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Singapore MRT fares

What a ride actually costs: distance-based fares from S$1.28 to S$2.57, the 50-cent early-bird discount, tourist passes and monthly passes.

Information updated: July 2026

What a ride costs

Adult, card
S$1.28–S$2.57
Distance based. Tap in and tap out; changing lines adds nothing.
Tap in before 07:45
−50¢
Weekdays only. Comes off any fare, for every kind of card.
Student
S$0.52–S$0.78
With a concession card. Capped from 7.2 km onwards.
Senior / PWD
S$0.69–S$1.07
With a concession card. Capped from 7.2 km onwards.
The most important thing to know

There are no single-trip tickets on the MRT, and no cash fares. The standard ticket was withdrawn in March 2022. To ride you need a card — an EZ-Link or SimplyGo card — or you can simply tap a contactless bank card (Visa, Mastercard, NETS, Amex) or your phone (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay) on the gate and pay the same adult fare. Nothing to buy, nothing to top up.

How the fare is worked out

Distance, not trips

One journey, one fare

You tap in at the start and out at the end. The fare comes from the distance you actually travelled — changing between MRT, LRT and buses inside the same trip does not start a new fare.

Early-bird discount

50 cents off before 07:45

Enter the system before 07:45 on a weekday (not public holidays) and 50 cents comes off, whatever card you use. A short adult hop drops from S$1.28 to S$0.78.

Do not forget to tap out

Or you pay the maximum fare

If you leave without tapping out, the system charges the longest possible fare for that entry. Tap out even if the gates are open.

The full fare table (2026)

DistanceAdultBefore 07:45StudentSenior / PWD
up to 3.2 kmS$1.28S$0.78S$0.52S$0.69
3.2–4.2 kmS$1.38S$0.88S$0.60S$0.79
4.2–5.2 kmS$1.49S$0.99S$0.66S$0.87
5.2–6.2 kmS$1.59S$1.09S$0.71S$0.94
6.2–7.2 kmS$1.68S$1.18S$0.74S$1.00
7.2–8.2 kmS$1.75S$1.25S$0.78S$1.07
8.2–9.2 kmS$1.82S$1.32S$0.78S$1.07
9.2–10.2 kmS$1.86S$1.36S$0.78S$1.07
10.2–11.2 kmS$1.90S$1.40S$0.78S$1.07
11.2–12.2 kmS$1.94S$1.44S$0.78S$1.07
12.2–13.2 kmS$1.98S$1.48S$0.78S$1.07
13.2–14.2 kmS$2.02S$1.52S$0.78S$1.07
14.2–15.2 kmS$2.07S$1.57S$0.78S$1.07
15.2–16.2 kmS$2.11S$1.61S$0.78S$1.07
16.2–17.2 kmS$2.15S$1.65S$0.78S$1.07
17.2–18.2 kmS$2.20S$1.70S$0.78S$1.07
18.2–19.2 kmS$2.24S$1.74S$0.78S$1.07
19.2–20.2 kmS$2.27S$1.77S$0.78S$1.07
20.2–21.2 kmS$2.30S$1.80S$0.78S$1.07
21.2–22.2 kmS$2.33S$1.83S$0.78S$1.07
22.2–23.2 kmS$2.36S$1.86S$0.78S$1.07
23.2–24.2 kmS$2.38S$1.88S$0.78S$1.07
24.2–25.2 kmS$2.40S$1.90S$0.78S$1.07
25.2–26.2 kmS$2.42S$1.92S$0.78S$1.07
26.2–27.2 kmS$2.43S$1.93S$0.78S$1.07
27.2–28.2 kmS$2.44S$1.94S$0.78S$1.07
28.2–29.2 kmS$2.45S$1.95S$0.78S$1.07
29.2–30.2 kmS$2.46S$1.96S$0.78S$1.07
30.2–31.2 kmS$2.47S$1.97S$0.78S$1.07
31.2–32.2 kmS$2.48S$1.98S$0.78S$1.07
32.2–33.2 kmS$2.49S$1.99S$0.78S$1.07
33.2–34.2 kmS$2.50S$2.00S$0.78S$1.07
34.2–35.2 kmS$2.51S$2.01S$0.78S$1.07
35.2–36.2 kmS$2.52S$2.02S$0.78S$1.07
36.2–37.2 kmS$2.53S$2.03S$0.78S$1.07
37.2–38.2 kmS$2.54S$2.04S$0.78S$1.07
38.2–39.2 kmS$2.55S$2.05S$0.78S$1.07
39.2–40.2 kmS$2.56S$2.06S$0.78S$1.07
over 40.2 kmS$2.57S$2.07S$0.78S$1.07

Card fares for the MRT and LRT, in force since 27 December 2025 (Public Transport Council fare review 2025). The distance is the whole journey, however many trains and buses you take.

Passes: tourist, monthly and concession

Tourist Pass — 1 day
S$17
Unlimited MRT, LRT and basic bus travel for one calendar day.
Tourist Pass — 2 days
S$24
Must be used on consecutive days.
Tourist Pass — 3 days
S$29
Consecutive days. After it expires the card works as a normal EZ-Link.
Adult monthly pass
S$122
Unlimited bus and train travel for a calendar month — worth it from roughly 50 trips.
Is the Tourist Pass worth it? Only if you travel a lot. The average MRT ride costs about S$1.50–S$2.00, so a 1-day pass at S$17 pays for itself at roughly nine or ten rides in a day. Most visitors ride four or five times a day and are better off tapping a contactless bank card. Where the pass wins is on long-distance days: airport, Jurong, Changi and back.

Fares — frequently asked questions

From S$1.28 for a short trip up to S$2.57 for the longest, for an adult paying with a card. The fare depends on the distance you travel, not on how many lines you use. Tap in before 07:45 on a weekday and 50 cents comes off.

Tap a card on the fare gate: an EZ-Link or SimplyGo card, a contactless Visa, Mastercard, NETS or Amex, or your phone with Apple Pay, Google Pay or Samsung Pay. There are no paper tickets and you cannot pay with cash at the gate.

No. The fare is worked out once, from the distance of your whole journey. Changing between the MRT, the LRT and buses within one trip does not restart the fare — even at Newton, Tampines and Bukit Panjang, where you have to tap out and tap back in, as long as the change takes 15 minutes or less.

It pays for itself at around nine or ten rides a day. If you plan a long day out to Changi, Jurong or the zoo, the S$17 1-day pass makes sense. For four or five normal rides a day, tapping your own contactless bank card is cheaper and simpler.

You are charged the maximum fare for that journey. Always tap out at the exit gate, even if it is standing open.

Children below 0.9 m in height travel free. Students, seniors and persons with disabilities pay concession fares with the right card — from S$0.52 (student) and S$0.69 (senior), capped at S$0.78 and S$1.07 from 7.2 km onwards.

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