Getting Around Singapore in 1 day Itinerary Complete with Route Map, MRT / Bus Transfers and Schedule
1 day Singapore Itinerary
Maximize your short layover at Changi Airport with this 1 day Singapore itinerary. This compressed guide includes MRT rides complete with route map to maximize your time while seeing the best Singapore has to offer.
You can also check this 1 day itinerary for those already in Singapore and need 1 day to explore the City in addition to Universal Studios / Sentosa Island.
Travelling today or planning for a 1 day itinerary in Singapore for your layover? Plan your trip using this guide complete with map, MRT routes. You may also leave your luggage in the airport baggage counter to ease your trip as you experience Singapore’s vibrant culture and stunning architecture.
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1 day itinerary Map
Changi Airport to Tanah Merah Station then change to EWL East West Line to City Hall Station
Walking tour from City Hall MRT to Esplanade
Esplanade to Gardens by the Bay
MRT from Bayfront Station to Harbourfront
Sentosa Express from VivoCity to Resorts World Sentosa
1 Day Singapore Itinerary for Layovers
This efficiently designed itinerary spans approximately 13 hours, starting from Changi Airport and concluding at Bugis Street. Utilize a strategic blend of MRT routes, walking expeditions, and convenient transport options to explore key attractions such as St Andrews Cathedral, National Gallery, Marina Bay Sands, and Gardens by the Bay. Seamlessly transition to the thrill of Resorts World Sentosa while ensuring ample time for leisurely strolls through Bugis Street’s vibrant markets.
In case you are pressed with time, you can remove the Bugis Street in the end and proceed as normal using the East West Line to Changi Airport.
| Time | Activity | Transportation | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 AM | Arrival at Changi Airport, Explore Jewel Changi | 1 hr | |
| 09:00 AM | MRT from Changi Airport to City Hall | Ride the Changi line to Tanah Merah Station, Change to East West Line to City Hall Station | 45 minutes |
| 09:30 AM | Walking Tour: | 4 hours | |
| St Andrews Cathedral | |||
| National Gallery | |||
| Parliament House | |||
| The Arts House | |||
| Victoria Concert Hall | |||
| Statue of Sir Stamford Raffles | |||
| Anderson Bridge | |||
| Merlion Park | |||
| Esplanade | |||
| Singapore Flyer | |||
| Helix Bridge | |||
| Marina Bay Sands | |||
| ArtScience Museum | |||
| Gardens by the Bay | |||
| 01:30 PM | MRT from Gardens by the Bay Station to HarbourFront | Ride the MRT Brown Line Thomson East Line (TEL) from Gardens by the bay to Outram Park Station, then transfer to North East Line to Harbourfront | 30 minutes |
| 02:00 PM | Sentosa Express to Universal Studios | Sentosa Express Fee: SGD $4 RWS8 Bus fare: SGD $1 | 10 minutes |
| 04:00 PM | Explore Resorts World Sentosa | Walking | 1.5 hrs |
| 05:30 PM | Sentosa Express to HarbourFront | Sentosa Express: Free | 10 mins |
| 06:00 PM | MRT from HarbourFront to Bugis | Ride the Northeast Line to Outram Park Station then transfer to the East west line to Bugis | 30 mins |
| 06:30 PM | Explore Bugis | Walking | 1.5 hrs |
| 08:00 PM | MRT from Bugis to Changi Airport | MRT: East West Line | 45 minutes |
| 09:00 PM | Departure from Changi Airport | – |
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1 Day Singapore Walking Itinerary Fort Canning Tunnel to Gardens by the Bay
Start this 1 day Walking tour from Dhoby Ghaut Station to Explore Fort Canning Tunnel towards Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay with leisurely pace for a total of 4 – 6 hours and more than 20 Tourist Spots to visit including:
- Fort Canning Tunnel
- Fort Canning Park
- National Museum Singapore
- Peranakan Museum
- Old Hill Street Police Station
- Coleman Bridge
- Elgin Bridge
- Parliament House
- Victoria Concert Hall
- Statue of Sir Stamford Raffles and view of Boat Quay
- The ArtHouse
- National Gallery Singapore
- Merlion Park
- Esplanade
- Singapore Flyer
- Helix Bridge
- ArtScience Museum
- Marina Bay Sands
- Supertree Grove
- Gardens by the Bay Flower Dome and Cloud Forest
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Tourist Spots
- Adventure Cove Waterpark
- ArtScience Museum
- Asian Civilisations Museum
- Battlebox
- Bedok Active SG stadium
- Bird Paradise Singapore
- Bishan Stadium / Sports Hall
- Boat Quay
- Bras Basah Complex
- Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
- Bugis Junction
- Bugis Street
- Bukit Batok Swimming Complex
- Bukit Gombak Stadium
- Bukit Panjang Plaza
- Capitol Singapore
- Cathedral of the Good Shepherd
- Changi Beach Park
- Changi City Point
- Changi Experience Studio
- Changi Village
- Chijmes
- Chinatown
- Church of Saints Peter & Paul
- Citadines Fusionopolis Singapore
- Clementi Sports Centre / Hall
- Clifford Pier
- Cluny Court
- Coleman Bridge
- Colts Polo & Riding
- Crown Centre
- Da Sheng Kong Temple
- Delta Sports Hall and Recreation Centre
- Dhoby Ghaut Green
- Dong Shan Temple
- Duxton Plain Park
- Eightrium
- Elgin Bridge
- Esplanade
- Eu Tong Sen Street
- Fishing Paradise @ ORTO
- Foo Hai Ch’an Monastery
- Fort Canning Park
- Fort Siloso
- Fort Siloso Skywalk
- Funan
- Gardens by the Bay
- Geylang East Swimming Complex
- Golden Mile Tower
- Golden Sultan Plaza
- Goodman Arts Centre
- GR.iD
- Great World
- GX-5 Extreme Swing and Slingshot
- Hai Lam Sua Tee Kong Toa Temple
- HarbourFront Centre
- Haw Par Villa
- Helix Bridge
- Ho Lim Keng Temple
- Holland Piazza
- Holland Village
- Holy Tree Sri Balasubramaniar Temple
- Home TeamNS Khatib
- HomeTeamNS Bedok Reservoir
- HomeTeamNS Bukit Batok
- House of Tan Yeok Nee
- HydroDash
- iFly Singapore
- IKEA Alexandra
- IKEA Tampines
- Indian Heritage Centre
- ION Orchard
- Jalan Besar Sports Centre
- Jewel Changi Airport
- Jiak Kim Bridge
- Jubilee Bridge
- Junction 8
- Jurassic Mile
- Jurong Bird Park
- Jurong West Sport Centre
- Kallang ActiveSG Field
- Kallang ActiveSG Netball Centre
- Kallang Theatre
- Kallang Water Sports Centre
- Kampong Glam Park
- Katong Swimming Complex
- Kent Ridge Park
- Kidzania Sentosa
- Kim Seng Park
- Kitchener Complex
- Kong Hock Keng Temple
- Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
- Kong Meng San Temple
- Kranji Reservoir Park
- Kreta Ayer People’s Theatre
- Kwan Im Thong Hood Temple
- Labrador Nature Reserve
- Lau Pa Sat
- Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
- Little India
- Lucky Plaza
- Madame Tussauds Sentosa
- Malay Heritage Centre
- Malcolm Park
- Mangala Vihara Buddhist Temple
- Marang Trail
- Marina Barrage
- Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore
- Marina Bay Financial Centre
- Marina Bay Sands Singapore
- Marsiling Park
- Mega Adventure Park
- Merlion Park
- MOE Heritage Centre
- Mount Faber Park
- Museum of Ice Cream Singapore
- National Archives of Singapore
- National Gallery Singapore
- National Museum of Singapore
- National Stadium
- Nestopia
- Night Safari Singapore
- NUS Museum
- NUS Universty Town (UTown)
- OCBC Aquatic Centre
- Old Hill Street Police Station
- Omni Theatre
- One Raffles Place
- one-north Park
- Orchard Plaza
- Orchard Road
- Our Tampines Hub
- Outram Park
- Palawan Beach Sentosa
- Palelai Buddhist Temple
- Pao Kwan Foh Tang Temple
- Parliament House
- PAssion WaVe @ Jurong Lake Gardens (Sea Sports Club)
- Pearl’s Hill City Park
- Peranakan Museum
- Phoh Teck Siang Tng Temple
- Raffles Marina
- Red Dot Design Museum
- River Cruise by WaterB
- River Wonders Singapore
- Sands Expo and Convention Centre (Marina Bay Sands)
- Satay by the Bay
- SEA Aquarium
- Sembawang Hot Spring Park
- Sentosa 4D Adventureland
- Sentosa Bridge
- Serangoon Stadium / Swimming Complex
- Siloso Beach Sentosa
- Singapore Art Museum
- Singapore Badminton Hall
- Singapore Basketball Centre
- Singapore Botanic Gardens
- Singapore Cable Car
- Singapore Cruise Centre
- Singapore Discovery Centre
- Singapore EXPO
- Singapore Flyer
- Singapore Indoor Stadium
- Singapore Institute of Technology
- Singapore International Campus
- Singapore Merlion
- Singapore Musical Box Museum
- Singapore Peranakan Chinese Culture and Heritage Private Museum
- Singapore River Cruise
- Singapore Sports Hub
- Singapore Sports Museum
- Singapore Zoo
- Sir Arthur Bridge
- Sky Helix
- Skyline Luge
- Snow City Singapore
- Spectra Light and Water Show
- Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple
- Sri Mariamman Temple
- St Andrew’s Cathedral
- Sultan Masjid
- Sultan Mosque
- Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
- Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
- Suntec City
- Supreme Court
- Telok Blangah Hill Park
- The Arts House
- The Arts House
- The Float @ Marina Bay
- The Grande Whisky Museum
- The Istana and Istana Park
- The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum
- Toa Payoh Swimming Complex
- Trick Eye Museum
- Universal Studios Singapore
- Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall
- Vivo City
- War Memorial Park
- Wild Wild Wet Singapore
- Wings of Time
- Woodlands Stadium
- Youth Olympic Park
Thomson-East Coast Line TEL MRT Stations (Brown Line)
Thomson-East Coast Line TEL MRT (Brown Line)
North East Line NEL MRT Stations (Purple Line)
North East Line NEL MRT (Purple Line)
East-West Line EWL MRT Stations + Changi Airport (Green Line)
East-West Line MRT + Changi Airport (Green Line)
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- Sample Budget
- ATM
- Maybank
- Beach
- Changi Beach
- Sentosa Beach
- Bus
- Changi Airport
- Prepaid Sim Card
- Sentosa
- Harbourfront
- Sentosa Beach
- Universal Studios Singapore
- Vivo City
- Singapore Sim Cards
- Singapore to Malaysia
- Boon Lay
- Jurong East
- Queen Street Terminal / Ban San Street
- Resorts World Sentosa
- Woodlands Interchange
- Woodlands Checkpoint / Immigration
- Woodlands Train Checkpoint
- Singapore Tourist Pass
- EZ Link
- Where to buy and return for refund
- Singapore Trains
- Tourist Spots
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- Art Science Museum
- Arab Street / Kampong Glam
- Bugis Street
- Jewel @ Changi Airport
- Fort Canning
- Gardens by the Bay
- Old Hill Police Station
- Marina Bay Sands
- National Gallery Museum
- Parliament
- Sentosa Island
- Singapore Merlion
- Singapore Stadium
- Universal Studios Singapore
- Walking Tour
- Chinatown to Little India
- Fort Canning to Marina Bay
- Singapore Merlion to Lau Pa Sat
- Vivo City to Resorts World Sentosa
Commute Routes
- Changi Airport
- Chinatown
- City Hall
- Dhoby Ghaut
- Gardens by the Bay
- National Stadium
- Orchard Road
- Sentosa
- Resorts World Sentosa to Malaysia
- Woodlands
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Train Lines
Bus
All Terminals
- Ang Mo Kio Interchange
- Beach Station Terminal
- Bedok Interchange
- Bishan Interchange
- Boon Lay Interchange
- Bukit Batok Interchange
- Bukit Merah Interchange
- Bukit Panjang Interchange
- Buona Vista Terminal
- Changi Business Park Terminal
- Changi Village Terminal
- Choa Chu Kang
- Clementi Interchange
- Compassvale Interchange
- Eunos Interchange
- Ghim Moh Terminal
- Golden Mile Complex
- Harbourfront Interchange
- Hougang Central Interchange
- Johor Bahru Sentral Bus Terminal
- Joo Koon Interchange
- Jurong East Interchange
- Kampong Bahru Terminal
- Kent Ridge Terminal
- Larkin Terminal
- Lor 1 Geylang Terminal
- Pasir Ris Interchange
- Punggol Temp Interchange
- Queen Street Terminal
- Sembawang Interchange
- Sengkang Interchange
- Serangoon Interchange
- Shenton Way Terminal
- Sims Place Terminal
- St. Michael's Terminal
- Tampines Concourse Interchange
- Tampines Interchange
- Toa Payoh Interchange
- Tuas Link Terminal
- Upper East Coast Terminal
- Woodlands Interchange
- Yio Chu Kang Interchange
- Yishun Interchange
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Cross Border Routes
Malaysia
- Bus Terminals
- Berjanya Times Square
- Genting
- Johor Bahru JB Sentral
- Johor Bahru JB Larkin
- KL Sentral
- Klang Sentral
- Malacca
- TBS
- Train
- KTM
- Shuttle Tebrau
