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Paya Lebar to Downtown Metro Route

8 stations1 interchange6.9 km~14 min
Board Circle Line towards HarbourFront
Paya Lebar
Dakota
Mountbatten
Stadium
Nicoll Highway
Promenade
Change to Downtown Line towards Expo
Promenade
Bayfront
Downtown

Route Summary

Travel from Paya Lebar to Downtown on Circle Line, Downtown Line. You will make 1 interchange along the way, covering approximately 6.9 km in around 14 min.

Return: Downtown → Paya Lebar
  1. 1
    Start at Paya Lebar Metro Station.
  2. 2
    Board the Circle Line towards HarbourFront
    Ride 5 stops to Promenade.
    Change lines here
  3. 3
    Board the Downtown Line towards Expo
    Ride 2 stops to Downtown.
  4. Arrive at Downtown Metro Station. You have reached your destination.
Return: Downtown → Paya Lebar

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More routes from Paya Lebar

Promenade
Paya Lebar → Promenade Promenade → Paya Lebar

More routes from Downtown

Promenade
Downtown → Promenade Promenade → Downtown

Paya Lebar to Downtown — Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

The distance from Paya Lebar to Downtown is approximately 6.9 km by Metro.

The estimated journey time from Paya Lebar to Downtown is approximately 14 minutes.

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

To travel in the reverse direction from Downtown to Paya Lebar, follow the same route in the opposite direction. The journey takes approximately 14 minutes.
Origin 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
Destination Gates

Downtown

Gate A Downtown Gallery / Marina Bay Link Mall
Gate B Lau Pa Sat / Marina Boulevard
Gate C One Raffles Quay / Marina Bay
Gate D Marina Bay Financial Centre