Thursday 30 April 2009

Singapore - Indonesia by ferry

To/from Indonesia by ferry

To/from Batam:

HarbourFront FT - Batam Centre
HarbourFront FT - Harbour Bay
HarbourFront FT - Sekupang
HarbourFront FT - Waterfront City
Tanah Merah FT - Nongsapura

Operators at Harbourfront include:

* Penguin, tel. +65-62714866 in HarbourFront; +62-778-467574 in Batam Centre; +62-778-321636 in Sekupang; +62-778-381280 in Waterfront City. Virtually hourly ferries to/from Batam Centre and Sekupang, fewer ferries to/from Waterfront City. $16/20 one-way/return before taxes and fuel surcharge.



* Indo Falcon, tel. +65-62783167. Hourly ferries to Batam Centre, fewer to Waterfront City. This company does not operate to/from Sekupang. Similar fares.
* Berlian/Wave Master, tel. +65-65468830. Operates 16 trips to/from Harbour Bay. Fares are similar to the other companies.



* Dino/Batam Fast, tel. +65-62700311 in Harbourfront; +62-778-467793/470344 in Batam Centre; +62-778-325085/6 in Sekupang; +62-778-381150 in Waterfront City. Also hourly ferries to/from Batam Centre, fewer ferries to/from Sekupang and Waterfront City. $14/20 one-way/return before taxes and surcharges.



At Tanah Merah:

* Dino/Batam Fast, tel. +65-62700311 in Singapore; Tel: +62-778-761071 in Nongsa. Around 8 ferries daily to/from Nongsa, the resort area on the northeastern tip of Batam. $16/22 one-way/return before taxes and surcharges.

To/from Bintan: All ferries for Bintan use Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. For Tanjung Pinang, there are total of 6 ferries a day, increasing to 9 during weekends. $25/35 one-way/return before taxes and surcharges. Operators include:

* Dino/Batam Fast, tel. +65-65426310 in Tanah Merah.
* Penguin, tel. +65-65427105 in Tanah Merah; +62-771-315143 in Tanjung Pinang; +62-770-696120 in Lobam.
* Indo Falcon, tel. +65-65426786 in Tanah Merah
* Berlian/Wave Master, tel. +65-65468830 in Tanah Merah.

For Bintan Resorts (Bandar Bentan Telani), Bintan Resort Ferries, tel. +65-65424369, operates five ferries from Tanah Merah FT on weekdays, increasing to 7 during weekends. $34.60/50.20 one-way/return peak period, $26.60/39.20 one-way/return off-peak including taxes and fuel surcharge.

To/from Karimun: Tanjung Balai is served by Penguin and IndoFalcon from Harbourfront, with six ferries total on weekdays, increasing to 8 during weekends. $24/33 one-way/return including taxes and fuel surcharge.

-information courtesy of wikitravel, subjected to change without prior notification-

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