Fare and Ticketing
- This page will soon replaced Fares and ticketing on the Mass Rapid Transit.
Since 3 July 2010, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Public Transport Council (PTC) had launched the new fare collection model - Distance-Based Fare (DBF). This means that the fares payable are based on the total distance traveled, hence benefiting transferring commuters.
Fares
All figures stated below are valid for payment by CEPAS card or any other valid card.
Rail Fare
| Line | Fares | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | Senior Citizen / Persons With Disabilities |
Student | Workfare Transport Concession | |
| North–South Line East–West Line Bukit Panjang LRT Sengkang LRT Punggol LRT |
$0.78 - $2.03 | $0.55 - $0.88 | $0.38 - $0.59 | $0.64 - $1.68 |
| North East Line Circle Line Downtown Line |
$0.83 - $2.28 | $0.59 - $0.92 | $0.68 - $1.89 | |
Notes
- Free travel for children under the aged of 7. Children who height is above 0.9m (under 7) are required to have a child concession pass. However fare will NOT be deducted from the fare card.
- Free Travel (Before 7.45am) and $0.50 rebate (7.45am - 8am) applies when tapping in at any MRT station except the following station(s) and tapping out at the following station(s) during the time period.
- North–South Line: Orchard, Somerset, Dhoby Ghaut, City Hall, Raffles Place, Marina Bay
- East–West Line: Lavender, Bugis, City Hall, Raffles Place, Tanjong Pagar, Outram Park
- North East Line: Outram Park, Chinatown, Clarke Quay, Dhoby Ghaut
- Circle Line: Dhoby Ghaut, Bras Basah, Esplanade, Promenade, Nicoll Highway, Bayfront, Marina Bay
- Downtown Line: Bugis, Promenade, Bayfront, Downtown, Telok Ayer, Chinatown
Bus Fare
| Type | Fares | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | Senior Citizen / Persons With Disabilities |
Student | Workfare Transport Concession | |
| Feeder Intra-town/Townlink Peak Period Short Service |
$0.78 | $0.55 | $0.38 | $0.64 |
| Basic/Trunk | $0.78 - $2.03 | $0.55 - $0.88 | $0.38 - $0.59 | $0.64 - $1.68 |
| Express/Fast Forward | $1.38 - $2.63 | $1.00 - $1.33 | $0.68 - $0.89 | $1.14 - $2.18 |
Notes
- The above fares are not VALID for City Direct Service 651 - 660, Premium Bus Services, Park Service 408, Chinatown Direct Service, NightRider Service, NiteOwl Service and SMRT Bus Service 926.
- Free travel for children under the aged of 7. Children who height is above 0.9m (under 7) are required to have a child concession pass. However fare will NOT be deducted from the fare card.
Fare Calculation
When a combination of fare structure was involved in a calculation, such as Feeder --> MRT (NSEWL) --> MRT (CCL), the approaches that the LTA and PTC uses are calculation from the expensive fare structures FIRST.
Rail Only
As there are many way(s) a commuters may choose to travel when in the train, the approaches that the LTA and PTC uses are the cheapest & convenient transferring journey. For example:
- Somerset - Outram Park:
- North–South Line & East–West Line, Transfer at Raffles Place
(Even though North–South Line & North East Line, Transfer at Dhoby Ghaut offers a faster traveling time and shorter distance)
- North–South Line & East–West Line, Transfer at Raffles Place
- Bukit Panjang - Newton:
- Bukit Panjang LRT & North–South Line, Transfer at Choa Chu Kang
(Even though Downtown Line offers a faster travelling time and shorter distance and cheaper fares for majority commuters.)
- Bukit Panjang LRT & North–South Line, Transfer at Choa Chu Kang
Bus Only
For example, assuming an adult commuter who pay by card fare, board Feeder 911 from Woodlands Centre Rd (Bus Stop 46069) to Woodlands Reg Int, transfer and board Feeder 912 from Woodlands Reg Int to Woodlands Dr 50 (Bus Stop 46661). The following will be a breakdown on how the fare is calculated.
| Journey Legs | Distance | Accumulated Distance |
Fare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bus (Feeder 911) | 2.7 km | 2.7 km | $0.78 |
| Bus (Feeder 912) | 1.4 km | 4.1 km | $0.10 ($0.88-$0.78) |
| Total | $0.88 | ||
In this example, even though both bus services that the commuter boarded were Feeder Services, the fares are charged based on Distance Fare for Basic/Trunk Service, limiting at 3.2 km per journey leg.
Bus and Rail
For example, assuming an adult commuter who pay by card fare, board Feeder Service 293 from Tampines St 45 (Bus Stop 76279) to Tampines Int, transfer and board the train from Tampines (EWL) to Bayfront (CCL/DTL). The following will be a breakdown of how the fare is calculated.
| Journey Legs | Distance | Accumulated Distance |
Fare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train (Paya Lebar - BayFront, CCL) | 6.5 km | 6.5 km | $1.32 |
| Train (Tampines - Paya Lebar, EWL) | 10.0 km | 16.5 km | $0.45 ($1.62-$1.17) |
| Bus (Service 293) | 3.6 km | 20.1 km (Calculated based on 19.7 km) |
$0.11 ($1.73-$1.62) |
| Total | $1.88 | ||