🚌
SG → Genting
Wed 12 Aug
05:29 AM
✓ Confirmed
🚗
Genting → KL
Fri 14 Aug
After 11:00
No Booking
🛫
KLIA → SIN
Tue 18 Aug
22:45
✓ Confirmed
🗺
KL → Penang
Tue 18 Aug
After 12:00
Fauzi · TBC
🚌 Transtar Express — Singapore → Genting Highlands
Solitaire (1+1) · Compass One · 12 Aug 2026 · Both families · 6 pax · booked via redBus
✓ Confirmed
Pickup (SG)
Compass One
Taxi Stand, Sengkang · arrive 30 min early
Departure → Arrival
05:29 → 11:59
6h 30min · be there by 04:59
Drop-off (Genting)
SkyAvenue Terminal
First World, Departure Hall · no counter — check in with staff/driver
redBus Ticket
SGV6X57269615
SGD 109/pax · SGD 654 total
Day 1 Timeline — 12 Aug
04:00 AM
Wake up — pack last items
Have passports & booking QR ready
04:45 AM
Leave home → Compass One
Order Grab in advance · allow buffer for early morning
05:00 AM
Arrive Compass One — Taxi Stand
Show booking QR · board · stow luggage · 30 min early required for check-in
05:29 AM
Bus departs — do not be late
Transtar Solitaire Suite · 6 pax
~06:00 AM
Singapore immigration — Woodlands
IC/passport in hand · remain on bus
~06:20 AM
Malaysia immigration — JB
Fill disembarkation card if given · keep passport accessible
~08:30 AM
Pagoh R&R — ~2.5 hrs from SG
Recommended stop · Surau ✓ · large food court · ~20 min break
~10:30 AM
Seremban R&R — last highway stop
Last Surau ✓ before Genting · ~4 hrs from SG
~11:15 AM
Mandatory bus change — Genting Sempah R&R
SPAD regulation: double-deck buses not permitted on highland roads · transfer to Transtar 44-seater (free seating) for the mountain ascent · arranged by Transtar
~12:00 PM
Arrive SkyAvenue Bus Terminal, Genting · 11:59
First World Departure Hall · no counter, check in with staff/driver · walk via covered link bridge to Antara (~10–15 min) or Grab if luggage is heavy
15:00 PM
Check-in Antara BYON
Self-check-in (Airbnb-style, host not on-site) · Ref 2017944248 · MYR 200 deposit + MYR 6 tax at check-in
R&R Rest Stops — PLUS Highway
StopFrom SGEst. TimeFacilities
Machap R&R · Johor ~115 km~1.5 hrs Petrol · food court · toilets
Pagoh R&R · Johor ~195 km~2.5 hrs Large food court · Petrol · Surau ✓
Ayer Keroh R&R · Malacca ~245 km~3 hrs Overhead bridge restaurant · Surau ✓
Seremban R&R · N. Sembilan ~325 km~4 hrs Food court · Petrol · Surau ✓ · Last before KL exit
Genting Sempah R&R · ⚠ Mandatory bus change ~370 km~4.5 hrs Transfer to Transtar 44-seater for mountain ascent · SPAD regulation · free seating
Booked via redBus · Ticket ID SGV6X57269615
PNR: RBT187841578151 · RBT937841578161 · RBT757841578171 · RBT417841578181 · RBT62784157811 · RBT57784157821
Seat Assignments — Solitaire (1+1)
SeatPassengerFamily
2Abdullah Hafidz Bin BujangHafidz
18Amelia Hadriana Binte Abdullah HafidzHafidz
17Siti Hazlin Binte Mohamed SallehHafidz
1Muhammad Fauzi Bin AsmawiFauzi
16Sofia Nguyen FauziFauzi
15Khanh Thien Thi NguyenFauzi
⚠ Seats are split across the cabin (1–2 and 15–18), not in one block · dads in 1 & 2, rest in 15–18
Tips
  • Arrive by 04:59 AM at Compass One Taxi Stand — Transtar requires 30 min early check-in
  • Have IC/Passport on lap before Woodlands — the bus does not stop long at immigration
  • Malaysia disembarkation card may be distributed on the bus — fill before reaching JB
  • Genting Sempah R&R: mandatory bus change to 44-seater for the mountain road — SPAD regulation, arranged by Transtar, free seating · do not miss this transfer
  • Onboard: light meals & beverages served by cabin crew on the Solitaire Suite — individual reclining seats with entertainment system, kids can sleep
  • Child meal (for the 2 kids aged 3): contact bkg@transtar.travel immediately after booking — Mon–Fri 9am–6pm, excl. Eve & PH
  • Bring a jacket — 5 AM departure and Genting is 15–25°C, very different from KL
  • SkyAvenue → Antara: 1,209m covered link bridge with escalators (~10–15 min, weatherproof) — or Grab if luggage is heavy. Self-check-in, no host on-site.
  • No drop-off counter at SkyAvenue — check in with Transtar staff/driver on arrival · helpline +65 6295 9009 / 6299 9009
🚗 Grab — Genting Highlands → Kuala Lumpur
2 Grab cars (1 per family) · Fri 14 Aug · After Antara checkout 11:00
No Booking Needed
Date
Fri, 14 Aug
After 11:00 checkout
Duration
~1.5 hrs
Genting → Bukit Ceylon KL
Cars
2 Grabs
1 per family · 3 pax each
Est. Cost
~SGD 60
Per family · paid in MYR
Day 3 Timeline — 14 Aug
10:30 AM
Pack up — checkout by 11:00
Antara BYON checkout deadline: 11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Order 2 Grab cars
Destination: Lanson Place Bukit Ceylon, 2 Lorong Ceylon, Bukit Ceylon, 50200 KL
~12:30 PM
Arrive Lanson Place Bukit Ceylon
Check-in from 15:00 · drop luggage at concierge · explore KL Golden Triangle
15:00 PM
Check-in Lanson Place
Ref 2017951154 · 191m² city view · 3 nights
Grab at Genting — Important
  • Coverage is limited at Genting altitude — if no cars appear, walk toward First World Hotel / main resort entrance where more drivers congregate
  • Order both Grabs simultaneously so families depart together and can coordinate if one has issues
  • Destination to type in Grab: "Lanson Place Bukit Ceylon, 2 Lorong Ceylon, Bukit Ceylon, 50200 Kuala Lumpur"
  • Fare paid in MYR · ~MYR 150–200/car · each family pays for their own car
Day 7 — Families Split · Tue 18 Aug
Checkout Lanson Place by 12:00 · Hafidz → KLIA T2 (Scoot) · Fauzi → Penang (TBC)
⚠ Fauzi Leg TBC
Checkout
Before 12:00
Lanson Place · Ref 2017951154
Hafidz Flight
Scoot 22:45
KLIA T2 → Changi T1 · Ref O43VFB
Leave for KLIA
~19:30 PM
Order Grab by 19:15
Fauzi Penang
TBC
After 12:00 checkout
🟣 Hafidz Family — KL → Singapore
11:00 AM
Pack · checkout by 12:00
12:00 PM
Checkout Lanson Place
Store luggage at hotel if heading out
19:15 PM
Order Grab to KLIA T2
Search "klia2" in Grab (budget terminal, not main KLIA)
19:30 PM
Depart for KLIA
~45 min · ~MYR 100–130
~20:15 PM
Arrive KLIA Terminal 2 (klia2)
Follow Scoot / check-in signs
~20:30 PM
Scoot check-in & bag drop
Ref O43VFB · closes 21:45 (1 hr before flight)
22:45 PM
Scoot KUL → SIN departs
2 adults + 1 child
00:05 AM+1
Arrive Changi Terminal 1
Wed 19 Aug
KLIA T2 = klia2 (budget terminal, separate building ~20 min from main KLIA). Search "klia2" in Grab, not "KLIA".
🔵 Fauzi Family — KL → Penang
11:00 AM
Pack · checkout by 12:00
12:00 PM
Checkout — families split here
Separate trip from this point onward
TBC
KL → Penang · TBC
Arrange transport below · 3 pax
⚠ Fauzi: arrange KL → Penang transport before the trip.
KL → Penang Options
  • Flight ~40 min: AirAsia/Batik from KLIA or Subang → Penang · ~MYR 80–200
  • Bus ~4–5 hrs: TBS (Terminal Bersepadu Selatan) KL → Penang · ~MYR 50–80
  • Train ETS ~4 hrs: KL Sentral → Butterworth · ~MYR 60–100 · book at ktmb.com.my
Transport Cost by Family
🟣 Hafidz Family
Transtar SG→Genting (3 pax) ✓SGD 327.00
Grab Genting→KL (1 car)~SGD 60
Grab KL→KLIA~SGD 35
Scoot KUL→SIN ✓ Ref O43VFBMYR 1,047
TotalSGD ~422 + MYR 1,047
🔵 Fauzi Family
Transtar SG→Genting (3 pax) ✓SGD 327.00
Grab Genting→KL (1 car)~SGD 60
Scoot KUL→SINn/a
KL→Penang ⚠TBC
Total (excl. Penang)SGD ~387 + TBC
Grab Tips
Download Grab before leaving SG
Link a card so no MYR cash needed for rides
Genting: walk to First World Hotel if no cars
To KLIA: search "klia2" not "KLIA" in Grab
Connectivity
Cell signal good on PLUS highway (Celcom/Maxis/Digi)
Roaming or buy MY SIM at JB or Genting
WiFi included at both hotels
Download offline maps (Malaysia) before travel
Currency & Contacts
SGD 1 ≈ MYR 3.3–3.4
Have MYR cash for Antara deposit (MYR 206)
MY Emergency: 999 police · 994 ambulance
Transtar: transtar.com.sg
Costs in SGD unless noted · Grab fares estimated in SGD equivalent · Transtar SGD 109/pax reschedulable & refundable · ✓ = confirmed · ⚠ = action required