Traffic & Transport during F1

The 2014 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix will take place from September 19th to 21st. During the race several road in the Marina Bay area will be closed and some areas difficult to access due to increased traffic. Public transport is the best option for everyone who doesn't own a F1 race car. 

Traffic & Road Closures

Road Closures start on the 17th of September from 12.01am onwards as the race crew needs to set up the area and its facilities. Motorists and taxis can access the Marina Bay area only from Nicoll Highway and Temasek Boulevard during these times:

  • September 17-19: 10am to 5pm and 10pm to 6am
  • September 20-21: 12am to 1pm
  • September 22: 10am to 5pm and 10pm to 6am

 

In the mornings and evenings, some roads will be opened to facilitate traffic during peak hours. These are:

Sep 17-19: 5.30am to 9.30am
- Orchard bound: Collyer Quay, St Andrew's Road and Stamford Road
- CBD bound: Nicoll Highway and Esplanade Drive
- CBD bound: Republic Avenue, Republic Boulevard and Bayfront Avenue

Sep 20: 5.30am to 9.30am
- CBD bound: Nicoll Highway and Esplanade Drive

Sep 22: 5.30am to 9.30am
- CBD bound: Nicoll Highway and Esplanade Drive
- CBD and Airport bound: Bras Basah Road, Raffles Boulevard, Bayfront Avenue, Republic Avenue and Republic Boulevard

Sep 22: 5pm to 8.30pm
- CBD bound: Nicoll Highway and Esplanade Drive
- CBD and Airport bound: Bras Basah Road, Raffles Boulevard, Bayfront Avenue, Republic Boulevard and Republic Avenue
- Orchard and Kallang bound: Collyer Quay, Esplanade Drive, Stamford Road and Nicoll Highway
- ECP bound: Bayfront Avenue, Temasek Avenue, Raffles Boulevard and Republic Boulevard

Please use public transport if you are traveling to that area during race days. The roads will reopen progressively on September 23 from 5.30am onwards. 

 

Public Transport

SBS Transit will extend operating hours of MRT trains during the 2014 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix. There are also four additional midnight bus services. 

City Hall station
MRT train services will be extended till 1.30am on September 19 and 1.10am on September 20 and 21

Downtown Line
The last train arrivals will be extended by approximately 70 minutes on September 19 and by 55 minutes during the weekend. 

Punggol and Sengkang LRT
The last train will be co-ordinated to correspond to the extended city lines. 

Midnight bus services
EW1, EW5, EW27 and NS16 will operate from September 19 to 22, servicing Pasir Ris, Bedok, Boon Lay and Ang Mo Kio bus interchanges with a flat rate of SGD 1.50 per ride. 

Check the event information and what's happening during the 2014 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix.