Rides taken on the NEL and the Sengkang-Punggol LRT system before 07:30am and between 09:00am and 09:45am will be free.
For basic bus and rail services, adult card fares will increase by up to $0.10, while concession card fares for journeys less than 3.2km remain unchanged.
Collection periods will be staggered depending on commuters' SimplyGo EZ-Link card identification number.
This will take time to implement but will bring the SimplyGo account-based platform on par with features offered by the EZ-Link card-based ticketing system.
We need more time and more than what the current SimplyGo can do to move on.
Commuters who have obtained a SimplyGo card may exchange it for a stored value EZ-Link card, though details will only be available by end-February 2024.
The transition comes in light of the growing numbers of commuters using either SimplyGo EZ-Link or bank cards to pay for public transport rides.
Adult card fares will increase by $0.04 for journeys less than 8.2km and $0.05 for journeys more than 8.2km come 26 December 2022.
Expect your total fare to rise by approximately 7.7% should you hail a ComfortDelGro taxi come March 2022.
The Public Transport Council has granted a public transport fare hike as operators face climbing operating costs.
Transport group SMRT has announced that its first electric taxis, comprising of MG5s, will reach Singapore by August 2021.
The ride-hailing platform states that the entirety of the fare hike will go towards raising the earnings of its driver-partners.
SBS Transit posted a decline in its 2020 profits due to lower ridership, but the effects were mitigated by government relief and lower fuel costs.
The Public Transport Council has decided to freeze bus and train fares this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic in order to ease the burden on commuters.
Bus and train fares will rise by 7% from 28 December, although the hike will be cushioned for more than 50% of Singaporeans who enjoy concessionary fares.
The Public Transport Council said that the largest contributing factor to the potential fare hike was the increase in energy prices.
Ride-hailing app Grab is launching a new GrabShare service with slightly cheaper fares in return for five-minutes wait time.
Previously only available for Mastercard users, commuters will be able to pay for their bus or train fares with Visa contactless cards from 6 June.
ComfortDelGro's new ComfortRide service will allow commuters to book cabs as well as an undisclosed number of private-hire cars.
The recently announced increase in diesel duty is expected to have a negligible impact on public transport fares.