There are 4 ways to get from Downtown Core 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.
Downtown Core to Orchard Road by subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Downtown Core to Orchard Road is to bus which costs $1 and takes 14 min.
The fastest way to get from Downtown Core to Orchard Road is to taxi which takes 6 min and costs $6 - $8.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Stamford Ct and arriving at Thong Teck Bldg. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Raffles Place and arriving at Orchard. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9 min.
The distance between Downtown Core and Orchard Road is 4 km.
The best way to get from Downtown Core to Orchard Road without a car is to subway which takes 9 min and costs $1 - $2.
The subway from Raffles Place to Orchard takes 9 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Downtown Core to Orchard Road bus services, operated by SMRT, depart from Stamford Ct station.
Downtown Core to Orchard Road train services, operated by SMRT, depart from Raffles Place station.
Downtown Core to Orchard Road bus services, operated by SMRT, arrive at Thong Teck Bldg station.
What companies run services between Downtown Core, Singapore and Orchard Road, Singapore?
SMRT operates a subway from Raffles Place to Orchard every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $1–2 and the journey takes 9 min. Alternatively, SMRT operates a bus from Stamford Ct to Thong Teck Bldg every 10 minutes, and the journey takes 14 min. Three other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- 1800 336 8900
- Website
- SMRT
Subway from Raffles Place to Orchard
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- SMRT
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- Phone
- 1800 336 8900
- Website
- SMRT
Bus from Stamford Ct to Thong Teck Bldg
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- SMRT
- Phone
- +65 6812 6469
- Website
- Go Ahead Singapore
Bus from Stamford Ct to Thong Teck Bldg
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Go Ahead Singapore
- Phone
- 1800-248-0950
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tower Transit Singapore
Bus from Stamford Ct to Thong Teck Bldg
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Tower Transit Singapore
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- Phone
- 1800 - 287 2727
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBS Transit
Bus from Stamford Ct to Thong Teck Bldg
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- SBS Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Estimated price
- $6–8
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
Downtown Core to Orchard Road train services, operated by SMRT, arrive at Orchard station.
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