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Changi to Chinatown & Little India by train or road

About 20 km. The private car is fastest at 30 min; the train is cheapest, from ₹170 per person.

Chinatown & Little India to Changi

Fastest

Private car

Grab / taxi, per vehicle

30 min door to door

Cheapest

Train

MRT (Downtown line, change at Expo)

from ₹170 per person

Best value

Train

MRT (Downtown line, change at Expo)

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
Private carGrab / taxi, per vehicle30 min₹2,080–₹4,300per car (up to 4)DailyRome2Rio ↗
TrainMRT (Downtown line, change at Expo)54 min₹170per personDailyRome2Rio ↗

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Private car · Grab / taxi, per vehicle₹2,080–₹4,300₹2,080–₹4,300
Train · MRT (Downtown line, change at Expo)₹340₹680

Once you’re in Chinatown & Little India

  • Best time: February – April
  • Typical stay: 2 days
  • November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (February – April). Against it: Monsoon Showers. Deepavali in Little India can fall this month.

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