Stations, car parks, covered links, pharmacies, clinics, food centres and the story of Marina Bay and Raffles Place.
This Marina Bay practical guide covers the part of Singapore built for crossing on foot and by train, where stations, covered links and waterfront paths join the financial district to the bay.
Distances are straight-line from the Mondrian hotel on Duxton Hill.
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The bay is one part of the wider list of things to see in Singapore.
MRT stations for Marina Bay
Raffles Place, City Hall, Marina Bay, Bayfront, Downtown and Promenade stations all appear on the the LTA network map around the bay.
For Gardens by the Bay, alight at Bayfront (CE1/DT16), take Exit B and follow the underground linkway, or use Gardens by the Bay station (TE22) on the Thomson-East Coast Line via Exit 1, per the Gardens by the Bay site.
Current locations and opening hours for the visitor centre are on the Visit Singapore visitor centre page.
Parking around Marina Bay
Commercial car parks set their own rates, and the Raffles Place car park listing shows many with a note that rates may exclude GST and change without notice.
Marina Bay Sands is listed at S$14 for the first hour, S$1.50 for each further half hour and a maximum of S$32 per 24 hours.
Marina Bay Financial Centre is listed at S$1.20 per 10 minutes on weekdays from 6:00am to 6:00pm.
Asia Square is listed at S$1.10 per 10 minutes on weekdays from 7:00am to 5:59pm and S$5.50 per entry after 6:00pm.
Gardens by the Bay charges S$0.035 per minute, capped at S$30 per day, at its Bay South car parks open 5:00am to 2:00am and its Bay East car park open 5:00am to 12:00am (getting here page).
Taxis add a S$3.00 surcharge for trips to Gardens by the Bay at any time (taxi surcharge table).
Covered links between Raffles Place and the bay
CityLink Mall runs about 350 metres and links City Hall MRT and Raffles City with Marina Centre, Suntec City and the Esplanade, per the underground space issue of BiblioAsia.
Marina Bay Link Mall was built in 2010 and links One Raffles Quay with the Marina Bay area.
URA requires underground links to be open during MRT operating hours (URA Downtown Core guidelines).
Pharmacies and clinics in the Marina Bay area
Watsons at Marina Bay Financial Centre is 1.3 km east of the hotel, and Guardian at Raffles Place MRT is 1.1 km north-east.
Both are on the HSA pharmacy listing.
Health Partners Medical Clinic at Keck Seng Tower, 710 metres east of the hotel, and Healthway Medical at Downtown Gallery, 670 metres east, are the closest listed clinics.
Call ahead for clinic hours, because these listings are not 24-hour services.
Out of hours, the nearest hospital emergency department is the SGH emergency department, and directions are on its emergency care page.
Food centres near Raffles Place
Lau Pa Sat is 880 metres east of the hotel and Market Street Hawker Centre is 1.1 km north-east.
More stalls and what to order are in the guide to hawker centres.
The waterfront sights themselves are in things to do in Marina Bay.
History and character of Marina Bay
The Raffles Place area began as the commercial centre of Raffles' 1822 town plan, and the first reclamation project took place that year on the south bank of the Singapore River (a Raffles Place history entry).
URA says the heart of the financial hub came together in 2013 with Marina Bay Financial Centre and Asia Square (URA's Marina Bay history).
Merlion Park is 1.6 km north-east of the hotel, and Gardens by the Bay is 2.3 km east.
Smoking and conduct on the waterfront
Smoking is banned at ferry terminals including Marina Bay Cruise Centre, in NParks parks and gardens and on covered walkways, and the no-smoking places list names the banned places.
Frequently asked questions
Published November 13, 2026
