Free weekend late-night shuttle buses from Clarke Quay to other parts of town, Tampines, Jurong
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The CQ Night Shuttle will be available every Friday and Saturday night.
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SINGAPORE – Partygoers in Clarke Quay can now enjoy free rides around the vicinity and to Tampines and Jurong every Friday and Saturday night.
The CQ Night Shuttle service, which began on Dec 5 and will run until June 2026, offers two types of services: the Town Shuttle and the Home Shuttle.
The hourly Town Shuttle, which can seat 23 people, will loop around six locations in town from 11pm to 3am. The locations it will cover are:
CQ @ Clarke Quay (Tan Tye Place)
Somerset MRT Exit A, Bus Stop (08121)
ION Orchard
Ascott Orchard
Plaza Singapura (Oldham Lane)
Raffles City Singapore (Swissotel The Stamford entrance)
According to the Town Shuttle schedule, it will take 10 minutes to get from one stop to the next on the loop.
Those living near Tampines and Jurong can get a free ride to one of two locations via the one-way Home Shuttle, which will depart from CQ @ Clarke Quay at 4am. The two locations are:
Tampines Central 4 (Tampines MRT Exit B)
Jurong (Westgate Mall drop-off point)
The shuttle to each location can seat 45 people each.
Regular partygoer K. Dakshana welcomed the service. The 23-year-old student and part-time waitress said she visits clubs with friends at least twice a month on weekends and usually leaves Clarke Quay after 3am on those nights.
“Taking a cab or Grab will burn a hole in my pocket,” she said. “I live in Boon Lay and if I take the shuttle to Westgate, it would cost me only a quarter of the price I would otherwise be paying for a full trip home.”
Freelance musician Felix Gan, a frequent visitor to the area, requested a “night shuttle to Punggol” in a comment posted on CQ @ Clarke Quay’s Instagram post announcing the service.
He told The Straits Times: “The only practical transport options are cabs, which can cost $30 to $40 due to midnight fares and the sheer distance from Clarke Quay to Punggol, where I reside.”
The 18-year-old said he visits the Clarke Quay area two to three times a week.
“Driving isn’t an option as car-sharing services are currently down and I don’t have the funds to invest in a car as a young artist,” he said.
Adding that the shuttle bus service is a great step in improving Singapore’s nightlife scene for both the community and those working in the entertainment industry, he noted however that the current service caters only to those living in the east and west.
Aside from the shuttle service, nightlife hot spot CQ @ Clarke Quay had on Dec 4 introduced eight new businesses – two food and beverage brands, two fitness studios, one dance studio, two eco-apparel brands, and a dance studio and e-sports concept outlet.
It also said that its New Year’s Eve countdown party, which will take place at The Fountain, will feature performances by local bands and deejays, a drone showcase over the Singapore River and “surreal futuristic” art installations.
