There are 5 ways to get from Bukit Timah to Orchard Road by subway, bus, taxi, or foot
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway
best- Take the subway from Sixth Avenue to Newtonsubway Dt
9 min$1–2Bus
- Take the bus from Ave Villa to Royal Thai Embassybus 77
27 min$1Taxi
- Take the taxi from Bukit Timah to Orchard Roadtaxi 6.5 km
6 min$7–9Walk
- Take the walk from Bukit Timah to Orchard Roadwalk 5.9 km
1h 11mSubway via Orchard
- Take the subway from Sixth Avenue to Newtonsubway Dt
- Take the subway from Newton to Orchardsubway Ns
15 min$2
Bukit Timah to Orchard Road by subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bukit Timah to Orchard Road is to bus which costs $1 and takes 27 min.
The fastest way to get from Bukit Timah to Orchard Road is to taxi which takes 6 min and costs $7 - $9.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ave Villa and arriving at Royal Thai Embassy. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 27 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Sixth Avenue and arriving at Newton. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9 min.
The distance between Bukit Timah and Orchard Road is 5 km.
The best way to get from Bukit Timah to Orchard Road without a car is to subway which takes 9 min and costs $1 - $2.
The subway from Sixth Avenue to Newton takes 9 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Bukit Timah to Orchard Road bus services, operated by Tower Transit Singapore, depart from Ave Villa station.
Bukit Timah to Orchard Road train services, operated by SMRT, depart from Sixth Avenue station.
Bukit Timah to Orchard Road bus services, operated by Tower Transit Singapore, arrive at Royal Thai Embassy station.
What companies run services between Bukit Timah, Singapore and Orchard Road, Singapore?
SMRT operates a subway from Sixth Avenue to Newton every 5 minutes. Tickets cost $1–2 and the journey takes 9 min. Alternatively, Tower Transit Singapore operates a bus from Ave Villa to Royal Thai Embassy every 20 minutes. Tickets cost $2–3 and the journey takes 27 min. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- 1800 336 8900
- Website
- SMRT
Subway from Sixth Avenue to Newton
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- SMRT
Subway from Sixth Avenue to Newton
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- SMRT
Subway from Newton to Orchard
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- SMRT
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- Phone
- 1800-248-0950
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tower Transit Singapore
Bus from Ave Villa to Royal Thai Embassy
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Tower Transit Singapore
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- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Estimated price
- $7–9
Comfort Delgro
- Phone
- +65 6550 8668
- Website
- cdgtaxi.com.sg
Prime Taxi
- Phone
- +65 6898 2000
- Website
- primetaxi.sg
STRIDES Premier
- Phone
- +65 6555 8888
- Website
- stridespremier.com.sg
Trans-cab
- Phone
- +65 6287 6666
- Website
- transcab.com.sg
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Booking & Getting There
Bukit Timah to Orchard Road train services, operated by SMRT, arrive at Newton station.
There are 1981+ hotels available in Orchard Road.