[1][2] The town was originally a fishing village.

The town is served by MyBas Johor (T50) & Maju (96) public buses linking to Larkin Sentral Terminal in Johor Bahru City, Causeway Link (52T) to Gelang Patah and other towns within the district, such as Benut and Kukup.

[5] Being located along Federal Route 5, Pontian is relatively accessible for a town its size.

Northward this highway goes to Batu Pahat, Muar, Melaka City, Port Dickson, Klang and Teluk Intan before terminating at Jelapang.

Southwards highway 5 turn right to Pekan Nanas and terminates at Johor Bahru.