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Living in Medini: the practical area guide

Medini is a 2,230-acre planned township at the western end of Iskandar Puteri, built around jobs, schools and the Second Link. This guide covers what is actually here, drive times, and which pockets suit families, commuters and investors.

By Chris Liew, REN 08014 · PropNex Realty · Updated 2026-08-30

Where Medini is

Medini sits between Legoland Malaysia and the Tuas Second Link, inside Iskandar Puteri (formerly Nusajaya). Johor Bahru city centre is about 25 km east along the Nusajaya highway and the Coastal Highway. Kota Iskandar, the state administrative centre, is 5 minutes away. Puteri Harbour and its marina are 10 minutes. Forest City is 20 minutes west.

Drive times from a Medini condo

DestinationTypical time
Tuas Second Link checkpoint10 to 15 minutes
Legoland Malaysia, Medini Mall3 to 5 minutes
EduCity (Newcastle, Southampton, Raffles, Marlborough College)5 to 8 minutes
Gleneagles Hospital Medini3 to 5 minutes
Sunway Big Box, Sunway City Iskandar Puteri8 to 10 minutes
Puteri Harbour10 minutes
Bukit Indah (AEON, Tesco, IKEA Tebrau is further)12 to 15 minutes
JB city centre, RTS Bukit Chagar, Causeway30 to 40 minutes
Senai Airport35 to 40 minutes

Schools and universities

EduCity is the anchor. Marlborough College Malaysia (British boarding and day school), Raffles American School, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, University of Southampton Malaysia, Raffles University and Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology are all inside the Medini and EduCity boundary. Sunway International School and the Sunway University Iskandar campus are 10 minutes away. National primary and secondary schools serve the Malaysian community in Nusajaya and Gelang Patah.

Healthcare

Gleneagles Hospital Medini is a 300-bed private hospital used by Singapore residents for elective procedures and specialist visits. Columbia Asia Iskandar Puteri and KPJ Bandar Dato' Onn are the next options. Klinik Kesihatan Gelang Patah covers public primary care.

Shopping, food and weekends

Medini Mall is the neighbourhood mall with supermarket, clinics and F&B. Sunway Big Box is the large-format retail centre with a food court, cinema and IKEA-style stores. Legoland Malaysia and its water park, Mall of Medini, Puteri Harbour's waterfront restaurants and the Sunway Lagoon-style attractions round it out. For hawker food and wet markets, Gelang Patah town and Taman Nusa Perintis are 10 minutes north.

Work

Employers within 10 minutes: Legoland, EduCity institutions, Gleneagles, Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios, Sunway City's business park, the Medini central business district (Medini 6, Medini 7 towers) and the state government at Kota Iskandar. The JS-SEZ is adding data centres and manufacturing in Iskandar Puteri's industrial belt. More on what the SEZ changes.

Which pocket for whom

住在 Medini 是什么体验?

Medini 在依斯干达公主城西端,离新加坡大士第二通道约 10 至 15 分钟。5 分钟内有乐高乐园、Medini Mall、鹰阁医院(Gleneagles Medini)和 EduCity 大学城(Marlborough College、Raffles American School、纽卡斯尔医学院、南安普顿大学马来西亚分校)。到新山市中心和 RTS 约 30 至 40 分钟。适合每天往返新加坡的上班族、在依斯干达公主城工作的家庭,以及想收租的投资者。

Questions people ask

How far is Medini from Singapore?

About 10 to 15 minutes by car to the Tuas Second Link checkpoint, then 20 to 30 minutes to Jurong depending on clearance.

Is Medini a good place to live?

For people working in Iskandar Puteri or commuting via Tuas, yes. It has international schools, a private hospital, malls and Legoland within 5 minutes, at rents and prices well below JB city centre.

What international schools are in Medini?

Marlborough College Malaysia and Raffles American School are in the EduCity and Medini area. Sunway International School is about 10 minutes away.

Is there public transport in Medini?

Bus services run along the Nusajaya corridor and the Iskandar Puteri bus rapid transit corridor is being developed, but most residents drive. Cross-border buses to Singapore run from Gelang Patah and Bukit Indah.

Is Medini safe?

Medini is a gated-community township with guarded condos and private security patrols. Like the rest of Iskandar Puteri it is considered one of the quieter, lower-density parts of Johor Bahru.

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