Desaru – Tanah Merah
Ferry to Singapore
Desaru – Tanah Merah
Ferry to Singapore
Depending on the season their are about 5 weekly sailings between Desaru and Tanah Merah.Batam Fast Ferry provides the ferry from Desaru to Tanah Merah. Desaru Tanah Merah ferries take around 1 hour 30 minutes. The ferry costs between $103.16 and $612.95, depending on ticket details. Prices exclude any service fees. Ferry timetables change seasonally, use our Deal Finder to get live pricing and availability for ferries from Desaru to Tanah Merah.
The earliest Desaru Tanah Merah ferry typically departs Desaru at about 12:30 and the last ferry usually leaves at 17:30.
Ferries from Desaru to Tanah Merah sail in around 1 hour 30 minutes. Ferry duration can vary by ferry provider and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There is 5 weekly sailings from Desaru to Tanah Merah provided by Batam Fast Ferry. Timetables can change from season to season.
The price of a ferry from Desaru to Tanah Merah typically range between $103.16* and $612.95*. On average the Desaru Tanah Merah ferry is $313.34*. The cheapest Desaru Tanah Merah ferry prices start from $103.16*. The average price for a foot passenger is $313.34*.
Pricing will vary depending on number of passengers, vehicle type, route and sailing times. Pricing is taken from searches over last 30 days and exclusive of service fees, last updated 1 April 2025.
The distance between Desaru to Tanah Merah is approximately 21 miles (33km) or 18 nautical miles.
Unfortunately, cars are not allowed to travel on ferries between Desaru and Tanah Merah.
Batam Fast Ferry allow foot passengers on Desaru Tanah Merah ferries.
Currently, are not permitted to board ferries from Desaru to Tanah Merah.
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Located in the east of Singapore, Tanah Merah is made up of largely private residential properties, country clubs, and some light industrial parks. When land reclamation works began in the early 1970s, most of the coastal hills were levelled and dumped into the sea to create the present East Coast and the East Coast Parkway was constructed almost completely on reclaimed land. The location of Tanah Merah Kechil cliff is where Temasek Primary School now stands and it is possible to see where the hills abruptly end at the junction of Bedok South Avenue 3 and Upper East Coast Road at one end, and New Upper Changi Road at the other end.
Tanah Merah is a Malay phrase that translates into "red soil". Tanah Merah was once a hilly area with two prominent cliffs: Tanah Merah Besar, a large cliff, and Tanah Merah Kechil, a small cliff. The roads leading to the cliffs were named Tanah Merah Besar Road and Tanah Merah Kechil Road respectively. The names remain today.
The area is also home to the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal with regular services to the Indonesian Riau Islands.
