Beginner's Guide to Public Transportation in Singapore

Watch this video to learn the basic steps to take the public transportation in Singapore. It's the cheapest way to get around this expensive city! At the end of this video, you'll know how to get ANYWHERE in Singapore via the world class public bus and train.

IMPORTANT CORRECTION: Downtown Line MRT stations that you may need to tap out and tap back in when transferring are:
1. Bukit Panjang
2. Newton
3. Tampines

Take note that VISA/MASTERCARD card issued by banks outside of Singapore does carry a 60 cents per day of usage AND any foreign exchange costs.

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- How to Pay @ 00:32
- How to Navigate @ 01:12
- How to Transfer @ 04:51

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[garfieldandfriends]

One VERY important thing that isn't mentioned in the video is
You should *ONLY* board from the *front door* (where the driver is) and not the back/exit door. It might be perceived as fare evasion in some way and the bus captain will call you out to the front to tap your card.

Small exceptions when boarding from the back is allowed :
- Wheelchair passenger
- Passengers with stroller (PLEASE inform the bus captain beforehand)
- If the bus is fully crowded at the front and the bus captain request the outside passengers to get on from the back instead
- Boarding from bus interchanges with staff marshalls guiding passengers to board from both doors.
- If it's a free shuttle bus (e.g. NUS shuttle bus, not applicable to public buses anyway)

[Beck]

If i were a tourist, i think this video would be super useful!! Wish there was one for every country🙂

[LuisSanchez-zjid]

Very helpful. Thank you so much. You are very kind.

[wildflowers]

This is such a useful video ! Thank you ! I'm visiting SG next September and I was searching for practicals infos. Glad I found your channel !

[shankarr]

Thanks lot. Very useful video for 1st time traveller at Singapore

[TheGunitinc]

Very useful for anyone visiting Singapore. Thanks 😊

[johaminnn]

I surely can go now to “anywhere” in Singapore, as you said. 😁

This video is just so informative. Thank you sm!

[bijoobk]

Thank you for sharing this informative video, especially beneficial for first-time visitors to Singapore. It provides clear instructions on efficiently navigating the public transportation system. As I plan my trip to Singapore later this year, I found this video incredibly helpful, addressing all my uncertainties. Your contribution is greatly appreciated.

[chichix]

wow 😮 very well explained.
thank you very much!

[Xeroxcopy]

Thanks a ton, this information shared was very helpful

[CyberMew]

Very good quick guide. You missed out about the part about LRTs though!

[HidayatRafii]

Moovit works perfectly here if you want to know when will your bus be arriving

[SuccessforLifester]

Our bus stop is lacking a huge sign for its identity. I complained before once ten years ago and another time last year 2022. Without using app, you would be lost and don't know where you are.

[MrLinggah]

Thanks for the video, it answered my question. My wife and I are coming to Singapore via cruise ship. We have no Singapore $$ so it is good to know we can tap on and off on the MRT with our credit cards. Thank you.

[person]

I want to add some detail for tourists:
The Singapore Tourist Passes they sell at the airport are usually not worth it. They give you unlimited travel for 1, 2, or 3 days, but they are very expensive. If you calculate when you will break even with using the EZ-Link card, you would have to ride public transport for 5, 6 hours a day or something, which most people are not doing. The EZ-Link card is very cheap ($5, I think?), so just buy one at the airport MRT station.
Many machines don't take cash or foreign cards to add money to your transit card, but if there is staff at the station, they can accept cash or card from you.
If you use a foreign credit card, there is a daily fee, which I think is $0.60, so if you are there for only a few days, then this might be cheaper than buying an EZ-Link card.

Otherwise, enjoy visiting a fantastic country with some of the safest, cleanest, cost-effective, and efficient public transit in the world!

[cdaswift]

I'll be in SG in March for the Taylor Swift concert. This is very helpful, just a bit worried about taking the bus, I might miss the correct stop! 😂 I think the safest will be taking the mrt

[wazuyumi]

tampines also need tap out to change need to walk in bus interchange too

[tanjunwei-zzmo]

Watch out for Bt Panjang, Newton & Tampines. Tapping out required

[QmGhqTCzQ]

This is so timely as i am going to sg next month. Though, my question is can i use one cc for 2 people?

[benjaminmathew]

If we go with family (example 4 pax) do we need to tap the CC four time?..how it works..I’m planning to travel to SG shortly