Singapore · Singapore

Staying online in Singapore

Singapore is dense, air-conditioned, and full of hotel wifi, and you will still want data the second you are between malls in the rain.

Before you land

Changi is one of the few airports where the wifi is good enough to install an eSIM if you forgot. The MRT into town is signed in English. Do it before the jet bridge if you can anyway.

Getting around

The MRT is the system. Grab fills the gaps and the late night. Walking is pleasant until it pours, which is often, and then you want a car and a map.

Where the data actually goes

Marina Bay, Chinatown, Kampong Glam, and the east coast are easy MRT rides. Sentosa is a separate ticket. Hawker centers are the meal, and the map pin is how you find the right building rather than the right street.

Which plan to buy

A smaller high-speed week is enough here because so much of the day is indoors. Still skip anything under a few gigabytes — maps plus Grab plus photos add up.

Practical notes

Cards work almost everywhere. Plugs are type G. The city is strict about chewing gum and not strict about phone use; keep the obvious etiquette and you are fine.