Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country in Southeast Asia.
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. The country is about one degree of latitude north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north.
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Worth seeing in and around Singapore
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is a national public research university in Singapore. It was officially established in 1980 through the government-directed merger of the public University of Singapore and the private Nanyang University.
6.4 km · autonomous research university in Singapore · Wikipedia - 02Singapore Botanic Gardens
The Singapore Botanic Gardens is a tropical garden located at the fringe of the Orchard Road shopping district in Singapore. It is one of three gardens, and the only tropical garden, to be honoured as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
4 km · botanical garden located in Singapore · Wikipedia - 03Gardens by the Bay
The Gardens by the Bay is an urban park spanning 105 hectares in the Central Region of Singapore, adjacent to the Marina Reservoir. The park consists of three waterfront gardens: Bay South Garden in Marina South, Bay East Garden with the Founders' Memorial in Marina East, and Bay Central Garden in the Downtown Core and Kallang.
3.6 km · urban park in Singapore · Wikipedia - 04Singapore Flyer
The Singapore Flyer is an observation wheel at the Downtown Core district of Singapore. Officially opened on 15 April 2008, it has 28 air-conditioned capsules, each able to accommodate 28 passengers, and incorporates a three-story terminal building.
3.4 km · Ferris wheel in Singapore · Wikipedia - 05Merlion
The Merlion is the official mascot of Singapore. It is depicted as a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish.
2.4 km · fountain statue in Singapore · Wikipedia - 06National Stadium
The Singapore National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kallang, Singapore, and serves as the country's national stadium. Opened in 2014, it was built on the site of the former National Stadium, which stood from 1973 to 2010.
5.1 km · stadium in Singapore · Wikipedia - 07One Raffles Place
One Raffles Place is a skyscraper in Downtown Core, Singapore. The development comprises two towers and a podium.
2 km · skyscraper in Singapore · Wikipedia - 08The Helix Bridge
The Helix Bridge, officially The Helix, and previously known as the Double Helix Bridge, is a pedestrian bridge linking Marina Centre with Marina South in the Marina Bay area in Singapore. It was officially opened on 24 April 2010; however, only half was opened due to ongoing construction at the Marina Bay Sands.
3.1 km · bridge in Singapore · Wikipedia - 09National Museum of Singapore
The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history. Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution as the Raffles Library and Museum.
2.3 km · national museum of Singapore · Wikipedia - 10Masjid Sultan
The Sultan Mosque is a historic congregational mosque located in the Kampong Glam district of Rochor, Singapore. First built in 1826 and later rebuilt into its current form in 1932, the Sultan Mosque is one of the national monuments of Singapore and is considered to be the most well-known mosque in the country.
3.5 km · major mosque in Singapore · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Sights in Singapore are covered in more detail under the various districts. Broadly speaking: Beaches and tourist resorts: Head to one of the three beaches on Sentosa or its southern islands. Other beaches can be found on the East Coast.
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Things to do
While you can find a place to practice nearly any sport in Singapore — golfing, surfing, scuba diving, even ice skating and snow skiing — due to the country's small size your options are rather limited and prices are relatively high.
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Where to eat
Singapore is a melting pot of cuisines from around the world, and many Singaporeans are obsessive gourmands who love to makan ("eat" in Malay). You will find quality Chinese, Malay, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Italian, French, British, American and other food in this city-state.
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Getting to Singapore
- Airports
- Singapore Changi (SIN), 19 km · Hang Nadim (BTH), 37 km · Senai (JHB), 44 km
- Stations
- Port of Singapore, 2 km · City Hall MRT station, 2.4 km · Dhoby Ghaut MRT station, 2.2 km · Raffles Place MRT station, 2 km
- Johor Bahru → Singapore22 km · quickest by road, 45 min · RM6–8
- Sepang → Singapore281 km · quickest by road, 5h · RM65–85
- Subang → Singapore976 km · quickest by air, 10h 29m · Rp2,311,470–3,556,930
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Singapore
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Singapore. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inA similar scheme is available for citizens of India who have a valid visa or residence permit issued by Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom or the United States (Schengen visas issued by other countries do not count), and have an onward plane, ferry or cruise ticket to a third country.
- Get inFerries link Singapore with the neighbouring Indonesian province of Riau Islands, and the Malaysian state of Johor.
- Get inSingapore has two terminals that handle international ferries: near Sentosa and near Changi Airport.
- Get inHarbourFront Ferry Terminal is located inside HarbourFront Centre shopping mall, not to be confused with the adjoining VivoCity.
- Get inTanah Merah Ferry Terminal is located south of Changi Airport.
From Wikivoyage: Singapore, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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If you know how people move in Singapore – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Singapore
Singapore is 21 km from Pasir Gudang, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Chinatownneighborhood in Singapore, subzone of Outram1.2 km
- Kallangplanning area and residential town in Singapore4.7 km
- Toa Payohplanning area and matured residential town located in the northern part of the Central Region of Singapore6 km
- Central Regionregion in the city-state of Singapore2.3 km