If your upcoming weekend plans include a trip to Batam, Bintan or Desaru, then you’ll get to experience the newly revamped Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. After a year of upgrading works, the terminal now boasts new self-service kiosks, passport-less immigration lanes, dining options, and even an outdoor playground for kids.
The terminal currently hosts four ferry operators: Batam Fast, Majestic Fast Ferry, Bintan Resort Ferries, and Sindo Ferry. Multiple operators can mean that the terminal gets quite busy. Fortunately, Singapore residents can now clear immigration using facial and iris biometrics for faster processing – no passports required.
Bid adieu to long queues at the ferry operator counters. Passengers can now use 15 new self-check-in kiosks to print and collect their boarding passes and luggage tags. Additionally, the terminal features six bag drop counters, 26 arrival counters, and 20 departure counters.
Feeling peckish before your journey? Swing by the new restaurants at the ferry terminal – these include Woon’s Kopi by Killiney, Subway, Lepak Corner and Luckin Coffee.
If your little ones get antsy while waiting, take them to the sheltered outdoor playground. It’s on the smaller side, but there are several slides and mini bridges for the rugrats to run wild at.
Other new amenities include private meeting rooms for passengers to take calls in, a prayer room, and a lounge.
Ferry tickets are generally priced from $26 onwards, and you can view the schedules here.
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