Malaysia · Johor · Iskandar Puteri
Skudai, Iskandar Puteri — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Skudai is a town in Johor, about 13 kilometres north-west of Johor Bahru's central business district, with its own museum and art gallery.
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Where to stay in Skudai
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
You stay in Skudai to be near somewhere else. Most people booking here want Johor Bahru within reach while staying outside its central business district, and about 13 kilometres separates the two. The museum anchors the other choice.
A room near the Tan Sri Datuk Chang Joo Chiang Museum and Art Gallery puts Skudai's own named site at the door, which matters for anyone here for the town rather than for Johor Bahru.
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The museum end of Skudai
The part of Skudai holding the town's one named collection, on its own streets rather than Johor Bahru's. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in The museum end of SkudaiDays spent in Johor Bahru's central business district from a base outside itThe Johor Bahru side of Skudai
The Skudai edge turned toward Johor Bahru, about 13 kilometres from that city's officesFind hotels in The Johor Bahru side of SkudaiHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About Skudai
What are the main landmarks in Skudai?
Skudai holds the Tan Sri Datuk Chang Joo Chiang Museum and Art Gallery and the campus of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Southern University College is in Skudai too. Its shopping centres include ÆON Mall Taman Universiti and Sutera Mall in Taman Sutera Utama.
The Skudai River, which gives the town its name, separates it from the Tampoi ward of Johor Bahru, whose metropolitan area Skudai lies within.
What is the history of Skudai?
The year Skudai began is missing from the Johor record. What the record gives for Skudai is its standing as a town in Johor, Malaysia, and its distance from Johor Bahru, which is how the place has been described rather than by any charter. A name survives in the gallery.
Tan Sri Datuk Chang Joo Chiang is carried by the museum and art gallery in Skudai, and that dedication is the one personal name the town's record attaches to a building.
Where is Skudai?
Skudai lies about 13 kilometres north-west of Johor Bahru's central business district, in the tropical band of Johor, Malaysia.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Skudai?
The museum end of Skudai: Visits to the Tan Sri Datuk Chang Joo Chiang Museum and Art Gallery. The Johor Bahru side of Skudai: Days spent in Johor Bahru's central business district from a base outside it.
Updated October 2026