Travel guides & tips
Practical guides to Changi Airport and getting around Singapore.
Leaving Changi on a Layover (2026): How Many Hours You Actually Need
The Free Singapore Tour is advertised at 5.5 hours, but no row of Changi's booking table fits it. What qualifies you, and what leaving on your own costs.
Changi Airport MRT in 2026: One Station, Four Terminals — and Where Terminal 5 Fits
Changi has a single MRT station, under Terminals 2 and 3 — T1 rides the Skytrain to it and T4 needs a shuttle bus. The rail window is 05:31–23:18, the fare is about S$2. Plus the full official record on the Terminal 5 station: named, two lines, no opening year.
Getting to Changi Airport (2026): How Early to Leave, by Transport and Flight Time
Nothing on Singapore's public transport puts you inside a Changi terminal before 06:00 — not the MRT, not the early bus 36. When each service actually starts, why the MRT cannot work for a flight before about 09:00, the last train from City Hall, and which of Changi's three taxi surcharges hits you on the way in.
Overnight at Changi Airport (2026): Where to Sleep, Shower and Rest
Sleeping at Changi on a layover: free 24-hour snooze lounges, showers from about S$7, pay-per-use nap suites and transit hotels, indicative 2026 prices.
Jewel Changi Airport Layover Guide (2026): What to Do, Fees and How Long You Need
A Jewel Changi layover in 2026: what is free, Canopy Park fees, Rain Vortex show times, and whether you can visit without clearing immigration.