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Tampines East to Kovan Metro Route

12 stations2 interchanges13 km~27 min
Board Downtown Line towards Expo
Tampines East
Tampines
Tampines West
Bedok Reservoir
Bedok North
Kaki Bukit
Ubi
MacPherson
Change to Circle Line towards HarbourFront
MacPherson
Tai Seng
Bartley
Serangoon
Change to North East Line towards Punggol
Serangoon
Kovan

Route Summary

Travel from Tampines East to Kovan on Downtown Line, Circle Line, North East Line. You will make 2 interchanges along the way, covering approximately 13 km in around 27 min.

Return: Kovan → Tampines East
  1. 1
    Start at Tampines East Metro Station.
  2. 2
    Board the Downtown Line towards Expo
    Ride 7 stops to MacPherson.
    Change lines here
  3. 3
    Board the Circle Line towards HarbourFront
    Ride 3 stops to Serangoon.
    Change lines here
  4. 4
    Board the North East Line towards Punggol
    Ride 1 stop to Kovan.
  5. Arrive at Kovan Metro Station. You have reached your destination.
Return: Kovan → Tampines East

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More routes from Tampines East

MacPherson
Tampines East → MacPherson MacPherson → Tampines East
Serangoon
Tampines East → Serangoon Serangoon → Tampines East

More routes from Kovan

MacPherson
Kovan → MacPherson MacPherson → Kovan
Serangoon
Kovan → Serangoon Serangoon → Kovan

Tampines East to Kovan — Frequently Asked Questions

There are 12 stations on the route from Tampines East to Kovan, including the origin and destination.

You need to make 2 interchanges to travel from Tampines East to Kovan, using Downtown Line and Circle Line and North East Line.

The distance from Tampines East to Kovan is approximately 13 km by Metro.

The estimated journey time from Tampines East to Kovan is approximately 27 minutes.

You can travel from Tampines East to Kovan via Downtown Line and Circle Line and North East Line on the Singapore MRT.

To travel in the reverse direction from Kovan to Tampines East, follow the same route in the opposite direction. The journey takes approximately 27 minutes.
Origin Gates

Tampines East

Gate A Tampines East Community Club / Tampines East
Gate B Tampines Street 43 / Tampines East
Gate C Tampines Avenue 7 / Simei
Destination Gates

Kovan

Gate A Heartland Mall / Upper Serangoon Road
Gate B Hougang Street 21 / Simon Road
Gate C Upper Serangoon Road / Kovan Centre