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Originally posted by Bus.spotter.ca:
Nephew and I are flying into Changi. We plan to stay at the Transit hotel in the airport. We'll likely get some rest and then try to get to the breakfast with the orangutans in the zoo. I would like to follow that up with a bus ride, some lunch and back to the airport by around 4 pm local time. That gives him some time to get a nap or rest before we board our plane to fly out.
Other choice is to visit the Battle Box since he is interested in history. Maybe fit a bus ride into that.
I'll try and do some planning using the sbs website. Thanks for the inputs.
quite a tight schedule!
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Originally posted by Bus.spotter.ca:
Nephew and I are flying into Changi. We plan to stay at the Transit hotel in the airport. We'll likely get some rest and then try to get to the breakfast with the orangutans in the zoo. I would like to follow that up with a bus ride, some lunch and back to the airport by around 4 pm local time. That gives him some time to get a nap or rest before we board our plane to fly out.
Other choice is to visit the Battle Box since he is interested in history. Maybe fit a bus ride into that.
I'll try and do some planning using the sbs website. Thanks for the inputs.
let me help you with a bit of planning. Sometimes I find the sbs website gives weird solutions.If you do not mind waking up early in the morning you may take service 24 from the basement terminus to Ang Mo Kio Interchange, thereafter transferring 138 to the zoo. If you are rushing for time, take the train directly to Ang Mo Kio instead thereafter cross the underpass to the Interchange for 138.
Here are the timings for 138 from Ang Mo Kio Interchange on
Weekdays: 0739 0758 0813 0829 0844 0900 0920 0939 0959 1018 1038 1057
Saturdays: 0739 0750 0801 0813 0824 0835 0847 0903 0919 0935 0951 1006 1021 1037 1052
Sundays: 0732 0743 0755 0806 0818 0829 0841 0852 0904 0915 0926 0938 0953 1008 1023 1037 1050You may take 138 back to Ang Mo Kio Interchange and have lunch at the AMK Hub or any coffee shops nearby. From here i recommend 3 routes to the airport.
1. Service 166 to Clementi, then train to Airport. Bus ride approx 1h45min, train about 55min cos of the waiting time at Tanah Merah. You may wish to change to the train at HarBourfront, City Hall or Little India train stations if time is of an important factor2. Service 25 to Bedok Interchange. Change to the train thereafter or 24 from Bedok station bus stop.
3. 88 from the bus stop outside Ang Mo Kio MRT to Pasir Ris. From there I would advice you to take the train. Otherwise, transfer to 53 at the first bus stop after the express sector.
you may consider other solutions but these are some ideas for you. :)
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Guys (and gals?)
very helpful. more inputs than i expected.
One clarification - i'm not looking to do the entire thing on bus. I'm happy if we can get one leg of this excursion on a DD. If time is a constraint, we might just take a taxi on one of the routes.
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Originally posted by Bus.spotter.ca:
Guys (and gals?)
very helpful. more inputs than i expected.
One clarification - i'm not looking to do the entire thing on bus. I'm happy if we can get one leg of this excursion on a DD. If time is a constraint, we might just take a taxi on one of the routes.
i believe ur inland journey upon reaching singapore would be
airport > zoo > battle box @ fort canning > airport ? -
if your going at night, visit the night safari, used to work there, its probably the best tourist attraction in Singapore.
the night safari is located just next to the zoo at mandai lake road.
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Originally posted by lianamaster:
I took the whole route of 252 before just recently, but the strong chocolate smell is due to the unprocessed cocoa from Cadbury factory off Jln Boon Lay. The bus do pass by some other food and oil factories though....
If u have notice close enough, the chocolate smell is not by Cadbury but the coco factory NEXT to cadbury.
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Originally posted by Bus.spotter.ca:
Nephew and I are flying into Changi. We plan to stay at the Transit hotel in the airport. We'll likely get some rest and then try to get to the breakfast with the orangutans in the zoo. I would like to follow that up with a bus ride, some lunch and back to the airport by around 4 pm local time. That gives him some time to get a nap or rest before we board our plane to fly out.
Other choice is to visit the Battle Box since he is interested in history. Maybe fit a bus ride into that.
I'll try and do some planning using the sbs website. Thanks for the inputs.
I would prefer you to take 27 from either of the airport terminals* and change to Service 168*** at IKEA Tampines****(Hope you know where isit). Take it to Woodlands and change to 926 at the Basement Interchange** This service brings you to the zoo. You may go back to the airport using the non-doubledecker bus routes, 138 to Ang Mo Kio Interchange, and change to service 24***, and it will surely bring you to the airports.
*Bus terminal locates at Basement 2
**First basement interchange in Singapore(dunno isit or not)
***Bus ride eats up your time
****2nd IKEA store in Singapore, you might want to visit it, if you have time. -
Originally posted by SBS8033D:
I would prefer you to take 27 from either of the airport terminals* and change to Service 168*** at IKEA Tampines****(Hope you know where isit). Take it to Woodlands and change to 926 at the Basement Interchange** This service brings you to the zoo. You may go back to the airport using the non-doubledecker bus routes, 138 to Ang Mo Kio Interchange, and change to service 24***, and it will surely bring you to the airports.
*Bus terminal locates at Basement 2
**First basement interchange in Singapore(dunno isit or not)
***Bus ride eats up your time
****2nd IKEA store in Singapore, you might want to visit it, if you have time.And hahas, this is only my suggestion. My plan only works during the Sundays and PH.
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Originally posted by SBS8033D:
I would prefer you to take 27 from either of the airport terminals* and change to Service 168*** at IKEA Tampines****(Hope you know where isit). Take it to Woodlands and change to 926 at the Basement Interchange** This service brings you to the zoo. You may go back to the airport using the non-doubledecker bus routes, 138 to Ang Mo Kio Interchange, and change to service 24***, and it will surely bring you to the airports.
*Bus terminal locates at Basement 2
**First basement interchange in Singapore(dunno isit or not)
***Bus ride eats up your time
****2nd IKEA store in Singapore, you might want to visit it, if you have time.dont assume he's coming on a sunday.
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Originally posted by sBs_boy:
If u have notice close enough, the chocolate smell is not by Cadbury but the coco factory NEXT to cadbury.
ok fine...
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Sorry folks. Been catching up on work.
Someone asked if this was the plan:
airport > zoo > battle box @ fort canning > airport
Yes. Mostly.
Might meet some old friends for lunch - if I can get in touch with them and we all agree on where to eat. Some are vegetarians (no meat, no fish, no seafood).
My Nephew flying in with me might get hit by jet lag. So, I might have to scale back some of this traveling around, to give him time to get some sleep back in the airport.
Will arrive on a Sunday early morning (2am) and depart same night at about 9 pm. This kind of kills an idea of a night safari (in my recollection it was a 7.30 pm - 10.30 pm thing).
Yes, I remember where Tampines is - didn't know there was an IKEA there (leave alone the fact that SIN now has two IKEAs). Not too keen on visiting an IKEA, seen many of them in many countries and they are mostly the same.
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Originally posted by Bus.spotter.ca:
Sorry folks. Been catching up on work.
Someone asked if this was the plan:
airport > zoo > battle box @ fort canning > airport
Yes. Mostly.
Might meet some old friends for lunch - if I can get in touch with them and we all agree on where to eat. Some are vegetarians (no meat, no fish, no seafood).
My Nephew flying in with me might get hit by jet lag. So, I might have to scale back some of this traveling around, to give him time to get some sleep back in the airport.
Will arrive on a Sunday early morning (2am) and depart same night at about 9 pm. This kind of kills an idea of a night safari (in my recollection it was a 7.30 pm - 10.30 pm thing).
Yes, I remember where Tampines is - didn't know there was an IKEA there (leave alone the fact that SIN now has two IKEAs). Not too keen on visiting an IKEA, seen many of them in many countries and they are mostly the same.
Maybe to you for IKEA in Tampines it might be some alien to you, but to me, it's already too boring..... Hahas. How sad that you are arriving in the late night at 2am,
Just adding to my post:
You might want to go to The National Muesum of Singapore since your nephew loves History. The ticket prices are rather cheap, as I have went there before. A lot of things to see. I am sure your nephew loves it. The muesum is just next to SMU?
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Originally posted by Scania N113CRB l0v3r:
Charted a DDs Bus confirm solve (Vo3x Batch 1 or Leyland)
SBST no longer offer chartering service. this is the 4th time I am saying this. -
Originally posted by Bus.spotter.ca:
Sorry folks. Been catching up on work.
Someone asked if this was the plan:
airport > zoo > battle box @ fort canning > airport
Yes. Mostly.
Might meet some old friends for lunch - if I can get in touch with them and we all agree on where to eat. Some are vegetarians (no meat, no fish, no seafood).
My Nephew flying in with me might get hit by jet lag. So, I might have to scale back some of this traveling around, to give him time to get some sleep back in the airport.
Will arrive on a Sunday early morning (2am) and depart same night at about 9 pm. This kind of kills an idea of a night safari (in my recollection it was a 7.30 pm - 10.30 pm thing).
Yes, I remember where Tampines is - didn't know there was an IKEA there (leave alone the fact that SIN now has two IKEAs). Not too keen on visiting an IKEA, seen many of them in many countries and they are mostly the same.
since u are arriving at 2am and buses dont run at such an unearthly hour, take the time to recover from jet lag. probably at around 7 or 8, make your way to the zoo via SBS8033D's suggested route, 27 168 926 since its a sunday. to get to fort canning you can take 927 to choa chu kang and then 190, bendies are available on this service and there is a long express sector available. From fort canning to the airport there's bus 36.
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Originally posted by Bus.spotter.ca:
Sorry folks. Been catching up on work.
Someone asked if this was the plan:
airport > zoo > battle box @ fort canning > airport
Yes. Mostly.
Might meet some old friends for lunch - if I can get in touch with them and we all agree on where to eat. Some are vegetarians (no meat, no fish, no seafood).
My Nephew flying in with me might get hit by jet lag. So, I might have to scale back some of this traveling around, to give him time to get some sleep back in the airport.
Will arrive on a Sunday early morning (2am) and depart same night at about 9 pm. This kind of kills an idea of a night safari (in my recollection it was a 7.30 pm - 10.30 pm thing).
Yes, I remember where Tampines is - didn't know there was an IKEA there (leave alone the fact that SIN now has two IKEAs). Not too keen on visiting an IKEA, seen many of them in many countries and they are mostly the same.
Give u an idea
Well After shopping IKEA in Tampines, u may also go the Courts too -
Originally posted by Scania N113CRB l0v3r:
Give u an idea
Well After shopping IKEA in Tampines, u may also go the Courts toogiant?
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Originally posted by jayh272416:
giant?
Giant? There nothing to shop (unless he wan to shop for book/dvd video/or clothes and food?) -
Originally posted by Scania N113CRB l0v3r:
Giant? There nothing to shop (unless he wan to shop for book/dvd video/or clothes and food?)clothes lor
buy souvenir back home.
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Originally posted by Bus.spotter.ca:
Sorry folks. Been catching up on work.
Someone asked if this was the plan:
airport > zoo > battle box @ fort canning > airport
Yes. Mostly.
Might meet some old friends for lunch - if I can get in touch with them and we all agree on where to eat. Some are vegetarians (no meat, no fish, no seafood).
My Nephew flying in with me might get hit by jet lag. So, I might have to scale back some of this traveling around, to give him time to get some sleep back in the airport.
Will arrive on a Sunday early morning (2am) and depart same night at about 9 pm. This kind of kills an idea of a night safari (in my recollection it was a 7.30 pm - 10.30 pm thing).
Yes, I remember where Tampines is - didn't know there was an IKEA there (leave alone the fact that SIN now has two IKEAs). Not too keen on visiting an IKEA, seen many of them in many countries and they are mostly the same.
Since this is the case, here's what i would propose for you
I hope your nephew would recover from jet lag by the time he wakes up at 9am at the airport hotel. Thereafter, take a train to Tampines, or service 27 from the airport terminus to Tampines train station, transfer to 168 to Woodlands Interchange. 168 has the longest express sector of any basic bus service in Singapore. I believe your nephew would love it.
At Woodlands Interchange, board 926 to the zoo. After your zoo trip, take 138 to Ang Mo Kio Interchange transfer the train to Clarke Quay via Dhoby Ghaut. From here, look for the MICA Building exit from the station and then walk up Fort Canning from River Valley Rd which is next to the building.
With regards to lunch, you may eat at either of the 3 places
1. Zoo
2, AMK Hub which is located at Ang Mo Kio Interchange
3. Central (shopping ctr) @Clarke Quay. Its above the train station of the same name.After the Battle Box, you may wish to hike your way down to Central @ Clarke Quay bus stop for Service 2 12 or 51. That is if you still have time for another double deck ride. Otherwise, take the train to the airport from City Hall which is within walking distance from Battle Box.
For Service 2 or 12, you may alight at Tanah Merah train station bus stop for a transfer to Service 24 to the airport. For 51, the transfer is at Eunos train station bus stop.
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Help you plan ba.
Take 53 to Pasir Ris Dr 1(Alight at the first bus stop aft turning into Loyang Ave)
Walk along Pasir Ris Dr 2 to Pasir Ris Dr 3.
Take 89 to Downtown East and have some fun with your nephew there. (If you took Tridents, good for you)
Alight at Punggol Rd.
Take 161 to Woodlands Int. (You might want to shop at Causeway Point.)
Then, take 926 to the Zoo.
Afterwards, take 927 to Choa Chu Kang. (You might want to shop at Lot 1.)
Then, take 67 down to Bt Timah. (You might want to stop by Memories @ Old Ford or Bt Timah Hill.)
Transfer to 77 to Orchard/Suntec City or 960 to Bugis. (Maybe you could show him around those shopping malls around the City.)Then, take 36 back to Changi Airport if you're in Orchard/Suntec City or 12 to Expo MRT and take the MRT to Changi Airport.
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Originally posted by ftjj0298:
Help you plan ba.
Take 53 to Pasir Ris Dr 1(Alight at the first bus stop aft turning into Loyang Ave)
Walk along Pasir Ris Dr 2 to Pasir Ris Dr 3.
Take 89 to Downtown East and have some fun with your nephew there. (If you took Tridents, good for you)
Alight at Punggol Rd.
Take 161 to Woodlands Int. (You might want to shop at Causeway Point.)
Then, take 926 to the Zoo.
Afterwards, take 927 to Choa Chu Kang. (You might want to shop at Lot 1.)
Then, take 67 down to Bt Timah. (You might want to stop by Memories @ Old Ford or Bt Timah Hill.)
Transfer to 77 to Orchard/Suntec City or 960 to Bugis. (Maybe you could show him around those shopping malls around the City.)Then, take 36 back to Changi Airport if you're in Orchard/Suntec City or 12 to Expo MRT and take the MRT to Changi Airport.
not really necessary to walk to dr 3. can take 17/12/21 from Pasir Ris Dr 1 to reach downtown east.
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why you all make him go IKEA & DTE when he only wants to go zoo & fort canning.
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How bout dinner at Newton Hawker Centre? Lots of "cheap" & good seafood..
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Originally posted by SBS8032G:
How bout dinner at Newton Hawker Centre? Lots of "cheap" & good seafood..
i heard that place got many stallholders trying to "suck up" foreigners pocket money.. -
Originally posted by SBS8032G:
How bout dinner at Newton Hawker Centre? Lots of "cheap" & good seafood..
he needs to be at the airport at 4pm.