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Getting There – 31. December, 2008

Click here for panorama view of Ubin Jetty

Here is Ubin on Googlemaps.

Direction by boat

Going there by bus(bus guide). Bus numbers 2, 29, 59, 109 will take you there. Stop at the terminus.

Take a bumboat ferry, it costs $2.50 per person. The boat departs when there are 12 passengers or when the boat get chartered for $30 when there are not enough passengers.

There is no last ferry service. The boatmen stops ferrying when the crowds thin down. On weekends, the crowds thin out from 4pm onwards going to Ubin and from 8pm returning from Ubin so expect to pay more by sharing and chartering if you are impatient. You may be stranded in Ubin if the boatmen has gone home so don’t hang around too late.

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Ubin chaotic queues – 30. December, 2008

Previously there are no traffic marshals except on festive occasions. Some boatmen took advantage of this by picking and choosing their fares. They would take passengers with bicycles who has to pay extra for their bikes. They also take larger groups ahead of those waiting before them.

In event if there is no marshal around, take control of the situation by forming a queue instead of milling around.

If it is getting late and there are still no joining passengers, pay extra so you can leave immediately. The boatman will oblige as long he gets his full $30 or $2.50 from each 12 passengers. Do the math and pay him the difference. If there are 6 of you ask everyone if they agree to to pay $5.00 instead.

Update: 26 Jan 2008. First day of Chinese New Year. The queue was so long it stretches for 80 metres until it finally cleared at 9pm. We decided to camp overnight instead.

Boat Ride

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