Bus Service 88

Service 88
Route Information
Route	Pasir Ris Interchange ↔ Toa Payoh Interchange
Route Length	24.0 km (towards Toa Payoh) 23.8 km (towards Pasir Ris)
Travelling Time	95 mins (1 h 35 mins)
Operator	(Bishan – Toa Payoh Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 88 connects the residential areas along Pasir Ris, Sengkang, Hougang, Ang Mo Kio, Bishan and Toa Payoh. This service operates a full double-decker fleet to cater demand. It plies the Tampines Expressway between Pasir Ris Drive 12 and Punggol Road exits.

SBS Transit Short-Trip Service 88A operates during Weekday morning peak hours to cater high demand for Service 88 from Punggol Road to NS16Ang Mo Kio station. Several trips are also added from Hougang Avenue 4 instead and from the afternoon, it starts from Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5.

SBS Transit Short-Trip Service 88B operates during Weekday morning peak hours to supplement demand for Service 88 from NS16Ang Mo Kio station to areas along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 such as ITE College Central.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 88/88A/88B

Depot	Fleet Size			Fleet
	88	88A	88B
Hougang Depot (HGDEP)	31	3	3	31 Double Deckers
				SG5856C SG6041E SG6045U SG6062U SG6162PA SG6166D SG6168ZA/B SG6171M SG6207UB SG6212D SG6218M SG6219K SG6224U SG6225S SG6230B SG6234R SG6269R SG6276UA/B MAN ND323F SBS3117D SBS3179A SBS3196A SBS3208A SBS3210S SBS3229P SBS3253T SBS3292E SBS3293C SBS3675J SBS3681R SBS3860R SBS3907R SBS3908M SBS3972B SG5522R Volvo B9TL

Notes

3 extra buses. SG6159A (Service 157) will perform crossover trips on Service 88 on Fridays PM Peak. operate on Service 88 on Weekends and Public Holidays. SG6181J (Service 8) will operate on Service 88 on Weekends & Public Holidays. SG6213B (Service 28) will operate on Service 88 on Weekends & Public Holidays. SG6184B (Service 139) will perform crossover trips on Service 88 on Weekends & Public Holidays. SG6279L (Service 28) will operate on Service 88 on Sundays & Public Holidays. All Service 88 buses practise overnight parking at either Braddell Bus Park (BRBP) or Toa Payoh Interchange. Weekdays: 17A-17P / 9S / 2E / 3T (31 buses) Weekdays Sch Hols: 17A-17P / 10S / 1T (27 buses) Saturdays: 15A-20P / 3T (23 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 15A-19P / 1S / 7T (27 buses)

Service 88 duty allocation
Weekdays (17A-17P / 9S / 2E / 3T)	A/P	SG5856C, SG6041E, SG6062U, SG6162P, SG6166D, SG6168Z, SG6171M (Duty 5A), SG6207U (Duty 9A), SG6212D, SG6218M (Duty 15P), SG6219K (Duty 6A), SG6224U, SG6225S (Duty 4A), SG6230B (Duty 3A), SG6234R (Duty 1A), SG6269R & SG6276U
	S	SBS3117D, SBS3208A, SBS3210S, SBS3229P, SBS3253T, SBS3292E, SBS3681R, SBS3908M & SG5522R
	E	SBS3293C & SBS3972B
	T	SBS3179A, SBS3196A & SBS3907R

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 Toa Payoh	06 - 13 minutes	06 - 15 minutes	06 - 11 minutes	08 - 13 minutes
towards Pasir Ris	08 - 13 minutes	06 - 15 minutes	07 - 13 minutes	10 - 13 minutes

Special Departures

• 65069

  Blk 190C
  Punggol Rd
  →
  52009

  Toa Payoh Int
  Lor 6 Toa Payoh
  NS19Toa Payoh
  HDB Hub
  • Weekdays: 05:30 (SG6219K - Duty 6A), 05:36 (SG6230B - Duty 3A) & 05:57
  • Weekends & Public Holidays: 05:30 & 05:44
• 64601

  Blk 919
  Hougang Ave 4
  →
  52009

  Toa Payoh Int
  Lor 6 Toa Payoh
  NS19Toa Payoh
  HDB Hub
  • Weekdays: 08:46 (SG6168Z)
• 54489

  Opp ITE Coll Ctrl
  Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
  →
  52009

  Toa Payoh Int
  Lor 6 Toa Payoh
  NS19Toa Payoh
  HDB Hub
  • Weekdays: 13:11
• 52039

  Aft Muhajirin Mque
  Braddell Rd
  Muhajirin Mosque →
  77009

  Pasir Ris Int
  Pasir Ris Dr 3
  EW1Pasir Ris
  Pasir Ris Mall
  Pasir Ris Town Park
  Whitesands Mall
  • Weekdays: 05:30 (SG6234R), 05:41 (SG6234R), 05:52 (Duty 2A), 06:00 & 06:24
  • Saturdays: 05:30 (SG6234R), 05:44 & 05:58 (Duty 2A)
  • Sundays & Public Holidays: 05:30 (SG6234R), 05:43 & 05:56 (Duty 2A)
• 54261

  Aft Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit A
  Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
  NS16Ang Mo Kio →
  77009

  Pasir Ris Int
  Pasir Ris Dr 3
  EW1Pasir Ris
  Pasir Ris Mall
  Pasir Ris Town Park
  Whitesands Mall
  • Weekdays: 05:30, 08:55, 09:14 & 19:08
  • Weekends & Public Holidays: 05:30

Service 88A

SBS7606H on Short-Trip Service 88A

• 65069

  Blk 190C
  Punggol Rd
  →
  54269

  Opp Ang Mo Kio Stn
  Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
  NS16Ang Mo Kio
  • Weekdays (except Public Holidays): 06:40 & 06:53

Special Departures

• 64601

  Blk 919
  Hougang Ave 4
  →
  54269

  Opp Ang Mo Kio Stn
  Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
  NS16Ang Mo Kio
  • Weekdays (except Public Holidays): 07:36 (SG6168Z), 08:13 & 08:25
• 54489

  Opp ITE Coll Ctrl
  Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
  →
  54269

  Opp Ang Mo Kio Stn
  Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
  NS16Ang Mo Kio
  • Weekdays (except Public Holidays): 12:15, 12:33 & 12:52

Service 88B

SG6225S on Short-Trip Service 88B

• 54261

  Aft Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit A
  Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
  NS16Ang Mo Kio →
  66471

  Bef Yio Chu Kang Rd
  Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
  • Weekdays (except Public Holidays): 07:14, 07:45, 08:02 & 08:24

Direction 1 (Pasir Ris → Toa Payoh)

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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 B11) Pasir Ris Dr 3		EW1Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Mall Pasir Ris Town Park Whitesands Mall	EW1Pasir Ris	05:30	23:30	05:45	23:45	05:45	23:30
77191 Blk 500A Pasir Ris Dr 3		Pasir Ris Park		05:32	23:32	05:47	23:47	05:47	23:32
77201 Pasir Ris Elias CC Pasir Ris Dr 3		Elias Mall		05:34	23:34	05:49	23:49	05:49	23:34
77211 Blk 626 Pasir Ris Dr 3				05:35	23:35	05:50	23:50	05:50	23:35
77251 Blk 713 Pasir Ris Dr 3				05:36	23:37	05:51	23:52	05:51	23:37
77261 Blk 717 Pasir Ris Dr 12				05:37	23:38	05:52	23:53	05:52	23:38
77271 Aft Pasir Ris St 72 Pasir Ris Dr 12				05:38	23:39	05:53	23:54	05:53	23:39
77331 Blk 747A Pasir Ris Dr 12				05:39	23:40	05:54	23:55	05:54	23:40
65191 Bef Punggol Rd(Berth 1b) TPE				05:46	23:46	06:03	00:03	06:02	23:47
65069 Blk 190C Punggol Rd		88A		05:30	23:47	05:30	00:04	05:30	23:48
65059 St. Anne's Ch Punggol Rd		88A		05:31	23:48	05:31	00:05	05:31	23:49
65049 Blk 126A Punggol Rd	88A		05:32	23:49	05:32	00:06	05:32	23:50
65039 Blk 124 Punggol Rd	88A		05:34	23:50	05:34	00:08	05:34	23:52
65029 Blk 111 Punggol Rd	88A		05:35	23:51	05:35	00:09	05:35	23:53
65019 The Rivervale Punggol Rd	88A		05:37	23:53	05:37	00:11	05:37	23:55
64029 Opp Blk 458 Hougang Ave 10	88A		05:38	23:54	05:39	00:13	05:38	23:56
64039 Blk 434 Hougang Ave 8		88A		05:40	23:56	05:40	00:15	05:40	23:58
64369 Blk 532 Hougang Ave 8		88A		05:41	23:57	05:41	00:16	05:41	23:59
64359 Montfort Sch Hougang Ave 8		88A		05:42	23:58	05:42	00:17	05:42	00:00
64349 Blk 502 Hougang Ave 8		88A		05:44	00:00	05:44	00:19	05:43	00:02
64411 Blk 670 Hougang Ave 4		88A		05:45	00:01	05:45	00:20	05:44	00:03
64601 Blk 919 Hougang Ave 4		88A		05:46	00:02	05:47	00:21	05:46	00:04
64611 Blk 913 Hougang Ave 4		88A		05:48	00:03	05:49	00:22	05:47	00:05
66499 Blk 911 Buangkok Green	Institute of Mental Health (IMH) Buangkok Campus	88A		05:49	00:04	05:50	00:23	05:48	00:06
66489 Blk 969 Buangkok Green	88A		05:50	00:05	05:51	00:25	05:50	00:07
66479 Aft Yio Chu Kang Rd Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	88A		05:52	00:06	05:53	00:26	05:51	00:08
66459 Opp Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	88A		05:53	00:07	05:54	00:27	05:52	00:09
54659 Techplace 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	88A		05:54	00:08	05:55	00:29	05:53	00:10
54509 Aft Blk 5000 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	88A		05:56	00:09	05:57	00:30	05:54	00:11
54499 Bef CTE Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	88A		05:56	00:10	05:57	00:31	05:55	00:12
54489 Opp ITE Coll Ctrl Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	88A		05:58	00:11	05:59	00:32	05:57	00:13
54579 Blk 540 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10		88A		06:01	00:11	06:00	00:33	05:58	00:14
54589 Blk 555 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10		88A		06:02	00:13	06:02	00:35	05:59	00:15
54289 Blk 452 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		88A		06:04	00:14	06:04	00:36	06:01	00:16
54279 Blk 427 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		88A		06:05	00:14	06:05	00:38	06:02	00:17
54269 Opp Ang Mo Kio Stn Ang Mo Kio Ave 3	NS16Ang Mo Kio	88A	NS16Ang Mo Kio	06:06	00:15	06:07	00:39	06:04	00:18
54248 Blk 324 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		AMK Hub		06:09	00:18	06:10	00:42	06:07	00:21
54019 Blk 307A Ang Mo Kio Ave 6				06:11	00:19	06:12	00:43	06:09	00:22
53169 Blk 254 Marymount Rd				06:13	00:21	06:14	00:45	06:11	00:23
53379 Blk 245 Bishan St 22				06:15	00:22	06:15	00:46	06:12	00:24
53389 Opp Bishan Nth Shop Mall Bishan St 22		Bishan North Shopping Mall		06:16	00:23	06:16	00:47	06:13	00:25
53399 Blk 202 Bishan St 22				06:18	00:25	06:18	00:49	06:15	00:26
53231 Bishan Stn Bishan Rd		NS17CC15Bishan Junction 8	NS17CC15Bishan	06:21	00:28	06:20	00:51	06:17	00:28
53211 Opp Raffles Instn Bishan Rd		Raffles Institution		06:25	00:29	06:22	00:52	06:19	00:29
52021 Opp Blk 1004 Braddell Rd				06:25	00:30	06:23	00:53	06:20	00:30
52031 Opp Blk 998 Braddell Rd				06:26	00:30	06:24	00:54	06:21	00:30
52361 Blk 1 Lor 6 Toa Payoh				06:27	00:32	06:27	00:56	06:23	00:32
52279 Blk 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh				06:30	00:33	06:29	00:59	06:25	00:34
52269 Blk 73 Lor 4 Toa Payoh				06:31	00:34	06:31	01:00	06:26	00:35
52501 Toa Payoh Swim Cplx Lor 6 Toa Payoh		HDB Hub		06:33	00:34	06:33	01:02	06:28	00:36
52009 Toa Payoh Int(Berth A9) Lor 6 Toa Payoh		NS19Toa Payoh HDB Hub	NS19Toa Payoh	06:33	00:35	06:35	01:04	06:30	00:37

Direction 2 (Toa Payoh → 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
52009 Toa Payoh Int(Berth A9) Lor 6 Toa Payoh		NS19Toa Payoh HDB Hub	NS19Toa Payoh	06:00	23:40	06:00	23:40	06:00	23:40
52509 Aft HDB Hub Lor 6 Toa Payoh		NS19Toa Payoh HDB Hub		06:02	23:41	06:02	23:42	06:02	23:42
52261 Opp Blk 73 Lor 4 Toa Payoh				06:03	23:43	06:04	23:43	06:03	23:43
52271 Jackson Sq Lor 4 Toa Payoh				06:04	23:44	06:05	23:44	06:05	23:44
52369 Blk 237 Lor 6 Toa Payoh				06:06	23:45	06:08	23:46	06:07	23:46
52039 Aft Muhajirin Mque Braddell Rd		Muhajirin Mosque		05:30	23:47	05:30	23:48	05:30	23:48
53219 Raffles Instn Bishan Rd		Raffles Institution		05:33	23:49	05:33	23:50	05:33	23:51
53239 Opp Bishan Stn Bishan Rd		NS17CC15Bishan Junction 8	NS17CC15Bishan	05:34	23:51	05:35	23:52	05:34	23:53
53391 Opp Blk 203 Bishan St 22				05:36	23:53	05:37	23:54	05:37	23:54
53381 Bishan Nth Shop Mall Bishan St 22		Bishan North Shopping Mall		05:37	23:54	05:39	23:56	05:39	23:56
53371 Blk 257 Bishan St 22				05:38	23:55	05:40	23:57	05:40	23:57
53161 Marymount CC Marymount Rd				05:40	23:57	05:42	23:58	05:41	23:58
54011 Blk 207 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6				05:42	23:58	05:44	00:00	05:42	23:59
54241 Blk 700B Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		AMK Hub		05:46	00:01	05:47	00:03	05:44	00:02
54261 Aft Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit A Ang Mo Kio Ave 3	NS16Ang Mo Kio	88B	NS16Ang Mo Kio	05:30	00:03	05:30	00:05	05:30	00:04
54271 Blk 586 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		88B		05:31	00:04	05:31	00:06	05:31	00:05
54281 Blk 570 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		88B		05:33	00:05	05:33	00:07	05:33	00:06
54581 Blk 574 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10		88B		05:34	00:06	05:34	00:08	05:34	00:07
54571 Blk 532 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10		88B		05:36	00:08	05:36	00:10	05:36	00:09
54481 ITE Coll Ctrl Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	88B		05:36	00:09	05:37	00:11	05:36	00:10
54491 Aft CTE Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	88B		05:37	00:10	05:39	00:12	05:38	00:11
54501 Opp AMK Ind Pk 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	88B		05:38	00:11	05:40	00:13	05:38	00:12
54651 Opp Techplace 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	88B		05:39	00:12	05:41	00:14	05:40	00:13
66451 Aft AMK Ind Pk 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	88B		05:40	00:13	05:43	00:15	05:41	00:13
66461 Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	88B		05:41	00:14	05:44	00:16	05:42	00:14
66471 Bef Yio Chu Kang Rd Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	88B		05:41	00:15	05:44	00:17	05:42	00:15
66481 Opp Blk 968 Buangkok Green			05:43	00:17	05:47	00:19	05:43	00:16
66491 Opp Blk 910 Buangkok Green		Institute of Mental Health (IMH) Buangkok Campus		05:46	00:18	05:49	00:20	05:45	00:18
64619 Opp Blk 913 Hougang Ave 4				05:48	00:20	05:50	00:22	05:46	00:19
64609 Blk 687 Hougang Ave 4				05:49	00:21	05:51	00:23	05:47	00:20
64419 Blk 681 Hougang Ave 4				05:51	00:22	05:52	00:24	05:48	00:21
64341 Bef Blk 683 Hougang Ave 8				05:50	00:23	05:53	00:25	05:50	00:22
64351 Opp Montfort Sch Hougang Ave 8				05:52	00:24	05:54	00:26	05:51	00:23
64361 Blk 535 Hougang Ave 8				05:54	00:25	05:55	00:27	05:52	00:24
64031 Blk 436 Hougang Ave 8				05:56	00:26	05:57	00:29	05:54	00:25
64021 Blk 458 Hougang Ave 10			05:59	00:28	05:59	00:30	05:55	00:27
65011 Opp The Rivervale Punggol Rd			06:02	00:29	06:00	00:32	05:57	00:28
65021 Opp Blk 110 Punggol Rd			05:59	00:30	06:01	00:33	05:57	00:29
65031 Blk 227D Punggol Rd			06:03	00:31	06:02	00:35	05:58	00:30
65041 Blk 231 Punggol Rd			06:04	00:32	06:03	00:36	05:59	00:31
65061 Blk 298A Punggol Rd				06:06	00:34	06:05	00:38	06:00	00:33
65199 Aft Punggol Rd(Berth 1b) TPE				06:08	00:36	06:07	00:40	06:03	00:35
77339 Opp Blk 756 Pasir Ris Dr 12				06:15	00:42	06:14	00:46	06:13	00:41
77279 Aft Pasir Ris Ind Dr 1 Pasir Ris Dr 12				06:13	00:42	06:14	00:46	06:09	00:41
77269 Opp Blk 717 Pasir Ris Dr 12				06:14	00:43	06:15	00:47	06:10	00:42
77259 Opp Blk 713 Pasir Ris Dr 3				06:15	00:44	06:16	00:48	06:11	00:43
77219 Opp Blk 626 Pasir Ris Dr 3				06:17	00:44	06:17	00:50	06:12	00:44
77209 Opp Pasir Ris Elias CC Pasir Ris Dr 3		Elias Mall		06:17	00:45	06:18	00:51	06:12	00:45
77199 Opp Blk 500A Pasir Ris Dr 3		Pasir Ris Park		06:18	00:46	06:20	00:53	06:16	00:47
77009 Pasir Ris Int(Berth B11) Pasir Ris Dr 3		EW1Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Mall Pasir Ris Town Park Whitesands Mall	EW1Pasir Ris	06:21	00:48	06:23	00:56	06:18	00:50

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Pasir Ris ↔ Toa Payoh	1999	28 February	Introduced between Pasir Ris Int and Toa Payoh Temp Int.
			TBC	Skips removed bus stop opposite St. Anne's Ch along Punggol Rd.
			TBC	Serves reinstated bus stop outside Blk 298A along Punggol Rd.
		2000	10 June	Serves reinstated bus stop outside Blk 190C along Punggol Rd.
	88Pasir Ris ↔ Toa Payoh 88APunggol Rd → Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		TBC	Introduced from Punggol Rd (St. Anne's Ch) to Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 (Opp Ang Mo Kio Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
		2001	TBC	88Last bus from Toa Payoh Temp Int extended to 2340 hrs daily.
		2002	19 May	Amended to Toa Payoh Integrated Transport Hub.
			TBC	88AExtended to start from Punggol Rd (Blk 190C).
	Pasir Ris ↔ Toa Payoh	2004	TBC	88ADiscontinued.
		2005	TBC	Skips removed bus stop outside Muhajirin Mque along Braddell Rd.
	88Pasir Ris ↔ Toa Payoh 88AHougang Ave 4 → Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 88BAng Mo Kio Ave 6 → Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	2012	8 October	88AIntroduced from Hougang Ave 4 (Blk 919) to Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 (Opp Ang Mo Kio Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
				88BIntroduced from Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 (Blk 207) to Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 (Bef Yio Chu Kang Rd) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
	88Pasir Ris ↔ Toa Payoh 88APunggol Rd → Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 88BAng Mo Kio Ave 3 → Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	2013	9 April	88AExtended to start from Punggol Rd (Blk 190C).
				88BShortened to start from Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 (Ang Mo Kio Stn).
			9 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2014	24 August	Serves new pair of bus stops before and after Punggol Rd along TPE.

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