How Far Is The Island Residence From the MRT and the City?

Published 9 October 2026 · Figures as at October 2026

The Short Answer for The Island Residence

HarbourFront station, an interchange of the North East and Circle Lines, is about 1.2 km in a straight line from the site pin of The Island Residence on Keppel Island. Telok Blangah station on the Circle Line is about 790 metres away across the bay, and Raffles Place, the heart of the Central Business District, is about 5 km away.

Because the island is reached over Keppel Bay Bridge, journeys on foot or by road are longer than the straight line. The figures here are measured from the pin using OneMap, and walking or driving times will depend on the routes the developer sets out at release.

HarbourFront Station and The Island Residence

HarbourFront is the southern terminus of the North East Line, which runs through Outram Park, Chinatown, Clarke Quay and Dhoby Ghaut to Serangoon and Punggol, and a station on the Circle Line. It sits beneath HarbourFront Centre and VivoCity, so the rail journey begins at the doors of the largest mall on this stretch of coast.

The HarbourFront MRT guide describes the interchange and its lines in more detail.

The Completed Circle Line and The Island Residence

On 12 July 2026 the Land Transport Authority opened Circle Line Stage 6, adding Keppel, Cantonment and Prince Edward Road stations and linking HarbourFront directly to Marina Bay. The Circle Line now runs as a complete loop of 33 stations.

LTA notes that a journey from Telok Blangah to Marina Bay that once required changes between three lines can now be made on a single train, saving around ten minutes. From the HarbourFront side of Keppel Bay, that puts Tanjong Pagar and the Marina Bay financial district on one line.

Driving From The Island Residence

Keppel Bay Bridge, a cable-stayed span of 245 metres, carries the road from the island to the mainland at Keppel Bay. From there, West Coast Highway and Telok Blangah Road follow the shore, towards the city in one direction and towards Pasir Panjang and the west in the other, and Sentosa Gateway leads across to the island resort.

The developer’s own travel times will be added to the location page when they are published.

What the Location Means Day to Day at The Island Residence

For a household on Keppel Island, the daily pattern combines a quiet island setting with a busy hub a short trip away: the North East and Circle Lines at HarbourFront, VivoCity for shopping, the Singapore Cruise Centre for regional ferries, and Sentosa across the water.

The amenities page lists the distances to each, and joining the preview list brings the developer’s own location map and travel times on release.

The Island Residence and the Rest of the City

With the Circle Line complete, HarbourFront is connected to every other MRT line in Singapore through the Circle Line’s interchanges, and the North East Line adds a direct route north through Chinatown and Dhoby Ghaut. From the island, that means the city centre, the one-north business park, the Orchard area and the north-east are each reached with one or two trains from the nearest interchange.

Sentosa and the Singapore Cruise Centre add two destinations few residential addresses have on their doorstep, and the cable car from HarbourFront links Mount Faber and Sentosa above the bay.

The developer’s brochure will set out its own travel times at release, and the Sales Concierge sends it to everyone on the preview list on the day it is published.

For drivers, the shore roads around Keppel Bay connect to the wider expressway network, and the journey into the city follows the coast past Tanjong Pagar. Taxis and private-hire cars collect from HarbourFront and VivoCity throughout the day, and the HarbourFront bus services run along Telok Blangah Road. The straight-line figures on the location page are the starting point; actual journey times depend on the route over the bridge and the time of day.