SINGAPORE – Travellers headed to Malaysia can expect heavy traffic at both Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints during the year-end school holidays, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).
From Nov 21 to Jan 1, 2026, travellers using the land crossings need to factor in extra waiting times, it said.
Over the Deepavali long weekend from Oct 17 to 20, travellers in cars had to wait up to three hours to clear immigration due to traffic tailbacks from Malaysia. Nearly two million people crossed the two checkpoints during that period.
On Oct 17 alone, there was a peak of more than 550,000 people crossing the land checkpoints.
