Travelling and Parking for People with Disabilities

Information on travelling options for people with disabilities in Singapore...

Public Transport

The Singapore metro has facilities for the disabled, and most public buses are wheelchair accessible. There is a wheelchair-adapted airport shuttle bus and transport organised by the Handicap Welfare Association.

The SBS Transit website has details of special assistance on buses in Singapore. Wheelchair-accessible public buses have a blue wheelchair symbol on the windscreen. These buses are equipped with ramps and one or two wheelchair lots. 

The SMRT Corporation also operates bus services and is one of two major rail operators in Singapore. Stations at Changi Airport, Dover, Novena, Outram, Somerset, and Tampines have facilities for the disabled.

Taxis

Two Singapore taxi companies can offer facilities for wheelchairs and other disabled passengers.

  • London Cab (Please note that two days advance booking is required)
    Tel: +65 6477 5988
  • Singapore Maxi Cab
    Tel    : +65 8800 6006 
  • MaxiCab
  • Tel: +65 8366 3596
  • Comforedelgro Maxi Cab wheelchair booking
  • Tel: 6552 2828

The Handicap Welfare Association

The Handicap Welfare Association (HWA) also provides transport services. They operate vans fitted with hydraulic lifts. Advance booking is required.

Manual wheelchairs and hydraulic lifts are available from the HWA.

Disabled parking

Class 1 and Class 2 Parking Labels are available to people with disabilities and people who may be responsible for transporting them.

  • Class 1 Parking Labels: for disabled drivers
  • Class 2 Parking Labels: for family members and care givers of disabled people

The car sticker is available to people forced to use wheelchairs, crutches, walking frame/stick or prosthesis for mobility. The label is for their use only, in HDB and URA carparks.

The Car Park Label Scheme (for persons with physical disabilities) is administered by the Centre for Enabled Living (CEL).

All applications for new labels and renewals should be sent as follows:

  • SG Enable : Assists people with disabilities (including the frail elderly) as part of a national care network
    At    : No. 7 Maxwell Road
    #05-08, Annexe B MND Complex
    Singapore 069111
    Open    : Monday to Friday 08:30-17:30
    Tel: 1800-8585 885 (Infoline)
    Fax: 6270 7024