Commuting experiment

I live in the north of Singapore, the IBM office is in the east. Getting there either takes time or costs quite some money.

	Bus/MRT via Airport (to office)	MRT (from office)	Taxi (to office)
Steps	Walk to the bus stop: 2 min Wait for the bus: 7min (could be anything from 0-15) Take SBS 858 to Changi Airport T3: 32min Walk to Airport SMRT station: 2min Wait for the MRT to depart: 10min (can be 0-15 min) One stop to EXPO: 5min Walk to the office: 5min	Walk to MRT: 5min Wait for MRT: 2min (could be anything from 0-15) MRT to Tanah Merah interchange: 5min (it had to wait a little) Wait for EW line: 3min (could be anything from 0-10) Ride on EW line to Paya Lebar 9min Walk to Circle line: 3min (less if not crowded) Wait for MRT: 1min (could be anything from 0-10) Ride on Circle line to Bishan: 14min Walk to NE line: 2min Wait for MRT: 3min (could be anything from 0-10) Ride on NS line to Khatib: 12min Walk home: 5min	Call a cab: 5min (anything from 2-45) Ride to office: 24min
Total duration	63 min (46-86)	64 min (55-100)	24 min (excluding call time)
Cost	S$ 2.72	S$ 1.86	S$ 19.00
Remarks	Bus was not too full, got a seat. Catch up on Social reading.	Standing all the way	During rush hours 25% extra!