Singapore day plans
Each plan is a half day or a full day, set out stop by stop from the nearest MRT station.
Stops come in the order we'd walk them, with how long to stay at each and a short list of what to save for another day. Short on time? Pick a half day and keep the rest for your next visit. For the longer read, try a story or a neighbourhood page.
All day plans
Half day · 4 hours
Bay lights on foot
Golden hour on the Helix, then the Supertrees and Spectra
Half day · 3.5 hours
South Bridge by noon
Two temples in the cool, then Maxwell before the lunch rush
Half day · 6 hours
Serangoon to Bussorah
Tekka in the morning, Sultan Mosque after lunch
Full day · 9 hours · 3–4pm rest stop
Gallery, then Spectra
Art indoors all morning, bay lights once the heat breaks
Half day · 5 hours (dawn start)
Ubin on the early boat
Dawn bumboat to Ubin, with cash for both crossings
Half day · 3.5 hours
Dakota after dark
An evening crawl through Old Airport Road's hawker stalls
Half day · 3.5 hours
Henderson to Labrador
Henderson Waves at golden hour, then Labrador's forest
Half day · 3 hours
Koon Seng in the cool
Pastel terraces and Katong laksa before the heat
Half day · 5 hours
Palawan before Wings
Free sand and a fort, then fireworks over Siloso
Half day · 4 hours
Tanglin Gate till noon
The lawn at 7am, orchids at opening, lunch on Adam Road
Half day · 6 hours · ION Sky until 4pm, Emerald Hill at 5pm
Emerald Hill at five
ION Sky at lunch, Peranakan terraces at five, Newton satay
Half day · 3 hours
Seng Poh before brunch
Chwee kueh at the market, then the 1930s blocks on foot
Full day · 12 hours · rest before the 7pm Night Safari
Zoo, then the tram
Orangutans in the morning, Night Safari after dark
Half day · 6 hours
Toa Payoh to Bishan
A market breakfast, two monasteries and a river walk
Half day · 6 hours
Woodlands to Sembawang
A long jetty, a vertical kampung and a free foot soak
Half day · 6 hours
Jurong Lake to Kilns
Lake gardens by morning, then Singapore's dragon kilns
Half day · 6 hours
Quarries to Chestnut
A flooded quarry, 108 steps and a big forest park
Half day · 6 hours
Pasir Ris to Punggol
Mangroves at sunrise, three bridges, then an island park
Half day · 6 hours
Reservoir to Bedok 85
A reservoir loop, chwee kueh and a pool in the east
Half day · 6 hours
Ghim Moh to Dempsey
Hawker breakfast, village cafes, then chocolate on the hill
Half day · 6 hours
Geylang by daylight
Hawker breakfast, two temples and a Malay market
Half day · 6 hours
Clementi to West Coast
A mural, a wooded park, a market brunch and the sea
Half day · 6 hours
Kranji on a weekend
Goats, a farm lunch and two wetlands
Half day · 6 hours
Islands by ferry
Sandbar, causeway and a temple hill
Half day · 6 hours
Tanjong Pagar walk
A park, a shrine, a skybridge and a museum
Half day · 6 hours
Kovan to the river
A cemetery, a kampong and a wetland
Half day · 6 hours
Queenstown morning
Laksa, a hill market and the estate of firsts
Half day · 6 hours
Balestier on foot
Bak kut teh, a coffee roaster and a quiet temple
Half day · 5 hours
Serangoon at dusk
Evening prayers, a rooftop view and open-air supper
Full day · 12 hours
Batam and back
A day in Batam by ferry from HarbourFront