Is Ez Link card a great deal?

9/10(Sat) sightseeing in Singapore
visit of my friend's massage parlor (Holistic Space K: 54 Tras Street)
Lodging M Hotel Singapore / 8,400Yen (US$76) per night
[booking sites for you / agoda.com Booking.com Hotel Club venere]
Major expense(s) EZ Link Card: S$15 (initial travel value S$7, deposit/refundable S$3, card cost/non-refundable S$5)
Related Sites General Links - Asia Singapore
My Advice
  • When boarding MRT or city buses, EZ Link Card holders receive the discount. However, travelers will not get their money's worth because card cost is high as compare to fare differences. If you wouldn't like to get this card, you have usually to keep small change. And when buying MRT ticket, you must pay the fare, inclusive of refundable deposit S$1. It follows that this card cost means value of convenience and souvenir for travelers.

KTMB (Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad) Singapore Station
ticket counter KTM Ticket
relaxing cat at the station train at Singapore station
I went to KTMB (Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad) Singapore station located at Tanjong Pagar. Actually, I only reserved the ticket by E-mail before traveling. After E-mail booking, the following information was sent. This day I showed it to station clerk and collected and purchased the ticket for premier night deluxe (first class sleeping car) and meal coupon for supper and breakfast of the following day. Of course this payment could have been by credit card through the web site, but I adopted the safest policy because I had enough time for purchase.

Thank you for selecting KTM Berhad as your choice of travel.

Your E-Mail Booking has successful, here is detail of your booking.

E-Mail Booking ID: ********
Ref ID: ******
Fare: SGD130.00
Ticket must be collected before 17:00 on 11-Sep-2005

Travel date 11/09/05 Train SM/12 Coach J1 Berth No 3B Please collect and purchase ticket at Singapore station ticket counter. (preferably earlier)

Thank you,
Regards,
Customer Service Manager.

Travelers must notice that the train station usually means MRT's one for the locals; when you ask how to get to KTMB Singapore station along Keppel Road, you should spread a map and indicate there. Therefore I stayed M Hotel Singapore where is walking distance to this station.
If you go to Johor Bahru, it would be better to take the train there because the ticket can be purchased in Malaysian Ringgit, and from Singapore cost you only S$2.4 by Singapore-Johor Bahru Express Buses.
Further information can be taken by the web site "How to travel by train Singapore-Malaysia-Bangkok."

Sri Mariamman Temple
Sri Mariamman Temple Sri Mariamman Temple
Sri Mariamman Temple Eating, drinking and shopping are one of visitors' pleasure in Singapore. I think that they aren't always attractive for solo travelers, but here is convenient transit city en route to other Asian countries. I suggest exploring and trying out the food in Chinatown, Little India and Arab Street.
There are five visitors centers in the city, where you can also get detail town maps. These maps include the information of major tourist attractions and restaurants, and also how to get there.

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