Parks · Our pick in Singapore
Fort Canning Park
The hill above the river
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Image courtesy of © janebelindasmith. · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Fort Canning Park
Fort Canning Park is bounded by Hill Street, Canning Rise, Clemenceau Avenue and River Valley Road, covers 22 hectares and is open 24 hours; Clarke Quay is the nearest MRT station (NParks).
Why it's on our list
- 22 hectares
- Open 24 hours
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Fort Canning Park before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Fort Canning Park, as the crow flies.
- The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore450 m5 min walk
- Fairmont Singapore700 m9 min walk
- Raffles Singapore800 m10 min walk
- The Fullerton Hotel Singapore900 m11 min walk
- The Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore1.2 km14 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Fort Canning Park 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 Line350 m5 min walk
- Clarke QuayNorth East Line500 m6 min walk
- City HallEast-West LineNorth-South Line550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- National Gallery Singapore500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Raffles Singapore800 mWalk 10 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Merlion Park1.0 kmWalk 12 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Sri Mariamman Temple1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Masjid Sultan1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Gardens by the Bay2.0 kmWalk 24 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 10 min
- ION Orchard2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Singapore Botanic Gardens4.0 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Jewel Changi Airport17 kmCar or taxi 53 min
Main railway stations
- Woodlands Train Checkpoint (to JB Sentral)19 kmCar or taxi 57 min