Batam Shopping Day Trip from Singapore: Grand Batam Mall, Seafood & Souvenirs
A shopping day trip from Singapore via Harbour Bay, morning ferry in and evening ferry home: Pasar Jodoh Batam, Yong Kee Seafood, Grand Batam Mall, Budhi Bhakti Temple, Jabal Arafah Mosque, Lapisa Nagoya Hill and Renuin Restaurant Nagoya Hill — in road order, with travel times and fares.
HarbourFront
08:15
Singapore time · 07:15 WIB
Batam, arrive
08:00
WIB
Horizon Fast Ferry · crossing about 45 min (situs resmi Harbour Bay Downtown). Batam is 1 hour behind Singapore. Ferry home: Horizon Fast Ferry 20:30 WIB (arrives 22:15 Singapore time). Last ferry that day: 20:30 WIB. Timetables read 2026-10-13 07:41 WIB.
Day 1 · Saturday
- motorbike ride-hail · 10–15 min · 2.4 km · Rp. 16–20k
- Free time 45 min
- motorbike ride-hail · 15–20 min · 2.6 km · Rp. 16–20k
Lunch
Malaya Cafe
Seafood is sold by weight — ask the price per kg before it's cooked.
2 other places open then
- Kimukatsu ★ 4.9
- Sentosa Seafood Batam ★ 4.6
- walk · 5 min · 0.1 km
- motorbike ride-hail · 10–15 min · 1.9 km · Rp. 16–20k
Temple
Budhi Bhakti Temple
Dress modestly (shoulders and knees covered) and take your shoes off in prayer halls.
- motorbike ride-hail · 10–15 min · 2.5 km · Rp. 16–20k
- motorbike ride-hail · 10–15 min · 1.6 km · Rp. 16–20k
Pick up souvenirs & snacks
Littlebox Pasar 小小心意
2 other places open then
- Lapisa Penuin ★ 4.9
- Lapisa Nagoya Hill ★ 4.9
Dinner
- taxi / ride-hail car · 20–30 min · 4.5 km · Rp. 64–74k
Day 1 · Saturday
- taxi / ride-hail car · 10–20 min · 2.4 km · Rp. 54–64k
- Free time 40 min
- walk · 5–10 min · 0.3 km
Lunch
Yong Kee Seafood
Seafood is sold by weight — ask the price per kg before it's cooked.
2 other places open then
- Warung Guling Pak Made ★ 4.8
- Kimukatsu ★ 4.9
- taxi / ride-hail car · 10–20 min · 1.6 km · Rp. 50–60k
- walk · 20 min · 1.3 km
Temple
Budhi Bhakti Temple
Dress modestly (shoulders and knees covered) and take your shoes off in prayer halls.
- taxi / ride-hail car · 10–20 min · 2.5 km · Rp. 54–64k
- walk · 5 min · 0.2 km
- walk · 5 min · 0.1 km
- taxi / ride-hail car · 15–25 min · 2.6 km · Rp. 55–65k
Day 1 · Saturday
- walk · 10 min · 0.6 km
- Free time 25 min
- walk · 5 min · 0.2 km
Lunch
Sei Enam Seafood Harbour Bay
Seafood is sold by weight — ask the price per kg before it's cooked.
2 other places open then
- SeeSea By Nomad ★ 4.6
- Sentosa Seafood Batam ★ 4.6
- taxi / ride-hail car · 25–40 min · 6.5 km · Rp. 74–84k
- walk · 5 min · 0.1 km
- walk · 5 min · 0.1 km
Pick up souvenirs & snacks
LAMOIST LAYER CAKE - GRAND BATAM MALL
2 other places open then
- 小小心意 Pasar Penuin ★ 4.9
- Littlebox Pasar 小小心意 ★ 5
- taxi / ride-hail car · 20–35 min · 6.5 km · Rp. 74–84k
- taxi / ride-hail car · 30–45 min · 10.1 km · Rp. 92–102k
Estimated cost
| Budget | Standard | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport in Batam | Rp. 144–174k | Rp. 213–253k | Rp. 240–270k |
| Total | Rp. 144–174k | Rp. 213–253k | Rp. 240–270k |
Food and entry tickets are not included. Group of 2; car fares are the upper range of taxi-rank fares (ride-hail cars are usually cheaper); hotel = price range per room-night for that class and area.
This sample plan is generated by the same engine as the Batam Trip Planner, from real places in our directory: opening hours, road travel times with rush-hour factors and dated fares. It is laid out for a Saturday (2026-10-17) and recalculated every time our data changes. Switch between Budget, Standard and Comfort above, or open it in the planner to change the date, group size or interests — and add your own appointments.
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Questions travellers ask
How much does a Batam trip from Singapore cost?
A one-way ferry starts at S$28 per person (Sindo, fuel surcharge included) plus the S$10 Singapore Passenger Departure Fee when leaving Singapore (fares read 2026-10-13). For two people on a 2D1N trip, our example comes to about Rp. 2.4–2.6m (Budget) to Rp. 3.0–3.6m (Comfort) for transport in Batam plus the hotel, before food and entry tickets.
What time are the first and last ferries between Batam and Singapore?
The earliest sailing from Singapore leaves at 07:40 Singapore time (Batamfast). Last daily ferries from Batam to Singapore: Harbour Bay 20:30 WIB (Horizon Fast Ferry); Nongsapura 20:00 WIB (Batamfast); Batam Centre 20:35 WIB (Majestic Fast Ferry); Gold Coast Bengkong 19:00 WIB (Sindo Ferry); Sekupang 20:30 WIB (Sindo Ferry). Times come from the operators' own timetables, checked twice a day.
How long is the ferry from Singapore to Batam?
About 45 minutes from HarbourFront to Harbour Bay (per the official Harbour Bay Downtown site); other routes take about an hour. Batam is one hour behind Singapore, so a 9:00 am departure arrives around 8:45 am Batam time.
Where the numbers come from
- Places: our directory (Google Maps data, checked 2026-10-13) — every stop links to its page.
- Travel times: OpenStreetMap roads (OSRM, 2026-10-13) × rush-hour factors (2026-10-12), as a range.
- Motorbike ride-hail: Ministry of Transportation KP 667/2022 jo. KP 1001/2022 (checked 2026-10-13). Taxi: airport/terminal fare table + 2026 adjustment (2026-10-12).
- Hotels: Google Hotels price ranges by class and area (2026-10-13). Ferries: each operator's own timetable. Exchange rate: 2026-10-12.
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