Batam Centre Point International Ferry Terminal — Local services in Batam City

So busy everyone was pushing each other, people missed their ferry and everyone panicked.

No air conditioning, just fans. I queued for more than 2 hours and just made it onto the ferry.

When I got to the departure gates the floor was rammed with people, we couldn't work out which gate we needed to get to and there were no boards or signs before we got down. People ended up in the wrong queues and finding out last minute - so now imagine needing to move across the crowded hall to get to your ferry that you're already late for? People pushed and shoved and shouted at each other.

One good comment is that the staff tried their best, they handed out water and paper fans. But only the strong and tall got them. The old, short and weak didn't stand a chance.

So for Batman Fast ferry make sure you Q at gate A if the place is so crowded you can't see anything. Arrive early so you don't need to panic.

Having said all the above, this is my first time in Batam and using the ferries. It might be because it's Chinese New Year? But after this experience never again will I...

The custom officer recently seemed to discriminate the foreigners when check in. We were from Singapore and queuing as usual. When we got to the counter, the Indonesian officer just sit there and not even bother to check my passport. He wait for few minutes and then suddenly ask me to go to another que again. I que again and come to the 2nd Indonesian officer. He was very impolite and he was also not willing to take my passport. After joking with another Chinese looking officer, then only he take my passport and start to ask what I come here for. I answer accordingly and he was like unwilling to chop my passport and waited a while. Finally he let me go. I asked other few guys, they also have the same incident. They were also directed to different counter and waited for some time without knowing what happened. This is a shame to indonesian custom. Are you not supposed to welcome visitors and be more friendly?? Will never come to Indonesia again. We are not here to see your...

I have a harrowing experince. Just imagine when i dropped in to woodsland ,singapore i was duped by a taxi driver. I told the driver that i wanna catch a boat to batam. And the driver sent me to harbour point where the boat service is no longer active. Mean to say that the taxi drivers doesnt knows that the ferry service to batam had been moved to Tanah Merah? The next driver that i hailed is even ridiculous. Ferry terminal last ride is at 5pm. When i reach harbour point it was already 6pm. When i check with him that i was taken for a ride he told the white taxi cannot be trusted. Only the blue taxi is more honest. Now question is he also doesnt know that the last boat is at 5pm ah? Still sending me to the terminal. We reach there around 8pm! What a joke it is. So ,we have no choice but to take his cab back to Bedok which is the nearest as...