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Getting to Metta Lodge by Land from Malaysia

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

Waze: https://www.waze.com/live-map/directions/my/johor-darul-tazim/johor-bahru/metta-lodge-pusat-buddhist-johor?to=place.ChIJ41RxLQ5s2jERLK2l3clfXdA

Directions from Larkin Bus Terminal

https://www.larkinsentraljb.com.my/

Metta Lodge - drop off & walk path
Metta Lodge - drop off & walk path

The view of Metta Lodge building with the drop-off point and walking path

The nearest bus terminal to Metta Lodge is Larkin Sentral, which is a 25-minute drive away. Please take a bus that arrives at Larkin Sentral no later than 5pm on the day the course starts. You can plan your bus to depart Larkin Sentral after 11am on the day the course ends. Please e-mail us your travel plan so that someone will wait for you at Metta Lodge upon your arrival. To go to Metta Lodge from Larkin Sentral, you can take a taxi which will cost about RM30. Just follow the signboard to locate the 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.