Monday, August 2, 2010

News Update New bus service to Sentosa

Sentosa Leisure Group said the new service will serve the growing proportion of visitors to the island who head there without a tour group. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM


VISITORS to Sentosa now have another option to get onto the island. A new bus service will run from the Orchard and Marina Bay area, and in the future from the airport.
It will cost riders $5 from Orchard and Marina Bay and $9 from the airport, inclusive of the island entry fee.
Running hourly from 8 am to 10.30 pm, the Orchard route ferries passengers from hotels along the shopping belt to Chinatown, Mount Faber and then to various stops in Sentosa.
The Marina Bay route runs from hotels in the area to Suntec Convention Centre, the Flyer and Marina Bay Sands, Mount Faber and then Sentosa.
The 45-seater coaches will also have a dedicated tour guide on board to point out various attractions along the way.
Sentosa Leisure Group said the new service will serve the growing proportion of visitors to the island who head there without a tour group.