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 Dino Shipping Counter by DarkRay
These tickets can be purchase from the various counters set up at level 2 of HarbourFront Centre at the Cruise Centre's end, such as the one shown in the photo.
There are altogether 4 ferry terminals in Batam as follow:
1. Batam Centre - This is the ferry terminal to go if you are planning to mainly spend your time in Batam Centre .
2. Nongsapura - This is the ferry terminal to go if you are planning to mainly spend your time playing golf and staying in Turi Beach Resort.
3. Sekupang - This is the ferry terminal to go if you are planning to mainly spend your time in Nagoya town.
4. Teluk Senimba - This is the ferry terminal to go if you are planning to mainly spend your time in WaterFront City.
With the exception of Nongsapura, whereby the ferry commutation is from to and fro Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, the rest will be between the respective remaining destinations and HarbourFront Centre Ferry Terminal.
The prices for a adult return ferry ticket should be around S$22. But there is an additional S$5 departure tax levied when leaving Singapore as well as another S$3 departure tax levied when leaving Batam.
More information about the various vessel operators and their related information can be found from the Singapore Cruise Centre's website at http://www.singaporecruise.com. Leave a Comment
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So if you do not like to jostle with the crowd, try to make sure that your ferry timings are out of this time slot as far as possible. But do take note that if you are buying a pre-arranged Free-and-Easy travel package, it will cost about S$5 per person to shift each ferry timing to a non-standard one.
The photo shown below is one of the two coordinating travel agent who issues the actual borading travel passes for Dino Shipping. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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 HarbourFront MRT Station by DarkRay
Because of this, since most trips involving the HarbourFront Centre Ferry Terminal are usually for short trips to Batam with little luggage, one can take the MRT and save on the cab fare, as well as save the extra walking distance needed should one take the bus.
However, please note that for ferries departing to Nongsapura, this will not apply as the ferry terminal involved will be Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, which is unfortunately not directly reachable by MRT. Leave a Comment
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The Batam Center Ferry Terminal is the place where ferries from Singapore will arrive and depart (Penguin Ferry & Batam Fast). This is a relatively new building with some shopping and eating places. Across the road is a big shopping centre called Mega Mall (see my shopping tips). More information on the ferry schedule is at the webpage below. There is also another newer ferry terminal at Batu Ampar (Wave Master ferry) which is much nearer to Nagoya city (capital of Batam) with ferry services between Singapore and Batam (see my Citra Tritunas Ferry Terminal tip). Leave a Comment
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 Ferry leaving Singapore.... by SLLiew
There are 3 main arrival points at Batam and so decide ahead where you want to land in Batam. I headed for Batam Ferry Terminal which is closest to Nagoya Center. Theme: Ship/Boat
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For those in Nagoya, please take note that most trips lasting less than 10 minutes around town (such as from DC Mall to Center Point) cost about 20,000 ruppiah. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 Penguin Ferry for visiting
Batam by bkarjeeLeave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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 Batam Ferry by MikeAtSeaLeave a Comment Theme: Ship/BoatPhone: +65 542-7105
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If you want to travel from Batam to other islands in Riau province by ferry, you should go to the Sekupang Ferry Terminal. There are many companies here which offer ferries to several important towns on the various islands, such as Bengkalis town, Selatpanjang town, Tanjung Balai town, Tanjung Pinang town and Dumai town. Time taken are roughly as follows:
- Batam to Tanjung Balai (about 1 hour)
- Batam to Selatpanjang (about 2 hours)
- Batam to Bengkalis (about 3.5 hours)
- Batam to Dumai (about 5 hours)
- Batam to Tanjung Pinang (about 1.5 hours) Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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 Batu Ampar ferry terminal,
Batam, Indonesia by victorwkf, 4 more photosLeave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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