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Toa Payoh
Planning Area and HDB Town in Central Region, Singapore

Toa Payoh

Toa Payoh is a planning area and residential town located in the northern part of the Central Region of Singapore.

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Toa Payoh planning area borders Bishan and Serangoon to the north, the Central Water Catchment to the northwest, Kallang to the south, Geylang to the southeast, Novena to the west and Hougang to the east. Toa Payoh New Town is situated in the western portion of the Toa Payoh planning area. The latter occupies a much larger area, encompassing estates such as Potong Pasir and Bidadari.

How locals move

Getting around Toa Payoh 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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