Maximum number of bus transfers between any two points?

• Chunhow

  20 Jan 12, 00:51

  Hi~ Was talking with my friend about connecting bus transfers today. We not really hardcore bus fans lah, but just wondering:

  Which are two points in Singapore, such that the least number of buses you have to take between them is the maximum? 

  Like, the least number of bus between JE int and Bedok int is 1 (svc 66), so cannot count something like 66-157-67. 

• ^tamago^

  20 Jan 12, 01:10

  Any consecutive stops?

• Bus Stopping

  20 Jan 12, 02:20

  Originally posted by Chunhow:

  Hi~ Was talking with my friend about connecting bus transfers today. We not really hardcore bus fans lah, but just wondering:

  Which are two points in Singapore, such that the least number of buses you have to take between them is the maximum? 

  Like, the least number of bus between JE int and Bedok int is 1 (svc 66), so cannot count something like 66-157-67. 

  Just a random one, from Punggol Road End to NTU.

  Total 3 transfers: sbst84 to Punggol >> sbst43 to Paya Lebar >> sbst30 to Boon Lay >> sbst179 to NTU

  Even if you take train+bus instead of just bus, the minimum is still 3 transfers (including the transfer made at outram park)

  Another similar 3 transfer route is from Sembawang Road End. Ulu enough!

• sinicker

  20 Jan 12, 23:28

  aku tak tahu.

• mancha

  20 Jan 12, 23:54

  Which are two points in Singapore,

  such that the least number of buses

  you have to take between them

  is the maximum?

  Meaning there are some places in Singapore that does not have a direct bus to them. You have to make transfers to  get to them.

  So the question is, are there places where there is no way to get there other than making the maximum transfer allowable.

  I don't know, because from my place at Bedok I can go almost anywhere with a direct bus, or with just one transfer.

• Chunhow

  21 Jan 12, 11:02

  Originally posted by Bus Stopping:

  Just a random one, from Punggol Road End to NTU.

  Total 3 transfers: sbst84 to Punggol >> sbst43 to Paya Lebar >> sbst30 to Boon Lay >> sbst179 to NTU

  Even if you take train+bus instead of just bus, the minimum is still 3 transfers (including the transfer made at outram park)

  Another similar 3 transfer route is from Sembawang Road End. Ulu enough!

  Oh, so is there any two places in Singapore that require 5 consecutive bus services?

• Bus Stopping

  22 Jan 12, 20:04

  Originally posted by Chunhow:

  Oh, so is there any two places in Singapore that require 5 consecutive bus services?

  Are you trying to maximise the distance fare transfers? 

• SBS8676Z

  22 Jan 12, 20:20

  From Punggol Road end to Lim Chu Kang Road end 

  • Service 84 - Punggol Road end to Punggol int
  • Service 85 - Punggol int to Yishun int
  • Service 171 - Yishun int to Bt Panjang Road
  • Service 975 - Bt Panjang Road to Lim Chu Kang Road end

• service_238

  22 Jan 12, 23:30

  sembawang rd end - lim chu kang rd end: 882 962 187 975
  Punggol rd end - tuas south ave 9: 84 82 153 174 182
  Changi Point - lim chu kang rd end: 9 5 985 975 / 19 969 171 975 / 89 161 187 975 / 59 57 966 184 975
• SBS8676Z

  23 Jan 12, 00:09

  Choa Chu Kang Ave 3 to Marine Terrace: 975 700 966 13

  Fajar Road to Compassvale St (bus): 920/922 171 965 83

  Fajar Road to Compassvale St (Rail): BP NSL CCL NEL SE / BP NSL EWL NEL SE

• Bus Stopping

  23 Jan 12, 01:54

  Originally posted by service_238:

  sembawang rd end - lim chu kang rd end: 882 962 187 975
  Punggol rd end - tuas south ave 9: 84 82 153 174 182
  Changi Point - lim chu kang rd end: 9 5 985 975 / 19 969 171 975 / 89 161 187 975 / 59 57 966 184 975

  It's not actually easy to find a 5 bus service route (4 transfers) that is also the minimum. 

  Punggol Road End - Tuas South Ave 9 can actually be done with 4 bus services (3 transfers)

  Svc 84 : Punggol Road End - Punggol Int
  Svc 43 : Punggol Int - Tg Katong Rd
  Svc 30 : Tg Katong Rd - Boon Lay Int
  Svc 182 : Boon Lay Int - Tuas South Ave 9