Best Observation Decks in Singapore

If you want one observation deck in Singapore, I’d book the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark: at about 200 m it is the higher deck, and its standard ticket costs $27.36, rated 4.5 from 8,162 reviews. The Singapore Flyer is the alternative, a 165 m wheel with an Entry Ticket at $35.96, rated 4.72 from 1,095 reviews. I found no free ticket for either. I’d go about an hour before sunset, and July was the clearest month in 2025.

Every Observation Deck in Singapore at a Glance

Two paid decks answer the search for an observation deck in Singapore: the SkyPark on top of Marina Bay Sands, and the Singapore Flyer wheel. The SkyPark height of 200 m comes from Wikipedia’s Marina Bay Sands article, and the Flyer’s 164.9 m from Wikidata. Prices are the cheapest standard ticket on GetYourGuide. Each deck name opens its own ticket page.

Deck	Height	Open-air?	Price from	Top ticket rating	Page
Marina Bay Sands SkyPark	About 200 m (level 56)	Not stated in my data	$27.36	4.5 from 8,162	Tickets
Singapore Flyer	164.9 m	No, air-conditioned capsules	$35.96	4.72 from 1,095	Tickets

The choice here is not height against price alone. One is a fixed deck and the other a wheel that turns for 30 minutes, and the two sit only 0.51 km (0.32 miles) apart in a straight line, so many visitors could do both. A good reason to ride the Flyer is that the Marina Bay Sands towers are part of what you see from it, and you cannot see them from the SkyPark.

1. Marina Bay Sands SkyPark: My Pick Among Singapore Observation Decks

The SkyPark is the one I’d book first, because it is the higher of the Singapore observation decks and the cheapest to enter. The deck is on the 56th floor of Tower 3 at 10 Bayfront Avenue, per the ticket listing and Google Maps. According to Wikipedia, the resort was designed by Moshe Safdie and opened in June 2010. The listing offers free cancellation up to 24 hours before, so the standard ticket is low risk.

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Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Observation Deck Ticket

• ★ 4.5 (8,162 reviews)
• Free cancellation

My pick: My default: $27.36, entry to the deck only, 4.5 stars from 8,162 reviews and free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

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If you would rather not take the MRT and walk to Tower 3, the entry ticket with hotel transfers costs $66.44 and lists 1.5 hours. It has no rating yet, so I treat it as untested and would choose it only when door-to-door matters. Google Maps lists the deck as open 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM and 5 PM to 10 PM, and the full breakdown is on my Marina Bay Sands SkyPark tickets page.

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Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Entry Tickets with Hotel Transfers

• 1.5 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: The easier route: $66.44 with hotel pickup and drop-off, but unrated so far.

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2. Singapore Flyer: The Moving Observation Deck Alternative

The Flyer is my pick when you want a ride and the best reviews. It is an observation wheel in the Downtown Core with 28 air-conditioned capsules for up to 28 passengers each, and Wikipedia says it opened officially on 15 April 2008. One rotation takes about 30 minutes in a shared capsule per the listings. Google Maps shows it open from 10 AM to 10 PM, though one listing is narrower, so check your date.

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Singapore Flyer Entry Ticket

• ★ 4.7 (1,095 reviews)
• 24-hour ticket

My pick: My choice for the wheel: $35.96, 4.72 stars from 1,095 reviews, with the Time Capsule gallery and app included.

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The second listing is the Admission Ticket, also $35.96, with an optional audio guide but only 47 reviews, so I rank it behind the Entry Ticket. Neither is refundable. Both are covered on the Singapore Flyer tickets page, including the 165 Sky Dining option sold separately on the official site.

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Singapore Flyer Admission Ticket

• ★ 4.7 (47 reviews)
• 30 minutes

My pick: The same $35.96 for a plain rotation; 4.7 stars from 47 reviews, so I rank it second.

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Free Viewpoints Around Marina Bay

You can see the Singapore skyline without a ticket, though never from as high up. Google Maps lists the places below in my data, and I treat them as an add-on to a deck. The Marina Bay Overpass Viewing Point is rated 4.8 from 379 reviews and is 0.31 km from the SkyPark deck. The Helix Bridge is rated 4.7 from 5,396 reviews and 0.26 km from it. Gardens by the Bay is 0.5 km away and rated 4.7 from 159,284 reviews.

I have no price or ticket rules for these, so I will not quote any. Two other high viewpoints appear in Google Maps, the Supertree Observatory at 4.5 from 943 reviews and ION Sky at 4.6 from 3,285. I have no ticket data for them, so check locally before you plan around either.

Best Time to Visit Observation Decks in Singapore

The weather is the same for both decks, so I use the SkyPark’s year of data for the city. Per Open-Meteo, July was the clearest month in 2025 at 71 percent cloud cover, followed by June at 76 percent. November was the cloudiest at 95 percent, then January and December at 93 percent. Sunset runs only from 18:51 in November to 19:20 in February.

Month	Sunset (Singapore time)	Cloud cover	Sunshine a day	Rainy days
Jan	19:15	93%	8.2 h	26
Febclearest	19:20	82%	10.1 h	19
Mar	19:16	83%	9.7 h	28
Apr	19:08	83%	10.7 h	27
May	19:06	82%	10.4 h	24
Junclearest	19:10	76%	10.3 h	11
Julclearest	19:16	71%	10.9 h	15
Aug	19:13	82%	9.6 h	22
Sep	19:03	86%	9 h	23
Oct	18:52	86%	9.8 h	18
Nov	18:51	95%	8.9 h	26
Dec	19:01	93%	8.5 h	24

Singapore has little sunset variety, so my rule is simple: arrive 45 to 60 minutes before sunset, and you see the city in daylight, at dusk and lit up on one ticket. Both decks stay open to 10 PM per Google Maps, so a late visit is also possible.

How Far Can You See From the Decks?

The higher the observation deck in Singapore, the longer the horizon on paper. The calculator below uses the SkyPark height of 200 m, which gives a horizon of about 50.5 km. In practice haze and cloud limit you before geometry does, and with cloud cover above 70 percent in every month, the day you pick matters more than the extra metres.

Can You Do Both Singapore Observation Decks in One Evening?

Yes, and the distance is small. From the coordinates in my data, the Singapore Flyer and the SkyPark deck are 0.51 km (0.32 miles) apart in a straight line, and the Helix Bridge lies between them: it is 0.34 km (0.21 miles) from the Flyer and 0.26 km (0.16 miles) from the SkyPark. That makes an easy evening, with the Flyer slot before sunset and the SkyPark session after dark.

I would not book both for the same hour. The wheel takes about 30 minutes, and both decks have an entry queue, so I’d leave at least two hours between the slots. If you only have one sunset, I’d spend it on the Flyer, so the lit towers are part of your view, then visit the SkyPark another night.

Prices and What They Buy

The gap between the two cheapest tickets is $8.60. A SkyPark ticket at $27.36 buys the deck and nothing else. A Flyer ticket at $35.96 buys one rotation and, on the Entry Ticket, the Time Capsule gallery. Both are low prices, so I would not pick on cost alone.

For the bundles I’d be careful. The Gardens by the Bay and SkyPark tour with transfers is $97.71 and the private night tour is $312.68, and each has almost no reviews, so I treat both as premium formats and not as better tickets. For a group, the plain ticket at either deck is the product I would price first.

Is the Marina Bay Sands Pool Part of the Deck?

Many people who search for an observation deck in Singapore are really asking about the rooftop infinity pool. According to Wikipedia, the pool is accessible only to hotel guests for security reasons, and it sits 191 m above ground. A SkyPark Observation Deck ticket does not include it, and none of the tickets I list here is for the pool. If the pool is why you are looking, you would need a room, and I have no room rates, so I cannot quote one. If the view is the goal, the deck ticket gives you the skyline, the bay and the Supertree Grove for far less.

How I’d Choose an Observation Deck in Singapore

I’ve kept this list to one line per visitor, so you can find yourself quickly.

• First visit: the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark standard ticket at $27.36, for the height and the lowest price.
• Best reviewed: the Singapore Flyer Entry Ticket at $35.96, rated 4.72 from 1,095 reviews.
• A view that includes Marina Bay Sands: the Singapore Flyer, since the towers are in the frame.
• Hotel pickup: the SkyPark entry ticket with transfers at $66.44.
• No ticket at all: the Marina Bay Overpass Viewing Point or the Helix Bridge, both within 0.35 km of a deck.

If you can only afford one of the Singapore observation decks, I’d book the SkyPark. If you can afford two, I’d add the Flyer before sunset, since a moving ride is different enough from a fixed deck to justify the second ticket.