Planning your journey or checking out the fare for your trip? Use the Fare Calculator to find out the fare for your trip, including transfers between buses and the MRT/LRT.

For more information on fares, please refer to Public Transport Council’s website.

Distance Fares

You will get a better deal and greater convenience when you use any of the payment methods except cash for your travel, as travel fares are charged based on the total distance travelled across different travel modes.

This integrated distance fare structure means there are no additional boarding charges when you transfer to different public buses or trains, as long as your journey follows these criteria:

• The maximum duration between the first and last boarding (not alighting) of a bus or train within a journey is two hours
• A maximum of five transfers are allowed with no additional boarding charges
• 45 minutes for transfers between train station and bus service, or between different bus services
• 15 minutes for transfers between different train stations
• The current bus service must not be the same number as the preceding bus service
• No exit and re-entry at the same train station

Fares will be charged by per bus ride if you pay by cash, which will be higher than using electronic payment methods.

Travel Smart Journeys

In February 2020, Travel Smart Journeys (TSJ) was introduced on Bus Service 43e to help distribute peak-hour public transport demand by encouraging commuters to adopt alternative modes of travel. The initiative benefitted residents in Punggol, Sengkang and Buangkok who were travelling to their workplaces in eastern Singapore.

Since March 2023, TSJ was extended to include five more bus services (City Direct Services 654, 660, 666, 671 and 672). With the inclusion of additional services, TSJ will now benefit more commuters travelling from the North-East region to their workplaces in eastern and central parts of Singapore.

Commuters who travel during the weekday morning peak hours via the North-East Line from Punggol, Sengkang, Buangkok or Hougang stations, or any stations along the Punggol and Sengkang LRT lines, may earn points that can be converted to cash rewards worth $1.50 per trip by switching to the six eligible bus services to their destinations in MacPherson, Marina Boulevard, Parkway Parade, Paya Lebar, Shenton Way or Tai Seng. The points can be redeemed in 500-point blocks (equivalent to $5.00) into their travel cards. 

To qualify, commuters must:

• First sign up for an account on the SimplyGo mobile app;
• Register for TSJ programme; and
• Meet the eligibility criteria of tapping in at least four times on weekdays (excluding public holidays) within the last 30 days at Punggol, Sengkang, Buangkok, Hougang MRT station, or any station along the Punggol and Sengkang LRT lines from 7am to 9am.

For the bus routes details, please visit SimplyGo's website. 

Past Travel Smart Initiatives

The Travel Smart Programme has been constantly reviewed to take into consideration rail network enhancements and changes to commuter travel patterns.

Find out more about how Travel Smart has evolved over the years:

For enquiries on Travel Smart Journeys, please contact LTA-TravelSmart@lta.gov.sg.