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Fort Canning to Paya Lebar Metro Route

8 stations1 interchange7.7 km~15 min
Board Downtown Line towards Expo
Fort Canning
Bencoolen
Jalan Besar
Bendemeer
Geylang Bahru
Mattar
MacPherson
Change to Circle Line towards HarbourFront
MacPherson
Paya Lebar

Route Summary

Travel from Fort Canning to Paya Lebar on Downtown Line, Circle Line. You will make 1 interchange along the way, covering approximately 7.7 km in around 15 min.

Return: Paya Lebar → Fort Canning
  1. 1
    Start at Fort Canning Metro Station.
  2. 2
    Board the Downtown Line towards Expo
    Ride 6 stops to MacPherson.
    Change lines here
  3. 3
    Board the Circle Line towards HarbourFront
    Ride 1 stop to Paya Lebar.
  4. Arrive at Paya Lebar Metro Station. You have reached your destination.
Return: Paya Lebar → Fort Canning

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Fort Canning to Paya Lebar — Frequently Asked Questions

There are 8 stations on the route from Fort Canning to Paya Lebar, including the origin and destination.

You need to make 1 interchange to travel from Fort Canning to Paya Lebar, using Downtown Line and Circle Line.

The distance from Fort Canning to Paya Lebar is approximately 7.7 km by Metro.

The estimated journey time from Fort Canning to Paya Lebar is approximately 15 minutes.

You can travel from Fort Canning to Paya Lebar via Downtown Line and Circle Line on the Singapore MRT.

To travel in the reverse direction from Paya Lebar to Fort Canning, follow the same route in the opposite direction. The journey takes approximately 15 minutes.
Origin Gates

Fort Canning

Gate A Fort Canning Park / River Valley Road
Gate B Clarke Quay / River Valley
Gate C Fort Canning Park / Stamford Road
Destination Gates

Paya Lebar

Gate A Paya Lebar Quarter / Paya Lebar Square
Gate B SingPost Centre / Paya Lebar Road
Gate C PLQ Mall / Geylang Road
Gate D Sims Avenue / Guillemard Road