Sentosa Island: how to get in, what the S$4 entry charge is, and what to book

💡 The Short Version: Walking onto Sentosa across the covered Boardwalk from VivoCity is completely free, as is cycling in. The Sentosa Express monorail’s S$4 ticket is an island admission charge, payable with a contactless bank card at VivoCity Level 3. The beaches (Siloso, Palawan, Tanjong) and Fort Siloso cost nothing; major commercial attractions like Universal Studios, Singapore Oceanarium, the Singapore Cable Car, and Skyline Luge require separate tickets. Or book a tour: when you want aerial harbour views and round-trip transport across both gondola lines, the Sentosa Cable Car Sky Pass Round-Trip Ticketad (from S$35, 4.4 stars from 2,442 reviews) covers both Mount Faber and Sentosa lines.

⚠️ Island admission vs transit fares: You only pay island entry once. If you take the S$4 Sentosa Express into the island, all subsequent monorail and beach shuttle rides on Sentosa—and the return journey back to VivoCity—are entirely free.

How to get to Sentosa: transport routes compared

Every route departs from or passes through the HarbourFront transport hub at the southern tip of the Singapore mainland (Sentosa Development Corporation). Fares and conditions include GST:

• Boardwalk walking details: The Sentosa Boardwalk features two-way moving travelators, garden plantings, and waterfront lookouts facing the cruise terminal. It takes 10 to 12 minutes to walk across into Resorts World Sentosa.
• HarbourFront Cable Car diversion: A covered pedestrian linkway connects HarbourFront MRT Exit B to HarbourFront Tower 2 for cable car passengers, following signage through the HarbourFront Centre concourse.

Palawan Beach. Photo: Moheen Reeyad, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Top tours and attraction tickets

Booking digital passes online gives immediate mobile turnstile access and lets you bypass ticketing queues at Beach Station and Resorts World.

Sentosa Cable Car Sky Pass roundtrip

From S$35 · 4.4 stars from 2,442 reviews · 1 day · Mount Faber & Sentosa lines

Singapore: Sentosa Cable Car Sky Pass Roundtrip Ticketad: provides round-trip aerial travel across both the Mount Faber Line (crossing 60 metres above Keppel Harbour) and the intra-island Sentosa Line (connecting Imbiah Lookout to Siloso Point).

Universal Studios Singapore entry ticket

From S$70 · 4.4 stars from 1,726 reviews · 1 day · full-day theme park pass

Singapore: Universal Studios Singapore Entry Ticketad: full single-day admission to Southeast Asia’s only Universal Studios theme park, situated at the entrance to Sentosa at Resorts World Station.

Singapore Oceanarium entrance e-ticket

From S$50 · 4.6 stars from 402 reviews · 1 day · 100,000 marine animals

Singapore: Singapore Oceanarium Entrance E-Ticketad: access to the expanded marine park formerly known as S.E.A. Aquarium, featuring the monumental 36-metre Open Ocean viewing habitat.

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Getting into Sentosa: the prices side by side

Comparing entry options, transport modes, and combined attraction passes.

Free attractions on Sentosa

Sentosa maintains extensive public parkland, historical military fortifications, and coastal walking paths that cost nothing to explore:

• The Three Public Beaches:
  • Siloso Beach: Sentosa’s active shoreline, known for coastal beach clubs (Rumours Beach Club, Ola Beach Club), seaside bistros, and beach volleyball courts.
  • Palawan Beach: Family-oriented beach featuring tranquil swimming lagoons, soft white sand, and the famous wooden rope suspension bridge linking to an offshore islet marked as the Southernmost Point of Continental Asia (and the closest point of continental Asia to the Equator).
  • Tanjong Beach: The most relaxed and secluded stretch of sand, framed by coconut palms and the upscale Tanjong Beach Club.
• Fort Siloso & The Fort Siloso Skywalk: Singapore’s only fully preserved coastal artillery battery, constructed by the British military in the late 19th century to protect Keppel Harbour. A designated National Monument, Fort Siloso offers free admission to its subterranean gun magazines, coastal artillery emplacements, tunnel complexes, and the historical Surrender Chambers. The Fort Siloso Skywalk is a 181-metre-long elevated treetop walkway rising 11 storeys above the canopy, featuring a glass-bottom viewing platform.
• Sensoryscape: A newly opened 350-metre multi-sensory pedestrian spine linking Resorts World to the beaches. By day, it presents architectural gardens (Lookout Loop, Tactile Trellis, Scented Sphere, Symphony Streams); after 19:30 nightly, the pavilions transform with interactive augmented-reality digital projection light art (ImagiNite).

The rope suspension bridge at Palawan Beach, Sentosa. Photo: Torsten Werner, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ticketed activities and thrill rides

For travellers seeking high-adrenaline attractions, Sentosa concentrates several recreational venues around Imbiah Lookout and Siloso Beach:

• Skyline Luge Singapore (From S$35): Originating in New Zealand, this gravity-fuelled wheeled cart ride navigates four distinct downhill tracks (Dragon, Jungle, Expedition, and Kupu Kupu) covering 2.6 kilometres through the rainforest, returning via the open-air Skyride chairlift. Operating under floodlights during ‘Night Luge’ on Fridays and Saturdays.
• Singapore Cable Car (Adult S$35 / Child S$25): The Mount Faber Leisure Group operates two connected ropeways: the Mount Faber Line spanning between Mount Faber peak, HarbourFront Tower 2, and Sentosa; and the Sentosa Line gliding between Merlion Station, Imbiah Lookout, and Siloso Point.
• SkyHelix Sentosa (From S$18): Singapore’s highest open-air panoramic ride. Passengers sit in an open-air rotating circular gondola that ascends vertically 79 metres above sea level, offering 360-degree vistas with dangling feet while enjoying a complimentary non-alcoholic beverage.
• Mega Adventure Park: Situated at Mount Imbiah, featuring MegaZip—a 450-metre-long zipline flying at 60 km/h from a 75-metre-high jungle tower down onto an offshore sand islet at Siloso Beach.
• Wings of Time (From S$19): An outdoor pyrotechnic night show staged on an open-sea platform at Siloso Beach, combining laser lights, dancing water jets, flame bursts, and fireworks at 19:40 and 20:40 nightly.

The cable car over Sentosa. Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Free internal island transport

Once you have arrived on Sentosa, all internal transport is 100% free with no cards required:

• Sentosa Express Monorail: Unlimited free hops between Resorts World Station, Imbiah Station (for Skyline Luge and Cable Car), and Beach Station (for all three beaches).
• Sentosa Beach Shuttle: Open-sided electric trams running every 10 to 15 minutes along the coastal roadway from Beach Station transfer hub west to Siloso Point and east to Tanjong Beach.
• Sentosa Intra-Island Buses (Routes A & B): Air-conditioned public buses connecting Beach Station, Imbiah Lookout, Siloso Point, Sentosa Golf Club, and luxury hotels around Sentosa Cove.

Planning your itinerary and accommodation

Universal Studios and the Singapore Oceanarium sit within Resorts World Sentosa, directly accessible from Resorts World Station. To schedule your visit alongside city sights, see our 3 days in Singapore itinerary (Day 3 is dedicated to Sentosa) or 5 days in Singapore. For families travelling with children, read our recommendations in Singapore with kids. To stay overnight on the island near the beaches or theme parks, browse the beachfront resort options in where to stay in Singapore.