Note: This article was written before Singapore’s circuit breaker measures were implemented. Although these malls remain open (for the essential store like supermarkets and pharmacies), most of these promotions have ended.
As it were, retail was already taking a huge hit from the booming e-commerce industry. 2019 saw many brands waving white flags, applying for bankruptcy protection, with some eventually folding for good.
(Read about the retail apocalypse here: Retail Apocalypse in Singapore — 7 Popular Brands That Went Bust or Closed Down)
Although those headlines have now been replaced with news about the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, the global pandemic has done the retail sector no favours. In fact, with stay-home notices and work-from-home arrangements, shopping malls are suffering even more.
To encourage shoppers to continue visiting malls, many shopping malls have announced free parking promotions, valid until further notice (probably once the COVID-19 situation eases).
Shopping Malls With Free Parking Until Further Notice (updated 31 Mar 2020)
Here is a list of shopping malls from Capitaland, AsiaMalls, Far East Malls, etc that offer free parking for now. I’ve also organised those in the Orchard and Central Business District (CBD) into a nifty list, since those areas are usually the most expensive.
Capitaland — free parking at 15 shopping malls ended on 2359H, 26 Mar 2020
| Capitaland shopping malls | Free parking hours |
| Bedok Mall | 12:30pm -2:30pm (Mon-Sun & PH) |
| Bugis Junction | 6pm – 8pm (Mon-Sun & PH) |
| Bugis+ | After 6pm (Mon-Thu)6pm – 8pm (Fri-Sun & PH) |
| Bukit Panjang Plaza | 12:30pm -2:30pm (Mon-Sun & PH) |
| Clarke Quay | 12:30pm – 1:30pm (Mon-Fri, excluding PH)6pm – 8pm (Mon-Sun & PH) |
| Funan | After 6pm (Mon-Sun & PH) |
| IMM | 1 hr Free Parking (Mon-Fri, excluding PH), valid for first entry. 6pm – 8pm (Sat – Sun & PH) |
| JCube | 12:30pm – 2:30pm (Mon-Sun & PH) |
| Junction 8 | After 6pm (Mon-Sun & PH) |
| Lot One | 12:30pm – 2:30pm (Mon-Sun & PH) |
| Plaza Singapura & The Atrium @ Orchard | After 6pm (Mon-Sun & PH) |
| Raffles City Shopping Centre | After 6pm (Mon-Fri) 6pm – 8pm (Sat-Sun & PH) |
| Tampines Mall | After 6pm (Mon-Sun & PH) |
| The Star Vista | 12:00pm – 3:00pm (Mon-Fri excluding PH) |
| Westgate | 12:30pm – 2:30pm (Mon-Sun & PH) |
AsiaMalls — free parking at 5 shopping malls from 22 Feb to 31 Mar 2020
| AsiaMalls shopping mall | Free parking hours |
| Century Square | 12pm – 2pm & 6pm – 10pm (Mon-Sun, PH) |
| Tampines1 | 12pm – 2pm & 6pm – 10pm (Mon-Sun, PH) |
| Hougang mall | 12pm – 2pm & 6pm – 10pm (Mon-Sun, PH) |
| Tiong Bahru Plaza | 12pm – 2pm & 6pm – 10pm (Mon-Sun, PH) |
| White Sands | 12pm – 2pm & 6pm – 10pm (Mon-Sun, PH) |
Far East Malls — free parking at 11 shopping malls from 27 Feb 2020
| Far East shopping mall | Free parking hours |
| Orchard Central | First 3 hours free (all day, daily) |
| West Coast Plaza | First 3 hours free (all day, daily) |
| Mess Hall at Sentosa | First 3 hours free (all day, daily) |
| Clarke Quay Central | 5pm to 9pm (Mon-Sat), first 3 hours free on Sun |
| Square 2 | 6pm – 10pm (Mon-Sun, PH) |
| Far East Square | 12pm – 2pm & 6pm – 8pm (Mon-Sun, PH) |
| Pacific Plaza | First 2 hours free, daily |
| Katong Village | 12pm – 2pm & 6pm – 8pm (Mon-Sun, PH) |
| Riverside Point | 12pm – 2pm & 6pm – 8pm (Mon-Sun, PH) |
| Greenwich V | 12pm – 2pm & 6pm – 8pm (Mon-Sun, PH) |
| Hougang 1 | 12pm – 2pm & 6pm – 8pm (Mon-Sun, PH) |
Frasers Malls — free parking at 8 shopping malls from 22 Feb to 31 Mar 2020
| Frasers shopping mall | Free parking hours |
| Bedok Point | 12pm – 2pm & 6pm – 10pm (Mon-Sun, PH) |
M Malls — free parking at AMK Hub & Jurong Point from 28 Feb 2020
M Malls has 3 shopping malls under its name (AMK Hub, Jurong Point and Swing by @ Thomson Plaza), but only 2 are participating in their current free parking promo.
Other shopping malls with free parking promotions
| Shopping mall | Free parking hours | Validity |
| City Square Mall | 12pm-2pm & 6pm-8pm on weekdays | – |
| Great World | Free if you enter between 6pm to 8pm and leave before 6am the next day (Mon-Thu, excl. PH) | – |
| JEM | 12.30pm-2.30pm (Mon-Sun, PH) | – |
| Marina Square | 12pm-2pm & 5pm-2am (Mon-Sun, PH) | From 22 Feb 2020 |
| Millenia Walk | 6pm to 10pm (Mon-Sun, PH) | – |
| Tang Plaza | 3 hours free (11am-10pm, Mon-Sun) | From 22 Mar 2020 |
| Tanglin Mall | Free if you enter between 6pm to 8pm and leave before 6am the next day (Mon-Thu, excl. PH) | – |
| Wisma Atria | 12pm-2pm & 5pm-10pm (Mon-Sun) | – |
Free parking in Orchard & CBD areas
As mentioned, parking downtown is notoriously expensive. For this period, however, many “atas” malls there are offering free parking for selected hours daily.
Bonus: best dining & retail shopping credit cards in Singapore
Now, most of these free parking promotions don’t require any minimum spend requirement.
However, if you’re already planning to YOLO and go shopping at Orchard Road, you’re probably going to end up dining out and/or spending money on shopping.
For those purchases, make sure you use the right credit cards.
Some popular cards for dining include:
- Cash Back on Dining, Groceries & Petrol
- Up to 8%
- Cash Back Cap per category, per month
- S$80
- From Shell & Esso
- Up to 20.88% savings
- Discounts at Selected Luxury Hotels
- Up to 50%
- Discounts at Selected Restaurants
- Up to 50%
- at Select Rooftop Bars and Nightclubs
- 1-for-1 Drinks
Get an ErgoTune Classic Ergonomic Chair (worth S$399) OR eCapitaVoucher (worth S$300) OR $250 Cash via Paynow when you apply and spend on your card! T&Cs apply.
For retail shopping, consider these:
- on Online Spend*
- S$1= 10X Points
- on All Other Spend
- S$1 = 1 Point
- Annual Fee
- S$192.60
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- on Online & Visa Contactless Spend
- Up to 5% Cashback
- On all other spend
- 0.3% Cashback
- via RebateMango
- Up to 5.7% cashback
Do note that these promotions are temporary, and standard parking rates will apply outside of the promo hours and after the campaigns are over.
When that happens, you can check this guide for free parking spots in Singapore: Car Parks in Singapore You Didn’t Know Had Free Parking
Did we miss out any major shopping malls with free parking deals? Share them with us in the comments below.
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