Backpackers To Singapore With Low Budget

Formerly if there is people who go to Singapore, it’s a rich people. But now we must change the opinion, because now there are tips & method “how we can go to abroad especially Singapore with low price”. If you want go to Singapore with low price, in here I give you 3 methods for arrive to Singapore, such as:
1. From Jakarta to Batam (Hang Nadim Airport)
2. From Jakarta to Changi Airport International
3. From Jakarta to Johor Bahru
For the first method, or from Jakarta to Batam (Hang Nadim Airport International). Batam strip is a main strip for Backpackers, because cheap price and we can also hangout in Batam island.

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First, we must searching cheap air ticket. The air ticket that I get is Air Asia for departure 27-31 Oct 2009 (return). With the price Rp.418.401 economy class + domestic Airport Tax Rp. 30.000 and international airport tax Rp.100.000. usually if we want get a cheap air ticket Air Asia we must buy 1-2 month before departure via internet or online & we can pay by debit mandiri or all credit card.

Second, we must make a schedule from departure until back to Indonesia again. By the way we must preapare anything about administration, for example: Passport & NPWP. Now go to abroad we not must pay fiscal if we have NPWP, but if we don’t have NPWP we must pay fiscal Rp.1.000.000 via sea & Rp.2.000.000 via air.

Third, after we make a schedule, we must can estimate a price that we need in Singapore. Because in Singapore very expensive, for example mineral water in Singapore Rp.14.000, whereas in Indonesia Rp.2.000.

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I bought Air Asia ticket for return Rp.418.401 and Domestic Airport tax Rp.30.000, the tour from Jakarta to Hang Nadim Batam. The departure is 06.40 am and arrival 08.15 am. More than we arrive at Soekarno-Hatta Airport 2 hours before check-in. the journey from Jakarta to Batam approximately 1,5 hours. After arrive in Hang Nadim Airport more than we buy a fast ship “Batam Fast” for return with price S$ 34 (S$34 x Rp.7.890 = Rp. 268.260), because for the price little bit cheap about S$2, but we must pay Singapore Dollar but if we pay with Rupiah for the price little bit expensive.

After we buy a Ferry ticket we use by taxi to Batam Center about Rp.70.000 & if we want cheaper we can share with our friends or other people that want to Batam Center. By the way Batam have 2 ports there are Batam Center & Sekupang, & also Batam have a Fast Ship there are Batam Fast & Penguin. The journey from Batam center to Harbour fornt ± 1 hour. After arrived in Horbour Fornt Singapore we must preapare Passport & arrival administration for Singapore Imigration. After that we can see Singapore, because Harbourfornt in Singapore connected with Shopping centre or mall Vivo City. So if we want direct to Bugis by MRT (merit Rapid Train). But before that we must buy a card MRT with price S$15 include all. After arrive in Bugis Junction or Bugis Station we can searching a living place or hostel because for the price little bit cheap more than hotel. For /night ABC Backpackers Hostel about S$14, S$17, & S$20 include breakfast. Usually 1 room there are 6 beds.

For the second method, our tour from Jakarta direct to Singapore by Air Asia for departure 27-31 Oct 2009 (return Rp.858.000 + International airport tax Rp. 100.000). for departure from Jakarta direct to Singapore of course little bit expensive, but we can time thrifty, and the trip from Jakarta to Singapore (Changi Airport) ±2 hours. After arrive Changi Airport Singapore we can continue our journey to Bugis by MRT for searching a cheap price hostel.

For the third method, our tour from Jakarta to Johor Bahru by Air Asia for departure 27-31 Oct 2009 Rp.155.000 oneway or if we buy return Rp. 310.000 (promo price) + International Airport tax Rp.100.000. after arrive in Airport Johor Bahru, and if we want direct to Singapore we can do the journey by bus with price $0.8, this bus pass by border Johor Bahru-Singapore if in the border there is a passport check. After arrive in Singapore, we can buy a MRT card S$15 for continue our tour to Bugis and seaching a cheap price Hostel in Bugis area.

So according to me between the 3 strips that I had explain to you, I choose third method (Jakarta-Johor Bahru) because for the price little bit cheap more than the first method (Jakarta-Batam). Maybe the price in third method is a promo price, but if there isn’t a promo price I choose first method (Jakarta-Batam) because if I choose first method I can see & know Batam island & I can hangout in mall of Batam while waiting time of ferry or Batam Fast, because Batam Center near Mall of Batam.