Singapore Transportation Tips by chiabh

Spore-KLumpur by NICE/NICE2 Coach

The Park May Group provides 2 types of luxurious coach services to Kuala Lumpur... and it operates the most frequent schedule departures from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur...

The single decker NICE and the double decker NICE2 coaches operate numerous departures a day from the Corpthone Orchid Hotel at Dunearn Road, Singapore... The journey will take about 5 hours...

Both coaches will terminate at the old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station at Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin...

Mode: TO

Phone: +65-6256-5755

Type: Bus

Spore-KLumpur by Aeroline Coach

Aeroline Coach Service provides an efficient coach service from Spore to KLumpur... Aeroline provides 4 daily trips on this sector... viz 8:00am, 9:00am, 2:30pm and 6:45pm (6:00pm on saturdays and sundays)... It also prvides a daily service from Spore to Pjaya at 8:30am...

The coach terminal is at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel at Havelock Road, Singapore, Corus Hotel at Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur and Wisma Axis at Jalan 223, Petaling Jaya...

Mode: TO

Other Contact: +65-6735-9335 (fax)

Phone: +65-6733-8775

Type: Bus

Spore-KLumpur by Gunung Raya Coach

Gunung Raya Ekspres operates 9 daily services from Spore to KLumpur from 09:00 to 17:00 hrs and 19:00 hrs on the hour... The coaches operates from the Golden Mile complex at Beach Road...

The KLumpur terminal is at Puduraya along Jalan Pudu...

Mode: TO

Phone: +65-8733-1311

Type: Bus

Airbus A380

The first Airbus A380 commercial flight was operated by Singapore Airline (SIA) on October 25, 2007 with its historic flight from Singapore to Sydney... Seats on the inaugural flight was auctioned on eBay for charity... Schedule flights will commence on the Singapore-Sydney route from October 28, 2007 as SQ220 (from Sydney) and SQ221 (from Singapore)...

The Airbus A380-800 was designed to carry 555 passengers on a 3-class configuration or 853 passengers on a single class configuration... However, SIA has opt for a more comfortable and luxurious configuration for its A380 to carry 471 passengers in the grandest of styles.... The cabin is configured into 3 classes: with 12 SIA Suites, 60 Business seats and 399 Economic Class seats...

The A380 was originally due for service in early 2006 and has been delayed 3 times to October 2007...

Mode: TO

Type: Airplane

EZ-Link Card

The EZ-Link card was first introduced for use on the MRT, LRT and public buses. However, it is now increasingly being used in all sectors of retail from leisure to dining to shopping. It is a contactless Multi-purpose Stored Value (MPSV) card.

The card is on sale at all Translink ticket office and the passenger service counter at all MRT stations... Cards are sold over the counter are priced at S$15 which is inclusive of $5 card cost, $3 travel deposit and $7 stored value... Top-up of the casd can be done at the same outlets...

For full details of the features and use of the EZ-Link card, check its website...

Mode: AROUND

Type: Other

Website: http://www.ezlink.com.sg

Driving A Malaysian Car Into Singapore

You can drive a Malaysian (or any foreign) registered car into Singapore thru the JB Causeway or the Tuas Second Link... There are 2 fees to be paid for driving and using your Malaysian registered car in Singapore... ie you will have to pay tolls and the vehicle entry permit (VEP)... In order to pay these fees, you will be issued with a Autopass card the first time you enter Singapore at the point of entry... The Autopass card is then valid for 5 years... At the entry point, the Autopass card is issued at SGD10 with only SGD4 usable while SGD6 is for administrative charges... The Autocash card can be topped up at any 7-Eleven outlet in Singapore or many shops in the Woodland area... Toll is collectable when arriving or existing the Tuas checkpoint...and only upon exit at the Woodland-Causeway checkpoint...

VEP is chargeable at SGD20 per day when the car is in Singapore... However, no VEP is charged for Malaysian cars entering Singapore on Saturdays, Sundays and Singapore Public Holidays... There is also a 10-days free VEP for each calender year... No VEP is also charged for cars entering Singapore after 5pm and leaving before 2am (the following morning) from Mondays to Fridays...

Drivers of Malaysian cars are also to note that if you enter an Electronic Road Pricing zone (ERP) which covers mainly the major expressways and roads leading into the city centre, you will have to pay ERP charges... However, for cars with Autopass card, a flat rate of SGD5 per day is chargable for unlimited entry and exit to/from the ERP zone... If you do not want to pay the fixed charge (of SGD5 per day), you can opt to rent an In-Vehicle Unit (IU) and have it installed in your car...

Mode: TO

Type: Car/Motor Home

Website: http://www.lta.gov.sg/motoring_matters/index_motoring_guide.htm

Spore-KLumpur by Transtar Coach

Transtar provides 2 types of coach services to Kuala Lumpur... it VIP (Transtar Executive) coaches and Super VIP (Transtar First Class) coaches... The Transtar First Class service is provided by luxurious 16-seater coaches while the Transtar Executive uses the 26-seater coaches...

There are 2 daily departures for the Transtar Executive at 7.30am and 2.30pm costing RM86 one way... while there are 4 daily departures for the Transtar First Class at 8.30am, 9.30am, 11.30am and 6.30pm and the ticket costs RM123 one way...

Both the services commence from the Golden Mile Complex in Beach Street, Singapore and terminates at the Pasarakyat Bus Termninal in Jalan Imbi

Mode: TO

Phone: +65-6299-9009

Type: Bus

Website: http://www.transtar.com.sg

Spore-KLumpur by Transnational Coach

The Transnational Group provides 2 types of coach services to Kuala Lumpur...

The more luxurious is known as the Executive coach and there are 4 departures a day from Lavander Street/Kallang Baru Bus Station at 9.00am, 11.00am, 4.30pm, 6.30pm. The adult fare one way fare is S$59.59.

There is also the Economy coach with 6 daily departures also from Lavander Street/Kallang Baru Bus Station at 8.30am, 10.00am, 12.00noon, 5.00pm, 8.00pm and 10.00pm The adult one way fare is S$25.90.

The Executive coach terminates at MATIC at Jalan Ampang while the Economy coach will stop at Hentian Puduraya.

Mode: TO

Phone: +65 - 6294-7034

Type: Bus

Website: http://www.nadi.com.my

Spore-KLumpur by First Coach

From November 2004, there is a new coach service from Spore to KLumpur... Passengers pick-up point is at Novena Square, across from the Novena MRT station... There are 6 trips a day...one every 2 hours... the drop off point in KLumpur is at the Bangsar PUTRA staion...

Tickets for the Spore-KLumpur sector is SGD30 for the one-way trip... and tickets can be bought from its Spore partner, Global Holidays...

Mode: TO

Phone: +65-6822-2111

Type: Bus