Singapore FAQs

Tourism

Where are the good tourist attractions near the airport?

If you have a day, you may take a little trip around the city on a open-top bus tour. The counters for the buses are at the Arrival Hall of Terminal 2 and Terminal 3. More details may be found here.

What are good heartland locations usually not found on the tourism websites?

Kampung Buangkok
Coney Island Park
TreeTop Walk at MacRitchie Reservoir

Where can I find affordable and convenient hotels or inns?

BIG Hotel along Bencoolen Street
YWCA Fort Canning Lodge
The InnCrowd Hostel along Dunlop Street, at Little India

How do I travel to these locations?

By public bus or train. Remember to grab an ezlink card!

Marina Bay Sands
By Train: BayFront MRT Station, along the Circle Line
By Bus: 97, 103, 106, 133, 502, 518
Gardens by the Bay
it's right behind Marina Bay Sands
Singapore Flyer
By Train: Promenade MRT Station, then walk along Temasek Avenue.
By Bus: 56, 75, 77, 97, 106, 171, 195, 960

I’m visiting Singapore during ____, what should I take note of?

I'm visiting Singapore during the monsoon season, what should I take note of?
Bring an umbrella or a rain coat.
Thunderstorms are commonplace. DON'T PANIC!

I'm visiting Singapore during the haze, what should I take note of?
The PSI. Check it over at this website.
Grab a N95 mask. Surgical masks aren't effective.
Stay indoors where possible.

Moving around Singapore

1. Get an MRT / easylink card - if you are going to work for more than a month here. The charges are somewhat lower for the card. You can also sign up for credit cards (Citibank has an association with the EZLink I know of). Network map is available at http://www.smrt.com.sg/Trains/NetworkMap.aspx
2. While searching for a house, be upfront about the race factor. Some of the house owners may not like to let the house be occupied by people from PRC / India
3. Google maps is fairly unbeatable for finding for driving or finding a route to a place. Some routes pre-defined for comfort - https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=106115567790368387053.0004972f732459b5d9b34.. You can bookmark this for your use-https://maps.google.com.sg
4. Starhub, Singtel and M1 are the cell phone providers with major market share. You may be able to transfer contract from someone who wants to leave, if you want somewhat cheaper plans vs current rates. However, note that the rules may change any time by the providers.
5. Little India is one of the best places to get cheap food. A good meal can be obtained for less than 10 SG$
6. For a map with locations of almost every hawker store, visit https://hawker.help

More sources: http://wikitravel.org/en/Singapore#Get_around