Bus Service 186

Service 186
Route Information
Route	Shenton Way Terminal ↔ Saint Michael's Terminal
Route Length	18.4 km (towards Saint Michael’s) 17.5 km (towards Shenton Way)
Travelling Time	75 mins (1 h 15 mins)
Operator	(Bishan – Toa Payoh Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 186 is an inter-town service linking offices and entertainment facilities in Downtown Core, Havelock to the residential areas along Alexandra Road, Farrer Road and neighbourhoods in Whampoa. With its other terminating point set at Saint Michael's Terminal, this route forms a U-shape with a detour in the West before reaching the Central Business District (CBD).

This service sees a boost in demand during office working hours with deployments of Double Decker buses. In particular, it gives direct connections for office workers residing at Queenstown, Alexandra Road and Ganges Avenue, reaching offices in DT18Telok Ayer and EW14NS26Raffles Place in a straight line via Havelock Road, Upper Pickering Street and Church Street, whereas in the other direction, it plies a shortcut via Cecil Street, Cross Street, Upper Cross Street and Havelock Road.

In addition, Service 186 provides residential areas and schools along Farrer Road with access to EW19Queenstown as an important transport node, and late-night services from entertainment facilities with the last bus departing Shenton Way at 0000hrs.

This service serves Jalan Bahagia in both directions (towards Shenton Way Terminal and towards Saint Michael’s Terminal). Commuters are to check the bus display signages or complementary coloured information plates before boarding.

186

(towards Shenton Way Terminal)

186

(towards Saint Michael’s Terminal)

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 186

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Hougang Depot (HGDEP)	15	10 Single Deckers	5 Double Deckers
		SBS6008R Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8097U SBS8180L SBS8795M SBS8803Z SBS8809H SBS8917D SBS8918B SBS8919Z SBS8922M Scania K230UB	SBS3065U SBS3156R SBS3213J SBS3232D SBS3262S Volvo B9TL

Notes
All Buses will perform overnight parking at Braddell Bus Park (BRBP). Weekdays: 9A-8P / 5S / 1E (15 buses) Saturdays: 9A-8P / 1S / 1T (11 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 9A-7P / 1S / 1T (11 buses) Special Weekdays: 12A-10P / 3S / 1T (16 buses)

Service 186 duty allocation
Weekdays (9A-8P / 5S / 1E)	A/P	SBS8097U, SBS8180L (Duty 2A/10P), SBS8803Z, SBS8809H (Duty 5A/14P), SBS8917D, SBS8918B, SBS8919Z & SBS8922M
	A	SBS6008R
	S	SBS3065U, SBS3156R, SBS3232D, SBS3262S & SBS8795M
	E	SBS3213J

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 Saint Michael’s	15 - 18 minutes	13 - 19 minutes	11 - 17 minutes	16 - 22 minutes
towards Shenton Way	10 - 18 minutes	12 - 19 minutes	13 - 20 minutes	20 - 24 minutes

Special Departures

40239 Bef Stevens Stn Exit 4 Whitley Rd → 03239 Shenton Way Ter Shenton Way Departure Time
Weekdays	05:55 (SBS8180L - Duty 2A/10P) 06:08 (SD)
Weekends & Public Holidays	05:55 (SD)

10239 Blk 79 Ganges Ave → 03239 Shenton Way Ter Shenton Way Departure Time
Weekdays	08:00 (DD) 08:41 (SD) 08:49 (DD)

Direction 1 (Shenton Way → Saint Michael’s)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
03239 Shenton Way Ter Shenton Way		06:00	00:00	06:00	00:00	06:00	00:00
03223 Tanjong Pagar Stn Exit C Anson Rd	EW15Tanjong Pagar	06:04	00:03	06:03	00:03	06:03	00:02
03151 Opp GB Bldg Cecil St		06:05	00:05	06:05	00:04	06:04	00:04
03041 Telok Ayer Stn Exit A Cross St	DT18Telok Ayer	06:08	00:06	06:06	00:06	06:06	00:05
05131 Opp Hong Lim Cplx Upp Cross St	NE4DT19Chinatown Chinatown Point Yue Hwa Building	06:10	00:08	06:08	00:07	06:07	00:07
06171 Opp State Ct Upp Cross St		06:12	00:10	06:10	00:09	06:09	00:08
06161 Blk 2 Havelock Rd		06:14	00:12	06:12	00:11	06:11	00:10
06151 Hotel Miramar Havelock Rd		06:15	00:13	06:13	00:12	06:12	00:11
06141 Havelock Stn Exit 5 Havelock Rd	TE16Havelock	06:16	00:14	06:14	00:13	06:13	00:12
10221 Ganges Ctr Ganges Ave		06:18	00:16	06:16	00:15	06:14	00:13
10231 Blk 51 CP Ganges Ave		06:19	00:17	06:17	00:16	06:15	00:14
10241 Gan Eng Seng Sec Sch Alexandra Rd		06:20	00:18	06:18	00:17	06:16	00:15
10261 Delta Sports Hall Alexandra Rd	Delta Sports Complex	06:22	00:19	06:20	00:18	06:18	00:16
10271 Opp Tanglin View Alexandra Rd		06:23	00:19	06:21	00:19	06:19	00:17
10281 SIS Bldg Alexandra Rd		06:24	00:20	06:22	00:20	06:20	00:18
10291 Opp Dawson Pl Alexandra Rd		06:25	00:21	06:23	00:21	06:21	00:19
11131 Queens Condo C'wealth Ave		06:27	00:22	06:24	00:22	06:22	00:20
11141 Queenstown Stn Exit A/D C'wealth Ave	EW19Queenstown	06:27	00:23	06:25	00:23	06:23	00:21
11151 Blk 42 C'wealth Ave		06:30	00:24	06:26	00:24	06:24	00:22
11061 Opp Queensway Sec Sch Queensway		06:32	00:25	06:28	00:26	06:26	00:24
11071 Blk 97 Queensway		06:33	00:26	06:29	00:27	06:27	00:25
11081 Viz Holland Queensway		06:34	00:27	06:30	00:28	06:28	00:26
11091 Leedon Green Farrer Rd		06:35	00:28	06:31	00:29	06:29	00:27
11101 Empress Rd Mkt/FC Farrer Rd		06:37	00:29	06:33	00:30	06:30	00:28
11111 Farrer Rd Stn Exit B Farrer Rd	CC20Farrer Road	06:38	00:30	06:34	00:31	06:31	00:29
41101 St. Margaret's Sec Sch Farrer Rd		06:39	00:31	06:35	00:32	06:32	00:30
41111 Lutheran Twrs Farrer Rd		06:40	00:31	06:36	00:32	06:33	00:30
41029 Opp Botanic Gdns Stn Dunearn Rd	CC19DT9Botanic Gardens Singapore Botanic Gardens	06:43	00:33	06:38	00:34	06:35	00:32
41019 Aft Kheam Hock Rd Dunearn Rd	Botanic Gardens Jacob Ballas Children's Garden	06:44	00:34	06:40	00:35	06:36	00:33
40099 Aft Dunkirk Ave Dunearn Rd		06:46	00:35	06:41	00:36	06:37	00:34
40231 Raffles Town Club Whitley Rd	DT10TE11Stevens	06:47	00:36	06:42	00:37	06:38	00:35
51091 Opp Catholic JC PIE	Catholic JC	06:51	00:39	06:46	00:40	06:41	00:38
51101 Bef Thomson Flyover PIE		06:52	00:40	06:47	00:41	06:42	00:39
51019 Thomson Flyover Thomson Rd		06:53	00:41	06:48	00:42	06:43	00:40
50161 Bef Jln Dusun Balestier Rd		06:55	00:43	06:50	00:44	06:45	00:41
50171 Zhongshan Mall Balestier Rd	Zhongshan Mall	06:55	00:43	06:51	00:44	06:45	00:42
50191 Bef Balestier Plaza Balestier Rd		06:56	00:44	06:52	00:45	06:46	00:43
50201 Shaw Plaza Balestier Rd	Shaw Plaza	06:57	00:45	06:53	00:46	06:47	00:43
50211 Opp Balestier Pt Balestier Rd		06:58	00:46	06:54	00:47	06:48	00:44
50991 Blk 82 Whampoa Dr		07:00	00:48	06:57	00:49	06:50	00:46
52129 Blk 29 Jln Bahagia 1 186(towards St. Michael’s Ter)		07:02	00:49	06:59	00:51	06:52	00:47
52109 Bet Blks 33/34 Jln Bahagia 1 186(towards St. Michael’s Ter)		07:04	00:50	07:00	00:52	06:53	00:48
52499 St. Michael's Ter(Berth B5) Whampoa Rd		07:08	00:53	07:04	00:55	06:57	00:51

Notes:

• ¹: This service calls at this stop in both directions (towards Saint Michael’s and towards Shenton Way). Commuters are to check the bus destination before boarding.

Direction 2 (Saint Michael’s → Shenton Way)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
52499 St. Michael's Ter(Berth B5) Whampoa Rd		06:00	23:45	06:00	23:45	06:00	23:45
52451 Blk 114 Whampoa Rd		06:01	23:46	06:01	23:46	06:01	23:46
52129 Blk 29 Jln Bahagia 1 186(towards Shenton Way Ter)		06:03	23:47	06:03	23:47	06:02	23:47
52109 Bet Blks 33/34 Jln Bahagia 1 186(towards Shenton Way Ter)		06:04	23:48	06:04	23:48	06:03	23:48
52099 Opp NKF Kim Keat Rd		06:06	23:50	06:06	23:50	06:06	23:50
50159 Bef Kim Keat Lane Kim Keat Rd		06:07	23:51	06:07	23:51	06:06	23:51
50209 Aft Pegu Rd Balestier Rd		06:08	23:52	06:08	23:52	06:07	23:52
50199 Opp Shaw Plaza Balestier Rd	Shaw Plaza	06:09	23:52	06:08	23:52	06:07	23:52
50189 Opp Public Mansion Balestier Rd		06:10	23:53	06:09	23:53	06:08	23:52
50179 Opp Zhongshan Mall Balestier Rd	Zhongshan Mall	06:11	23:54	06:10	23:54	06:09	23:54
50169 Aft Irrawaddy Rd Balestier Rd		06:12	23:54	06:10	23:55	06:09	23:54
51109 Opp Old Police Acad Whitley Rd		06:15	23:56	06:12	23:57	06:11	23:56
51099 Catholic JC Whitley Rd	Catholic JC	06:17	23:57	06:14	23:58	06:12	23:57
40249 St. Joseph's Instn Whitley Rd	St. Joseph's Institution	06:20	23:59	06:16	00:00	06:14	23:59
40239 Bef Stevens Stn Exit 4 Whitley Rd	DT10TE11Stevens	05:55	00:00	05:55	00:01	05:55	23:59
40091 Bef Lewis Rd Bt Timah Rd		05:57	00:01	05:56	00:02	05:56	00:00
41011 NUS Bt Timah Campus Bt Timah Rd	Botanic Gardens Jacob Ballas Children's Garden	05:59	00:02	05:58	00:04	05:58	00:02
41021 Botanic Gdns Stn Bt Timah Rd	CC19DT9Botanic Gardens Singapore Botanic Gardens	06:00	00:03	05:59	00:05	05:59	00:03
41119 Opp Lutheran Twrs Farrer Rd		06:02	00:04	06:00	00:06	06:00	00:04
41109 Opp St. Margaret's Sec Sch Farrer Rd		06:03	00:05	06:01	00:07	06:01	00:05
11119 Farrer Rd Stn Exit A Farrer Rd	CC20Farrer Road	06:04	00:06	06:02	00:08	06:02	00:06
11109 Spanish Village Farrer Rd		06:05	00:07	06:03	00:09	06:03	00:07
11099 Opp Leedon Green Farrer Rd		06:06	00:07	06:04	00:09	06:04	00:07
11089 Opp Holland Hill Lodge Queensway		06:08	00:09	06:05	00:10	06:05	00:08
11079 Opp Blk 95 Queensway		06:09	00:10	06:06	00:11	06:06	00:09
11069 Queensway Sec Sch Queensway		06:10	00:10	06:07	00:12	06:07	00:10
11159 Aft Ch of Our Saviour C'wealth Ave		06:13	00:12	06:09	00:13	06:09	00:11
11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C C'wealth Ave	EW19Queenstown	06:14	00:13	06:10	00:14	06:10	00:12
11139 Blk 53A CP C'wealth Ave		06:15	00:14	06:11	00:15	06:11	00:13
10299 Aft Dawson Pl Alexandra Rd		06:17	00:14	06:13	00:16	06:12	00:14
10289 Opp SIS Bldg Alexandra Rd		06:18	00:16	06:14	00:17	06:13	00:15
10279 Tanglin View Alexandra Rd		06:19	00:17	06:15	00:18	06:14	00:16
10269 Opp Delta Sports Hall Alexandra Rd	Delta Sports Complex	06:21	00:18	06:16	00:19	06:15	00:17
10249 Opp Gan Eng Seng Sec Sch Alexandra Rd		06:22	00:19	06:16	00:20	06:16	00:18
10239 Blk 79 Ganges Ave		06:24	00:20	06:19	00:22	06:18	00:20
10229 Opp Harvest Mansions Ganges Ave		06:26	00:21	06:20	00:23	06:19	00:21
06149 Havelock Stn Exit 4 Havelock Rd	TE16Havelock	06:27	00:22	06:21	00:24	06:20	00:22
06159 Opp Hotel Miramar Havelock Rd		06:28	00:24	06:23	00:26	06:21	00:23
06169 River Pl Condo Havelock Rd		06:30	00:25	06:24	00:27	06:22	00:24
06189 Ctrl Sq Havelock Rd		06:32	00:26	06:25	00:28	06:23	00:25
05129 Opp One Upp Pickering Upp Pickering St	NE4DT19Chinatown	06:34	00:28	06:27	00:29	06:25	00:27
05319 OCBC Ctr Church St	NS26EW14Raffles Place DT18Telok Ayer CapitaSpring Far East Square Republic Plaza	06:35	00:29	06:28	00:30	06:26	00:28
03019 OUE Bayfront Collyer Quay	NS26EW14Raffles Place CIMB Plaza	06:37	00:31	06:30	00:32	06:28	00:30
03129 UIC Bldg Shenton Way	TE19Shenton Way	06:40	00:33	06:32	00:34	06:30	00:32
03218 Opp MAS Bldg Shenton Way	EW15Tanjong Pagar	06:43	00:36	06:34	00:36	06:32	00:34
03239 Shenton Way Ter2 Shenton Way		06:46	00:37	06:35	00:37	06:33	00:35

Notes:

• ¹: This service calls at this stop in both directions (towards Shenton Way and towards Saint Michael’s). Commuters are to check the bus destination before boarding.
• ²: No alighting at this stop.
• 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a downroute bus rather than one starting from the first stop.

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Shenton Way ↺ Farrer Rd	1993	3 January	Introduced between Shenton Way Ter and Farrer Rd (Loop) under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 11.
	Shenton Way ↔ St. Michael's		4 April	Extended to St. Michael's Ter under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 12.
		2000	TBC	Serves new bus stop after Shenton Way along Palmer Rd.
		2004	TBC	Skips removed bus stop outside Nanyang Pr Sch along Farrer Rd.
		2011	4 September	Serves new bus stop outside Botanic Gdns Stn along Bt Timah Rd.
		2012	30 September	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2014	27 April	Serves new bus stop outside Queens Condo along Commonwealth Ave.
		2017	25 June	Amended to the relocated Shenton Way Ter.
		2023	23 July	Amended to ply temporary slip road and Mt Pleasant Rd towards St Michael's Ter with the temporary closure of slip road to PIE Exit 17D.

External Links

• Bus Service Information for Service 186 (SBS Transit)
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