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| Singapore - Batam |
There many reasons why we are going to Batam. You can just have a short trip for holiday even within a day, going there in the morning and coming back in the evening. Most people do is for holiday and have a shopping, the price is cheaper than Singapore because of the different of exchange rate. Current exchange rate is $1 = Rp6900 (Highest ever is Rp 8000 in mid 2008* if not mistaken)
Batam is one of best alternative vacation options for those who staying in Singapore, perhaps you may get boring here and wanted to get out of Singapore for a while, then you may get yourself heading to Batam. It is just 45 minutes away from Singapore by ferry.
It is very convenience and easy to go to Batam since the ferry departure's timing is almost every 1 hour and there are few operators is operated there.
Here are some guide to travel to Batam from Singapore:
1. Get yourself to Harbourfront Centre
- by MRT (NEL/purple line: Harbourfront Stn)
- by Bus (Telok Blangah - Harbourfront Stn, bus no: 10, 30, 57, 97 ,100, 131, 143, 145, 166)
2. At Harbourfront Centre - proceed to Lvl 3 at ticketing office. In this place you may find few counters serving to different destination ports (Batam Centre, Sekupang, Harbour Bay, etc).
3. In my opinion, most people are going to Batam Centre. So the ferries operator will be Penguin and Batam Fast. The ticket cost is less than $50 *can't confirmed for current fees (Info heard is cheaper than ticket to Harbour bay)
If you are going to Harbour bay, then the ferry will be Wave Master ($48 - return)
I attached Wave Master ferry schedule when I went to harbour bay 2 months ago
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| Wave Master Ferry Schedule |
I, myself planning to go Batam again by end of this month (Batam Centre). I will give an update what things can do in Batam. See you at next blog.
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