If you plan to actively use public transport in Singapore , we recommend buying an electronic card Singapore Tourist Pass or EZ-Link - a travel card that will save you up to 15% of the cost of your trips. About the EZ-Link card, we will describe in more detail below. It can be calculated in Singapore by metro , bus, taxi, Sentosa Express train, as well as McDonald's restaurants and 7-Eleven markets.
The cost of the EZ-Link card is 15 Singapore dollars, of which 5 is the cost of the card itself and 10 is the deposit to be used for payment. You can replenish the card balance at ticket machines, at the ticket offices of TransitLink Ticket Office and at any 7-Eleven store.
How to use EZ-Link card?
When you enter any public transport and at the exit from it, you need to bring an electronic card to the reader. It records the place from where you leave, and reserves the maximum amount of money that can be spent on this route. Upon arrival at the destination at the exit from the transport, you must again attach the card to the reader. At the same time, the actual amount of the travel payment is actually recalculated based on the distance that you traveled. If you forget to attach the card to the device at the output, it removes the maximum amount that was reserved at the entrance to the transport.
The advantage of EZ-Link is that you pay only for the distance that you pass, and not just the standard ticket price for a particular bus, for example.
The card can not be used simultaneously by several passengers. However, it can be used by others, if the cardholder does not use the transport at this time.
Thus, the tourist card EZ-Link definitely has advantages in terms of saving money, time, and comfort, since it eliminates the need to worry about buying tickets every time.