Tanjong Pagar runs from office towers to old HDB blocks in a few streets. This route starts in a pocket park, eats where the estate eats, and ends with a view from the 50th storey.
Go between Monday and Thursday, because the Habib Noh shrines open at 10am only on those days and the SGH Museum is shut on Sundays and closes at 1pm on Saturdays. Plan on 15 to 30 minutes at each stop and a long lunch in the middle.
Where to start
Tanjong Pagar MRT (EW15)
When to go
Weekday morning, start by 9am
Stop by stop
We'd do these in order, and each linked stop has its price and directions.
9:00 AM
Tras Link Park
Tras Link Park is a 0.46-hectare park in the business district, open 24 hours and wheelchair accessible, with benches and colourful garden swings. Tanjong Pagar MRT is the nearest station. Ten minutes is enough, and a free 900m guided walk links it to Duxton Plain Park.
9:30 AM
Breakfast at Tanjong Pagar Plaza
Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food Centre is at Block 6 Tanjong Pagar Plaza. It has no single set of opening hours, since each stall opens when it chooses, so go early and pick a stall with a queue.
10:45 AM
Maqam Habib Noh
Maqam Habib Noh and Haji Salleh Mosque is at 37 Palmer Road, at the foot of Mount Palmer. The shrines on the hill are open 10am to 6.30pm from Monday to Thursday, and the mosque is open daily from dawn to 9pm. Give it 45 minutes.
12:00 PM
Duxton Plain Park
Duxton Plain Park is open 24 hours and enters from New Bridge Road, Neil Road, Kreta Ayer Road and Yan Kit Road. Look for the Bodhi tree on Neil Road and the Indian rubber tree near Yan Kit Road. Maxwell or Outram Park MRT is the nearest station.
12:45 PM
Pinnacle@Duxton Skybridge
The skybridge at Block 1G Cantonment Road is S$6 a person, open from 9am with last admission at 9pm. Register and pay at the first-floor kiosk, then take the lift to the 50th storey. Only 150 visitors a day are allowed, so go early.
2:00 PM
SGH Museum
The SGH Museum is free, in the Bowyer Block of Singapore General Hospital on Outram Road, and open Monday to Friday 8am to 7pm and Saturday 8am to 1pm. Outram Park MRT is the nearest station. Look for the recreated medical college facade and the QR-coded stories.
Save for another day
- Jigger & Pony and the other Tanjong Pagar bars, which are an evening of their own
- Keong Saik Road for dinner
Before you go
Book ahead where you need to, and turn up for the rest.
Tras Link ParkTanjong Pagar · FreeGoTanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food CentreTanjong Pagar · FreeGoMaqam Habib Noh and Haji Salleh MosqueTanjong Pagar · FreeGo
Duxton Plain ParkDuxton · FreeGoPinnacle@Duxton SkybridgeDuxton · From S$6Tickets SGH MuseumOutram · FreeGoTanjong Pagar walk questions
Can I go up the Pinnacle@Duxton skybridge without booking?
Yes, you register at the kiosk on the first floor of Block 1G Cantonment Road and pay S$6 by NETS or Visa or Mastercard. Last admission is 9pm, but only 150 visitors a day and 50 at a time are allowed. Your QR receipt works once, within an hour of registering.
Which days suit a walk through Tanjong Pagar and Duxton?
Monday to Thursday. The Habib Noh shrines open from 10am to 6.30pm on those days, from 2.30pm on Fridays and from 9am on weekends, and the SGH Museum is open Monday to Friday and Saturday until 1pm, but closed on Sundays and public holidays. The parks and the skybridge are open every day.
Is the Habib Noh shrine open to visitors?
Yes, visitors can enter the mosque daily from dawn prayers to 9pm, public holidays included. The shrines of Habib Noh and Habib Abdurrahman on the hill above are open Monday to Thursday 10am to 6.30pm, Friday 2.30pm to 6.30pm and weekends 9am to 6pm. Tanjong Pagar MRT is the nearest station.
Stories from along the way
Longer reads on the places you'll pass through.
