Ezlink Card

Ezlink card is very convenient in Singapore since you need not carry exact change while travelling and the fare for ezlink card holders is also slightly lower as compared to cash.
ADULT EZ-LINK CARD
The Adult ez-link card is a contactless stored value smartcard, which can be used on buses, the MRT and LRT.
It can be bought from any TransitLink Ticket Office at $15 (consisting of $3 refundable Travel Deposit, non-refundable $5 Card Cost and a minimum travel value of $7).
The validity date of the Adult ez-link card is 5 years from the date of the sale of the Adult ez-link card. The expiry date of the card can be checked at any Add Value Machine (AVM) and General Ticketing Machine (GTM).
No refund will be given for expired ez-link cards seven years after the expiry date of the card.
CHILD EZ-LINK CARD
ELIGIBILITY & VALIDITY
Children up to 0.9m in height and accompanied by a fare-paying commuter may travel free.
Child ez-link card issued or replaced before 1 April 2006 - For pre-schoolers above 0.9m and below 8 years old. - Valid for use till 31 March of the year the cardholder turns 8 years old.
APPLICATION
The Child ez-link card is sold at any TransitLink Ticket Office.
If the child is a Singapore Citizen or a Singapore Permanent Resident, the Birth Certificate or Passport is not required at the point of purchase. To download form - http://www.transitlink.com.sg/pdf/Child_ez-link_application_12_Apr_06.pdf.
Completed forms are to be submitted to the Ticket Office with the child's details such as full name, Birth Certificate Number and date of birth. The parent or proxy making the purchase is required to produce his/her NRIC.
If the child is a non-Singapore Citizen or non-Singapore Permanent Resident, the child's Passport (photocopy or original is accepted) must be produced when purchasing the Child ez-link card.
The card will be encoded with the child's name, Birth Certificate/Passport number, date of birth and expiry date of the card. Each eligible child is entitled to purchase one Child ez-link card.

ADD VALUE SERVICE
Just visit any TransitLink Ticket Office to top-up the ez-link card with a minimum stored value of $10. The maximum stored value allowed is $100.
The Add Value Machines (AVMs) and General Ticketing Machines (GTMs) in MRT stations and bus interchanges also allow top-up of ez-link cards via cash or NETS (Please use exact amount when paying via cash as the GTM does not issue change. The AVM does not accept cash.).
The TransitLink Ticket Offices are located at bus interchanges and MRT stations. Please present your ez-link card to the staff who arrange to refund the remaining value to you.

REFUND OF THE EZ-LINK CARD
Commuters can return the ez-link card to obtain refund of any remaining travel value and deposit in the card. The card will be retained by the Ticket Office.