Getting Here |
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Getting Here |
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Singapore’s Changi Airport is linked to 91 cities in 51 countries by 447 international airlines. Together they offer 620 services a week to and from Singapore. Direct non-stop flights from Asian cities are the rule. There are also direct flights from West Coast of the United States and from the major cities of Europe and Australia. Singapore Airlines serves 55 cities in 36 countries, including China, France, Japan and the United States.
By sea
Singapore is a regular port of call for cruise liners, including the cream of Cunard,
Holland-America and Royal Viking fleets. Some liners berth conveniently at the World trade
Centre, from which it is quite easy to get around. Cruise-fly alternatives are popular on
Asia-Pacific packages, which usually take in destinations like Bali, Bangkok, Hong Kong,
Jakarta and manila. They also provide quicker and less expensive itineraries on round-the-
world routes
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By Road
The causeway linking West Malaysia and Singapore is a popular gateway in both directions The opening of the second link way at Tuas in Singapore to West Malaysia is also another alternative to the Causeway. However the journey by road is unadvisable as there are frequent traffic jams at the Causeway, and one might have to wait for a minimum of two hours during the peak period. One can either take a taxi from West Malaysia to Singapore or take the bus. If on is game enough, he or she can rent a car and drive to Singapore.
By rail
The train from Bangkok to Singapore traverses Malaysia by the way of Butterworth and Kuala Lumpur. Expect to stand two days travelling if one board the train in Bangkok. The express takes about 7 hours from Kuala Lumpur and about 14 hours from Penang.Rail travel is cheaper, but the toilets in the second-class and the third-class cabins are enough to put one off. And if the weather is hot, the trip may be torrential so try to secure an air-conditioned sleeperette.
It is try to come to Singapore by air as it is the most comfortable method. As Singaporeans, we have tried all the methods of transport and found travelling by plane the most suitable for the pampered. The journey by car proves a torture to the feet, the waiting at the Causeway is terrible and to add to it, the heat gives one a headache, and one can be carsick. As for taking a bus, one would have to withstand the lack of movement and space as a bus ferries about 50 people. The toilet on the bus is usually unclean and if you have to travel by bus, try to secure a seat away from the toilet and the windscreen. The journey of the bus shares the same disadvantages of travelling in a car, except that you cannot have, as much privacy in the bus and it is more troublesome at the checkpoint. Travelling by rail proves a more exciting experience as you get to see better views than on a bus or a car. But the trip on the train is long and tiring, the route is jolting and one who is unused to the shakings should not try the train. An advice to those who must travel by rail is to have sufficient sunblock and do not look out of the window for a continuous time or you will develop a headache.
