Geylang & Paya Lebar: a food trail and living guide
Markets, hawker food and the Paya Lebar interchange, in District 14.
Geylang Serai
Geylang Serai Market (postal 402001) and Wisma Geylang Serai (postal 408528) sit beside each other, a short walk from Paya Lebar MRT. URA notes that Joo Chiat's coconut plantations once stretched inland to what is Geylang Serai today.
Paya Lebar Quarter
Paya Lebar Quarter (postal 409057) is next to Paya Lebar MRT, an interchange on the East-West Line (EW8) and Circle Line (CC9).
Old Airport Road
Old Airport Road Food Centre (51 Old Airport Road, postal 390051) is near Dakota MRT (CC8).
Heritage streets
URA lists Geylang as one of its Secondary Settlement conservation areas, developed largely after World War I when people moved out of the crowded city.
Living here
District 14 has one of the east's best-connected interchanges and a wide mix of homes, from HDB estates to freehold condos and conserved shophouses.
Read the full District 14 guide for every MRT station, school and project Li Lian covers.
MRT stops to the CBD
- EW8Paya Lebar → Raffles Place: 6 stops, no change
- CC9Paya Lebar → Promenade: 5 stops, no change
- EW9Aljunied → Raffles Place: 5 stops, no change
- CC8Dakota → Promenade: 4 stops, no change
Stops counted from LTA station codes; no transfer needed. Travel time depends on the train and time of day.
Primary schools within 1 km
- Paya Lebar MRT: Kong Hwa School (~820 m), Geylang Methodist School (Primary) (~940 m)
- Aljunied MRT: Geylang Methodist School (Primary) (~170 m), Kong Hwa School (~860 m)
- Dakota MRT: Kong Hwa School (~300 m)
Straight-line distance from the station, from OneMap coordinates. MOE's 1 km priority is measured from your home address, so check each address on OneMap.
Geylang & Paya Lebar: a food trail and living guide: questions
How many stops is Paya Lebar MRT from Raffles Place?
Six stops on the East-West Line (EW8 to EW14), with no change of line. It is also on the Circle Line (CC9).
Which primary schools are near Dakota MRT?
Kong Hwa School is about 300 m in a straight line, measured on OneMap. MOE measures from your home address.
Which primary school is near Aljunied MRT?
Geylang Methodist School (Primary) is about 170 m in a straight line, and Kong Hwa School about 860 m, measured on OneMap.
Where is Old Airport Road Food Centre?
51 Old Airport Road, postal 390051, near Dakota MRT (CC8).
Sources
- URA, Secondary Settlements conservation page (ura.gov.sg)
- OneMap (SLA) search for postal codes and coordinates
- LTA rail network map for station codes