The conference will start in about ten days from today. I thought it is a good time to introduce gothere.sg. Many of you are probably already familiar with Google Maps public transit/driving/walking directions features. Unfortunately, public transit feature in Google Maps for Singapore is not up yet. Gothere.sg fills this void by allowing you to do exactly that: finding public transport directions (also driving and taxi routes and its expected fare) in Singapore.
For example, to go from Suntec to NUS, you can try performing this search. On the right you’ll see a map of Singapore showing the public transit route. On the left, you can customize your trip by choosing whether you want to travel by bus, bus+mrt (yes, remind me to put up another post on Singapore’s public transport), or taxi/driving. Below it you can also select the time you plan to leave and the choice of routes, including time and fare.
Disclaimer: While the website is mostly accurate, there might be shorter and better routes (e.g. using free shuttle bus). The walking direction is not perfect too. Once I was asked to cross a private property and a hill to get to the bus stop. The rest of the time, the direction works wonder. Even on familiar routes, it gave me a better routes several times.
