There are 6 ways to get from Geylang to Chinatown 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 Mattar to Chinatownsubway Dt
15 min$1–2Bus
- Take the bus from Bef Lor 18 Geylang to Opp Hong Lim Cplxbus 51 / ...
28 min$1–3Taxi
- Take the taxi from Geylang to Chinatowntaxi 7 km
8 min$7–9Walk
- Take the walk from Geylang to Chinatownwalk 7.1 km
1h 24mBus via Opp Geylang Polyclinic
- Take the bus from Opp Geylang Polyclinic to Maxwell Rd FCbus 80
32 min$1Line 63 bus
- Take the bus from Aljunied Stn to Chinatown Stn Exit Cbus 63
1h 9m$1–2
Geylang to Chinatown by subway and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geylang to Chinatown is to bus via Opp Geylang Polyclinic which costs $1 and takes 32 min.
The fastest way to get from Geylang to Chinatown is to taxi which takes 8 min and costs $7 - $9.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bef Lor 18 Geylang and arriving at Opp Hong Lim Cplx. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 23 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Mattar and arriving at Chinatown. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11 min.
The distance between Geylang and Chinatown is 8 km.
The best way to get from Geylang to Chinatown without a car is to subway which takes 15 min and costs $1 - $2.
The subway from Mattar to Chinatown takes 11 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Geylang to Chinatown bus services, operated by SBS Transit, depart from Bef Lor 18 Geylang station.
Geylang to Chinatown train services, operated by SMRT, depart from Mattar station.
Geylang to Chinatown bus services, operated by SBS Transit, arrive at Opp Hong Lim Cplx station.
What companies run services between Geylang, Singapore and Chinatown, Singapore?
SMRT operates a subway from Mattar to Chinatown every 5 minutes. Tickets cost $1–2 and the journey takes 11 min. Alternatively, SBS Transit operates a bus from Bef Lor 18 Geylang to Opp Hong Lim Cplx every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $1 and the journey takes 23 min. Go Ahead Singapore also services this route every 15 minutes.
- Phone
- 1800 336 8900
- Website
- SMRT
Subway from Mattar to Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- SMRT
- Phone
- 1800 - 287 2727
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBS Transit
Bus from Bef Lor 18 Geylang to Opp Hong Lim Cplx
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- SBS Transit
Bus from Opp Geylang Polyclinic to Maxwell Rd FC
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- SBS Transit
Bus from Aljunied Stn to Chinatown Stn Exit C
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- SBS Transit
- Phone
- +65 6812 6469
- Website
- Go Ahead Singapore
Bus from Bef Lor 18 Geylang to Opp Hong Lim Cplx
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Go Ahead Singapore
- Phone
- 1800 336 8900
- Website
- SMRT
Bus from Opp Geylang Polyclinic to Maxwell Rd FC
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- SMRT
- Ave. Duration
- 8 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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More Questions & Answers
Geylang to Chinatown train services, operated by SMRT, arrive at Chinatown station.
There are 1989+ hotels available in Chinatown.







