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Getting to Metta Lodge by Land from Singapore
Driving to Metta Lodge
If you’re driving to Metta Lodge, you may use the Google Maps or Waze link below to help you navigate your way using GPS. Please plan to arrive at Metta Lodge between 4pm and 6pm on the day the course starts. There are plenty of parking lots at the basement of Metta Lodge.
Google Maps: No. 2 Jalan Teratai 15, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Private Car Arrangement from Singapore
If you're travelling from Singapore, the organizers can assist in arranging private transport to and from Metta Lodge, Johor Bahru, if needed. An MPV will be hired to take you from your home, HDB block, or hotel to Metta Lodge for an estimated cost of approximately SGD30 for a one-way journey. You will remain in the MPV with your luggage as you pass through the Woodlands and Johor Bahru immigration checkpoints. Please inform us if you would like to sign up for this transport arrangement during registration. The MPV will pick you up from your home between 2pm and 3pm on the day the course starts. The organizers will inform you of the final transport arrangements several days before the course begins.
Directions from Johor Bahru CIQ
The view of Metta Lodge building with the drop-off point and walking path
If you are arriving by KTM train (Shuttle Tebrau) or public bus from Singapore, please plan your travel so that you clear the Malaysia immigration and customs before 5pm on the day the course starts. To go to Metta Lodge from JB CIQ, you can take a taxi which will cost about RM30. Just follow the signboard to locate the JB CIQ taxi counter. Please do not use the services of individual taxi drivers who approach you directly, as some of them may not be trustworthy. At the taxi counter, book your taxi by providing them with the address for Metta Lodge:
No. 2 Jalan Teratai 15, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
There is no tipping culture in Malaysia, so it is entirely up to you if you wish to tip the driver at the end of your trip. Some drivers may not know where to drop you off, but you can easily identify Metta Lodge as it is the tallest building on that street with a large lotus on top.
