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Marina Bay in January
Mixed month: January is outside the recommended season (February – April). Against it: Monsoon Showers. Chinese New Year (Chinatown light-up and River Hongbao) can fall this month.
The season opens in February, next month. Haze Season usually starts in August, 7 months away.
2 days in Marina Bay in January · from ₹40,800 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
The weather in January
What the season does to Marina Bay this month.
Heads up
Monsoon Showers
November to January are the wettest months: heavy thundery showers most afternoons, sometimes all day during a monsoon surge in December or January. Mornings are often clear. Plan outdoor sights early, keep an umbrella, and hold indoor options (malls, museums, the Gardens by the Bay domes) for the afternoon.
What’s on in January
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Chinese New Year (Chinatown light-up and River Hongbao)dates shift yearly
Singapore's biggest festival. For weeks before it, Chinatown's streets are hung with lanterns and the festive market sells sweets and decorations; the River Hongbao fair on the bay has lanterns, food and fireworks. On the two days themselves many hawker stalls, small shops and some restaurants close, often for three or four days, while malls, attractions and hotels stay open. Chinatown is packed the evening before.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹40,800 for two
- Room a night₹14,100
- Food a day, each₹2,899
- Main sight entry, each₹3,930
Mid-range
₹74,457 for two
- Room a night₹28,200
- Food a day, each₹6,690
- Main sight entry, each₹3,930
Luxury
₹1,45,877 for two
- Room a night₹55,650
- Food a day, each₹15,610
- Main sight entry, each₹3,930
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Singapore yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Changi (SIN), 17 km away
Then: Transfer · 30m (Grab / taxi, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 11 cities, one way from ₹9,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
E-visa before you fly for up to 30 days, about ₹3,100
- Apply for the Singapore e-Visa through an Authorised Visa Agent listed by the Singapore mission for your state (you cannot apply yourself): visa fee ₹2,100 plus the agent's fixed ₹1,000 service charge, about ₹3,100. Allow 3-5 working days; apply at least two weeks before you fly.
- Within 3 days before you land (the arrival day counts), fill in the free SG Arrival Card on the ICA website or the MyICA app, one per traveller. Sites that charge for it are not ICA.
- At immigration your stay is set on the visit pass you receive (usually up to 30 days). Keep the e-Pass email and leave before it ends.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with blank pages; Singapore e-Visa (printout or PDF); SG Arrival Card acknowledgement; Confirmed return or onward ticket; Hotel bookings for the stay; Recent passport photo and bank statements, for the visa agent.
There is no visa on arrival for Indians, and only authorised agents may file the application; others charge extra. The fee rose to ₹2,100 on 1 January 2026; check the mission's page before you pay, as fees and agents change.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Singapore in January
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