Getting Here
Chinatown sits between the CBD and Outram. Most visitors arrive on the North East or Downtown Line, walk Pagoda Street, and never need a taxi.
Nearest MRT:
Chinatown (NE4/DT19) Exit A for New Bridge Road; Maxwell (TE18); Telok Ayer (DT18); Outram Park (EW16/NE3/TE17).
Area Focus:
Kreta Ayer (temples and street market), Ann Siang / Club Street (evenings), Telok Ayer (Thian Hock Keng), Tanjong Pagar and Bukit Pasoh.
Best Time:
Late morning for temples and Lian Xin lunch; after 7pm from 18 Sep–20 Oct for Mid-Autumn lanterns.
On the MRT
- Take the North East or Downtown Line to Chinatown (NE4/DT19). Exit A faces New Bridge Road — the Mid-Autumn lantern spine.
- Maxwell (TE18) on the Thomson–East Coast Line is closer to Maxwell Food Centre and the south side of the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple.
- Telok Ayer (DT18) is the stop for Thian Hock Keng. Outram Park is the three-line interchange if you are coming from the west or east.
Driving and walking
Skip driving into Pagoda Street on weekend evenings and during the lantern light-up. Use the multi-storey carparks at Chinatown Point or People’s Park Centre. The precinct itself is a walking district: Pagoda Street to the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple is about five minutes.