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Bishan
Planning Area and HDB Town in Central Region, Singapore

Bishan

Bishan, also known as Peck San, is a planning area and residential town located at the northernmost portion of the Central Region of Singapore.

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Statistically, the area is ranked the 38th biggest in terms of geographical size and the 22nd most populated planning area in the country. It is located at the most central point of Singapore, and it comprises three subzones of Bishan East, Marymount and Thomson. There are also many private residential properties in Bishan. Bishan is ranked 15th in terms of population density. Apart from its boundary with the Central Water Catchment in the west, Bishan borders three other planning areas: Ang Mo Kio to the north, Toa Payoh to the south, and Serangoon to the east.

How locals move

Getting around Bishan the local way

  • Get inA similar scheme is available for citizens of India who have a valid visa or residence permit issued by Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom or the United States (Schengen visas issued by other countries do not count), and have an onward plane, ferry or cruise ticket to a third country.
  • Get inFerries link Singapore with the neighbouring Indonesian province of Riau Islands, and the Malaysian state of Johor.
  • Get inSingapore has two terminals that handle international ferries: near Sentosa and near Changi Airport.
  • Get inHarbourFront Ferry Terminal is located inside HarbourFront Centre shopping mall, not to be confused with the adjoining VivoCity.
  • Get inTanah Merah Ferry Terminal is located south of Changi Airport.
  • Get inFrom there, take bus 35/35M to the ferry terminal.
  • Get inIf you are arriving at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, getting a taxi can be very difficult due to the remote location and 200 other people hailing them simultaneously; it's often faster to take bus 35/M a few stops to the nearest MRT station and try your luck there.
  • Get inThe bus calls twice in its route at the ferry terminal and visitors must pre-register to enter the logistics park ALPS.

From Wikivoyage: Singapore, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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