New coach service to the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari and River Safari

The Straits Times reported that a new coach service, officially launched yesterday, will take tourists and Singaporeans from the city directly to three wildlife parks in Mandai - the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari and River Safari - and back.

Called Safari Gate, the service is a collaboration between tour company Duck and Hippo as well as Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS), which owns the parks.

Under the new service, coaches depart almost every hour from Suntec City and the Singapore Flyer. They make 10 trips a day to Mandai between 8:30am and 6:30pm. From Mandai, they make nine trips a day back to the two locations, with the last returning coach at 10:30pm. On Fridays, Saturdays and the eve of public holidays, an additional coach leaves at 11:00pm.

One-way tickets cost $7 for an adult and $5 for a child, and do not include park admission charges. Each ride takes between 45 minutes and an hour.

Chief Executive of WRS, Mr. Lee Meng Tat, said WRS is also working with transport companies to plan a loop bus service around the Jurong Bird Park to make it more accessible to visitors.