Hi lemon8 fam! I briefly talked about this hack earlier in my penang itinerary here but this post is gonna document it in alot more detail!
Basically, how this works is that you take the flight from johor bahru’s airport instead of changi airport! Let’s go through it step by step!
Step 1:
Go to KTMB’s website here to book train tickets from woodlands train checkpoint to jb’s train checkpoint. You can also take bus or car but I recommend train since there’s no jam to go to JB via train, otherwise if there’s an unforeseen jam u might miss yr flight🫢
Step 2:
From jb’s checkpoint, cross the overhead bridge to city square mall where u can book a grab to bring you to johor’s airport in senai, which is 29km away. That’s about half an hour’s drive.
Step 3:
Catch your flight at senai airport! It is a super small airport so u don’t need to worry much about long queues during check in or taking a long time to walk to the gates etc.
This hack can potentially save u a ton especially if you’re booking flights quite last minute or during peak season. E.g when i went to penang last November, it was $220 to fly from sg VS $90 to fly from johor!😱 The savings is also alot more significant when u’re going in a big group like 5 people or more. However if you’re booking quite far ahead, the difference in price wont be that big.
Also, this hack mainly works for nearby countries i realized! Like to other parts of malaysia, bangkok, vietnam etc. You can swipe to see my price comparisons as an example! To japan, flying from sg is actually cheaper than jb cos there are more flight options from sg, such as japan’s budget airlines!
Try using this hack when you book your next nearby holiday!🤫
