SBS Transit Bus Service 39

SBS Transit Bus Service 39 is a trunk service plying between Tampines Concourse and Yishun, passing through Pasir Ris, Punggol, Jln Kayu, SLE and Khatib.

Service 39 was amended to serve Pasir Ris Industrial Drive 1, Punggol Central & Punggol Way from 24 October 2021.

Route Overview
Route	Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange ↔ Yishun Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Tampines Ave 2, Pasir Ris Dr 1, Punggol Ctrl, Punggol Way, Jln Kayu, Yishun Ave 2
Route Length	Towards Yishun: 26.7 km						Towards Tampines Concourse: 26.5 km
Travelling Time	110 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Tampines Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz Citaro – Scania K230UB						12-metre Double Deck Bus: – Volvo B9TL
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Tampines Concourse	Weekdays				Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:30 – 23:30				06:00 – 23:30
Departure Times from Yishun	Daily
	06:00 – 23:30
Operating Frequency
From Tampines Concourse	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	8 – 12 mins			10 – 15 mins			10 – 17 mins			15 – 17 mins
Saturdays	12 – 13 mins			12 – 14 mins			13 – 14 mins			13 – 14 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	12 – 13 mins			12 – 14 mins			15 – 16 mins			14 – 15 mins
From Yishun	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	9 – 12 mins			9 – 15 mins			9 – 10 mins			14 – 16 mins
Saturdays	12 – 14 mins			12 – 14 mins			13 – 14 mins			13 – 14 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	13 – 14 mins			12 – 14 mins			13 – 16 mins			15 – 16 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 39 connects the housing estates of Tampines, Pasir Ris and Punggol with Khatib / Yishun via Jalan Kayu and Tampines / Seletar Expressway.

First introduced on 17 August 2003, Service 39 initially provided a direct connection between Pasir Ris / Tampines and Yishun towns via the Tampines and Seletar Expressways. Intermediate stops were later added at Jalan Kayu and TPE (Punggol Road) to enhance connectivity.

The terminus was amended to Tampines Concourse Bus Interechange on 18 December 2016, a short walk away from the original Tampines Bus Interchange.

On 24 October 2021, Service 39 was amended to ply Punggol Central and Punggol Way, parallel to the upcoming Cross Island Line Punggol Extension.

MRT Stations Served

• EW2–DT32 Tampines
• DT33 Tampines East
• EW1 Pasir Ris
• NE17PTC Punggol
• PW7 Soo Teck
• NS14 Khatib
• NS13 Yishun

Special Departures

• Pasir Ris Drive 1 (Blk 156) → Yishun Int
  Saturdays: 05:50 & 06:04
• Pasir Ris Drive 1 (Blk 738) → Tampines Concourse Int
  Weekdays: 06:22

Gallery (Buses):

Poster Gallery:

Operator History:

• 17 Aug 2003 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2024 under the Tampines Bus Package.

History:

• 2003 (17 Aug): Introduced between Tampines Int and Yishun Int
• 2004 (25 Jul): Amended to ply Jln Kayu in both directions
• 2011 (27 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2012 (29 Apr): Serves new bus stop outside Blk 612 along Pasir Ris Dr 1
• 2014 (05 Oct): Serves a pair of new bus stops at Tampines Expressway (Punggol Road) Bus Interchange
• 2015 (14 Mar): Amended to Yishun Temp Int
• 2016 (18 Dec): Extended to Tampines Concourse Int
• 2017 (21 Oct): Serves new pair of bus stops outside Tampines East Stn along Tampines Ave 2
• 2019 (08 Sep): Amended to Yishun Integrated Transport Hub
• 2021 (24 Oct): Amended to Pasir Ris Ind Dr 1, Punggol Ctrl and Punggol Way, skipping Pasir Ris Dr 12

Past Routings

Back to Bus Services
Back to Bus Articles