Which HDB town is best for a one-north commute?

In the current snapshot, Tanglin leads for a one-north commute (8 min), measured by the median door-to-door public-transport time from each block to one-north across its 2 HDB blocks.

How is this ranking of a one-north commute calculated?

Towns are ranked by the median door-to-door public-transport time from each block to one-north (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 one-north

HDB towns ranked by the median public-transport journey to one-north, the tech and research corridor.

Fastest to the CBD →Fastest to Jurong East →Fastest to Changi Airport →Most new MRT nearby →

#	Town	To one-north	Liveability
1	Tanglin	8 min	69
2	Queenstown	21 min	78
3	Clementi	21 min	76
4	Bukit Merah	26 min	78
5	Outram	29 min	82
6	Bishan	31 min	70
7	Bukit Timah	32 min	73
8	Jurong East	32 min	70
9	Downtown Core	33 min	79
10	Rochor	33 min	86
11	Toa Payoh	34 min	73
12	Jurong West	37 min	71

Ranked by the median door-to-door public-transport time from each block to one-north. 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 one-north commute against everything else on the overall town ranking, and pressure-test a shortlist with the screening framework.