Spending your layover inside Changi

Where to sleep without clearing immigration

Of the places to rest at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), all but YOTELAIR and JetQuay’s suite are in the transit area, so no visa or immigration is needed.

• Free snooze lounges. Open 24 hours, daily, to any passenger on any ticket. Terminal 1: Level 3, Departure Transit Hall East, beside the smoking room. Terminal 2, Level 2: Sanctuary (opposite gate E5), Oasis (opposite E11) and Pavilion (opposite F33). Terminal 3: Level 2, Departure Transit Hall South (near the GST refund counters) and North (near the playground). Terminal 4: Level 2M. Changi says they are “intended for short-term relaxation and naps”, with no strict time limit, and that they suit short rests more than overnight stays.
• Changi Transit Hotel. Level 3 in the transit areas of Terminals 1 (near Gate D40), 2 (near the Sunflower Garden) and 3 (beside the movie theatre), open 24 hours, with flexible booking durations and showers in the rooms; guests can use the pool with a jacuzzi at Terminal 1. The hotel’s own pages say minimum hourly blocks apply, a valid onward boarding pass is needed, and only cabin bags may come in, not checked luggage. Neither Changi’s page nor the hotel’s shows a price. Do not clear immigration if you wish to stay. If your flight leaves from Terminal 4, the hotel says the free shuttle buses link it to Terminals 1, 2 and 3.
• Ambassador Transit Lounge. Level 3 of Terminals 2 and 3, open 24 hours. The nap suite is S$120 a person for a minimum of 6 hours, with a shower and towels, and S$15 for each extra hour.

Hotels in and next to the terminals

Hotel	Where	Airside or landside	How you get there
Changi Transit Hotel	Terminals 1, 2 and 3, Level 3	Airside (transit area)	Follow the signs in the departure transit hall; the terminals link by Skytrain and shuttle
Ambassador Transit Lounge nap suite	Terminals 2 and 3, Level 3	Airside	Transit area
JetQuay Sleeping Suite	JetQuay CIP Terminal	JetQuay’s own terminal	A Quayside or Jetside service booking, then JetQuay’s private immigration
YOTELAIR	Jewel, Level 4, #04-280	Landside	Clear immigration; Jewel is reached by the T1 arrival hall or link bridges from T2 and T3

Day rooms

Changi shows no day-room prices for Changi Transit Hotel or YOTELAIR on its pages. YOTELAIR takes day bookings “for as little as four hours”. JetQuay’s Sleeping Suite is a minimum of 6 hours: S$120 for the first 6 hours and S$20 an hour after, or S$200 for 10 to 22 hours, plus 9 per cent GST, for one adult a room, with a shower, a meal and lounge access in the package. Changi’s page says you need a Quayside or Jetside service booking to use it and must clear JetQuay’s private immigration first; the same entry also says “please do not clear immigration if you wish to stay at this hotel”, so ask JetQuay which applies to your connection. The Ambassador’s nap suite is S$120 for a minimum of 6 hours (all seen November 2026).

Lounges you can pay for

Lounge	Terminal	Hours	From
Ambassador Transit Lounge	Terminals 2 and 3, Level 3	24 hours	S$55 for 3 hours, S$97 for 5, S$195 for 10
Plaza Premium Lounge	Terminal 1 transit, Level 3	24 hours	Changi lists no price

Children above 2 pay S$55 for 5 hours at Ambassador, and children under 2 are free (seen November 2026). Changi says charges apply for both lounge access and services at the paid lounges.

Showers

Changi’s list of shower and spa venues in the transit area: Plaza Premium Lounge (Terminal 1, Level 3, 24 hours), Natureland Spa Premium (Terminal 2, Level 3, 24 hours), the Ambassador’s lounge in Terminal 3 (Level 3, 24 hours) and the Be Relax Spa (Terminal 3, Level 2, 8am to 11pm). In the public area, Hub & Spoke in Terminal 2 (7am to 10pm) and Natureland Spa in Terminal 3 (9am to 10:30pm). The Ambassador charges S$20 a person for a shower with basic toiletries (seen November 2026); Changi’s page lists no other shower prices. Changi’s shower page still calls the Terminal 3 venue the Ambassador Transit Hotel; Changi’s hotel page now lists Changi Transit Hotel in that terminal, and its lounge page lists the Ambassador Transit Lounge.

Fast Track

Changi’s pages read for this guide list no paid fast-track service, so none is covered here.

Left luggage

Smarte Carte counters are open 24 hours. In the public area: Jewel Level 1 (near the Early Check-In Lounge), Terminal 2 Arrival Hall North, Terminal 3 Level 1 (near the Train to City) and Terminal 4 Level 1. In the transit area: Terminal 1 Level 2 Departure Transit Hall West, Terminal 2 Level 2 North, Terminal 3 Level 2 and Terminal 4 Level 2M. Every item is inspected.

Size, per 24 hours	Price
Loose items	S$6
Small items under 10 kg	S$11
Big or odd-sized items over 10 kg	S$16
Extra-large items	S$19

Delivery to a hotel is S$35 for the first bag under 30 kg, S$30 for each additional bag and S$50 for an odd-sized item (seen November 2026). Changi’s free tour page says bulky or wheeled cabin baggage, alcohol and duty-free shopping must be left at a transit-area counter for a fee before tour check-in.

Connections, money and Wi-Fi

• Wi-Fi. #WiFi@Changi is free in the public and transit areas of all terminals, with no registration and no account.
• Moving between terminals. The Skytrain between Terminals 1, 2 and 3 is free in the public and transit areas, 5am to 2am. A free shuttle serves Terminals 2 and 3 only from midnight to 2am. The Terminal 4 transit shuttle runs about every 8 minutes.
• Connections. Changi’s transit guide says transit passengers need both flights on one booking, bags tagged through, and security screening before the onward gate. Passengers without an onward boarding pass go to the transfer desk.
• Free Singapore Tour. For layovers of 5.5 to 24 hours, with booths in the transit area; Changi says you may enter and exit immigration only once during the layover, so it is your one trip out: see the itineraries.