Which buses to take or which MRT to board?
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1There is a website for checking transportation route in Singapore, I suggest you to go there and check:– dresdenCommented Nov 21, 2013 at 19:12
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From: Singapore Transitlink
Your easiest way would be to take the MRT because Chinese Gardens is just two stops away. First take the North-South 'Red' Line from Bukit Batok to Jurong East interchange, and then change over to the East-West 'Green' Line going towards Joo Koon. Chinese Gardens is the next stop after Jurong East, and there's a path leading from the Chinese Gardens MRT station to the actual gardens.
answered Jun 24, 2012 at 20:45
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4Check a map first though - depending on where you are in Bukit Batok it might be just as close to walk to the Chinese Gardens as it would be to walk to the Bukit Batok MRT.– DocCommented Jun 24, 2012 at 21:00
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@Doc: Is there a way to cross the PIE? I think that falls in the way, doesn't it? Commented Jun 24, 2012 at 21:10
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3This is Singapore, not LA. :) Bukit Batok Road goes under the PIE, and has a footpath beside it.– DocCommented Jun 24, 2012 at 22:09
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I see! Given Singapore's weather, I hated walking to any place though, always preferred the (air-conditioned) MRT even for short hops. Commented Jun 24, 2012 at 22:47
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1Depends where in Bukit Batok you are. From Bukit Batok MRT to the Chinese Gardens it's ~3km (2 mile) so the train make sense - but some parts of Bukit Batok are closer. Google Maps will show you the details.– DocCommented Jun 25, 2012 at 5:02
The train station, depending on which part of Bukit Batok you're living, is quite a distance. Bukit Batok is this general area that includes Bukit Gombak as well. Usually, we locals refer to the area around Bukit Gombak MRT Station, Little Guilin and near the Bukit Batok Driving Centre (BBDC in local acronym terms) as Bukit Gombak instead of Bukit Batok. Or for general reference, any road names beginning with Bukit Batok West is generally located within the Bukit Gombak vincinity.
Most of the trunk services (bus services that operate from one terminal to the next) run through Bukit Batok West Avenue 3 and Bukit Batok East Avenue 3 (yes, our naming of roads are not very distinctive). It is the length of road that runs from Bukit Batok Road where there is a Shell Station at the traffic junction, all the way pass Bukit Batok Central (and the Bukit Batok MRT Station) and ends at the Pan-Island Express (which we locals call by its acronym, PIE).
Along this road, you may catch bus service 157. The bus will bring you to Jurong West, where you are to alight and walk a distance to Chinese Garden. It would be easier to take the train, but I have to say that if it's your first time in Singapore you will be able to find coffee shops around the Jurong West area where you can grab a bite after your visit to Chinese Garden.
