Republic of Singapore
Area: 707 sq km
Population: 4,839,400
Population density: 6,489 per sq km
Capital: Singapore City
Area: 707 sq km
Population: 4,839,400
Population density: 6,489 per sq km
Capital: Singapore City
Singapore country information
Passport & visa | Getting there | Cycling & maps | Cost of living | Accommodation | Food | Bike shops | Climate | Distances
Passport & Visa
| Passport | Visa | |
| British | Yes | 1 |
| Australian | Yes | 1 |
| Canadian | Yes | 1 |
| USA | Yes | 1 |
| Other EU | Yes | 1 |
Passports:
Passport valid for at least six months beyond date of departure required by all nationals referred to in the chart above.
Visas:
Not required by all nationals referred to in the chart above.
Visa note:
(a) 1. British and Irish passport holders do not need a visa for stays up to a month, if they can prove they have sufficient funds to cover stay in Singapore, confirmed onward/return tickets and entry documentation for further destinations, as well as siz months passport validity. For other nationals the maximum length of stay is 7 or 14 days depending on nationality. Visitors on a Social Visit Pass are not permitted to work in Singapore. Extensions of up to 90 days can be applied for at the time, depending on nationality. (b) Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements (see Contact Addresses).
Entry documents: Yellow fever certificates are needed if you are coming from an infected area.
Getting there
Getting There by Air
The national airline is Singapore
Airlines (SQ) (website:
www.singaporeair.com
).
Approximate Flight Times
From London
to Singapore is 14 hours, and from New
York is 24 hours.
Main Airports
Changi (SIN)
(website:
www.changi.airport.com.sg
) is 20km (12 miles) east of the city (journey
time - 25 minutes). To/from the airport:
Public transport and taxis are readily
available to the city centre. The Mass Rapid
Transit train system operates from the
airport to the city centre and trains depart
frequently. The Maxicab, a six-seater
taxi shuttle, operates throughout the day; tickets
must be bought in advance from the shuttle service
counter in the arrivals hall. Facilities:
Fitness centre, swimming pool, supermarket,
medical clinics and full banking services (including
money changing) to business centres and transit
hotels with private bathrooms (advance booking
is recommended for the hotels). There are left
luggage facilities, post offices, bars and restaurants,
extensive duty-free shops and car hire operators.
Departure Tax
None.
Getting There by Water
Main
ports: Singapore (website:
www.mpa.gov.sg
). The world's busiest in terms of tonnage, it
is served by a growing number of international
passenger cruise lines. Cruising
is one of the fastest-growing tourist development
areas in Singapore and there are plans to considerably
expand the already extensive port facilities.
There is now also a number of international operators
using Singapore as a base for cruises throughout
South East Asia. For further details, contact
the Singapore Tourism Board. Penguin Ferry
(tel: 6272 4866; website:
www.penguin.com.sg
) operates several ferry services between Singapore
and nearby Indonesia.
Note tour.tk: You can also get a ferry across to Malaysia (Tanjong Belungkor), which departs from Changi Ferry Terminal near the airport.
Note tour.tk: You can also get a ferry across to Malaysia (Tanjong Belungkor), which departs from Changi Ferry Terminal near the airport.
Getting There by Rail
Trains run
to Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru and Malacca (Malaysia)
on a route which extends to Bangkok (Thailand).
Services operate daily between Singapore and Kuala
Lumpur; some offer air conditioning and dining
cars. There are also overnight trains with sleepers.
For more information on the railway between Thailand
and Singapore, see Malaysia Railway (tel: (603)
2263 1111; website:
www.ktmb.com.my
).
The Eastern and Oriental Express (tel: 0845 077 2222, in the UK only; website: www.orient-express.com ) is a luxurious train travelling from Thailand and Malaysia to Singapore.
The Eastern and Oriental Express (tel: 0845 077 2222, in the UK only; website: www.orient-express.com ) is a luxurious train travelling from Thailand and Malaysia to Singapore.
Getting There by Road
Singapore
is connected to Malaysia and the mainland of Asia
by two causeways: one which crosses the Johor
Strait; the other linking Tuas in Singapore Note
tour.tk: the latter not open to
cyclists.
Foreign motorists are required to pay a Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) and a toll charge at the checkpoint upon entry into Singapore. Payment is to be paid using an electronic smartcard called an Autopass Card (sold at booths or VEP/toll offices at the checkpoint). Motorists need to show a valid road tax disc and an insurance certificate for the vehicle when buying the Autopass Card. Toll charges are payable upon arrival and departure from Singapore using the Tuas checkpoint and on departure from Singapore at the Woodlands checkpoint.
Bus and coach services operate to the Malaysian town of Johor Bahru and beyond.
Foreign motorists are required to pay a Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) and a toll charge at the checkpoint upon entry into Singapore. Payment is to be paid using an electronic smartcard called an Autopass Card (sold at booths or VEP/toll offices at the checkpoint). Motorists need to show a valid road tax disc and an insurance certificate for the vehicle when buying the Autopass Card. Toll charges are payable upon arrival and departure from Singapore using the Tuas checkpoint and on departure from Singapore at the Woodlands checkpoint.
Bus and coach services operate to the Malaysian town of Johor Bahru and beyond.
Cost of living
Singapore:
all prices in Singaporean Dollars (SGD)
| drinks and snacks | food: local markets; restaurants; and stores |
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| water (mineral) |
1 litre 1 litre 300ml 1 litre |
1.50 2.20 1.00 7.00 |
bread loaf-white |
700g 750g |
1.50 3.50 |
| indian (3 curry-2 bread) mid range vege rest. hawkers/ food-court pizza-takeaway |
naan meal one dish one serving med |
6.00 8-10.00 2-5.00 tba |
|||
| beer-local wine |
330ml 750ml |
3.00 20.00+ |
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| tea coffee (cafe / bar) Nescafe instant coffee-ground |
25 bags per cup 125g 500g |
2.30 4.00-5.00 2.20 5.00 |
rice (white) pasta eggs tinned tomatoes |
kg |
2.00 1.90 1.90 |
| milk yoghurt / curd cheese Magnum icecream |
1 litre 500g kg each |
3.00 |
potatoes onions tomatoes green beans |
kg kg kg kg |
3.00 3.50 4.00 4.10 |
| chips salted peanuts dried apricots |
200g pack kg kg |
tba tba tba |
apples oranges bananas |
kg kg kg |
4.00 3.50 2.50 |
| cornflakes chocolate biscuits-plain biscuits-chocolate |
375g pack 100g block 200g pack 200g pack |
3.75 2.00 tba |
pineapple (can) oil (corn) |
500g can 500ml |
2.50 |
| peanut paste jam |
500g jar 400g jar |
tba |
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| accommodation | personal | ||||
| budget city hostel budget city hotel |
16.00+ per dorm bed 48.00 double share bathroom 70-80 double with ensuite |
deodorant - roll-on |
50ml 150g bar 200ml each 100ml 5 pack each |
2.80 0.80 2.60 tba tba |
|
| camping |
|
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| internet | 6.00 per hour | ||||
| *
tba = price to be announced * January 2009: at time of writing 1.00 USD = 1.53 SGD all prices have been taken from internet resources such as wikitravel, hostel world, leading supermarket chains, travel blogs, forums and of course our own travel experiences and purchases of everyday products in food markets, bazaars and local shopping facilities. They are only an indication and designed to give you a general impression of the cost of living in Singapore. Items are geared towards the budget conscious traveller with an occasional craving for a bit of luxury. |
Source:www.exchange-rates.org |
Bike shops
| Singapore | The Bike Boutique 98 Amoy Street, Singapore 069918 Tel. (+65) 6298 9528 Website: 
www.thebikeboutique.com |
| Bike Labz
Blk3012, Bedok Ind Park E #03-2018 Singapore 489978 Tel: +65 64412426 Chai HP: +65 91778853 E-mail: sales@bikelabz.com Website:
www.bikelabz.com |
|
Cycle Craft
|
|
| Treknology Bikes 24 Holland Grove Road Singapore 278803 Tel. 6466 2673 website:
www.treknology3.com/ |
|
| Treknology Bikes 91 Tanglin Place, #01-02 Singapore 247918 Tel. 6732 7119 website:
www.treknology3.com/ |
|
| T-3 Bicycle Gears 79 Upper East Coast Road Singapore 455219 Tel. 6441 6828 website:
www.treknology3.com/ |
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