Comparing Commute Times Across Singapore Before You Buy
Real door-to-door public-transport commute times from every HDB town to the CBD, one-north, Jurong East and Changi — routed on OneMap, so you can compare honestly.
SG Block Index · updated 2026-07-08 · data.gov.sg & OneMap
Commute is the cost you pay every working day and never get back, yet most people buy a home having only guessed at it from a map. We removed the guessing: every one of Singapore’s 10,471 HDB blocks is routed on public transport to four job anchors — the Raffles Place CBD, one-north, Jurong East and Changi Airport — at a weekday 8am, using OneMap. That means real door-to-door minutes, transfers and fares, not straight-line optimism.
Why a routed time beats a map
Distance to town tells you almost nothing about commute. A block near an expressway can be slow by rail if it needs two transfers; a further-out block on a direct line can be faster. Our connectivity pillar is the mean of these four routed times, so a block that is genuinely well-connected scores well regardless of how it looks on a map.
Four anchors, because not everyone works in the CBD
- Raffles Place — the central business district and the classic office commute.
- one-north — the research, tech and biotech cluster.
- Jurong East — the western regional centre and second CBD.
- Changi Airport — aviation, logistics and the eastern job base.
Screen against the anchor that matches your job, not just the CBD. A home that is 30 minutes from Raffles Place might be 50 from Jurong East — the “best commute” is personal.
Reading the numbers honestly
Every commute figure is the fastest single itinerary OneMap returns for a weekday-morning departure, including the walk to the stop, waiting, riding and any transfers, with the fare. Off-peak and late-night journeys differ; a car changes the maths entirely. Treat these as a fair, consistent basis for comparing blocks against each other — which is exactly what they are built for.
Ready to compare? Start with the town commute rankings, or read our full screening framework to weigh commute against everything else.
Figures on this page are computed from the current snapshot and update each rebuild. Contains information from data.gov.sg (Singapore Open Data Licence) and OneMap, Singapore Land Authority. This is general information for research, not financial or professional advice.
Frequently asked questions
- How are the commute times calculated?
- Every HDB block is routed on public transport to four job anchors — Raffles Place, one-north, Jurong East and Changi Airport — at a weekday 8am using OneMap. Each figure is the fastest single itinerary, including walking, waiting, riding, transfers and fare.
- Which HDB town has the fastest commute to the city centre?
- In the current snapshot, Downtown Core has the fastest median public-transport commute to Raffles Place at about 12 minutes, while Changi is around 63 minutes.
- Should I screen commute to the CBD or somewhere else?
- Screen against the anchor that matches your job. A home 30 minutes from Raffles Place might be 50 from Jurong East — the best commute is personal, so we route to four different job hubs.