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Effective today, 4 May, Singapore and Malaysia have introduced enhanced cross-border taxi services to improve travel convenience while ensuring fair operating conditions
These improvements follow discussions held during the 12th Singapore-Malaysia Leaders' Retreat in December 2025 and were developed by the respective transport ministries alongside Singapore's Land Transport Authority and Malaysia's Land Public Transport Agency, according to Bernama.
Under the new scheme, licensed taxis are permitted to drop off passengers at any location in Singapore and at designated areas in Malaysia, specifically Johor Baru, Iskandar Puteri, Forest City, Kulai, and Senai.
While taxis may pick up passengers without restriction in their home country, pick-ups in the foreign country are now limited to three designated points and must be arranged via ride-hailing bookings. Traditional street-hail and ride-hail services continue to operate at Ban San Street Terminal and Larkin Sentral.
Fare caps have been established for street-hail pick-ups from Ban San Street Terminal to Larkin Sentral, or for distances up to 35km
For trips originating from Singapore, the caps are SGD80 (RM248) for standard four-seater taxis, SGD120 (RM372) for standard six-seaters, and SGD180 (RM559) for premium six-seaters.
For journeys originating from Larkin Sentral, the fares are capped at RM240, RM360, and RM540, respectively. To meet demand, both countries are increasing their cross-border taxi supply by 100 vehicles each, bringing the initial total to 300 per country with plans to expand that number to 500.
This additional quota includes larger and premium vehicles to better accommodate families, groups, and business travellers.
To combat illegal point-to-point trips, licensed taxis must be clearly identifiable by livery, vehicle plate prefix, and taxi topper signage when operating abroad, and they are required to install a tracking device specified by the foreign country
Vehicles under the scheme must generally be no more than 10 years old, although taxis licensed before 1 April may continue to operate until they reach 15 years of age.
Furthermore, taxis must carry at least one passenger when entering the foreign country, except during specified exemption periods. Malaysia-registered taxis may enter Singapore without passengers on Fridays from 12pm to 12am, while Singapore-registered taxis may enter Malaysia without passengers on Sundays during the same hours.
Land Transport Authority chief executive Ng Lang stated that the improvements would provide greater convenience and better connectivity for travellers, while Land Public Transport Agency director-general Ahmad Radhi Maarof noted that these changes marked a significant step in facilitating smoother cross-border movement.
