Which HDB town has the fastest commute to Raffles Place?

In the current snapshot, Downtown Core has the fastest median public-transport commute to Raffles Place, at about 12 minutes door to door on a weekday morning.

How is the commute to Raffles Place calculated?

Each HDB block is routed to Raffles Place on public transport at a weekday 8am using OneMap. The figure is the fastest single itinerary — walking, waiting, riding, transfers and fare included. Town figures are the median across the town's blocks.

Commute to Raffles Place by public transport

Every HDB town and block ranked by real door-to-door OneMap routing to Raffles Place (city centre), at a weekday 8am.

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Blocks within 30 min of Raffles Place →Blocks within 45 min of Raffles Place →

Towns ranked by median commute

#	Town	Median	Fastest block
1	Downtown Core	12min	10 min
2	Rochor	16min	9 min
3	Outram	18min	11 min
4	Bukit Merah	19min	10 min
5	Kallang	21min	7 min
6	Queenstown	23min	13 min
7	Geylang	24min	16 min
8	Toa Payoh	26min	16 min
9	Novena	27min	21 min
10	Tanglin	28min	27 min
11	Bishan	30min	22 min
12	Clementi	31min	22 min
13	Bedok	34min	21 min
14	Ang Mo Kio	35min	25 min
15	Marine Parade	35min	28 min
16	Serangoon	36min	25 min
17	Bukit Timah	37min	28 min
18	Hougang	40min	30 min
19	Jurong East	41min	33 min
20	Sengkang	42min	31 min
21	Tampines	43min	28 min
22	Bukit Batok	44min	37 min
23	Jurong West	45min	34 min
24	Yishun	45min	32 min
25	Pasir Ris	46min	37 min
26	Punggol	47min	36 min
27	Sembawang	48min	38 min
28	Bukit Panjang	49min	38 min
29	Choa Chu Kang	51min	43 min
30	Tengah	51min	43 min
31	Woodlands	55min	43 min
32	Changi	63min	62 min

HDB blocks closest to Raffles Place by public transport

1Blk 813 Jellicoe RD Kallang7min
2Blk 815 Jellicoe RD Kallang8min
3Blk 269A Queen ST Rochor9min
4Blk 271 Queen ST Rochor9min
5Blk 816 Jellicoe RD Kallang9min
6Blk 811 French RD Kallang10min
7Blk 269B Queen ST Rochor10min
8Blk 269C Queen ST Rochor10min
9Blk 20 Jln Membina Bukit Merah10min
10Blk 233 Bain ST Downtown Core10min
11Blk 806 King George's Ave Kallang10min
12Blk 8 French RD Kallang10min
13Blk 75C Redhill RD Bukit Merah11min
14Blk 804 King George's Ave Kallang11min
15Blk 76A Redhill RD Bukit Merah11min

What the fastest journey looks like

From Blk 813 Jellicoe RD in Kallang:

Getting to Raffles Place

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

7 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 2 min (98 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 5 min riding

1m›EWL›0mRaffles Place

Walk 1 min (70 m) to Lavender
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Lavender → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 5 min
Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority