northeast Monsoon may have caused floods in Johor Bahru (JB), it has not deterred Singapore travellers from going up to Malaysia during the Chinese New Year period. Local transport companies and travel agencies said the buses hit the highways, which are not affected by the recent floods. Eight districts in the state of JB have been hit by floods, which have also affected other states including Pahang and Kelantan.


While flood waters may not slow down the buses, demand, wet weather and the long weekend will, said the transport companies. Some transport companies have increased the number of coaches to meet the higher demand. This is likely to worsen congestion from Singapore to Malaysia, a spokesman for BSB Express Transport said.
BSB Express Transport has added two more coaches travelling from Singapore to Malaysia during the Chinese New Year period. Mr. Christopher Chia, Director of Travel Delightfully, said the travelling time could even be two and a half hours longer than usual, especially if there is an accident along the route. It now takes about five hours to complete the journey from Singapore to KL.
According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department, afternoon thunderstorms are expected to continue in most states, although they are likely to subside in the next week. To counter any unexpected delays, tour agencies and transport companies have prepared contingency measures. BSB Express Transport said that back-up coaches are on standby, while Konsortium said that it would reroute its coaches in advance. Most of them informed customers of the higher likelihood of delays during the Chinese New Year period prior to booking and urged customers to be understanding.
While the Northeast Monsoon may have caused floods in Johor Bahru (JB), it has not deterred Singapore travellers from going up to Malaysia during the Chinese New Year period. Local transport companies and travel agencies said the buses hit the highways, which are not affected by the recent floods. Eight districts in the state of JB have been hit by floods, which have also affected other states including Pahang and Kelantan.
A spokesman for Konsortium Express and Tours said their coaches have managed to minimise unnecessary delays by avoiding areas in JB that were affected by the floods. Konsortium, which runs 10 to 13 coaches a day into Malaysia, said buses take the highways, bypassing JB, en route to popular destinations such as Malacca and Kuala Lumpur (KL).
While flood waters may not slow down the buses, demand, wet weather and the long weekend will, said the transport companies. Some transport companies have increased the number of coaches to meet the higher demand. This is likely to worsen congestion from Singapore to Malaysia, a spokesman for BSB Express Transport said.
BSB Express Transport has added two more coaches travelling from Singapore to Malaysia during the Chinese New Year period. Mr. Christopher Chia, Director of Travel Delightfully, said the travelling time could even be two and a half hours longer than usual, especially if there is an accident along the route. It now takes about five hours to complete the journey from Singapore to KL.
According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department, afternoon thunderstorms are expected to continue in most states, although they are likely to subside in the next week. To counter any unexpected delays, tour agencies and transport companies have prepared contingency measures. BSB Express Transport said that back-up coaches are on standby, while Konsortium said that it would reroute its coaches in advance. Most of them informed customers of the higher likelihood of delays during the Chinese New Year period prior to booking and urged customers to be understanding.
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