There are 6 ways to get from Tampines to Orchard Towers by subway, bus, taxi, or car
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 Tampines to Newtonsubway Dt
59 min$1–3Line 518 bus
- Take the bus from Blk 101 to Far East Plazabus 518
1h 18m$2–3Taxi
- Take the taxi from Tampines to Orchard Towerstaxi 16.8 km
15 min$10–13Drive 16.8 km
- Drive from Tampines to Orchard Towerscar 16.8 km
15 min$5–8Line 65 bus
- Take the bus from Tampines Int to Bef Orchard Stn Exit Bbus 65
1h 25m$1–2Line 65 bus via Aft Orchard Blvd
- Take the bus from Tampines Int to Aft Orchard Blvdbus 65
1h 27m$1–2
Tampines to Orchard Towers by subway and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tampines to Orchard Towers is to line 65 bus which costs $1 - $2 and takes 1h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Tampines to Orchard Towers is to taxi which takes 15 min and costs $10 - $13.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Blk 101 and arriving at Far East Plaza. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 10m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Tampines and arriving at Newton. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 40 min.
The distance between Tampines and Orchard Towers is 25 km. The road distance is 16.8 km.
The best way to get from Tampines to Orchard Towers without a car is to subway which takes 59 min and costs $1 - $3.
The subway from Tampines to Newton takes 40 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Tampines to Orchard Towers bus services, operated by SBS Transit, depart from Tampines Int station.
Tampines to Orchard Towers train services, operated by SMRT, depart from Tampines station.
Tampines to Orchard Towers bus services, operated by SBS Transit, arrive at Bef Orchard Stn Exit B station.
What companies run services between Tampines, Singapore and Orchard Towers, Singapore?
SMRT operates a subway from Tampines to Newton every 5 minutes. Tickets cost $1–3 and the journey takes 40 min. Alternatively, Go Ahead Singapore operates a bus from Blk 101 to Far East Plaza every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $2–3 and the journey takes 1h 10m.
- Phone
- 1800 336 8900
- Website
- SMRT
Subway from Tampines to Newton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- SMRT
- Phone
- +65 6812 6469
- Website
- Go Ahead Singapore
Bus from Blk 101 to Far East Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Go Ahead Singapore
- Phone
- 1800 - 287 2727
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBS Transit
Bus from Tampines Int to Bef Orchard Stn Exit B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- SBS Transit
Bus from Tampines Int to Aft Orchard Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- SBS Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Estimated price
- $10–13
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
Public Cab
- Phone
- +60 7 241 3111
- Website
- publiccab.com
Sunlight Taxi
- Phone
- +60 1 300 80 0222
- Website
- sunlighttaxi.com
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Silver Cab
- Phone
- +62 778-46-1000
Taxi Batam
- Phone
- +62 852 3403 7986
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Booking & Getting There
Tampines to Orchard Towers train services, operated by SMRT, arrive at Newton station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tampines to Orchard Towers is 17 km. It takes approximately 15 min to drive from Tampines to Orchard Towers.
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