Planning your journey or checking out the fare for your trip? Use the Fare Calculator to find out the fare for your trip, including transfers between buses and the MRT/LRT.

For more information on fares, please refer to Public Transport Council’s website.

Distance Fares

You will get a better deal and greater convenience when you use any of the payment methods except cash for your travel, as travel fares are charged based on the total distance travelled across different travel modes.

This integrated distance fare structure means there are no additional boarding charges when you transfer to different public buses or trains, as long as your journey follows these criteria:

• The maximum duration between the first and last boarding (not alighting) of a bus or train within a journey is two hours
• A maximum of five transfers are allowed with no additional boarding charges
• 45 minutes for transfers between train station and bus service, or between different bus services
• 15 minutes for transfers between different train stations
• The current bus service must not be the same number as the preceding bus service
• No exit and re-entry at the same train station

Fares will be charged by per bus ride if you pay by cash, which will be higher than using travel cards/bank cards/mobile payment.

Travel Smart Journeys

In February 2020, Travel Smart Journeys (TSJ) was introduced on Bus Service 43e to help distribute peak-hour public transport demand by encouraging commuters staying in the Northeast region to adopt alternative modes of travel. Subsequently in March 2023 and October 2024, TSJ was extended to include six more bus services (City Direct Services 654, 660, 666, 671, 672 and 673). The initiative benefitted residents in Punggol, Sengkang, Buangkok and Hougang who were travelling to their workplaces in the Central Business District, MacPherson and Paya Lebar areas.

Since 2 January 2025, TSJ has expanded to include enhanced incentives and more eligible bus services (City Direct Services 660M, 675, 676, 677 and 678).

Commuters who travel during the weekday (excluding public holidays) morning peak hours via the North-East Line (NEL) from Punggol Coast, Sengkang, Buangkok or Hougang stations, or any stations along the Punggol and Sengkang LRT lines, may receive points worth up to 80% of their journey fares if they switch to eligible bus services during the morning operational hours or shift their travel time to before or after the peak period on NEL. The points can be redeemed in 500-point blocks (equivalent to $5.00) and credited into their selected travel cards.

The enhanced incenstives are summarised below:

To qualify for incentives, commuters must:

• First sign up for an account on the SimplyGo mobile app;
• Enrol in the TSJ programme;
• Meet the enrolment criteria of tapping in between 7.15am and 8.45am at Punggol Coast, Punggol, Sengkang, Buangkok, Hougang MRT stations, or any station along the Punggol and Sengkang LRT lines, on at least 6 weekdays (excluding public holidays) over the past 30 calendar days; and
• Meet one of the two criterias below for eligible journey:

1. Re-mode: Shift from NEL to any TSJ eligible bus services during the morning operational hours (first bus at 6.20am and last bus at 9.30am); and/or
2. Re-time: Tap in at Punggol Coast, Punggol, Sengkang, Hougang or Buangkok NEL station, or any Sengkang or Punggol LRT station, either before 7.15am, or between 8.45am and 9.45am; and tap-out at any MRT/LRT station, exluding stations on the Punggol and Sengkang LRT lines.

For the bus routes details, please visit SimplyGo's website. 

Past Travel Smart Initiatives

The Travel Smart Programme has been constantly reviewed to take into consideration rail network enhancements and changes to commuter travel patterns.

Find out more about how Travel Smart has evolved over the years:

For enquiries on Travel Smart Journeys, please contact LTA-TravelSmart@lta.gov.sg.