JB Bus Guide • Discover JB Food by Bus 🚌 Bus from JB Sentral (CIQ) to Popular Malls

Sharing here my personal experience from exploring JB food by bus and on foot. It is inexpensive, most places can be reached for less than RM3, but requires considerable walking and waiting, so it is not for everyone. One option is combining bus with private hire i.e. Grab.

The buses are comfortable, clean and follow their schedules.

At the moment, I pay with cash (notes and coins). Just get the required cash notes and coins, as the driver does not give change.

There is also cashless payment contact (known as ManjaLink) card but I didn't get this (yet) as I use the bus only about once or twice a week. There is a booth for ManjaLink card purchase at JB Sentral. 

When you walk, note that JB roads don't always have pavements, so it is actually unsafe to walk along roads. Do avoid these for your own safety. Stay within corridors of shops in commercial centres as far as possible. 

The bus interchange at JB CIQ is known as JB Sentral. It has 11 bus berths. I sometimes come here without any plan. Just hop on any bus that is about to leave its berth, then see where it leads me to eat 😂 Don't be like Tony 😬

There is a mamak restaurant at JB Sentral. They have teh terik, prata, thosai and rice with side dishes, etc. Decent relief for hunger pangs and a drink while waiting for your bus. 

Let's take a tour of the bus interchange together. The design is straightforward, just a straight line down from berth 11 nearest the CIQ exit to berth 1 at the other end (southern end).

Clicking on the red links of places below takes you to the food places I have written about. Please share your favourites too in the comments, especially those I have not written about yet 🙏

Berth 11 Bus T10 goes to Kota Tinggi town (northeast) via Larkin Sentral, the interstate bus interchange. T10 route will take you to:

Johor Jaya, 

Aeon Tebrau, 

Toppen & IKEA,

Ulu Tiram. 

Note: T10 takes a circuitous route via Larkin before heading to Aeon Tebrau. If you like a more direct route take bus T14 at berth 4 which ends in Toppen Mall (beside Aeon Tebrau). Saves you time and money. 

Berth 10 bus T20 goes to Pasir Gudang in the east. Bus T10 will pass: 

Plaza Pelangi near Taman Maju Jaya, 

Cystal Crown Hotel near Sri Tebrau Market & Taman Sri Tebrau, 

Taman Sentosa, 

Pasar Borong Pandan, 

Smart Pandan & NSK hypermart, 

Taman Molek,

Giant Plentong,

Masai, 

Pasir Gudang. 

Berth 9 bus T30 goes to Kulai in the northwest. Bas T30 passes:

Tampoi, 

Plaza Angsana (Banda Baru Uda), 

KIP Mart Tampoi, 

Paradigm Mall, 

Skudai, 

Senai, 

Saleng, 

Kulai. 

Berth 8 bus T21 to Permas Jaya in the east. This is the bus to: 

Mid Valley (Sogo) & South Key, 

Duty Free Zone (The ZON), 

Permas Jaya. 

Berth 7 bus T32 goes to Selesa Jaya. 

Tampoi, 

Plaza Angsana (Banda Baru Uda), 

KIP Mart Tampoi, 

Paradigm Mall, 

Taman Ungku Tun Aminah. 

Berth 6 bus T31 goes to Taman Pulai Indah. 

Tampoi, 

Plaza Angsana (Banda Baru Uda), 

KIP Mart Tampoi, 

Paradigm Mall, 

Skudai, 

Taman Universiti,

Taman Pulai Mutiara. 

Berth 5 bus T13 goes to Larkin Sentral, the interstate bus interchange. It passes Taman Kebun Teh. 

Berth 4 bus T14 to Aeon Tebrau, Toppen Mall and IKEA. Note schedule of bus T14. They follow these timings quite diligently. 

Taman Abad / Taman Century, 

Taman Sri Tebrau,

Taman Sri Tebrau Hawker Centre,

Taman Sentosa, 

Taman Majidee, 

Pandan City, 

The Store Pandan, 

Taman Johor Jaya,

AEON Tebrau City, 

Toppen Mall & IKEA Tebrau.

Berth 3 bus T11 goes to Seri Austin in the northeast. 

Taman Abad / Taman Century, 

Taman Sri Tebrau,

Taman Sri Tebrau Hawker Centre,

Taman Sentosa, 

Taman Majidee, 

Pandan City,

Taman Daya, 

Taman Setia Indah, 

Taman Seri Austin. 

Berth 2 bus F100 goes to KSL Mall in Taman Century.

Berth 1 bus T33 goes to Taman Tan Sri Yacoob. 

Bus T33 is the bus to:

Tampoi, 

Plaza Angsana (Banda Baru Uda), 

Taman Perling, 

AEON Bukit Indah, 

Taman Bukit Indah, 

Taman Tan Sri Yaacob.

Berth 1 is where you can take bus AA1 to Senai Airport. 

Berth 1 is also the berth for JPO 1, the bus to Johor Premium Outlets. 

Bus from JB Sentral to Popular Malls

Plaza Pelangi take F100, T11, T14, T20

Taman Seri Tebrau Market take T11, T14, T20

Plaza Sentosa take T11, T14, T20

AEON Tebrau, Toppen Mall & IKEA Tebrau City take T10 (via Larkin), T14 (direct)

Mid Valley Southkey take T21

AEON Permas Jaya take T21

Angsana Mall take bus T30, T32, T32

Paradigm Mall take bus T30, T32, T32

AEON Bukit Indah take bus T33

Johor Premium Outlets take JPO1

I am just a fellow traveller sharing my personal experience for your reference (your own experience will differ). As I go, I will learn new things, and things will also change (new schedules, new routes, etc). I will update this article with new information as I learn about them. Please also share with us about your experiences and useful information / tips in the comments 🙏

Have fun, stay safe, stay patient and alert and you can enjoy JB like a local.

You may wish to check out LUGO App. I don't use it much but find the features useful, including live bus tracking, etc. LUGO can be used both in Johor Bahru and in Singapore.

Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with LUGO App.

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Actually, you don't even need to take a bus as there are already many things you can do within walking distance from JB CIQ. You can start your JB food discoveries on foot (that's what I did when I started this blog in 2012)

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Written by Tony Boey on 30 Apr 2025