Prices of bus, air tickets to Malaysia go up for Chinese New Year period

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One-way bus ticket prices from Singapore to Ipoh and KL have also spiked for the week before CNY.

Checks by The Straits Times this week showed that one-way economy airfares from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur have increased to between S$77 and $749 for flights from Jan 15 to Jan 21, up from between $66 and $281 for those from Jan 8 to Jan 14.

One-way bus ticket prices from Singapore to Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur have also spiked for the week before Chinese New Year. For example, the company will have to rent seven to eight extra buses and hire 14 to 16 more drivers from Jan 18 to Jan 24, said Leong.D’Cars Limo Transport Service, which uses private cars, multi-purpose vehicles and vans to shuttle between Singapore and Malaysia, has raised the cost of its one-way trips. For example, a trip to Johor in the week before Chinese New Year costs $100, up from $80 during the same period in 2019.

AirAsia’s Chan said the airline has seen “a positive uplift in” demand for flights from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur between Jan 8 and Jan 21.

 

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