Changi Airport

• Address: Airport Blvd, Singapore
• Phone: +65 06542 1122
• The telephone of the information terminal №1: +65 06541 2267
• Telephone of the information terminal №2: +65 06541 2302
• Fax: +65 06542 6990
• Website: http://www.changiairport.com/

Changi Airport (Singapore) is one of the largest airships in Asia. It covers an area of ​​13 km⊂, is located 17 km from the city center. Changi Airport is the base of Singapore Airlines and some other air carriers ( Singapore Airlines Cargo, Jetstar Asia Airways, SilkAir, etc.). Singapore Airport has 3 main terminals, between which the Skytrain trailer runs. The transit zone for all three terminals is common. In a week more than 4,300 airplanes of about 80 airlines operate here.

According to the research company Skytrax, Singapore's Changi Airport ranked first among all airports in the world for three years, and before that, many years occupied the second, second only to the International Airport of Hong Kong. On his account about 400 awards of various international and state organizations received for the care of the comfort and convenience of passengers.

The visiting-point of Changi airport is a control and dispatch center - its height is 78 meters, and today it is the most "tall" similar point in the world. But this is not the only thing that should be seen at the Changi airport: the terminals themselves deserve attention, and especially the recreational zones in them.

Plans for further development

In 2017, it is planned to open the 4th terminal, and in the mid-2020s - the 5th. This will increase the capacity of Singapore's international airport to 135 million people. It is planned that the capacity of only the 5th terminal will be 50 million people per year.

In addition, in the near future - the opening of a giant multifunctional complex "Jewel", which will include many shops, recreation areas and points of provision of various services.

The services

At the airport you can eat: to the services of passengers more than 120 different cafes, inexpensive restaurants and snack bars. Here you can taste both local and Italian, Mediterranean, Japanese cuisine; Also visitors can visit a fish restaurant.

If the gap between flights is more than 5 hours, then you can, with a question on any information desk, go on a free tour of Singapore. The tour lasts 2 hours, starts at 9-00, 11-00, 13-00, 15-00, 16-00, 16-30 and 17-00, respectively. Registration for the tour - from 7-00 to 16-30.

If the waiting time is less, you can also not only relax with comfort, but also spend time interestingly and profitably:

• visit the free cinema on the 3rd level of Terminal 2;
• go to the gym (paying for entry 13 Singapore dollars, you can do it as much as you want) on level 2 of terminal 1;
• swim in the outdoor pool in the Balinese style; the pool at Changi Airport is located at the level 3 terminal 1 - the entrance is 13 Singapore dollars, the time is unlimited; except for the opportunity to swim, for this money you can use the jacuzzi and shower, as well as get a non-alcoholic drink in the bar;
• to put themselves in order in the beauty salon of Transpa (to the services of visitors - hairdresser, manicure and pedicure services);
• to visit the salons of rest Plaza Premium Lounge or Rainforest Lounge (simulators, massage services, and also a shower and a jacuzzi); both are open round the clock, the first is at level 3 of terminal 2, the second at level 3 of terminal 1;
• get a full body massage with a massage chair in the OSIM Chair Spa (the cost of a 15-minute session is 10 Singapore dollars) or foot massage - also using special machines - in My Foot Reflexology at level 2 terminals 1 and 2 (from 6 am to one o'clock in the morning);
• view one of the airport gardens.

In addition, you can absolutely free to listen to live music and see whole performances in bars and cafes, learn the news of peace and sport at Level 2 of Terminal 2 at Skyples Entertainment Center. The airport also provides free access to the Internet.

There are special rooms on the 2 and 3 floors of the terminal 1 and on the 2 level of the terminal 2, and Harry's Bar, where you can also taste snacks, alcoholic drinks, and in the evening listen to live music (the bar is located in the cactus garden) . At the airport there are also several transit hotels located at level 3 of terminals 1 and 2.

Cactus garden

The cactus garden is located at level 3 of Terminal 1, in the transit zone. Here you can see more than hundreds of species of cacti and other plants - inhabitants of arid regions of Africa, America and Asia. Here you will see such strange plants as cacti "Golden Barrel" and "Old Man", as well as giant trees "Horse Tail"; there are both edible cacti and cacti family cacti that survived the era of dinosaurs. The garden is also an area in which smoking is allowed.

Garden of sunflowers

Sunflower Garden is located on the 3rd level of Terminal 2. It is an open garden where you can get your dose of vitamin D in the daytime, and at night you can admire sunflowers under special lighting. Many kinds of sunflowers are bred in the own nursery of the airport. From the garden of sunflowers you can see a stunning view of the runway.

Orchid Garden

In the garden there are more than 700 orchids of 30 different species. They are grouped by colors and forms in such a way as to personify this or that element. For example, the elements of the earth are represented by sculptures made from tree roots, together with rare green and brown orchids, blue and violet flowers represent water, white - air, and fire - these are flower-emitting flower columns of bright orange and red flowers. The garden is located at the level of 2 terminals No. 2. If time permits, we recommend also to go on an excursion to the Orchid Garden , which is part of the Botanical Garden of Singapore.

Bamboo Garden

The bamboo garden contains 5 different varieties of bamboo, the names of which are no less exotic than the plant itself. For example, here grow the "Yellow Bamboo", as well as "Black Bamboo", "Bamboo of the belly of Buddha." There is a garden on the 2 level of the terminal 2.

Fern Garden

The fern garden is located on the 2nd floor of Terminal 2 - along with Koi Pond. Here you will see such rare plants as the tree fern Disconia - the only survivor of this family, whose lifespan is more than four hundred years, as well as ferns with such original names as "The Rabbit's Foot", "Bird's Nest", "Sword" -furniture "and others.

Butterfly Garden

In the garden, located on the 2nd floor of Terminal 3, you can watch the feeding and flying of butterflies, and sometimes witness the process of turning a dolphin into a butterfly and the first flight of a winged beauty.

Garden of carnivorous plants

Predator plants also live on the 2nd floor of Terminal No. 3. Their food is not carbon dioxide, but insects and small animals. Some of them reach large sizes, as, for example, the plant "Monkey Bowl" - it can accumulate up to 2 liters of water.

Other useful information

Free baggage is luggage up to 20 kg per passenger; All luggage over this weight is paid for by customs control. In addition, each passenger can hold only 1 place of hand luggage (56x36x23). You can deliver your luggage to the storage room if necessary. To import are forbidden:

• any chewing gum;
• meat and meat products;
• explosives;
• weapons.

The importation of drugs is punishable by death.

You can import duty-free:

• up to 1 liter of spirits / beer / wine;
• up to 200 pcs. cigarettes;
• up to 50 pcs. cigars;
• up to 250 g of tobacco.

Certificate of vaccination is not needed. Registration for the flight begins 2 hours before the departure of the aircraft; to land should be no more than half an hour before departure. If the airport fee was not included in the price of your ticket, you can pay it directly at the airport, at the time of registration.

Transport connection

You can get from Changi International Airport by using these types of transport:

1. Taxis, the parking of which you will find in the arrival zone of each of the terminals; the trip will cost about 30 Singapore dollars; the journey takes about half an hour.
2. Bus number 36, the stops of which are located on the ground floor of terminals No. 1, 2 and 3; The trip will take about an hour and will cost 5 Singapore dollars; The bus runs between the city and the airport from 6-00 to 24-00.
3. A train. The East Cost Parkway railway was built specifically to connect the city with the airport; trains run to the mayor's office of Singapore; MRT station is located between the terminals No. 2 and No. 3; SBS Transit stations are located near each of the three terminals.
4. Maxicab Shattle - taxi for 6 people. This type of transport can be reached both to the center of Singapore and to its outskirts (they do not go only to Sentosa Island), stop on demand in the central district of the city and at MRT train stations; the cost of the trip is 11.5 Singapore dollars for an adult and 7.7 for a child, payment at boarding; time of work - from 6-00 to 00-00, the interval of movement - half an hour;
5. Car - on the toll road East Coast Parkway; payment by card, which can be purchased at the airport or at any car rental point.
6. The Metro . In Singapore, the Metro is ultra-modern and ultra-fast; at the airport one of the lines starts and you can get to almost any part of the city; the train interval is 3-8 minutes.