Last Saturday was my very first visit to Singapore. It was an unplanned trip and very random.
So, I would like to share some tips and tricks to survive JB-Singapore by car.
1) Check your passport.
Check your passport expiry date and don't forget to bring this crucial item!
2) Money (s$1-RM 2.75)
You should prepare at least s$10 before entering the border. It is compulsory to own an Autopass in Singapore. After the custom check as Singapore border, there will be a place for you to buy before cross through. Don't worry, people there very-very helpful. I manage to convert my money at Senai Airport. You can also find a lot of money exchange shop in Singapore. Don't worry!
(In case of emergency, you can call your bank or credit card hotline to update your international withdrawal.)
3) Custom
At Malaysian custom, they will check your passport and that's it. At the end of the bridge, at Singapore custom there will be another passport check and please not to forget to ask for white form before you get to the custom. Sometimes, there will be few people standing at the center passing the white form for you to fill in. Once your're in, there will be another section where you can declare item. But if there're nothing to declare you can just pass through after they check your car.
4) Autopass.
Very important. Refer 2. Must top-up at least s$10.
5) Voila, you are now in Singapore!
Drive carefully and respect other people here. They totally have different speed limit as compared to Malaysia. There're cameras everywhere. EVERYWHERE.
5) Roaming.
If you're not familiar with the roads, instead of referring the map, you can switch on your phone roaming and on you Waze apps! You're basically safe by now.
6) Parking.
To enter most of the covered parking, they will us Autopass. Remember to top up at any 7-Eleven. You can also get the parking coupon here for open air parking.
7) Take photos.
If you can't remember well, just take photos of the road or parking bay area for you to find. Well at least, you can ask around.
8) Public transport.
Here, everything super convenient. You can park your car and just ride the bus or taxi or train! You don't have to spend so much time looking for parking space especially at unfamiliar place.
9) Train.
I commute using train when I was here. I parked my car at Landmark Hotel,Bugis Rd, it's a building next to Sultan Mosque and very close to Zam Zam Restaurant. You can purchase the ticket at the machine provided there or you can also ask some suggestion from the staff regarding the one day pass.
10) Singapore-JB.
Well, everything should be very easy. At the border, make sure there enough balance in your Autopass card. They will charge you s$3.20 x 2 for their in and out toll.Other than that, if you enter at ERP time, you will be charge flat rate of s$5.00. Custom will check you passport before you can cross to Malaysia. At Malaysia custom, they will check again thoroughly you passport and you car if there any item need to be declare.
That's it.
Here some summary of my cost.
Autopass : s$10 + top-up s$30
Parking : s$1.90 (We got lucky, the machine can't read our card. End up, they deduct only for
one hour entry thou we parked for more than 5 hours)
Train: Bugis Rd-Orchard Rd : s$1.70/admit one
Orchrd Rd-Raffles : s$1.50/admit one
Raffles-Bugis Rd : s$1.50/admit one
Drive safe everyone!
nfs.
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