Guide to saving money on Public Transport
Written by Ng Wei Tong
I have decided to come up with this guide, which is my own
personal experience. this guide is mainly for students, which will
be splitted in many parts. Feedbacks and comments are greatly
welcomed.
Installment 1 – Bus Concession Pass
As a student from Primary 1, the MOE
issues everyone of us a school smart card, which is also a cepas
card, used for talking public transport. Of course, student fares
are cheaper than adult fares, bus, there is also a way to save
more, and ride more.
To get around in singapore, many of us have to rely on bus services
to get to the nearest train station. Hence, bus have become the
most convenient mode of transport.
So, with the benefit that Transitlink gives to all concession card
holders, we should make good use of it, which is the Bus Concession
Pass (BCP).
The Bus Concession Pass offers Unlimited amount of bus rides on
all basic trunks and feeders, which also means unlimited amount of
transfer(s).
Price of BCP per month as follows:
Primary – $22.50
Secondary – $27.50
Tertiary – $52.00
Full Time NS men – $61.00
How do we know if it is worth buying BCP?
Do up a calculation:
(Price of BCP per month) – (Total amount
spent on your BUS fares per month)
If you get a negative value in the above calculation, your
BCP is well spent, the greater the negative
number, the more you will need one.
or, a rough gauge would be (Price of BCP per
month) divide by 1 month (30 days) = n
If the total amount of BUS fare per day is
greater than the value of n, it is worth the money.