Getting Around Singapore

Singapore has a great train system that has stops all over the place. To take advantage of this, and so that you do not have to line up each and every time you take a trip, you should invest in a EZLink Train Card that has prepaid load in it.

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Singapore is an small country and can get around the country by the MRT. It means there is no other airport than Changi Airport. Changi Airport has three terminals and a budget terminal. It was a challenge for Singapore Airlines as an Airlines that only can serve International Flights. Due to its consistency advertising campaigns to promote the Airlines internationally, it is recognized as one of the most profitable, and successful Airlines in the the World. " Singapore Girls" dress in Sarong Kebaya in batik materials always as unique way to represent Singapore to the World.

Changi Airport, Singapore Airlines, and Singapore Tourism Board are working hand-in-hand to promote Singapore and attract passengers to visit or transit in Singapore.

Changi Airport: Provide the most comfortable Airport to gather all guests. Services including duty free shopping, cheap baggage services, baby care room, free internet surfing, free wifi, comfortable sleeper seats, beautiful and clean toilets, free Xbox games, and many more. I love to transit in Changi, there are so many things you can do to kill time.

Singapore Airlines: It has promotion fares from time to time. You can check out its websites, sometimes the fare was low and you still can travel in five stars comfort. Steward and Stewardess are very friendly and well train. Their services always kept me thinking about the Airlines. They have special promotion on transit travellers on hotel and transportation in Singapore.

You can take MRT from Changi Airport to other station. Less than S$3 per ride.

Check out the website for more fare and information.

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Currently, there are several bus operators to run between Singapore to Johor Baharu route. There are SBS 170, Singapore-Johore Express, and Causeway Link. There have their own bus stands on Queen Street Bus Terminal Singapore, Woodland Check-point, Johor Check-point, and Larkin Station.

In Queen Street Bus Terminal:
The nearest MRT is at Bugis. You can take any of the above buses in this bus terminal. You pay S$2.40 in the bus for Causeway Link, and to the money collector at the bus stand for Singapore-Johore Express. SBS 170 is function like any buses in Singapore, you are allowed to use E-link Card, or cash.

In Woodland Check-point:
You have to leave the bus with your belonging, then walk through a huge air-conditional immigration check-points with your passport. After immigration, you walk out the hall, and look for the bus-stop according to the bus that you wish to take. YOU MUST KEEP YOUR TICKET ALL TIME TO CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY, otherwise you have to pay again to get into the bus.

In Johor Baharu Check-point:
The process is similar to the Woodland Check-point, but this is the Malaysia Immigration. There is a Malaysian Tourism office, you can get free map and information of traveling to Malaysia.

Either you are just visiting Johor Baharu, or other part of Malaysia, you have to know which bus to take. Most of the buses will go to Larkin. Larkin Bus Terminal is the main bus-stop in Johor where you can take buses to Malacca, Kuala Lumpur, or any part of Malaysia. If you are visiting just Johor Baharu, you need to take the Causeway Link, which it has buses that stop at Kota Raya in Johor Baharu downtown shopping mall.

In Larkin, Johor.
The buses from Singapore will end here , and allow you to continue your Malaysia journey here. You can buy bus ticket to most cities in West Malaysia and Thailand here. If you are going to Singapore from other part of West Malaysia, you can take these buses here. The fare is in Malaysian Ringgit.

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Singapore has a well-established bus system with double-decker, single-deck and bendy buses running all over the island.

The bus service has an excellent website with all the routes and latest information.

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the MRT rail system is probably the best way to travel around Singapore. It's easy to use, the maps are clear, signage is excellent, fares are amazingly inexpensive.

The carriages and stations are spotlessly clean, the whole system is air-conditioned, the trains run frequently so there's never long to wait.

You can buy a pre-paid plastic card, the fare being deducted automatically as you go through the barrier. The machine also tells you the balance remaining on the card and you can top it up at a machine in the stations.

Alternatively, buy a plastic card for each journey from the machines. The fare is shown on the route map, you add S$1 deposit which you claim back from a machine when the card has been used. It's all very simple and very efficient.

An easy and convenient way of getting around Singapore is by taxi. The MRT is excellent but doesn't go to every part of the island. Bus system is also extensive and good, but is naturally slower than a taxi.

The taxis are clean, air-conditioned, metered and the drivers generally have a very good knowledge of the routes.

In the city centre you can't hail them from the street, you need to go to a taxi rank, of which there are plenty. The shopping malls, the hotels have them and others are located in convenient places.

Outside the central area you can flag them down in the street.

From the airport to Orchard Road, expect to pay a fare of about S$20

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Golden Mile Complex is a place where you can get buses to Malaysia and Thailand. In addition, you can find the tour agencies offer Malaysia and International tour packages. All the tour packages are quoted in Singapore Dollars. There are several money exchange counters in the complex. This complex is a gathering place for the Thais working in Singapore. Inside the complex, you can find Thailand Supermarket, restaurants, CD shops, and etc.

If I am lazy to go to Johor to get a bus, I usually come here to get a bus to my Malaysia destination directly. Buses here are usually going out trough the second link, not the Woodland causeway.

Nearest MRT: Nicoll Highway, Circle Line
Bus: 100

If you travel more than 1 days in Singapore, or you might not use the public transportation everyday. You can consider buying ezlink Card. It is a great card to travel everywhere in Singapore, cause you just need to tap in and out to use the MRT and buses. Once you are out of value in the card, you can top-up in any MRT stations.