Ferry Batam – Singapore Information

A little info about sea travel by ferry between Batam - Singapore - Batam.

There are several ports in Batam ferry to Singapore, namely in Batam Centre (near the Otorita Batam and Megamall), Batu Ampar/harbourbay (closest to the shopping and entertainment center that is Nagoya Batam), Sekupang, Waterfront City Marina

These four ports that depart from or towards the ferry port of Harbourfront in Singapore. In addition there is also a ferry port in Nongsapura that specializes in serving the route from or to the port of Singapore Tanah Merah ferry. Among the five ports are classified as crowded and favorite port are Batam Centre, Harbourbay in Batu Ampar and Sekupang ports.

There are several ferry operators providing ferry services from Batam to Singapore and back to Batam, including Penguin, Batam Fast, Wavemaster (specializing in HarbourBay Batu Ampar), and the latest Pacific ferry (serving only route to and from the Sekupang).

The cost of ferry tickets to be issued, for the passengers passports Indonesia, if you take a return ticket (back and forth) from Batam, then the total cost including the cost of back after tax / tax is Between SGD $ 40 ~ SGD $ 48 . If taken from Singapore will be more expensive about SGD $ 5. If you just take a ticket for one-way (one way), then I only recommend the Penguin ferry ride where you will not be so loss, compared with other operators ride. A clear one-way ticket costs would be more expensive than half the price of a return ticket, but if you take a return ticket, tickets to go home you can still be used until a few months ahead, and that too can be transferred to someone else because no names are listed in tickets before you buy.

And, as I had mentioned, there are two ferry ports in the port of Singapore to Batam Tanah Merah (Batam route serves only to Nongsapura), and port Harbourfront (the main port and the most widely used to Batam). Harbourfront located right in front of the Singapore Sentosa Island. This port is located in a mall in Singapore, and directly connected to the MRT railway lines, not far from access to public buses, as well as taxi services are always available.

Scheduled departure both from Batam or Singapore almost every hour, starting from 6 am Batam time (Batam Centre specifically) or 7 am Singapore time until about 9:00 to 9:30 pm local time for the last ferry. You will not be able to book a ferry ticket at the ticket counter 15 minutes before departure time. You also should book ferry tickets in advance by phone if you wished for a specific departure time, especially at times of booming passenger (usually weekends and the holidays), unless you have a more flexible time.