Sights · Our pick in Singapore
Battlebox
Under Fort Canning
The wartime underground command centre beneath Fort Canning Park.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Joyofmuseums · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Photo Credit
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About Battlebox
The Battlebox, formerly the Far East Command Centre, is at 2 Cox Terrace in Fort Canning Park (OneMap; battlebox.com.sg).
Our take
- Underground
- Fort Canning
- Address
- 2 Cox Terrace, Singapore 179622
Civic District, Singapore - Nearest station
- Fort Canning
400 m · 5 min walk
More distances - Website
- battlebox.com.sg
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Battlebox before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Battlebox, as the crow flies.
- The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore600 m8 min walk
- Fairmont Singapore900 m11 min walk
- Raffles Singapore950 m12 min walk
- JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach1.1 km13 min walk
- PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering1.1 km14 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Battlebox are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest MRT stations
- Fort CanningDowntown Line400 m5 min walk
- Dhoby GhautCircle LineNorth East LineNorth-South Line450 m6 min walk
- Bras BasahCircle Line550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- National Gallery Singapore800 mWalk 10 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Raffles Singapore950 mWalk 12 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Merlion Park1.3 kmWalk 17 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Sri Mariamman Temple1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Masjid Sultan1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- ION Orchard1.8 kmWalk 23 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Gardens by the Bay2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Singapore Botanic Gardens3.7 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Jewel Changi Airport17 kmCar or taxi 53 min
Main railway stations
- Woodlands Train Checkpoint (to JB Sentral)19 kmCar or taxi 56 min
Location
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