Which HDB town is best for a CBD commute?

In the current snapshot, Rochor leads for a CBD commute (16 min), measured by the median door-to-door public-transport time from each block to Raffles Place across its 32 HDB blocks.

How is this ranking of a CBD commute calculated?

Towns are ranked by the median door-to-door public-transport time from each block to Raffles Place (lower is better). Minutes are the town median of door-to-door public-transport journeys computed with OneMap routing over every block.

Town ranking · by commute

Best HDB Towns for Commuting to the CBD

HDB towns ranked by the median public-transport journey to Raffles Place and the CBD.

Fastest to one-north →Fastest to Jurong East →Fastest to Changi Airport →Most new MRT nearby →

#	Town	To CBD	Liveability
1	Rochor	16 min	86
2	Downtown Core	17 min	79
3	Bukit Merah	19 min	78
4	Outram	20 min	82
5	Kallang	21 min	83
6	Queenstown	22 min	78
7	Geylang	24 min	81
8	Toa Payoh	26 min	73
9	Novena	27 min	74
10	Tanglin	28 min	69
11	Bishan	30 min	70
12	Clementi	31 min	76

Ranked by the median door-to-door public-transport time from each block to Raffles Place. Minutes are the town median of door-to-door public-transport journeys computed with OneMap routing over every block. Snapshot 2026-11.

How to use this

A town’s figure summarises the typical block, but individual blocks vary — check the specific block before you commit. Open a town’s Living in… guide for its full picture, weigh a CBD commute against everything else on the overall town ranking, and pressure-test a shortlist with the screening framework.