In fact alighting at different ferry terminal really depends very much on a person's purpose of visit and the place from where he came from.
For example,
if a tourist from singapore is coming to batam for sex, the usual place he should alight should conveniently be harbourbay terminal because nagoya/jodoh are the places where all the cheong happening is taking place.
However, if he choose to alight at Batam center instead of harbourbay because of that saving of $10, he will still need to take the trouble to hire a taxi from batam centre to nagoya (to and fro) which could amount to more than 10 bucks. Therefore must not be penny wise but pound foolish.
Another point is since the savings is not significant, sacrifice precious time to travel all the way is not worth. We have to try to make full use of our quality time in batam for "meaningful activity" as every seconds counts..
But
if the tourist is coming to Batam for banking purpose or attend other business, then Batam center is an ideal terminal to alight. It is where all the govt administrative buildings are located.
However,
if the tourist is coming to Batam for a resort vacation, then the terminal to alight will be :
1) nongsa terminal (montigo resort)
2) waterfront terminal (harris resort)
3) sekupang terminal (sijori resort) - balinese style resort
4) sekupang terminal (KTM resort)
However if a tourist is coming from johor bahru Stulang Laut Ferry Terminal or puteri harbour terminal then no choice the only terminal to alight is at batam centre.
The geographical location of nagoya town is rite below south spore so therefore is most accessible from spore harbourfront to batam harbourbay.
