Saturday, March 22, 2008

Shopping in Johor Bahru

JB is still a great place to shop with numerous shopping complexes and boasts one of the largest and busiest Pasar Malam or Night Market in Malaysia. When you compare prices in JB and Singapore, you will find that you can get the same item for about half the price - especially if you are looking for fashion items or local goods. There are several shopping malls and hypermarkets in Johor. You can travel by bus easily to Johor Bahru from Singapore. There is one at least every 15 minutes crossing the causeway. Shops and Shopping mall in the city is just adjacent to the customs and immigration checkpoint at Johor.

  • JUSCO Tebrau City at Jalan Desa Tebrau, is the largest mall in JB (This is near the Johor Jaya pasar Malam location)
  • Plaza Pelangi about 10 minutes drive from the causeway checkpoint.
  • The Holiday Plaza at Jalan Dato Sulaiman has shops
  • Kompleks Lien Hoe - 5km north of Johor Bahru, just off Jalan Tebrau.
  • City Square - located along Jalan Wong Ah Fook at JB city centre
  • Johor Bahru Duty Free Complex or ZON
  • Plaza Kotaraya – at Jalan Kuning/Jalan Trus
  • Pasar Malam (Night Market) - There are night markets all over Johor but the largest and most popular is the once a week (Tuesday) pasar malam at Johor Jaya.
.....read more on Johor and how to get from Singapore to Malaysia

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