Since most of the regulars and mods have already touched on the mentioned places with great details, I will just share in for your question above.hhnc wrote:And just curious, there are a number of people who prefer the bus service rather than mrt..is it just fewer people or is the service better?
Bus vs MRT is subjective to where you are exactly. MRT doesn't spread wide enough to cover everywhere so this is where buses come in - to fill up where MRTs do not reach. Sometimes, one could make do with bus alone if the route starts from his doorstep to his office. As for MRTs, most people have to walk for a distance or even take a feeder bus to get to MRTs.
If you already looked into the maps that zzm and nutnut shared, you will notice the colourful lines marking the different MRT routes. You will also notice that there are areas that the lines do not run though, especially Bukit Timah, East Coast, Thomson Road and South Tuas. Hence this is where the buses come in. Anyway in another 10 years or so, these areas will have new own MRT lines.
And some people favour buses because it may be faster than MRTs (using expressways) and it is easier to get a seat throughout the entire journey as compared to MRTs, where one would kill for a seat in the name of kiasuism. I guess it is all in each and every one's preference.
The trick is finding the buses that have favourable (and direct) route from your chosen locations.
You probably will attempt to dig every single bus route possible at this point of time but being unfamiliar, you may be a little confused.
Hope you have fruitful search during your stay here!
