Pulau Batam Transportation

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The KM Kellud Ferry Port in Batam island is SEKUPANG PORT

The Pelni ticket office is located at Jalan Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo #4, Sekupang, Pulau Batam. This is the best place to buy tickets. There may be some touts outside the Pelni office and around the port area who will offer to sell you tickets, but there is no point in buying from these people when you can buy them quite easily at the Pelni ticket counter itself.

Ticket prices range from about 250,000Rp (US$30) to about 1,000,000Rp (US$120), but discounts may be available during certain periods

Accommodation :There is 1st, 2nd, 3rd and economy class. 1st and 2nd class are further split into class A and B.

Class 1A
These cabins have two single beds, a window, TV, air-con and attached toilet and shower. Each person gets a drawer and a cupboard that can be locked. The shower has hot water and is very powerful.

Economy
There are no lockers available, so be careful with your belongings. This is probably the best class to go if you want to genuinely experience how the locals travel. However, you may prefer the more creature comforts and more privacy that the higher classes offer. The toilets can become flooded, but it should be possible to find a toilet in another class.

Additional information:
Eating :Meals for the first and second-class passengers are served at the following times: Breakfast: 6:30 to 7:30, Lunch: 11:30 to 12:30, Dinner: 17:30 to 19:00, The meals are pretty good. Dinner may consist of rice, vegetables, chicken and fish. Dessert is a piece of fruit. Breakfast is eggs and rice and black tea with sugar. At the beginning the server comes to the table with a big container of rice and you can help yourself to whatever you can eat.
Other Options: Until the boat leaves the port, you will find lots of people onboard going around trying to sell food and drinks.

If you're taking a taxi from your hotel/resort, check with the front desk about the rates. They are all fixed amount so that you don't get cheated. These taxis do not run on meters.

No doubt that they are flagged down by the establishment, it does not really mean that you can trust these taxi drivers fully.

The taxi driver who was bringing us to our requested seafood place tried to convince us to change our venue and visit somewhere much further away. He kept saying that the place we wanted to patronise was of not much good.

We arrived at Singapore's Harbourfont to catch the 9.20am ferry ride. We had to be there an hour earlier as we had to clear customs and also settle other administrative matters such as collecting the tickets.

The boatride to Batam was pretty pleasant and the journey was a smooth 45 minutes. The ferry fare was paid for in the package deal. What we had to come up with were the taxes, both in Singapore (S$20) and in Batam (S$7).

No hassle!

Guys,

If you are going to BATAM and need to find a driver/travel guide.
His name: John
phone no:+6285668471239 or +62811698846.

He can speak very well Chinese and knows batam very well.
You can arrange your own plan/schedule or ask him to recommend which places to go.
Can book him first before u reach batam and tell him what time the ferry you will take,
he will pick up you directly from the ferry terminal.

max -> 4-5 people

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Batam has it's share of Our Companies and Tour Buses and the tour buses here mostly use the large coaster type of Bus rather than the big passenger type of buses for the daily tours. So a Bus Tour around Batam is a great way to truly experience the island and get to see some of the sights that you otherwise may not know about. Buses are modern and fully air conditioned. The Bus tour we took had trips to shopping centers, where you can choose from jewelry, cosmetics and perfumes, handbags and fashion clothes, accessories and handicrafts, or souvenirs and the ubiquitous Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Outler Stores all around Batam ( hence a lot of shops in my Batam Tips). Most Batam Tours can be booked in advance at the Singapore Travel Agencies in Singapore.

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This is the main ferry terminal in Central batam, the other ferry terminal is in Sekupang in the south and Nongsa in the North. The Batam Center ferry Terminal is not large but since it is an International Port of Entry, there are immgration counters for departure and arrival areas and there is a terminal fee of Singapore $ 7 when arriving at the terminal. There are 3 floors of shops and Polo Factory Outlers and Snack Stands and Restaurants in the Main Building of the Terminal just before the Immigration Facilities where you can shop or eat or dine and they all accept Singapore Dollars here.

Address is: Ferry International Terminal, Batam Center, Batam - Indonesia
Tel no: Telp. : +62-778-334.704, 334.522
Fax. : +62-778-334.475

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there are three ferry lines that goes to batam island from Singapore and the one we took was the Batam Fast Ferry. The Ferries going to Batam Island Indonesia originates at the Harbour Front In Singapore, which is just in front of Sentosa Island. You can go to Batam on your own or purchase aday tour from any singapore travel agency but either way you should bring your passport. The ferry ride is about 50 minutes since Batam Island is about 20 kilometers away from Singapore. The Main Port of Entry in Batam Island is in Sekupang and at Batam Center. The Ferries are fast Jetfoil Boats with Airline Like Seats. The Companies are Batam Fast and others.

HarbourFront/BatamCentre/
Sekupang/Waterfront
Adult S$ 34 (2 way)
S$ 23 (1 way)
Child S$ 31 (2 way)
S$ 19 (1 way)

Tanah Merah/Nongsa:
Adult S$ 36 (2 way)
S$ 25 (1 way)
Child S$ 32 (2 way)
S$ 19 (1 way)

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The best way to get to Batam is by an air-conditioned ferry ride (about 45 minutes one way) from the Harbourfront terminal along Keppel Road, Singapore (just below the cablecars). One of the good ferry service is the Penguin ferry (see website below) which cost Singapore $33 return trip. Other ferry companies include Batam Fast and Wavemaster.