THERE are almost 20 agencies that offer express bus services from Singapore to various parts of Malaysia.

Fares vary, depending on how much you are willing to pay for comfort.

Transtar Travel, for example, has a First Class bus that seats just 16 people.

It is equipped with individual LCD screen TVs as well as massage chairs.

Some others offer no-frills buses that just get you to your destination.

Fares quoted below are for one-way tickets unless otherwise stated. .

Kuala Lumpur
1. Transnasional - $25.10 (33-seater)
2. Gunung Raya - $29 (26-seater)
3. Grassland - $30 ( 26-seater)
4. Konsortium - $34 (26-seater)
5. Five Stars - $42 ( 18-seater)
6. Transtar - $60 (16-seater)

Malacca
1. Transtar - $16 (26-seater)
2. Grassland - $20 (26-seater)
3. Five Stars - $22 (26-seater)
4. Konsortium - $22 (26-seater)
5. Gunung Raya - $22 (26-seater)

Penang
1. Transtar - $38 (26-seater)
2. Five Stars - $55 (18-seater)
3. Gunung Raya - $55 (18-seater)
4. Grassland - $60 (20-seater bus)
5. Konsortium - $72 (two-way ticket on a 26-seater)

Ipoh
1. Transtar - $34 (26-seater)
2. Konsortium - $36 (26-seater)
3. Grassland - $51 (20-seater)
4. Gunung Raya - $51 (18-seater)
5. Five Stars - $51 (18-seater)

Butterworth
1. Transtar - $34 (26-seater)
2. Gunung Raya - $40 (26-seater)
3. Konsortium - $40 (26-seater)
4. Grassland - $42 (26-seater)
5. Five Stars - $55 (18-seater)

Kuantan
1. Transnasional - $26.50 (33-seater)
2. Grassland - $45 (26-seater)

Where the agencies are:

Grassland Express & Tours
101 Upper Cross Street, B1-69,
People?s Park Centre (tel: 6533-1166)

Five Stars Tours
5001 Beach Road, 01-27,
Golden Mile Complex (tel: 6294-7011)

Konsortium Express & Tours
6001 Beach Road, 01-52B
Golden Mile Tower (tel: 6392-3911)

Transnasional
Lavender Street junction off Bus Station Kallang Bahru (tel: 6294-7034)

Transtar Travel
5001 Beach Road, 01-15
Golden Mile Complex (tel: 6299-9009)

Gunung Raya Travel
5001 Beach Road, 03-32
Golden Mile Complex (tel: 6294-7711)