Gardens by the Bay Singapore: Free Areas, Tickets and Hours

ExploreMarina Bay9 March 20268 min read

Visited in March 2026. Verified by an STB-licensed tourist guide.

Free Gardens, Ticketed Domes

TL;DR

Worth it? Yes. The outdoor gardens are free

Location: 18 Marina Gardens Drive, Marina Bay

Getting there: Bayfront (CE1/DT16), Exit B

Price: Free outdoors. S$46 for both domes

Pace: Over half a day. Tiring in the heat

Good to know: Tourists can only buy the two domes together

Low-angle view of a visitor walking beneath the vertical gardens of the Supertree Grove and the OCBC Skyway at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore — Under the Supertrees, with the OCBC Skyway overhead.

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A Hundred and One Hectares at Marina Bay

Gardens by the Bay Singapore is a 101-hectare park at Marina Bay, split into three waterfront gardens: Bay South, Bay East and Bay Central. Bay South is the largest, and it opened in 2012. The Supertrees and the two cooled conservatories are all here, so this guide stays in Bay South.

You can walk the outdoor gardens and the Supertree Grove for free. You need a ticket for the two conservatories and for the two attractions up in the Supertrees. If we had to choose one of those, it would be the Cloud Forest.

We spent a little over half a day here. The heat made it tiring, and the two domes were where we cooled down.

Singapore’s garden city vision is much older than the park. Then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew introduced it on 11 May 1967. More than 100 million people have visited Gardens by the Bay to date.

The Supertree Grove

The Supertrees are vertical gardens up to 50 metres tall. The tallest is about the height of a 16-storey building. There are 18 in all, and 12 of them stand here in the grove.

Bromeliads, orchids, ferns and flowering climbers grow on them, over 200 species in all. By day the canopies give shade. Some of the Supertrees carry photovoltaic cells to produce solar energy. They also collect rainwater and act as venting ducts for the conservatories.

High-angle view of the Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, showing their wireframe canopies above the surrounding greenery and the reservoir — The wire canopies of the Supertrees, seen from above.

Entry to the grove is free. It is open from 5am to 2am, like the rest of the outdoor gardens.

Garden Rhapsody

After dark the Supertrees light up for Garden Rhapsody, a free light and sound show in the grove. There are two shows a night, at 7.45pm and 8.45pm. If you stay on after dark for one thing, we would make it this. Lie down in the middle of the grove if you can, because the speakers face that way. The lights on the Supertrees go off at 11.30pm.

The OCBC Skyway and the Supertree Observatory

Two ticketed attractions take you up into the Supertrees. Both are open daily from 9am to 9pm, with last admission at 8.30pm.

The OCBC Skyway is an aerial walkway hung between two Supertrees, 128 metres long and 22 metres above the ground. The walk takes about 15 minutes, and in bad weather it may stop admitting visitors. It is not our favourite, and it is the one thing here we would skip. Go up if you want to do every attraction.

Visitors walking along the elevated OCBC Skyway, a suspended walkway connecting the plant-covered Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore — The OCBC Skyway, seen from above.

The Supertree Observatory is in the canopy of the tallest Supertree. From the open-air rooftop deck you look out over the gardens, the city skyline and Marina Reservoir. There is also an air-conditioned indoor viewing space. The Social Kitchen, a cafe, is up here too, so you can sit down with a coffee if you need a break. We found it less crowded than the grove below, since you pay to get in. Go up in the evening, when the skyline is lit up.

Low-angle view looking up at the Supertree Observatory at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, with its circular observation deck inside the wire canopy — The Supertree Observatory, seen from the ground.

The Two Cooled Conservatories

The Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest are glass conservatories kept at 23°C to 25°C, so either one is a cool break from the heat outside. They keep the same opening hours as the Skyway. No food or drinks inside.

Exterior view of a glass conservatory dome with curved white steel arches at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, seen from a height — Glass and white steel: one of the two conservatories from the outside.

The Flower Dome

The Flower Dome holds the Guinness World Record for the largest glass greenhouse. Inside are nine gardens. The Olive Grove and the Baobabs are two of them, and others are planted by region: Mediterranean, South African, Australian. The Flower Field changes through the year, with displays for the seasons, festivals and themes. Some are put together with embassies. We enjoyed taking photos among them, and we would give this dome an hour.

The Cloud Forest

Of the two domes, this is the one we would choose. Under the glass is a plant-covered mountain with a 35-metre indoor waterfall, one of the world’s tallest. You come down the mountain on two walkways, the Cloud Walk and the Tree Top Walk, past ferns and epiphytes, which are plants that grow on other plants and need no soil.

The Jurassic World exhibition was on when we visited, and a dinosaur stood among the plants beside the walkway. Its name is still on the ticket. Last admission here is at 8pm, half an hour earlier than the Flower Dome.

Low-angle view inside the misty Cloud Forest dome at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, with a curved elevated walkway wrapping around a plant-covered indoor mountain under a glass ceiling — The Cloud Walk winding around the mountain in the mist.

Visitors walking along an elevated metal walkway inside the glass Cloud Forest dome at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, with a tall dinosaur model among the greenery — A busy walkway in the Cloud Forest, with a Jurassic World dinosaur behind.

The Free Outdoor Gardens

Away from the ticketed attractions there are themed gardens you can walk into at no charge. The Heritage Gardens are four gardens: Indian, Chinese, Malay and Colonial. Look for the plants grown for food in the Malay Garden, and the spices and cash crops in the Colonial Garden.

World of Plants is six more gardens, all about tropical plants and the ecosystems they support. One is given over to palms, another to the understorey, another to fruits and flowers.

Visitors walking across a wooden footbridge surrounded by tropical greenery, with the Supertrees ahead, at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore — A footbridge in the outdoor gardens, with the Supertrees ahead.

You can picnic in the outdoor gardens, but picnic furniture is not allowed. We like the lawns near the Supertree Grove for it. Dogs are allowed outdoors too. You can rent a wheelchair for S$2 a day at the Arrival Gift Shop, or at the ticketing counters at The Canopy and Floral Fantasy.

Tickets and Prices

Unless you are a Singapore resident, you cannot buy a ticket to just one conservatory. The standard ticket covers both domes. A child ticket is for ages 3 to 12.

Ticket	Standard	Singapore resident
Flower Dome and Cloud Forest	S$46 adult, S$32 child	S$34 adult, S$29 senior, S$26 child
Flower Dome alone	Not sold	S$12 adult, S$8 senior or child
Cloud Forest alone	Not sold	S$26 adult, S$22 senior or child
OCBC Skyway	S$14 adult, S$10 child	S$10 adult, S$7 senior or child
Supertree Observatory	S$14 adult, S$10 child	S$10 adult, S$6 senior or child
Outdoor gardens and Supertree Grove	Free	Free

Book online before you go, either through Gardens by the Bay or on Klook. If you buy on the day, the ticketing counters are at The Canopy, opposite the Flower Dome main entrance, and at Floral Fantasy.

Each dome, the Skyway and the Observatory closes for maintenance on set days. Check the dates on the opening hours page before you book.

Flower Dome and Cloud Forest

One ticket covers both domes. The official price is S$46 for an adult and $32 for a child aged 3 to 12.

Check prices on Klook

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Before you go

For cooler weather, walk the outdoor gardens early in the morning, around 8am, or in the evening.
For photos of the Supertrees, come in the hour before sunset.
Go on a weekday if you can. On a weekend, be at the domes when they open.
Allow one hour for each conservatory.
Bring a portable fan. The free outdoor gardens are hot to walk through.
Leave the tripod behind on weekends and public holidays, when tripods are not allowed in the gardens.

Getting There

From Bayfront MRT (CE1/DT16), take Exit B and follow the underground linkway, then cross the Dragonfly Bridge or the Meadow Bridge into the gardens. This is the way we came. From Gardens by the Bay MRT (TE22) on the Thomson-East Coast Line, take Exit 1.

From Tanjong Pagar MRT (EW15), take Exit C to the bus stop at International Plaza on Anson Road. Bus 400 runs from there to Marina Gardens Drive. From Marina Bay Sands, cross the Garden Bay Bridge at the hotel, which is open daily from 8am to 11pm.

A shuttle runs between Bayfront MRT, the Active Garden and the Flower Dome, with the last ride at 8.45pm. It costs S$3 for two rides and is free for passengers using a wheelchair.

The Singapore Botanic Gardens

If you want an older garden, go to the Singapore Botanic Gardens. It was founded in 1859 and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015. Entry is free, and it is open from 5am to midnight daily.

You need a ticket for the National Orchid Garden inside it, where over 1,500 species and 3,000 hybrids are on display. We cover it in our National Orchid Garden guide, and there are more places like it in our Explore guides.

Do These as a Pair

The outdoor gardens, then the Cloud Forest. Walk the free gardens first, then go into the Cloud Forest to cool down. Read our Cloud Forest guide.

The Verdict: Is Gardens by the Bay Singapore Worth It?

Yes, Gardens by the Bay is worth it. A large part of it costs nothing.

The Supertree Grove, the Heritage Gardens and World of Plants are all open without a ticket. If you pay for one thing, we would make it the Cloud Forest. The one thing we would skip is the Skyway. And stay after dark for Garden Rhapsody.

It suits a trip with a free evening, since the grove and both nightly shows cost nothing. Add the domes if you like plants or photography, or have children with you. There is a catch with the domes, though. On the standard rate they are sold only together, so you pay for both even if you want one. Give the whole place more than half a day, and expect the heat outdoors to wear you down.

We did all of it on one visit: the grove, both domes, the Skyway, the Observatory and the outdoor gardens. The ticket prices and hours are Gardens by the Bay’s own.

Walk the gardens by day, and stay for the lights.

Your Guide to Visiting Gardens by the Bay

Address18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953

Phone+65 6420 6848

Opening hoursOutdoor gardens and Supertree Grove: daily, 5am to 2am. Flower Dome, Cloud Forest, OCBC Skyway and Supertree Observatory: daily, 9am to 9pm. Last admission 8.30pm, or 8pm for the Cloud Forest

TicketsOutdoor gardens: free. Flower Dome and Cloud Forest: S$46 adult, S$32 child, standard rate. OCBC Skyway or Supertree Observatory: S$14 adult, S$10 child. Hours and prices checked October 2026 at gardensbythebay.com.sg

Nearest MRTBayfront (CE1/DT16) or Gardens by the Bay (TE22)

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