Do you have to clear customs on a connecting flight in Singapore?

Just remain in the transit area. You won't need to clear arrival immigration and check in again for your connecting flight, so you won't need a visa to enter Singapore.



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Customs and immigration are usually required at the connecting airport for international flights. You don't always have to for domestic flights. In most cases, passengers on layover flights must clear customs and immigration at the first point of entry.

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First-time foreign visitors arriving to Singapore will enroll and clear immigration with iris, facial and fingerprints biometrics at the manual counters or designated lanes at Airport terminals or land checkpoints. They can then enjoy automated clearance with iris and facial biometrics during departure.

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If your flights were booked under one ticket, your bags will be checked through to your final destination. If your flights were booked under separate tickets, you will need to collect your bags and recheck them before your connecting flight.

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Note that passengers are required to go through security screening before heading to the boarding gate of their onward flight.

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The estimated time taken to travel between the terminals using the transit shuttle bus is as follows: T4 to T1: 18mins. T1 to T3: 6mins.

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Items you must declare include those that are controlled or restricted under Singaporean law or those that exceed your duty-free allowance. Surrender these items at the red channel, and you may escape punishment. Try to sneak them through the green channel, and you're asking for trouble.

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Do you have to go through security again for connecting flight? Yes, passengers usually have to re-clear security for connecting flights.

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Do You Have To Go Through Customs During A Layover? Customs and immigration are usually required at the connecting airport for international flights. You don't always have to for domestic flights. In most cases, passengers on layover flights must clear customs and immigration at the first point of entry.

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To put it simply, having a connecting flight means you will have to change planes. You will not be flying directly from A to B, but there will also be C. You will fly from A to C, and then from C to B. Sometimes there will be more than a single stop.

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At least two hours is recommended. Just remain in the transit area. You won't need to clear arrival immigration and check in again for your connecting flight, so you won't need a visa to enter Singapore.

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Things to do in Singapore on an 8-hour stopover
  1. 0:00 Take the SMRT train to the Bayfront Stop. ...
  2. 1:00 Tour Gardens by the Bay. ...
  3. 3:00 Hit Chinatown. ...
  4. 4:00 Dinner at a Hawker Center. ...
  5. 4:45 Walk Boat Quay. ...
  6. 5:30 Whirlwind Shopping Bonanza. ...
  7. 6:45 Grab a Singapore Sling at the Raffles' Long Bar. ...
  8. 7:45 Hail a Cab and Head Out.


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ICA does not support or endorse services offered by commercial entities assisting to submit the SG Arrival Card at a fee. All travellers are required to submit the SG Arrival Card before arriving in Singapore, except: Those transiting/transferring through Singapore without seeking immigration clearance; and.

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Singapore is open to all transit travellers with no specific regulations or requirements. However, please note the following points on qualifying as a transit traveller, and possible foreign requirements, to ensure that you have a smooth transit experience.

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