Getting There & Away

A swag of airlines fly into Singapore's ultramodern Changi international airport--often voted as one of the best airports in the world. The departure tax on international flights is S$15.

Lots of visitors to Singapore combine their stay with a visit to Malaysia, which is just a km away across the causeway over the Straits of Johore. You can travel between Malaysia and Singapore very easily by bus or taxi. A vehicle and passenger ferry operates between north Changi and Tanjung Belungkor, east of Johor Bahru, and a daily high-speed catamaran links Singapore with Malaysia's Tioman Island. Immaculate air-conditioned buses link Singapore to almost all large Malaysian cities; fares are generally inexpensive. Singapore is the southern terminus of Malaysia's rail system and there are four trains a day to Kuala Lumpur.

There are no direct passenger ferries between Singapore and the main ports of Indonesia, but it is possible to travel between the two countries via the Indonesian islands of the Riau Archipelago, immediately south of Singapore. Modern ferries link Singapore with the islands of Batam and Bintan in the archipelago. Speedboats link Batam with Pekanbaru in Sumatra, and several ships a week link Bintan with Jakarta.