So, the time has come. No turning back. It is either you are flying now to Singapore as one of the lucky ones who will roam around and see the tourist spots for yourself or among many others who want to try their luck and bad luck as well in finding their nestling ground in this one small beautiful and economically sustaining country.
So you check on these list first and see if you are missing on something. Can?
AIRLINES
Aside from Philippine Airlines and Singapore Airlines, for Filipinos here are the most common budget airlines flying out to Singapore from Philippines. Which one is the cheapest is something you cannot tell as price changes from time to time so you might just want to look out for their promos which can go as to something unimaginable. As in. And the best time to book your flight - Wednesday! That's the day when the cheapest (regular or promo) fare price is available online.
(* leaves at Clark, lands at Budget Terminal*)
(* Leaves at NAIA Terminal 1, lands at Changi Terminal 1)
(*leaves at NAIA Terminal 1, lands at Budget terminal)
Shall I bring dollars or Peso? Which is Better?
Singapore’s currency is Singaporean Dollar (SGD). I use 1SGD = 30pesos for easy conversion, but refer to the local paper or online conversion for the exact amount.
You can bring either US dollar, SGD dollar or Philippine Peso (and even other currency) but please take note of these tricky rules:
1)There is an existing law (anti-money laundering) that you cannot bring more than 10,000 units for any currency. Simply put do not bring 10,000 pesos per person or 10, 000 dollarsor any 10,000 in other currency.
To avoid confusion, let us just take Philippine Peso as an example:
A) Convert all 30,000 pesos to US dollars or straight to Singapore dollars.
B) Convert the first 20,000 pesos to either US dollars or Singapore dollars AND
leave the 10,000 pesos to carry with you.
Just to be sure, bring enough money that will substantially support your stay in Singapore. More often than not the Singapore IO will ask you how much you have in your wallet especially when you are obviously a first time traveller in Singapore.
2)The Peso (Php) is still the best currency to bring when you go here and convert to SGD.. Mas mataas po ng kaunti ang palitan nya dito sa SG kumpara sa bibili ka ng USD or SGD sa pinas.
Yun po ay kung malaki-laki ang dala nyong pera, pero kung maliit lang naman, at hassle pa sa inyo ang magpapalit, then its ok.
If you actually do a comparison, you’ll get to lose anywhere from a 1 dollar (30 pesos) to 20 dollars (600 pesos).
3)Converting your Peso to US Dollar and the eventually converting to Singapore dollar when you reach here is discouraged. Remember that you lose something (even small amount) when you convert a currency twice.
How much do I need to bring when I want to go to SG?
There are a lot of considerations to answer this question. And the best way to do it is thru illustration. Let us just say that you will pay for all and that you do not have any one here where you can stay for the rest of the 30-day social visit pass. And you will be taking a bus in going around the country. For food let us just assume that you will be trying out their best dishes which can only be found on the streets - hawkers.
| Transient Accomodation | Normally @ S$15.00/day | 450.00 |
| Food Trip | Hawkers @ S$3.50/meal (Ave) | 315.00 |
| Transportation | Bus | 100.00 |
| Buffer | 135.00 | |
| Total | 1,000.00 |
Looking at the figures, S$1000 might work but not sufficient enough for you as a traveller or a job seeker. Just do the math.
Where do I exchange my money in Singapore?
The Changi Aiport has lots of ForEx stores if you need quick cash, to eat and to buy a EZ-link card.
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