SBS Transit Bus Service 86 is a trunk service plying between Compassvale Int and Ang Mo Kio Int, passing through Sengkang East, Jalan Kayu, Yio Chu Kang Rd and Ang Mo Kio. It has a short express sector on the TPE between Punggol Road and Jalan Kayu.
Route changes effective 31 Oct 2026.
86
Ang Mo Kio Int
→ Compassvale Int
→ Compassvale Int
Compassvale Int
→ Ang Mo Kio Int
→ Ang Mo Kio Int
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Route  |
[From 31 Jan 2026 to 30 Oct 2026] Compassvale Bus Interchange ↔ Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange |
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| Passes Through | Rivervale Dr, Jln Kayu, Yio Chu Kang Rd, Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Ang Mo Kio: 14.8 km | Towards Compassvale: 15.1 km | ||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 55 mins | |||||||||||
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| BCM Route Package | Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SBS Transit Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Sengkang West Bus Depot (SWDEP) | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck & Double-deck buses Includes electric single deck buses |
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| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Compassvale | Weekdays | Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays |
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| 05:15 – 23:30 | 05:30 – 23:30 | |||||||||||
| Departure Times from Ang Mo Kio |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 06:00 – 23:30 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| From Compassvale |
6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 8 – 12 mins | 9 – 13 mins | 10 – 12 mins | 11 – 22 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 12 – 13 mins | 10 – 13 mins | 13 – 15 mins | 14 – 22 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 13 – 14 mins | 14 – 15 mins | 15 mins | 14 – 22 mins | ||||||||
| From Ang Mo Kio |
6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 10 – 14 mins | 9 – 13 mins | 10 – 12 mins | 10 – 24 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 11 – 12 mins | 11 – 13 mins | 12 – 14 mins | 14 – 24 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 14 mins | 13 – 15 mins | 15 mins | 14 – 24 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 86 is an inter-town route connecting Sengkang East with Yio Chu Kang Rd and Ang Mo Kio. It has a short express sector on the Tampines Expressway (TPE), between Punggol Road and Jalan Kayu.
This service benefits from demand between Ang Mo Kio MRT/Int and residential areas around Yio Chu Kang Road, as well as between Sengkang MRT/Int with residential estates in Sengkang East.
MRT/LRT Stations Served
- NE16STC Sengkang
- SE2 Rumbia
- SE3 Bakau
- NS15 Yio Chu Kang
- NS16 Ang Mo Kio
Short Trip Services
- Service 86A: Jalan Kayu (Aft Piccadilly Circus/TPE) → Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 (Yio Chu Kang Stn)
Weekdays (Except Public Holidays): 07:01 – 07:53 - Service 86B: Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 (Opp Yio Chu Kang Stn) → Jalan Kayu (Bef Piccadilly Circus/TPE)
Weekdays (Except Public Holidays): 17:30 – 18:26
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Operator History
- 1999 – 2001:Â Singapore Bus Services Ltd
- 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd
Route History
- 1999 (12 Dec): Re-numbered from Service 866 as a service between Sengkang Ter and Ang Mo Kio Int
- 2000 (10 Jun): Serves reinstated bus stop outside Blk 190C along Punggol Rd
- 2001 (28 Apr): Amended to Sengkang Temp Int; First bus from Sengkang Temp Int brought forward to 0530 hrs on Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays
- 2002 (24 Mar): Amended to Ang Mo Kio Temp Int
- 2002: Serves reinstated pair of bus stops before and after Sengkang West Ave along Jln Kayu
- 2003 (18 Jan): Amended to Sengkang Integrated Transport Hub
- 2003 (09 Feb): Amended to ply Compassvale Dr, skipping Punggol Rd and Sengkang East Ave
- 2007 (28 Apr): Amended to Ang Mo Kio Integrated Transport Hub
- 2010 (02 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
- 2013 (13 Oct): Amended to ply Sengkang West Ave and Sengkang West Rd with the partial closure of Jln Kayu
- 2026 (31 Jan): Temporarily amended to Compassvale Int to facilitate upgrading works at Sengkang Int
- 2026 (31 Oct): Reinstated back to Sengkang Int with the progressive completion of upgrading works
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This 86 bus service hogs all BYD BC12A04 and Zhongtong N12. Imagine one whole day all of service 86 buses are 3 doors. WOW!
When is all the scania k230ub scrapping? It has been 18 years already…..
If all buses operates electric buses would be better example like byd, yutong, zhongtong, linker, ftbci, volvo b5lh
86 technically is under Sengkang West already…All the split shift garaged there.Its a matter of time.
I think bus service 159 is quicker
From Sengkang to Ang Mo Kio
shorter route.
159 also shorter when from toa payoh to sengkang as compared to 163