Changi Airport Terminal 2 Bus Terminal

Changi Airport Terminal 2 Bus Terminal, formerly known as Changi Airport PTB2 (Passenger Terminal Building 2) Bus Terminal, is located at Basement 2 of Changi Airport Terminal 2. The terminal serves Changi International Airport along with two other basement stops at Terminal 1 and Terminal 3, as well as a bus stop at Terminal 4. It is also linked to Changi Airport MRT Station.

The bus stop was renamed from “Changi Airport PTB2” to “Changi Airport Ter 2” on 8 October 2023.

Details:

Name Changi Airport Terminal 2 Bus Terminal | 樟宜机场第二搭客大厦巴士终站
Address Unit B16-019-01, Changi Airport Terminal 2, 60 Airport Boulevard, Singapore 819643
BCM Route Package To Be Confirmed
Anchor Operator SBS Transit
Bus Routes 2 (Go-Ahead Singapore), 3 (SBS Transit), 1 (SMRT Buses), 1 (Tower Transit)
Berths 5 Linear berths for alighting & boarding
Rail Connection  CG2  Changi Airport
Changi Airport Terminal 2 Basement - Rear view
Changi Airport Terminal 2 Basement – Rear view

Changi Airport Terminal 2 Bus Terminal is built at the Basement of the terminal building, similar to the bus stops at Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. Although some might refer to the public bus bays at Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 as bus terminals, only Terminal 2 has a terminal office and dedicated berths for every service.

Buses entering the terminal have to pass through a security check, where auxiliary police officers will board the bus to check for any unattended articles.

Bus drivers used to get off the bus and update their trip information at Terminal 2, while leaving their buses parked at their respective berths. Passengers will have to wait onboard until the bus driver returns. This practice was abandoned when services 24, 27, 34 and 53 were converted to loop at the airport. Service 36 employs the ‘crew layover without bus’ or ‘CLOWbus’ concept where the driver which completed the trip will proceed to take a break, and another bus driver will take over the bus to continue the next trip.

The early days:

Before the official opening of Changi Airport, SBS had launched a series of Airport bus services, known as CAS (Changi Airport Service) to serve the airport workers. The six CAS Services were introduced in stages between February and June 1981. They were Services 390, 391, 392, 393, 394 and 395, and bridged towns in the East with Changi Airport and the Cargo Complex.

When Changi Airport opened in 1 July 1981, 5 more supplementary services were introduced, jointly operated by Singapore Shuttle Bus (SSB) and Scheme B operators, namely Singapore School and Private Hire Bus Owners’ Association and Singapore School Transport Association. The routes are services 727, 737, 747, 757 and 767. These routes were slightly longer and connected from other towns in Singapore, such as Ang Mo Kio, Toa Payoh and Queenstown.

The Changi Airport Bus Plan

The non-lucrative nature of airport bus routes was taking a toll on Scheme B Airport routes. Buses usually ran with hardly any passengers and the headway gradually deteriorated, as both sides (SSB and other private operators) took buses off the roads to save money. The Scheme B series of airport routes ended June 1983.

The Changi Airport Bus Plan was initiated by Singapore Bus Services (SBS) to take over the withdrawn Scheme B routes. It consists of amendments to two existing bus routes and three new bus routes. They are:

  • Service 9: Geylang Fringe Carpark ↺ Cargo Complex, extended from Changi Point
  • Service 24: Ang Mo Kio Interchange ↔ Changi Airport
  • Service 57: Commonwealth Avenue ↔ Changi Airport (Peak hour route)
  • Service 149: Toa Payoh Center ↔ Changi Airport
  • Service 390: Changi Airport ↺ Tomlinson Road, extended from Rochor Road.

SBS (and later SBS Transit) will continue to run regular bus services to the airport. Service 27 was amended here in 1987, Service 53 from Bishan was extended here in 1995, while Service 858 from Woodlands was extended here in 1997. Service 36 came about in 1998, not as a direct renaming of Service 390, but rather from Service 16 which used to serve the airport but was cut short to Marine Parade.

When Terminal 2 was opened in 1990, the bus terminal was relocated to PTB2, which was designed with a much bigger space for buses, and every bus service had adequate space for layovers.

Another prominent route at Changi Airport was TIBS Service 989, a direct service from Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Batok & Jalan Toa Payoh to the Airport introduced on 5th Aug 2001. Then the longest bus service in Singapore (with 101 fare stages), it was withdrawn in 2003.

Contingency Plans

In the event that access to Changi Airport Terminal 2 Basement is restricted or closed, bus services will be diverted to Changi Airport Terminal 2 Departure Hall.

Terminal facilities:
  • Interchange office and Drivers’ lounge (SBS Transit)
  • Boarding and alighting berths
  • Information board
  • Toilets (within Terminal 2 Basement)

Bus Services

Service Destination Remarks
24 Ang Mo Kio
via Bedok, Paya Lebar, Serangoon
Looping Point
27 Hougang Central
via Tampines, Sengkang
Looping Point
34 Punggol
via Tampines
Looping Point
34B
Tampines Avenue 10 (Tampines Wafer Fab Pk) Short Trip Service
36 / 36T ↺ Tomlinson Road
via Marine Parade, Marina Centre, Orchard
Connects to the City
36A Tomlinson Road (Aft Cuscaden Rd)
via Marine Parade, Marina Centre, Orchard
Short Trip Service
53 Bishan
via Pasir Ris, Serangoon
Looping Point
53A Terminating Stop
110 Compassvale
via Sengkang West
Looping Point
858 Woodlands
via Yishun, Sembawang
Looping Point
858B Jalan Kayu (Aft Seletar Camp G) Short Trip Service

Only Bus Services 24, 34, 34B, 36, 36A, 36T & 110 will serve Changi Airport Terminal 4.


Gallery (February 2017):

Terminal 1 & 3:

Changi Airport Terminal 4


External Links & References:

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12 thoughts on “Changi Airport Terminal 2 Bus Terminal

  • 17 March 2024 at 1:31 PM
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    Actually can convert t2 into how t3 is and t1 shld be the terminal cuz its at the middle

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  • 14 March 2024 at 3:24 PM
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    They really need to build a proper bus terminal (and possibly an ITH) in Changi Airport. I really wonder why no one at LTA planned on a new ITH in T5, or build one during the renovation at T2. Like that bus captains don’t need to drive so long route (think 858). Then, new service can be introduced from Boon Lay to Changi Airport.

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  • 26 March 2022 at 3:46 PM
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    Go-Ahead now is the tenant operator

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  • 22 October 2021 at 11:35 AM
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    27, 53 and 858 should also go to T4

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    • 25 December 2021 at 3:46 AM
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      T4 cannot accommodate all services, maximum up to 4 services. And for 858, the route is TOO LONG…. If go 858 to T4 ah; the route will be very lengthy. Don’t forget some people from Woodlands who want to go home fast will not be fast anymore if goes to T4.

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      • 4 June 2023 at 5:23 PM
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        for bus 858 passengers can just alight at yishun mrt and continue via mrt lah

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