Comparison
Grab, Gojek, Tada: which ride-hailing app should you use in Singapore?
Four apps, one city, and surprisingly different answers depending on the time of day, your route, and how much you tip.
The Long Guide
The complete guide to getting from Changi Airport to the city.
Arriving at Changi with a suitcase and a phone battery at 12 percent, the question is always the same. Taxi, Grab, MRT, or the unfamiliar blue and yellow limo counter by the arrivals gate. We sat at all four terminals, timed the queues, read the meters, and wrote down what actually happens once the plane lands.
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Fares
How Singapore taxi fares actually work, from flag-down to airport surcharge.
The meter is simpler than it looks once you know which surcharges apply, when, and why the same trip can cost two different things.
After midnight
Late-night taxis in Singapore, what to know after the last train leaves.
A field guide to getting a ride between midnight and 6 am, the stands that still work, and which apps get you home fastest.
Operators
ComfortDelGro, Trans-Cab, Premier, a reader's guide to Singapore's taxi companies.
Who runs which fleet, how they differ on price and availability, and why a red cab and a blue cab are not quite the same ride.
Route notes
Changi to Marina Bay, is a taxi really cheaper than a Grab?
We ran the same trip at 8 am, 2 pm, 6 pm and midnight, and kept every receipt. The answer changes by the hour.
Payments
Cashless in Singapore taxis, PayNow, NETS, and which cards actually work.
The short answer is almost everything. The longer answer is why your foreign contactless card sometimes does not.
The Long Read
Feature
Essay · 18 min read
The quiet revolution on Singapore's roads.
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“The meter is still running. The app has just changed whose hand it sits in.”
Over the last decade Singapore moved from a city of flagged-down cabs to one where a phone finds the car. Regulation kept pace, drivers moved between platforms, and a quiet class of private-hire operators learned to live beside the red, blue and silver fleets. We spent three weeks with drivers across six operators to understand what actually changed, and what did not.
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Every ride-hailing app and taxi operator in Singapore, indexed by service, fleet type and coverage. Updated weekly.
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Taxi Singapore is an independent editorial guide to Singapore's taxi and ride-hailing ecosystem. Founded by Dominic Ling.