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'''Singapore''' is a country and city -state in South-Eastern [[Asia]]. It has a road border with [[Malaysia]] to the north and a sea border with [[Indonesia]] to the south and west. Currency The currency is the Singapore Dollar.Most Singaporean Singaporeans speak an almost perfect English, often as their first language.
Hitchhiking is very rare within Singapore, mainly because it is a city and public transport is very good.
=== Bus or Metro ===
From the Airport, take the "JB Shuttle Bus" who which takes you to JB = [[Johor Bahru]] in Malaysia, just after over the border. Cost : $7$ SGD (sept 2011)
Or take the MRT (Mass Rapid Transport = Metro) : Red Line to "Marsiling station" (Attention : if the border checkpoint is called Woodlands, don't get out in at Woodlands station but in Marsiling which is closer).From there take the bus 909 950 that takes you towards to JB. Then you can hitch out of customs, just walk walking up on the road. It is definitely illegal, but it is rare to be harrassed harassed by police for standing directly right on the freeway in Malaysia.
=== Hitchhiking from Singapore ===
From any point in the city, take the MRT (Mass Rapid Transport = Metro) :
Red Line to "Marsiling station" (Attention : if the border checkpoint is called Woodlands, don't get out in at Woodlands station but in at Marsiling which is closer). Cost The cost : around $3$ SGD, don't forget to take the $1$ refund when getting out of exiting the station.
You can try to hitch from the station on the road towards to the north (direction Johor / checkpoint), with a sign it would help.
Or you can walk to the customs, around 15 minutes, head towards the "checkpoint". Once passed the past customs and you have your passport stamped, you get come out in a bus station, you will need a ticket to get on board one of them, but you can also follow the "walking man" sign. It leads towards the bridge that makes the border. You will be stopped by several police officers stating that you can't walk to Malaysia. To all of them say that you know what you doare doing, that someone will pick you up there. Don't mention you are hitchhiking, they will retain just keep you longer stating telling you it's forbidden, and there's nowhere to pull over. Just stick to the pick-up story. Walk along the narrow side of the road, 1 one minute, to the center of the bridge where there's will be a largely large enough space for cars to stop. Hitch from there. There's a lot of traffic and you won't wait muchlong.
=== By boat ===
There is one ferry to an [[Indonesia]]n island.
Forget about entering the Singaporean port, I think the only way are the marinas. Get might be to get a ride on a yachtfrom a marina. There is one marina that lets might let you also enter without being member right next to Tuas checkpoint.
== Public Transport ==
Singapore has a very good public transport system, with a metro (MRT) doing the very long distances as well as many buses. Prices are usually increasing according relative to the distance for the buses, but the MRT seem seems to be around $3$ even for very long distances.I would not try to jump the gates of the MRT as there are cameras EVERYWHERE in Singapore. I don't know what can be the finemight be, but considering that you can be in prison imprisoned for 7 years if you steal an apple in a shop or sentenced to death if you smoke a joint, I would not try... ([[User:toortoth|toortoth]])
== Airport ==
If you arrive by flight to SIN, and plan to cross the border overland, make sure you made a fake return e-ticket from SIN (to anywhere). There is a high chance that they ask you for your return itinerary at the check-in counter of the departure airport. It's a new regulation in Singapore Customs. While in some cases if you explain you go overland they may let you in, they also can be annoying. While leaving CDG to SIN with Singapore Airlines they accepted my explainationsexplanations, but when I left MEL to SIN with Jetstar they just didn't accept any explanation and I had to buy a ticket I would never use departing from SIN, at last minute leaving me no choice ([[User:toortoth|toortoth]]). So make a fake, with a frame from another airline (in case they want to check in their own system, but they never do, it would be too long to check itineraries from of all passengers, especially calling other companies).
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