 Larkin Sentral , located 5 kilometres ( 3 @.@ 1 mi ) northwest of the city centre , has direct bus services to and from many destinations in West Malaysia , southern Thailand and Singapore . Two types of taxis operate in the city ; the main taxi is either in red and yellow , blue , green or red while the larger , less common type is known as a limousine taxi , which is more comfortable but expensive . Most taxis in the city do not use their meter . The Johor Bahru Sentral railway station serves train services to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore . In 2015 , a new shuttle train service operated by <unk> Tanah Melayu ( KTM ) was launched providing transport to Woodlands in Singapore . 
