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.

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75019 Tampines Concourse Int B1 Tampines Concourse
76059 Opp Our Tampines Hub Tampines Ave 5
76069 Blk 147 Tampines Ave 5
76071 Blk 141 Tampines Ave 2
76081 Opp The Holy Trinity Ch Tampines Ave 2
76091 Blk 206 Tampines Ave 2
76101 Tampines East CC Tampines Ave 2
76031 Tampines East Stn Exit B DT33 Tampines Ave 2
76231 Opp Blk 390 Tampines Ave 7
76241 Blk 497D Tampines Ave 7
98011 Blk 149A Loyang Ave
98091 Blk 156 Pasir Ris Dr 1
78199 Opp White Sands Pri Sch Pasir Ris St 11
78189 Opp Blk 187 Pasir Ris St 11
78039 Blk 104 Pasir Ris St 12
78061 Opp Pasir Ris Polyclinic Pasir Ris Dr 1
77051 Blk 115 Pasir Ris Dr 1
77041 Blk 541 Pasir Ris Dr 1
77031 Opp Pasir Ris Stn Exit B EW1 Pasir Ris Ctrl
77021 Opp Blk 571 Pasir Ris Dr 1
77011 Opp Blk 515 Pasir Ris Dr 1
77241 Opp Blk 640 Pasir Ris Dr 1
77231 Tampines Meridian Jc Pasir Ris Dr 1
77281 Blk 740 Pasir Ris Dr 1
65269 Blk 162B Punggol Ctrl
65279 Bet Blks 187/188 Punggol Ctrl
65289 Opp Punggol Sec/Blk 195E Punggol Ctrl
65229 Blk 298 Punggol Ctrl
65259 Punggol Stn/Int NE17PTC Punggol Ctrl
65409 Bef Blk 264 Punggol Ctrl
65141 Aft Soo Teck Stn PW7 Punggol Way
65431 Twin Waterfalls Punggol Way
68119 Aft Seletar Camp G Jln Kayu
55281 Aft SLE Lentor Ave
59011 Bef Sg Seletar Bridge Lentor Ave
59021 Bef Yishun Ave 1 Lentor Ave
59031 Opp Yishun Sports Hall Yishun Ave 2
59041 Bef Khatib Stn NS14 Yishun Ave 2
59051 Blk 790 Yishun Ave 2
58991 Blk 767 Yishun Ave 2
59009 Yishun Int NS13 Yishun Ave 2
59009 Yishun Int B2 NS13 Yishun Ave 2
59069 Opp Blk 757 Yishun Ave 2
59059 Blk 608 Yishun Ave 2
59049 Opp Khatib Stn NS14 Yishun Ave 2
59039 Yishun Sports Hall Yishun Ave 2
59029 Aft Yishun Ave 1 Lentor Ave
59019 Aft Sg Seletar Bridge Lentor Ave
55289 LP 94 Lentor Ave
68111 Bef Seletar Camp G Jln Kayu
65439 Blk 220C Punggol Way
65149 Bef Soo Teck Stn PW7 Punggol Way
65401 Opp Blk 264A Punggol Ctrl
65251 Punggol Stn/Waterway Pt NE17PTC Punggol Ctrl
65221 Blk 303D Punggol Ctrl
65281 Punggol Sec/Blk 601B Punggol Ctrl
65271 Opp Blk 188 Punggol Ctrl
65261 Blk 649 Punggol Ctrl
77289 Blk 738 Pasir Ris Dr 1
77239 Blk 643 Pasir Ris Dr 1
77249 Blk 640 Pasir Ris Dr 1
78049 Blk 612 Pasir Ris Dr 1
77019 Blk 515 Pasir Ris Dr 1
77029 Blk 571 Pasir Ris Dr 1
77039 Pasir Ris Stn Exit B EW1 Pasir Ris Ctrl
77049 Pasir Ris Town Pk Pasir Ris Dr 1
77059 Blk 425 Pasir Ris Dr 1
78069 Blk 442 Pasir Ris Dr 1
78031 Blk 191 Pasir Ris St 12
78181 Bef Blk 187 Pasir Ris St 11
78191 Aft Blk 182 Pasir Ris St 11
98099 Blk 269A Pasir Ris Dr 1
98019 Opp Blk 149A Loyang Ave
76249 Blk 370 Tampines Ave 7
76239 Blk 390 Tampines Ave 7
76039 Tampines East Stn Exit C DT33 Tampines Ave 2
76109 Blk 302 Tampines Ave 2
76099 Blk 285 Tampines Ave 2
76089 The Holy Trinity Ch Tampines Ave 2
76079 Blk 101 Tampines Ave 2
76061 Blk 938 Tampines Ave 5
76051 Our Tampines Hub Tampines Ave 5
75019 Tampines Concourse Int Tampines Concourse
Route Overview
Route WAB_logo_20px 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 Single-deck & Double-deck buses
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 9 11 mins 12 15 mins 10 16 mins 15 17 mins
Saturdays 13 mins 11 14 mins 12 13 mins 14 15 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays 12 14 mins 12 14 mins 13 16 mins 15 16 mins
From Yishun
6:30am–8.30am 8.31am–4.59pm 5.00pm–7.00pm After 7.00pm
Weekdays 10 11 mins 10 15 mins 10 mins 11 15 mins
Saturdays 13 15 mins 11 14 mins 12 13 mins 13 15 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays 13 mins 13 14 mins 14 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 Interchange 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 / LRT Stations Served
Special Departures
  • Pasir Ris Drive 1 (Blk 156) → Yishun Int
    Saturdays: 05:50 & 06:04
  • Punggol Way (Blk 220C) → Tampines Concourse Int
    Weekdays: 06:15
  • Punggol Central (Blk 649) → Tampines Concourse Int
    Weekdays: 06:15

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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
  • 2004: First bus from Tampines Int brought forward to 0545 hrs on weekdays
  • 2006: First bus from Tampines Int brought forward to 0530 hrs on weekdays
  • 2011 (27 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (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 and a portion of TPE
  • 2022 (30 Oct): Amended to ply Pasir Ris St 12 and Pasir Ris St 11 with the partial closure of Pasir Ris Dr 1 to facilitate the construction of Pasir Ris East MRT station on the Cross Island MRT Line
  • 2023 (16 Jan): First bus timing at Bus Stop 65261 – Blk 649, Punggol Central towards Tampines Concourse Int brought forward to 6:15am on weekdays
  • 2023 (27 Mar): First bus timing at Bus Stop 65439 – Blk 220C, Punggol Way towards Tampines Concourse Int brought forward to 6:15am on weekdays
  • 2023 (08 Oct): Amended to ply Pasir Ris Ctrl and Pasir Ris Dr 8 with the partial closure of Pasir Ris Dr 1 to facilitate the construction of Pasir Ris MRT station on the Cross Island MRT Line

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8 thoughts on “SBS Transit Bus Service 39

  • 12 February 2023 at 12:12 PM
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    I just realized this bus connects Pasir Ris MRT station of the East West Line to Khatib MRT station of the North South Line.

    Effectively, the EWL, bus route 39 and the NSL forms the round island route via public transport.

    And to avoid route duplication at the western part of Singapore, can actually take 974 from Choa Chu Kang to Joo Koon and 182 from Joo Koon to Tuas Link.

    Singapore’s round island route via public transport. I really wonder how long this will take. Probably 2-3 hours. Nonetheless, the transport fare would probably be less than 10 SGD. 😊

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  • 19 January 2022 at 8:45 PM
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    For going to Pasir Ris, Yishun and Tampines, I will be taking bus 39 instead of bus services 3 and 85.
    I can have enhanced connectivity within these towns.

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    • 24 January 2022 at 11:50 AM
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      Yeah. Fast link from my house to punggol compared to Bus Service 3.

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  • 6 December 2021 at 8:49 PM
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    I am curious how much extra time does it take to travel from Pasir Ris to Yishun due to the amendment, especially during peak hour

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    • 12 February 2022 at 1:02 AM
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      Was on board 39 from Pasir Ris to Khatib quite a few times, calculated that it will take 39 an additional 7 – 20 minutes for the service to go from these two points post amendment compared to pre-amendment, depending on whether the time taken is during peak hours or not.

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    • 10 May 2022 at 7:38 AM
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      30 mins through punggol alone

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    • 20 July 2022 at 11:24 AM
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      Thanks for the input. I have personally taken it once from Pasir Ris MRT to Khatib on Sunday evening. The bus was a single deck and the bus was very full. It took more than 20 mins in Punggol itself. It seems that SBS did not increase the number of double-deck buses and the frequency before and after the amendment (Based on my very limited sample size, please correct me if I am wrong). I would expect a longer traveling time during peak hours as I took 117M on a Friday evening from Punggol Interchange and it took a whole 15 mins to enter TPE due to the bad traffic.

      I never understood the need for 16M and 117M when they can amend bus 39 to add a whole lot of traveling time (16M and 117M only added about 5 mins). There are also alternatives should they do an amendment on 16 (851) and 117 (103) just like what they did for 39. (I might have commented on this quite a few times but the amendment of 39 just convinced me even more)

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      • 24 July 2023 at 1:00 PM
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        Hope Service 39 can move back to Tampines Bus Interchange to fill the vacancy taken up by service 22 and will use berth B3 at the eastern side of the Interchange. What is the purpose of having a bus Interchange with only one bus service which is Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange which is closing down soon?

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