Bus Service 5

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	From Sunday, 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, Train services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 22:30 every Thursday to Sunday (except Public Holidays). This is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 12 January 2025, bus service 967 will be introduced to enhance connectivity for commuters in Marsiling and Admiralty to nearby transport nodes and local amenities in Woodlands. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 13 January 2025, bus service 912M will be withdrawn with the introduction of new bus service 967 under the Land Transport Authority’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP). Please refer here for more information.

Service 5
Route Information
Route	Pasir Ris Bus Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
Route Length	33.9 km (towards Bukit Merah) 33.2 km (towards Pasir Ris)
Travelling Time	139 mins (2 h 19 mins)
Operator	(Bukit Merah Bus Package)

Bus Service 5 is an inter-town route connecting the East and Bukit Merah through the Central areas of Orchard and Novena. The route serves residential estates around Pasir Ris, Flora Drive, Upper Changi, Simei, Bedok Reservoir, Tiong Bahru and Bukit Merah with connections to the City areas of Havelock, Paterson and Novena. The route plies an express sector along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) between Bedok Reservoir and Novena district, offering improved express connections between these areas.

Short-Trip Bus Service 5A operates only on Weekdays (except Public Holidays) and it supplements weekday peak hour demand for Service 5 from housing estates at Mariam Way & Flora Drive to Upper Changi MRT Station.

Short-Trip Bus Service 5B operates only on Weekdays (except Public Holidays) and it supplements weekday evening peak hour demand for Service 5 from Simei & Upper Changi MRT Stations to housing estates at Flora Drive & Mariam Way.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 5/5A/5B

Depot	Fleet Size			Fleet
	5	5A	5B
Ulu Pandan Depot (UPDEP)	19	N/A	N/A	8 Single Deckers	11 Double Deckers
				SBS6243C SBS6334Z SBS6376C SBS6380P SBS6752A SBS6776G Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS5178P SBS8962Y Scania K230UB	SG5994L SG5995J SG5996G SG5997D SG5998B SG6001X SG6002T SG6003R SG6106C SG6148G SG6221C MAN ND323F SG5542H Volvo B9TL
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)	8	2	1	2 Single Deckers	6 Double Deckers
				SBS6075XA/B SG1124HA Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro	SG6178U SG6185Z MAN ND323F SBS3118B SBS3697X SBS7665L SG5144Z Volvo B9TL

Notes
1 extra UPDEP DD. Several UPDEP Service 5 MAN ND323Fs will operate on Service 65 on Weekends & Public Holidays. Majority SD fleet on Weekends & Public Holidays. Weekdays: Ulu Pandan 13A-13P / 1E / 5S; Bedok North 1A-1P / 7S (27 buses) Saturdays: Ulu Pandan 12A-12P / 1T; Bedok North 5A-5P (18 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: Ulu Pandan 10A-11P / 1S / 2T; Bedok North 4A-4P / 1T (19 buses)

Service 5 duty allocation
Ulu Pandan
Weekdays (13A-13P / 1E / 5S)
	A/P	SBS6243C, SBS6752A, SBS8962Y, SG5995J, SG5996G, SG5997D, SG6001X, SG6002T & SG6003R
	E	SG5998B
	S
Bedok North
Weekdays (1A-1P / 7S)
	A/P	SG6178U
	S	SBS3118B, SBS3697X (Duty 3S), SBS6075X, SG1124H, SBS7665L, SG5144Z & SG6185Z

Route Information

Frequency

Period	AM Peak (First Bus - 08:30)	AM Off Peak (08:31 - 16:59)	PM Peak (17:00 - 19:00)	PM Off Peak (19:01 - Last Bus)
towards Bukit Merah	07 - 14 minutes	10 - 17 minutes	13 - 17 minutes	15 - 18 minutes
towards Pasir Ris	10 - 17 minutes	09 - 19 minutes	09 - 18 minutes	12 - 18 minutes

Special Departures

• 96209

  Opp Simei Green Condo
  Simei Rd
  →
  77009

  Pasir Ris Int
  Pasir Ris Dr 3
  • Weekdays: 06:25 (SBS3697X)

Service 5A

SG5144Z on Short-Trip Service 5A

• 98319

  Aft Ballota Pk
  Mariam Way
  →
  96049

  Upp Changi Stn/SUTD
  Upp Changi Rd East
  • Weekdays (except Public Holidays): 07:04 (SG1124H), 07:28 (SG1124H), 07:56 (SG1124H), 08:22 (SG1124H), 08:49 (SG1124H) & 17:35 (SBS6075X)

Service 5B

SBS5065G on Short-Trip Service 5B

• 96169

  Simei Stn
  Simei St 3
  →
  98311

  Bef Mariam Wk
  Mariam Way
  • Weekdays (except Public Holidays): 17:57 (SBS6075X), 18:41 (SBS6075X) & 19:25 (SBS6075X)

Direction 1 (Pasir Ris → Bukit Merah)

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Bus Stops		Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
			First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
77009 Pasir Ris Int(Berth B9) Pasir Ris Dr 3		EW1Pasir Ris	05:30	23:30	05:30	23:30	05:30	23:30
78109 Downtown East Pasir Ris Dr 3			05:33	23:33	05:33	23:33	05:33	23:33
78119 Opp Blk 479 Pasir Ris Dr 3			05:35	23:35	05:35	23:35	05:35	23:35
78129 Opp Blk 233 Pasir Ris Dr 3			05:37	23:37	05:37	23:37	05:37	23:37
78139 Opp Pasir Ris Pr Sch Pasir Ris Dr 3			05:39	23:39	05:39	23:39	05:39	23:39
78149 NTUC Health Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Dr 3			05:40	23:40	05:40	23:40	05:40	23:40
98109 Opp Loyang Pt Pasir Ris Dr 3			05:42	23:42	05:42	23:42	05:42	23:42
97121 Bef Old Tampines Rd New Loyang Lk			05:44	23:44	05:44	23:44	05:44	23:44
97111 Bef Toh Cl Old Tampines Rd			05:45	23:45	05:45	23:45	05:45	23:45
97059 Changi Women's Prison Upp Changi Rd Nth			05:46	23:46	05:46	23:46	05:46	23:46
98319 Aft Ballota Pk Mariam Way	5A		05:48	23:48	05:48	23:48	05:48	23:48
98291 Opp Palm Isles Flora Dr	5A		05:51	23:51	05:51	23:51	05:51	23:51
97019 Opp Salvation Army Upp Changi Rd Nth	5A		05:54	23:54	05:54	23:54	05:54	23:54
96069 Mera Terr P/G Upp Changi Rd East	5A		05:57	23:57	05:57	23:57	05:57	23:57
96059 Changi Ct Upp Changi Rd East	5A		05:58	23:58	05:58	23:58	05:58	23:58
96049 Upp Changi Stn/SUTD Upp Changi Rd East	5A	DT34Upper Changi	06:00	00:00	06:00	00:00	06:00	00:00
96201 Simei Green Condo Simei Rd			06:01	00:01	06:01	00:01	06:01	00:01
96191 Blk 224 Simei Rd			06:02	00:02	06:02	00:02	06:02	00:02
96261 Blk 233 Simei St 3			06:04	00:04	06:04	00:04	06:04	00:04
96161 Opp Simei Stn Simei St 3		EW3Simei	06:05	00:05	06:05	00:05	06:05	00:05
96251 Bef Changi General Hosp Simei St 3			06:06	00:06	06:06	00:06	06:06	00:06
96281 Opp Changi General Hosp Simei Ave			06:08	00:08	06:08	00:08	06:08	00:08
75059 Bef Tampines West Stn Tampines Ave 1		DT31Tampines West	06:13	00:13	06:13	00:13	06:13	00:13
75069 Blk 960A Bedok Resvr Rd			06:16	00:16	06:16	00:16	06:16	00:16
75349 The Clearwater Condo Bedok Resvr Rd			06:17	00:17	06:17	00:17	06:17	00:17
84609 Waterfront Key Bedok Resvr Rd			06:18	00:18	06:18	00:18	06:18	00:18
84639 Aft Waterfront Waves Bedok Resvr Rd			06:20	00:20	06:20	00:20	06:20	00:20
84619 Waterfront Isle Bedok Resvr Rd			06:20	00:20	06:20	00:20	06:20	00:20
84629 Blk 716 Bedok Resvr Rd			06:22	00:22	06:22	00:22	06:22	00:22
84479 Blk 713 Bedok Resvr Rd			06:23	00:23	06:23	00:23	06:23	00:23
84469 Blk 703 Bedok Resvr Rd			06:24	00:24	06:24	00:24	06:24	00:24
84481 Aft Bedok Ind Pk C Bedok Resvr Rd			06:27	00:27	06:27	00:27	06:27	00:27
84701 Blk 151 Kaki Bt Ave 1			06:29	00:29	06:29	00:29	06:29	00:29
72031 Bef Kaki Bt Stn Exit B Kaki Bt Ave 1		DT28Kaki Bukit	06:30	00:30	06:30	00:30	06:30	00:30
72041 Blk 660A CP Kaki Bt Ave 1			06:31	00:31	06:31	00:31	06:31	00:31
72051 Kaki Bt Ind Est Kaki Bt Ave 1			06:33	00:33	06:33	00:33	06:33	00:33
71091 Blk 637 Eunos Lk			06:35	00:35	06:35	00:35	06:35	00:35
72019 Opp Blk 322 Jln Eunos			06:36	00:36	06:36	00:36	06:36	00:36
52079 Opp Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh			07:08	01:08	07:08	01:08	07:08	01:08
50059 Opp Thomson Med Ctr Thomson Rd			07:11	01:11	07:11	01:11	07:11	01:11
50049 Opp Novena Lodge Thomson Rd			07:12	01:12	07:12	01:12	07:12	01:12
50037 Bef Novena Stn Exit B Thomson Rd		NS20Novena	07:13	01:13	07:13	01:13	07:13	01:13
50069 Hotel Royal Newton Rd			07:16	01:16	07:16	01:16	07:16	01:16
40129 Newton Life Ch Newton Rd			07:17	01:17	07:17	01:17	07:17	01:17
40189 Newton Stn Exit B Scotts Rd		NS21DT11Newton	07:19	01:19	07:19	01:19	07:19	01:19
40179 Env Bldg Scotts Rd			07:20	01:20	07:20	01:20	07:20	01:20
09219 Far East Plaza Scotts Rd			07:23	01:23	07:23	01:23	07:23	01:23
13199 Aft Orchard Stn Exit 12 Paterson Rd		NS22TE14Orchard	07:26	01:26	07:26	01:26	07:26	01:26
13159 Bef Zion Full Gospel Ch Irwell Bank Rd			07:28	01:28	07:28	01:28	07:28	01:28
13119 Great World Stn Exit 3 Kim Seng Rd		TE15Great World	07:30	01:30	07:30	01:30	07:30	01:30
06129 Grand Copthorne Hotel Kim Seng Rd		TE16Havelock	07:32	01:32	07:32	01:32	07:32	01:32
06069 Aft Furama RiverFront Outram Rd			07:34	01:34	07:34	01:34	07:34	01:34
06051 Blk 55 Tiong Bahru Rd			07:36	01:36	07:36	01:36	07:36	01:36
10141 Blk 18 Tiong Bahru Rd			07:37	01:37	07:37	01:37	07:37	01:37
10151 Ctrl Green Condo Tiong Bahru Rd			07:38	01:38	07:38	01:38	07:38	01:38
10161 Opp Tiong Bahru Stn/Plaza Tiong Bahru Rd		EW17Tiong Bahru	07:39	01:39	07:39	01:39	07:39	01:39
10379 Blk 25B Lower Delta Rd			07:41	01:41	07:41	01:41	07:41	01:41
10081 Opp Blk 120 Jln Bt Merah			07:43	01:43	07:43	01:43	07:43	01:43
10009 Bt Merah Int(Alighting) Bt Merah Ctrl			07:46	01:46	07:46	01:46	07:46	01:46

Direction 2 (Bukit Merah → Pasir Ris)

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Bus Stops		Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
			First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
10009 Bt Merah Int(Berth B6) Bt Merah Ctrl			05:30	23:30	05:30	23:30	05:30	23:30
10089 Blk 119 Jln Bt Merah			05:33	23:33	05:33	23:33	05:33	23:33
10371 Blk 129 Lower Delta Rd			05:34	23:34	05:34	23:34	05:34	23:34
10169 Tiong Bahru Stn/Plaza Tiong Bahru Rd		EW17Tiong Bahru	05:37	23:37	05:37	23:37	05:37	23:37
10149 Blk 1 Tiong Bahru Rd			05:39	23:39	05:39	23:39	05:39	23:39
06071 Havelock Stn Exit 2 Zion Rd		TE16Havelock	05:40	23:40	05:40	23:40	05:40	23:40
06081 Havelock Stn Exit 3 Zion Rd			05:41	23:41	05:41	23:41	05:41	23:41
06131 Aft Blk 87 Zion Rd		TE15Great World	05:42	23:42	05:42	23:42	05:42	23:42
13121 Opp Great World City Zion Rd			05:44	23:44	05:44	23:44	05:44	23:44
13141 Aft Zion Full Gospel Ch Hoot Kiam Rd			05:45	23:45	05:45	23:45	05:45	23:45
13191 Opp Orchard Stn Exit 12 Paterson Rd		NS22TE14Orchard	05:48	23:48	05:48	23:48	05:48	23:48
09212 Royal Plaza On Scotts Scotts Rd			05:50	23:50	05:50	23:50	05:50	23:50
40171 Opp Env Bldg Scotts Rd			05:52	23:52	05:52	23:52	05:52	23:52
40181 Newton Stn Exit A Scotts Rd		NS21DT11Newton	05:54	23:54	05:54	23:54	05:54	23:54
40121 Opp Newton Life Ch Newton Rd			05:55	23:55	05:55	23:55	05:55	23:55
50061 Opp Hotel Royal Newton Rd			05:56	23:56	05:56	23:56	05:56	23:56
50031 Opp Novena Ch Thomson Rd		NS20Novena	05:59	23:59	05:59	23:59	05:59	23:59
50041 Novena Lodge Thomson Rd			06:00	00:00	06:00	00:00	06:00	00:00
50051 Thomson Med Ctr Thomson Rd			06:01	00:01	06:01	00:01	06:01	00:01
51011 Opp Tan Tong Meng Twr Thomson Rd			06:02	00:02	06:02	00:02	06:02	00:02
52071 Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh			06:06	00:06	06:06	00:06	06:06	00:06
72011 Blk 322 Jln Eunos			06:36	00:36	06:36	00:36	06:36	00:36
71099 Blk 311 Eunos Lk			06:37	00:37	06:37	00:37	06:37	00:37
72059 Opp Kaki Bt Ind Est Kaki Bt Ave 1			06:40	00:40	06:40	00:40	06:40	00:40
72049 Opp Blk 660A CP Kaki Bt Ave 1			06:41	00:41	06:41	00:41	06:41	00:41
72039 Kaki Bt Stn Exit A Kaki Bt Ave 1		DT28Kaki Bukit	06:42	00:42	06:42	00:42	06:42	00:42
84709 Opp Blk 150 Kaki Bt Ave 1			06:44	00:44	06:44	00:44	06:44	00:44
84489 Opp Bedok Ind Pk C Bedok Resvr Rd			06:46	00:46	06:46	00:46	06:46	00:46
84461 Opp Blk 701 Bedok Resvr Rd			06:47	00:47	06:47	00:47	06:47	00:47
84471 Blk 745 Bedok Resvr Rd			06:49	00:49	06:49	00:49	06:49	00:49
84621 Opp Blk 716 Bedok Resvr Rd			06:50	00:50	06:50	00:50	06:50	00:50
84611 Opp Waterfront Isle Bedok Resvr Rd			06:52	00:52	06:52	00:52	06:52	00:52
84631 Opp Waterfront Waves Bedok Resvr Rd			06:53	00:53	06:53	00:53	06:53	00:53
84601 Opp Waterfront Key Bedok Resvr Rd			06:54	00:54	06:54	00:54	06:54	00:54
75341 Opp The Clearwater Condo Bedok Resvr Rd			06:55	00:55	06:55	00:55	06:55	00:55
75061 Blk 954D Bedok Resvr Rd			06:57	00:57	06:57	00:57	06:57	00:57
75051 Tampines West Stn Exit B Tampines Ave 1		DT31Tampines West	07:00	01:00	07:00	01:00	07:00	01:00
96289 Changi General Hosp Simei Ave			07:05	01:05	07:05	01:05	07:05	01:05
96259 Aft Changi General Hosp Simei St 3			07:07	01:07	07:07	01:07	07:07	01:07
96169 Simei Stn Simei St 3	5B	EW3Simei	07:08	01:08	07:08	01:08	07:08	01:08
96269 Blk 146 Simei St 3	5B		07:10	01:10	07:10	01:10	07:10	01:10
96199 Opp Blk 224 Simei Rd	5B		07:11	01:11	07:11	01:11	07:11	01:11
96209 Opp Simei Green Condo Simei Rd	5B		06:25	01:13	07:13	01:13	07:13	01:13
96041 Upp Changi Stn/Opp SUTD Upp Changi Rd East	5B	DT34Upper Changi	06:26	01:14	07:14	01:14	07:14	01:14
96051 Opp Changi Ct Upp Changi Rd East	5B		06:27	01:15	07:15	01:15	07:15	01:15
96061 Opp Mera Terr P/G Upp Changi Rd East	5B		06:29	01:17	07:17	01:17	07:17	01:17
97011 The Japanese Sch Upp Changi Rd Nth	5B		06:32	01:20	07:20	01:20	07:20	01:20
98299 Parc Olympia Flora Dr	5B		06:34	01:22	07:22	01:22	07:22	01:22
98311 Bef Mariam Wk Mariam Way	5B		06:38	01:26	07:26	01:26	07:26	01:26
97051 Komo Shoppes Upp Changi Rd Nth			06:39	01:27	07:27	01:27	07:27	01:27
97119 Aft Toh Cl Old Tampines Rd			06:41	01:29	07:29	01:29	07:29	01:29
97129 Bef Loyang Ave New Loyang Lk			06:42	01:30	07:30	01:30	07:30	01:30
98101 Loyang Pt Pasir Ris Dr 3			06:44	01:32	07:32	01:32	07:32	01:32
78141 Blk 249 Pasir Ris Dr 3			06:46	01:34	07:34	01:34	07:34	01:34
78131 Pasir Ris Pr Sch Pasir Ris Dr 3			06:47	01:35	07:35	01:35	07:35	01:35
78121 Bet Blks 232/233 Pasir Ris Dr 3			06:49	01:37	07:37	01:37	07:37	01:37
78111 Blk 479 Pasir Ris Dr 3			06:51	01:39	07:39	01:39	07:39	01:39
78101 Opp Downtown East Pasir Ris Dr 3			06:52	01:40	07:40	01:40	07:40	01:40
77009 Pasir Ris Int(Alighting) Pasir Ris Dr 3		EW1Pasir Ris	06:55	01:43	07:43	01:43	07:43	01:43

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Pasir Ris ↔ Bukit Merah	2007	11 March	Introduced between Pasir Ris Int and Bt Merah Int, operating between 0530 hrs and 2330 hrs from Pasir Ris Int and Bt Merah Int daily.
		2008	TBC	Serves new pair of bus stops along New Loyang Lk.
		2011	27 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
			28 August	Amended to ply Jln Tenaga, Bedok Reservoir Rd and Jln Damai with the partial closure of Kaki Bt Ave 1 to facilitate the construction of Kaki Bt MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line.
		2016	24 April	Amended to ply the reinstated Kaki Bt Ave 1, skipping Jln Tenaga, Bedok Reservoir Rd and Jln Damai.
		2019	21 July	Amended to ply Flora Dr, Flora Rd and Mariam Way, skipping a section of Upp Changi Rd Nth.
		2023	8 January	Skips the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd temporarily to facilitate upgrading works.
	5Pasir Ris ↔ Bukit Merah 5AMariam Way → Upp Changi Rd East 5BSimei St 3 → Mariam Way		14 August	5AIntroduced from Mariam Way (Aft Ballota Pk) to Upp Changi Rd East (Upp Changi Stn/SUTD) during peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
				5BIntroduced from Simei St 3 (Simei Stn) to Mariam Way (Bef Mariam Wk) during evening peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
			27 August	Serves reinstated bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd.