Bukit Timah
Bukit Timah: the back story
Neighbourhood guide
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Image courtesy of © Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Bukit Timah: the back story
Bukit Timah runs from the Botanic Gardens out to the nature reserve, where the 163-metre Bukit Timah Hill is Singapore’s highest natural point (NParks). In between are some of the island’s most sought-after residential roads.
Nature
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is open 7am–7pm; the Botanic Gardens 5am–midnight (NParks).
Living there
See our property guide. We don’t publish prices.
Climb the hill early, then breakfast at Cluny Court.
Our advice: check the NParks notice for summit works before you climb.
Why it's on our list
- Nature
- Living there
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Bukit Timah: the back story before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Bukit Timah: the back story 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
- HumeDowntown Line1.0 km12 min walk
Key sights
- Singapore Botanic Gardens6.5 kmCycle 32 minCar or taxi 23 min
- ION Orchard8.2 kmCycle 41 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Masjid Sultan11 kmCar or taxi 34 min
- Raffles Singapore11 kmCar or taxi 34 min
- National Gallery Singapore11 kmCar or taxi 35 min
- Sri Mariamman Temple11 kmCar or taxi 35 min
- Merlion Park11 kmCar or taxi 36 min
- Gardens by the Bay12 kmCar or taxi 39 min
- Jewel Changi Airport23 kmCar or taxi 69 min
Main railway stations
- Woodlands Train Checkpoint (to JB Sentral)10 kmCar or taxi 33 min