Pickleball Court at The Kallang: Hard Courts from S$5.50

Singapore Sports Hub is better known for concerts and football, yet its hard courts quietly host some of the most convenient pickleball in the city. The Kallang, the operator of the precinct, lists six dedicated pickleball courts called 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B, beside the National Stadium, along with shared junior courts at Kallang Tennis Hub that carry both pickleball and junior-tennis lines. Prices are published on the official page and are low for a central location: S$5.50 an hour off-peak for citizens and permanent residents, S$10 at peak. Anyone can play if they book through the portal, and visitors simply pay the foreigner rate.

The Hard Courts are at Stadium Drive, on the level close to Gate 13 of the National Stadium, Singapore 397694. The official page places them near that gate, so you can navigate by the stadium dome rather than by street number. The junior courts are separate, at Kallang Tennis Hub near Exit B of Stadium MRT. The two sites are a short walk apart, but they are booked as different facilities, so check which court your reservation names before you set out.

Courts 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B are open on weekdays from 7 am to 6 pm and are priced at the non-peak rate only. Courts 3A and 3B are the flexible pair: they are non-peak on weekdays from 7 am to 6 pm, peak from 6 pm to 10 pm, and peak all day on Saturdays and Sundays from 7 am to 10 pm. In plain terms, if you want to play at a weekend or after work, courts 3A and 3B are the ones you book, and they are the ones that fill first.

The official price table, per hour, has two columns. Singapore citizens and permanent residents with a valid photo ID pay S$5.50 at non-peak times and S$10.00 at peak times. Foreigners pay S$8.50 off-peak and S$15.50 at peak. Peak means weekday evenings from 6 pm to 10 pm and the whole of the weekend. For four players, a weekday lunchtime hour on a non-peak court is about S$1.40 each at the local rate, a price that is hard to beat for a court beside a national stadium.

Reservations are made through The Kallang's PerfectGym client portal. The venue accepts Visa, Mastercard, PayNow and NETS only, so cash and other cards will not work. The page does not list cancellation rules, so keep your plan fixed once you pay. Choose your court and time and pay online. Since the local rate applies to citizens and permanent residents with a valid photo ID, carry yours.

The junior courts are an unusual detail. They are shared lines for junior tennis and pickleball, so they suit children, beginners and anyone who wants a gentler game. The net height is permanently set at 91 centimetres at the posts and 86 centimetres at the centre, which matches the pickleball standard and is lower than a standard tennis net. The site is next to Stadium MRT Exit B, which makes it the easiest of the two locations to reach by train.

The courts sit inside the Singapore Sports Hub precinct, so the surrounding area is made for people on their way to a match or concert. Stadium MRT and Kallang Wave Mall sit within the same precinct. In 2025, OCBC announced a partnership with Singapore Sports Hub on a pickleball programme, a sign of how seriously the precinct takes the sport.

Weekends are all peak, so the best value is a weekday daytime slot. A group of four office workers can take a long lunch on courts 1A to 2B and pay only the non-peak rate. After 6 pm on weekdays, only courts 3A and 3B are available, and they cost the peak rate. Reserve through the portal rather than turning up and hoping for a vacant court.

Here is how the numbers work in practice. A group of four Singapore residents playing one non-peak hour pays S$5.50 in total, or about S$1.40 each. The same group on a Saturday at the peak rate pays S$10.00, or S$2.50 each. A visiting group of four pays S$8.50 off-peak or S$15.50 at peak for the hour, which comes to about S$2.10 or S$3.90 each. Two hours back to back doubles those totals, because each booking is priced per hour. Bring your own paddles if you have them, and plan the game around the booking window so that nobody pays for time they cannot use.

If the group includes children, the junior courts at Kallang Tennis Hub are the better choice, because the lower net and the shared markings were designed for younger players.

After you finish, Kallang Wave Mall is next to the Sports Hub and has restaurants and shops. The Singapore Sports Museum, inside the Sports Hub, tells the story of the country's athletes, and the Kallang River promenade is a pleasant place for a short walk in the cool of the evening. If you want a local meal, the hawker stalls in the neighbouring estates are only a short bus or train ride away.

Address: The Kallang Hard Courts, Stadium Drive, Singapore 397694 (Level 3, near Gate 13). Junior courts: Kallang Tennis Hub, near MRT Exit B. Official page: thekallang.com.sg/sport-fitness/pickleball. Courts: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B. Hours: courts 1A to 2B, weekdays 7 am to 6 pm; courts 3A and 3B, weekdays 7 am to 10 pm and weekends 7 am to 10 pm. Prices per hour: locals S$5.50 non-peak, S$10.00 peak; foreigners S$8.50 non-peak, S$15.50 peak. Peak is weekday 6 pm to 10 pm and all weekend. Booking: PerfectGym portal; Visa, Mastercard, PayNow and NETS accepted. Getting there: by MRT. Ask Karpo APP for food near Kallang after your game.