Singapore Changi Airport (Singapore, Singapore)
Singapore Changi Airport is Your Gateway to the Lion City
Whether you’re visiting the Lion City or just passing through, there’s always something to do in Singapore Changi Airport’s four terminals. Consistently named among the world’s best airports in recent years, this huge international transport hub at the eastern tip of Singapore has managed to win its accolades despite handling one flight every 80 seconds, and being one of the world’s busiest airports.
So what sets Singapore Changi Airport apart from your average airport? Besides a rooftop swimming pool, cinemas, and vast shopping areas, Singapore Changi Airport boasts unique features like a butterfly garden and, according to a 2019 poll, the world’s best airport hotel: The sophisticated Crowne Plaza Changi Airport. Furthermore, Singapore Changi Airport’s new centrepiece, known as the Jewel, is an architectural delight complete with an intricate glass dome, captivating indoor waterfall and luscious green spaces. Another popular feature of Singapore Changi Airport is its use of the latest technology to seamlessly fast-track passengers and their baggage onto flights with a minimum of fuss.
There’s so Much to do at Singapore Changi Airport
Only a fantasist would claim there isn’t enough to do at Singapore Changi Airport. Indeed, in every terminal you can find children’s playgrounds and rest areas, or shop until you drop for luxury items, designer clothes, the latest gadgets, fine food, and last-minute souvenirs. There are also top notch eateries at every turn, ranging from air-conditioned food courts to fine-dining restaurants offering great dishes from every corner of the globe.
If that’s not enough, you could head to Singapore Changi Airport’s entertainment decks in Terminal 2 and Terminal 4 to play the latest video games in comfort. To relax in nature, you could go to the butterfly garden in Terminal 3 or the orchid and sunflower gardens in Terminal 2. And to watch aircraft using the runway while you keep fit, you could visit the outdoor swimming pool and Jacuzzi in Terminal 1.
Experience the Jewel of Singapore Changi Airport
The Jewel is the stunning new heart of Singapore Changi Airport. Topped by a complex latticework dome constructed from glass panels, this gleaming Terminal 1 annex opened in April 2019 and has at its core a jaw-droppingly beautiful indoor waterfall of recycled rainwater that cascades for 40 metres. Linked to Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 by new pedestrian bridges, the Jewel is a ten-storey structure that has five basement storeys and five above ground. It’s here that passengers can explore luscious gardens, art installations and seasonal floral displays. There are also 280 shops and restaurants to explore, new early check-in counters and a canopy park that lets visitors walk high above the crowds along suspended walkways.
Singapore Changi Airport Features Accommodation Options Galore
As one of the biggest airports in South East Asia, Singapore Changi Airport has numerous accommodation options on site. It is so well served by public transport, that you could realistically make Changi Airport your hotel base and travel for about one hour into downtown Singapore using the MRT, which has an underground station located between Terminal 2 and Terminal 3. Popular accommodation options at Singapore Changi Airport include the lavish, award-winning Crowne Plaza Changi Airport hotel beside Terminal 3 and Terminal 1’s mid-range Aerotel Singapore, which has an outdoor swimming pool.
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Contact
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore , 918141Telephone: +65(6)5421122 | Official hotel site