Survival Guide - Singapore

The standard time in Singapore is 8 hours ahead of the Greenwich Mean Time, 13 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time and 16 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time.

For U.S., European and Australian citizen Visa is not required for a stay up to 30 days. All the visitors should have a valid passport and onward ticket.
Singapore's country code is 65. There is no city code for Singapore.

Each visitor is allowed 1 litre bottle of spirit and 1 litre bottle of wine. One requires permits while carrying arms, ammunitions, weapons, animals, drugs, poisons seeds and meat products to Singapore. Gold and other precious stones above the limit have to declare at the customs.

In Singapore the other thing to know is that the taxis are moderately priced and there are more than 10,000 metered taxis. One has to pay extra surcharges when more than two passengers, journey made between midnight and 6 a.m., journeys made to the Central Business District within designated times and journeys starting from the Changi Airport.

As regards the electricity the voltage is 220-240, 50 cycles; most hotels also have 110 V.

The other important thing to know regarding the dress culture in Singapore it is casual so as to cope up with the tropical climate. Some restaurants require the male guests to wear a collar and tie. The traveler should know while religious places in Singapore short dress should not be worn and ladies to dress modestly.

In Singapore tipping is not practiced but one is free to do for excellent service. It is always advisable to make advance reservations for your Singapore accommodation. In Singapore most of the hotels accept credit cards thereby making the process easy.

With an average temperature of around 26 C, you won’t need winter clothes. Crisp cottons and cotton polyester blends are popular daytime wear. Natural fibers, such as silk and linen, are common evening wear.

Appliances from outside the UK will need to be adapted from 110 volts to 220 volts and from 60Hz to 50Hz frequency and wall plugs need to be adapted to the British system.