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What needs to be done about cabs for Self Planned Trips - [Singapore] ?
You can use Grab or Gojek for internal travel which is costly or you can use Singapore pass and use trains to travel
TADA, Grab I used. Best is go to the nearest Metro station (there is one in Changi Airport), take a Ezeecard - load it with minimum $10 (of this $5 is non-refundable) and use this in both metros and buses in Singapore. Taxis are pretty steep, of which TADA is slightly cheaper. Don't take the Singapore pass that gives unlimited access for 3 days for $48 across metros and buses (this you get only at the airport and you should avoid it fully). For all the 3 days, even if you end up sleeping and waking up in the metros (MRT) or buses you wont be able to use that $48. Best is to walk to a nearest metro and take the Ezecard (validity is 5 yrs)
saketreddy
TF Premier
No need to take any card for bus/MRT. Just tap your credit card at the turnstile, works effortlessly.
Paying via any cc vs zee cards what are the charge differnces
saketreddy
TF Premier
Ezlink generally takes $5 as deposit. CC usage usually has an extra charge of $0.6 per day. So as long as ur stay is less than a week. Using a cc is better and also more convenient if one has samsung pay in phone or watch.
@Thomas244 Did you figure out how to get a card for a family of four?
Check on Agoda. You can pre-book at reasonable prices
Okay, so I just came back from my trip with my family to Singapore and Malaysia yesterday.
I exclusively used Scapia for all the Grab taxi bookings I made and any other forex purchases I needed to do. I also had an ICICI forex card and Axis Atlas (rarely used it) as backup.
Mainly used the MRT and buses for point to point travel. Both Scapia and forex card worked fine without the unnecessary headache of forex markup.
If you don't have elderly people or infants in your family, I would suggest using the public transport system in Singapore as its top notch and saves you a lot of money in the long run.
Airport rides will exclusively be in Grab assuming lots of luggage.
I exclusively used Scapia for all the Grab taxi bookings I made and any other forex purchases I needed to do. I also had an ICICI forex card and Axis Atlas (rarely used it) as backup.
Mainly used the MRT and buses for point to point travel. Both Scapia and forex card worked fine without the unnecessary headache of forex markup.
If you don't have elderly people or infants in your family, I would suggest using the public transport system in Singapore as its top notch and saves you a lot of money in the long run.
Airport rides will exclusively be in Grab assuming lots of luggage.
senasenthil
TF Premier
@saketreddy @TJ90 Can a single credit card be used for multiple persons in MRT?
Is the ICICI forex card 0 markup?
Yes
Yes it is.
Which variant ?
No each person requires an individual credit card. I used Scapia and wife used the forex card.
Children under the age of 7 can travel for free in both MRT and Bus.
A plain Visa multi currency travel debit card.
Used 4 indusind exclusive debit cards . Worked without any issues. Mine and spouses card. Kids also we can open exclusive account. But since I was short on time I used my parents exclusive card. So 4 separate cards
No. Each card is used to swipe at entry then at exit. Amount is computed at the end and charged at midnight
