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Expressway travel times
How long it takes to drive each Singapore expressway, hour by hour, using the estimates the Land Transport Authority publishes. Pick an expressway, then compare days, weekdays and weekends.
Average journey time each day
Time of day profile
Average minutes by hour for the selected days. The dotted line is the previous period.
Hour by day heatmap
Latest snapshot
Updated 14 November 2026. Readings from 18 October 2026 to 13 November 2026, 26 complete days.
- On weekdays most expressways are slowest at 6pm. The Pan Island Expressway averages about 58 minutes to drive its monitored stretches then, against about 39 minutes at 3am.
- The Ayer Rajah Expressway adds about 6 minutes at its evening peak: about 33 minutes at 6pm against about 27 minutes at 11pm.
- The Tampines Expressway is different. Its weekday peak is 8am, at about 18 minutes.
- At 6pm the Pan Island Expressway takes about 58 minutes on weekdays and about 45 minutes on weekends.
What this shows
The Land Transport Authority publishes an estimated travel time for each stretch of every expressway, in two directions. PantauSivik saves those estimates every few minutes. For each expressway and direction we add up the monitored stretches, so the figure is the estimated time to drive the whole monitored length. Hours are Singapore time.
How to read it
Direction 1 and Direction 2 follow the numbering in the source data, and we have not matched them to compass directions. The monitored stretches differ by expressway, so compare an expressway with itself over time, not one road with another. The change tile compares this period with the one before it. Month, YTD and Year switch on automatically once there is enough history.
These are estimates published by the authority. They are not measured journeys, and they can lag real traffic.
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Frequently asked questions
When is the worst time to drive on the PIE in Singapore?
On weekdays the evening rush is the slowest time for most expressways, with the longest journey times in the late afternoon and early evening. The profile chart on this page shows the average minutes for every hour, so you can see how much longer the peak takes than a quiet hour.
Where do these travel times come from?
They are the estimated travel times the Land Transport Authority publishes for each stretch of an expressway, in each direction. PantauSivik saves them every few minutes and adds up the stretches into one journey time per expressway and direction.
Is this the time a trip really took?
No. These are the authority's estimates for the monitored stretches, not timed trips and not door to door. They are good for comparing hours and days, less so for planning one exact journey.
Which expressways are covered?
Those the authority publishes estimates for, including the PIE, AYE, CTE, TPE, BKE, KPE, SLE, ECP, KJE and MCE. Use the expressway switch above the charts to compare them.
Why does a weekend look different?
Weekend traffic has no commuter peak, so most expressways stay flatter through the day. Use the weekday and weekend rows in the heatmap to compare.
Data sources and credits. Expressway travel times, road speed bands, bus load and platform crowd levels come from the Land Transport Authority DataMall, made available under the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0. PantauSivik saves its own readings and shows summaries of them here, so these are not official statistics. Readings are accessed regularly and the latest day shown is on this page. PantauSivik is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency. Use of these charts is covered by our data terms of use.