Go-Ahead City Direct Bus Service 666 is a Weekday Peak Hour City Direct service between Punggol and the Central Business District / Suntec City, passing through Punggol Drive, Punggol Field, and an express sector via TPE and CTE. It is the sixteenth City Direct route as well as the fifty-seventh (57th) route introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). Its route was extended to Suntec City via Bayfront under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP) from 25 Nov 2024.
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
[AM]: Punggol Drive (Damai Stn Exit A) → Raffles Boulevard (Promenade Stn/Pan Pacific) [PM]: Temasek Boulevard (Suntec Convention Ctr) → Punggol Drive (Damai Stn Exit B) |
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| Passes Through | Punggol East, Punggol Field, Anson Rd / Shenton Way, Marina Blvd / Central Blvd, Bayfront Ave | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Raffles Blvd: 30.1 km | Towards Punggol Dr: 30.5 km | ||||||||||
| Travelling Time | [AM Peak] 99 mins | [PM Peak] 93 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Loyang Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | Go Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd (Go-Ahead Singapore) |
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| Current Depot | Loyang Bus Depot | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Punggol Dr |
Weekdays, except Public Holidays | |||||||||||
| 07:25 – 07:45 | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Temasek Blvd |
Weekdays, except Public Holidays | |||||||||||
| 17:58 – 18:13 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| From Punggol Dr |
10 mins | |||||||||||
| From Temasek Blvd |
15 mins | |||||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges express distance fares |
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City Direct Service 666 provides residents of Punggol with greater connectivity to the Central Business District and Suntec City. The service provides a travel alternative for commuters who relied on the rail network and feeder buses to and from the CBD. The route incorporates an express sector between Punggol Way and Anson Rd via TPE, CTE, Outram Road and Cantonment Road.
This is the sixteenth City Direct service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), which provides more options for commuters using stretches of the existing rail lines that experience persistently high ridership, while the ongoing rail enhancement measures are being implemented. Rides were provided free-of-charge on its first day of service.
The route was further enhanced under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP) from 25 November 2024, with a route extension to Suntec City via Bayfront.
If the eves of Christmas, New Year’s Day, and Chinese New Year fall on a weekday, the Evening Peak departures will be brought forward to the afternoon. Revised departure times will be provided by the operator closer to the affected date.
Travel Smart Journeys
This bus service is part of the Travel Smart Journeys – North-East Line Scheme from 20 Mar 2023 – 22 Nov 2024, where commuters who switch to this service can earn cashback in the form of e-transport vouchers.
The scheme will be suspended from 25 Nov 2024 till early Jan 2025 for a system upgrade.
MRT / LRT Stations Served
- PE7 Damai
- PE6 Oasis
- PE5 Kadaloor
- PE4 Riviera
- PE3 Coral Edge
- PE2 Meridian
- PE1 Cove
- EW15 Tanjong Pagar
- TE19 Shenton Way
- DT17 Downtown
- NS27CE2TE20 Marina Bay
- CE1DT16 Bayfront
- CC4DT15 Promenade
- CC3 Esplanade
Departure Timings
Weekdays (except Public Holidays)
- Morning Peak from Punggol Drive (Damai Stn Exit A):
07:25, 07:35 & 07:45 - Evening Peak from Temasek Boulevard (Suntec Convention Ctr):
17:58 & 18:13
Gallery
Poster Gallery
Operator History
- 29 Feb 2016 – 28 Feb 2020: BT & Tan Transport Pte Ltd
- 02 Mar 2020 – Present: Go Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Loyang Bus Package.
Route History
- 2016 (29 Feb): Introduced between Punggol Dr (Opp Blk 612A) and Marina Blvd (Marina Bay Financial Ctr) during morning peak hours and between Central Blvd (Marina Bay Stn) and Punggol Dr (Blk 612A) during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional service on weekdays under the BSEP. Operated under Contract PT233B.
- 2020 (02 Mar): Operations transferred to Go Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd under the Loyang Bus Package
- 2020 (08 Apr – 01 Jun): Temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures.
- 2021 (15 Sep) – 2022 (02 Feb): Temporarily suspended due to the impact of COVID-19 on available manpower
- 2024 (25 Nov): Extended to Raffles Blvd / Temasek Blvd via Bayfront Ave under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP)
Changes in Departure Times:
| Effective Date | Morning Peak Timings | Evening Peak Timings |
| 29 Feb 2016 | 07:25 & 07:40 | 18:10 & 18:25 |
| 25 Nov 2024 | 07:25, 07:35 & 07:45 | 17:58 & 18:13 |
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I wasted half an hour this morning to wait bus 666 in punggol cove station since 720am to 750am, there was no bus at all. Is the bus still in operation? Please don’t waste others time if the the bus services stopped already.
Would like to complain about your driver of bus service 666, the 6:15pm route from town to punggol, bus plate no. 4425.
Driver did not stop despite passenger press “STOP” button before the desire bus stop. It had happened twice in my two rides home.
First was before bustop at blk 196A, another day was blk 173b.
Passenger went over to the driver and asked why didn’t he stop, he said the bell was pressed after the bus stop. For the second incidence, he said u didn press the bell. But, I heard the stop bell before the bus stop. Of course that Passenger denied his statement, and the driver just kept quite without apologies.
This is not acceptable! I think he was dreaming! He made the passenger walk back one bus stop away!
He is lucky so far I have not seen any passenger scolded him, cos we are white collars. If he met a blue collar, he may not be so lucky ya!
Please discipline your driver.
Can I check if this bus 666 still operating from punggol to MBFC?
If so, I would like to try out on day.
Hi, I was at Bus stop 65169 at 7.20am waiting for city direct bus 666. It was supposed to arrive at 7.34am but it did not arrive. I waited to 7.45am and there is still no bus. Pls assist thank you!
Suggest additional AM and PM trip. Bus is full by the time it reaches bus stop opposite Block 272C (AM trips). Passengers @ bus stops before bus stops before have other premium bus services at or around their area/bus stops so they can choose to board whichever bus that is cheaper and/or arrives first but not for us residing around and after Block 272C. Not smart. You are losing many potential passengers because of this.