There are 5 ways to get from Changi to Downtown Core by subway, bus, taxi, or car
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Subway
best- Take the subway from Tanah Merah MRT to Raffles Placesubway Ew
34 min$2–4Line 10 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tampines Int to OUE Bayfrontbus 10
1h 44m$1–3Line 2 bus
- Take the bus from Bef Jln Bena to High St Ctrbus 2
1h 10m$2–3Taxi
- Take the taxi from Changi to Downtown Coretaxi 17.9 km
16 min$19–23Drive 17.9 km
- Drive from Changi to Downtown Corecar 17.9 km
16 min$5–7
Changi to Downtown Core by subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Changi to Downtown Core is to line 10 bus which costs $1 - $4 and takes 1h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Changi to Downtown Core is to taxi which takes 16 min and costs $19 - $23.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bef Jln Bena and arriving at High St Ctr. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Changi to Downtown Core. However, there are services departing from Changi Airport and arriving at Raffles Place via Tanah Merah MRT. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34 min.
The distance between Changi and Downtown Core is 19 km. The road distance is 17.9 km.
The best way to get from Changi to Downtown Core without a car is to subway which takes 34 min and costs $2 - $4.
It takes approximately 34 min to get from Changi to Downtown Core, including transfers.
Changi to Downtown Core bus services, operated by Go Ahead Singapore, depart from Bef Jln Bena station.
Changi to Downtown Core train services, operated by SMRT, depart from Tanah Merah MRT station.
Changi to Downtown Core bus services, operated by Go Ahead Singapore, arrive at High St Ctr station.
What companies run services between Changi, Singapore and Downtown Core, Singapore?
SMRT operates a subway from Tanah Merah MRT to Raffles Place every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $1–2 and the journey takes 25 min. Alternatively, Go Ahead Singapore operates a bus from Bef Jln Bena to High St Ctr every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $2–3 and the journey takes 1h 10m.
- Phone
- 1800 336 8900
- Website
- smrt.com.sg
Subway from Tanah Merah MRT to Raffles Place
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.smrt.com.sg/
- Phone
- +65 6812 6469
- Website
- go-aheadsingapore.com
Bus from Bef Jln Bena to High St Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://go-aheadsingapore.com
- Phone
- 1800 - 287 2727
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbstransit.com.sg
Bus from Tampines Int to OUE Bayfront
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Estimated price
- $19–23
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
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Silver Cab
- Phone
- +62 778-46-1000
Taxi Batam
- Phone
- +62 852 3403 7986
Comfort Taxi
- Phone
- +60 7-332 2852
- Website
- comforttaxi.com.my
Public Cab
- Phone
- +603 6259 2020
- Website
- publiccab.com
Sunlight Taxi
- Phone
- 1300-800-222
- Website
- sunlighttaxi.com
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More Questions & Answers
Changi to Downtown Core train services, operated by SMRT, arrive at Raffles Place station.
Yes, the driving distance between Changi to Downtown Core is 18 km. It takes approximately 16 min to drive from Changi to Downtown Core.
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