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Pulau Ubin

Visit Pulau Ubin

General information about Ubin and directions to the island.

Last updated 13 March 2026

Shaped like a boomerang, Ubin is situated just off the northeastern corner of mainland Singapore. The 1,036-ha island was once a cluster of five smaller ones separated by tidal rivers, but the building of bunds for prawn farming has since united these into a single island. Two other islets, Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) and Pulau Sekudu (Frog Island), lie to its south.

Pulau Ubin largely consists of a series of undulating, granite hills. In the early days, granite mining supported a few thousand settlers. Much of the original vegetation was also cleared for the cultivation of rubber and crops like coffee, pineapple, coconut and jasmine. Today, abandoned granite quarries remain as picturesque relics of Pulau Ubin’s history, while forests and grasslands have regenerated to cover the agricultural traces of the past.

Getting to Changi Point Ferry Terminal

Bus Services 

2, 29, 59, 109 to Changi Village Bus Terminal (99009)


MRT

1            Tampines East Station (DT33), board Bus no 59 at Exit B bus stop to Changi Village Bus Interchange

2            Tampines MRT Station (EW2/DT32), board Bus no 29 at Tampines Bus Interchange to Changi Village Bus Interchange

3            Tanah Merah MRT Station (EW4), board Bus no 2 at Exit B to Changi Village Bus Interchange


Taxi and Private Hire Car

You can key in the following address  in your taxi booking mobile app or simply tell them the address  below.

 Changi Point Ferry Terminal 
 51 Lorong Bekukong

Getting to Ubin

Visits to Pulau Ubin start with a bumboat ride that departs from Changi Point Ferry Terminal (adjacent to Changi Village).

The bumboats operating between Changi Point Ferry Terminal and Pulau Ubin are privately managed transport services. They usually operate on demand from 6 am to 7 pm daily, departing when there are 12 passengers on board. The 10-minute journey typically costs $4 per person each way, with an additional $2 for bicycles.

Operators may depart with fewer than 12 passengers, or outside of the operating hours of 6am to 7pm, at a higher fare per passenger, based on private arrangements between the passengers and operators. Do confirm fares before each departure.

Please make prior arrangements with bumboat operators if you plan to use the bumboat outside of the operating hours of 6am to 7pm. If there are no bumboats available at Pulau Ubin jetty for your return trip, please call the NParks helpline at 1800-471 7300 for assistance.

Once on the island you may explore the designated trails by walking, cycling or hiring one of the local van services.

Food options in Ubin

Restaurants

There are four restaurants operating in Pulau Ubin.

Just next to the Ubin Jetty, Encik Hassan's shop has been around for more than 30 years. The shop was not operating for a while and resume operation on weekends recently. The shop sells homemade malay dishes like mee rebus, mee siam and nasi lemak.

'Cheong Lian Yuen' is the another food establishment that is near to the Ubin jetty. It serves seafood and has a small alfresco dining area in front of the restaurant.

Opposite the Wayang stage, there is a small restaurant, 'Sin Nam Huat', which features snapshots of Ubin history all over the wall. run by two sisters, it serves seafood and traditional 'Kopi' (coffee) and 'Teh' (tea).

Along the road towards Ubin Volunteer Hub is another seafood restaurant. 'Season Live Seafood Restaurant'. It has an alfresco dining area which offers a sea view facing the Ubin Jetty and mainland Singapore.


Drink stalls & provision shops

Shops at the Ubin Village centre sell refreshments like snacks, drinks and desserts like chendol, ice kacang and ice cream. Seasonal fruits like durian, rambutan, mangosteens, chempedak are also sold at the provision stores on an ad hoc basis.

Situated just before the Jelutong Bridge, a former sluice gate for a prawn farm, the "Ah Ma Drink Stall" stall is managed by Madam Ong Ang Kui  and her daughter. Ong was born and raised in Ubin and still lives in a house with more than 90 durian trees that were planted by her late husband. Today, she sells drinks and fruit from these trees at her stall.


Open fire cooking

If you are camping at Ubin, you can bring your own food and cook your catch at the campsite's designated campfire area.

Find out more info about camping in Ubin.