The first-class transport system in Singapore makes tourists feel at home in the garden city. Public transport in Singapore is very efficient, clean, safe, fast and high-tech. The bus timings of normal buses are from 6am to 12 am. For making your memorable trip all you need is an ez-link card to travel your way in any MRTs and buses. You can also buy a tourist pass and make unlimited trips around Singapore all-day.
Airports
Singapore Changi Airport and Seletar are the two major airports in the nation. From Malay you can enter this beautiful city either by air, sea or road. Singapore also has many links to the rest of the world. There are two bridges which link Singapore to Malaysia — the Causeway, and the Second Link.
Bus
There are two main types of bus services SBS and the SMRT. A tourist can even opt for bus routes
designed exclusively for sightseers. You will be charged for the distance travelled. If you have any query on the ticket fare, feel free to ask the driver or collect a bus guide at the bus interchanges.
Smoking and drinking are strictly prohibited in the MRT, LRT and buses. Durian, a tropical fruit is also banned inside these transport systems. The best thing an international visitor can opt for is to buy a visitors card by producing his passport.
Rail
Rail transport is equally popular in Singapore namely rail connection between Malaysian company Keretapi Tanah Melayu(KTM). Other two rail transport systems are rapid transit system collectively known as the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system operated by the two biggest public transport operators SMRT Corporation and SBS Transit, as well as several Light Rail Transit (LRT) lines also operated by both companies.
Taxi
Taxi is an inexpensive and faster way of travelling around Singapore. But taxis are not allowed to pick and drop passengers along the main roads within the Central Business District (CBD) from 7am to 10 pm.
Sea
From the Indonesian islands of Batam and Bintan to Singapore there are ferry links. The two islands are fast growing as tourist attractions. The two boat services between Malaysia and Singapore are Sebana Cove near Desaru and Tioman Island, which is about 150km away. All those adventurous guys looking for some thrill can opt for this mode of transport to reach Singapore, wherein the road link is quite appreciable.
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