Originally Posted by TIMP
In my opinion the night zoo is over rated unless you get there right as it opens before all the tour buses arrive. The day zoo is a blast, as is Jurong Bird park and the Botanic Gardens. I remember doing all of them when I was younger and having fun.
The MRT is great for getting places, and if you buy the travel cards you can also use them on hte buses, and the MRT/bus ride to the zoo is lots of fun.
Got to agree with this, especially if you're in town mid-week. We went to the zoo on a Wednesday just a couple of weeks ago and had the place almost to ourselves, whereas those working can easily make it to the night safari. We visited the night safari a couple of years back and whilst it was good, it seemed crowded at times.
One note - assuming you're happy with your child being in the back of a taxi without a child seat, i'd say go with this method of transport as you'll save a lot of time. It took us about 1hr from our apartment near Somerset to get out to the zoo using a combination of MRT & bus (with a 10 mo. old, we didn't want to use a taxi).