Transport in Singapore

Buses

The magnificent network of bus service covers all island. In the majority of buses it is possible to pay off with coins, throwing them in a box at the driver. As a rule, drivers of buses do not give delivery, therefore Singaporeans pay off with that sum which their journey will manage. Buses start to "ply" at 5.30 and finish by 24.00.

The underground

In Singapore also there is an underground - Mass Rapid Transit system (MRT - it is said "EM-AR"). Business hours of the underground from 6.00 till. It is a fast and inexpensive way to reach in any point of a city. Trains go with an interval from 3 till 8 minutes. The trip price depends on distance and on the average makes S$1. At an input in the underground on a card of tariff zones, you can calculate a fare. In the booking automatic machine lower corresponding quantity of coins or banknotes and press the necessary button. The car "throws out" the ticket and delivery. It is necessary to insert the ticket two times into a turnstile - on an input and on an exit from appointment station. For regular trips it is possible to buy the electronic travel card.

Taxi

Convenient and popular transport in Singapore considers a taxi. In a city more than 18000 conditioned taxi from 4 companies, and their main difference: colour, but not the price.
In each car the counter so journey payment is raised under counter indications is established.
The trip by a taxi will approximately manage:

• Planting S$2.40 + each kilometre nearby S$0.5.
• Entrance on the central street, in business the centre or on expressway is raised in addition from S$0.75 to S$3 depending on time and day of week.
• Trip between 00.00 and 06.00 mornings - in addition 50 %,
• Trip between 07.30 to 09.30и 17.00 - 20.00 - in addition S$1.
  

On the termination of a trip you can ask the check where the distance is underlined, time of the beginning and the driving termination.
The order of a taxi to you will manage S$5.20, to call a taxi it is possible by phone: 65521111. Tip to taxi drivers - on your discretion.

Велорикши

Among tourists "local transport" - "велорикши" is popular. Though Singaporeans do not love it. "Велорикши" it is possible to meet in the Chinese quarter and some other old areas of Singapore.
Counters, certainly, at them are not present, therefore the price for a trip on "велорикши" should be stipulated in advance, and is better to resort to services of the driver having the official licence for driving велорикши.
Велорикша is not means of transportation, and it is considered an original kind of an attraction for tourists, and journey by a taxi manages much more expensive, than.