good place to be around for few hours in singapore???
By s2daj_genx
@s2daj_genx (250)
November 30, 2008 11:25am CST
i hav a transist on singapore on my holiday trip to Australia, so i was wondering if i could go around some close by area for sightseeing or shopping. can anyone recommend me any places which are close to airport and have easy access of transportation. i might be out for 2 or 3 hours...
3 responses
@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
2 Dec 08
welcome to singapore! 
well to start with singapore is really a very small country. you can get to the other end of the island and back at the airport within two hours. there is the MRT (subway/metro) at the airport which you can take to get to town. it'll take you about 45min to reach orchard road, the shopping belt of singapore.
if you are more adventurous, you can take the train (transfer to another line) to get to little india or chinatown. there you will get to experience something different from the usual city life.
well to start with singapore is really a very small country. you can get to the other end of the island and back at the airport within two hours. there is the MRT (subway/metro) at the airport which you can take to get to town. it'll take you about 45min to reach orchard road, the shopping belt of singapore.
if you are more adventurous, you can take the train (transfer to another line) to get to little india or chinatown. there you will get to experience something different from the usual city life.@s2daj_genx (250)
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2 Dec 08
thank you for ur reply, i was hopeing if u cud give me more details like train number to go to orchard road and to india and china town, if u can.... think it will be fun even though i wont be able to spend much time, thanks anyway, u take care
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@timou87 (1638)
• Singapore
8 Dec 08
two to three hours is not a lot of time to spend, so i would say that if you are here for shopping, head on down to the the cluster of shopping centres around suntec city convention centre. it is a short taxi ride from the airport, and you will find lots to shop, eat, and see at the three shopping centres located at the area. it is alos quite near the esplanade, and you could head there for some alfresco dining and outdoor arts and music events.
@regal_aeros (2605)
• Singapore
16 Dec 08
2 - 3 hours? i don't think there is really enough time for you to fully enjoy yourself.
from airport. if you take a train, you'd have to transfer at Tanah Merah Mrt (8min journey).
From tanah Merah mrt sit all the way to city hall mrt (the interchange). You can alight here to shop. OR you can change train to the red line and sit to orchard road mrt.
Here is the link for the train map.
http://www.smrt.com.sg/trains/network_map.asp
And this is the time taken from each station. You'd be able to roughly gauge and plan your timing.
http://www.smrt.com.sg/trains/train_timings.asp
