Squash Court at Kallang: From S$3 an Hour, Open 7am–10pm

Kallang Squash Centre at 8 Stadium Boulevard, Singapore 397804, opens every day from 7am to 10pm and rents courts by the hour through ActiveSG. A standard court costs S$3 in non-peak hours for Singapore citizens and permanent residents, and S$3.90 at the standard rate for everyone else. If you are looking for a squash court you can book without joining a club, this government-run centre is the cheapest answer on the island, and the booking is done on your phone.

The centre sits on Stadium Boulevard in the Kallang sports precinct, a short walk from Stadium MRT station on the Circle Line, with the Singapore Indoor Stadium and Kallang Wave Mall close by. Daily hours are 7am to 10pm, with no separate weekend schedule printed on the page, so plan on the same window on Saturday and Sunday.

Your first stop is the ActiveSG booking system rather than the front desk. Courts are reserved online under the squash court booking option, and each user is limited to two slots per day, regardless of the slot time. That rule is published on the ActiveSG rates page for squash along with badminton, tennis and table tennis, and it matters if you are trying to book back-to-back hours for a long practice session or a small round robin.

ActiveSG publishes two squash price lists, and both are charged per hour per court rather than per person. For the standard squash court, citizens and permanent residents pay S$3 in non-peak hours and S$6 in peak hours. The standard rate for everyone else is S$3.90 non-peak and S$7.80 peak. Split between two players, a non-peak hour at the citizen rate works out to S$1.50 each.

The second list covers what ActiveSG calls a squash court with gallery or air-conditioning. Citizens and permanent residents pay S$5 non-peak and S$10 peak; the standard rate is S$6.50 non-peak and S$13 peak. If you are choosing between the two types, the gallery court is the one to pick for a match that friends will watch or for a tournament-style game, while the plain court is the better value for drills, solo hitting and a casual rally with a friend.

Book through your MyActiveSG account on the ActiveSG website or app, choose squash court, pick Kallang Squash Centre, and select a slot. The rates page shows the price for each slot you choose, so you see the peak or non-peak figure before you pay. Because of the two-slot daily limit, one person should not try to hold courts for a whole group; have each friend book their own hour instead.

The cheapest way to play is to book a non-peak slot as a citizen or permanent resident and share the court fee. At S$3 for the plain court, a one-hour hit costs less than a cup of kopi in many Kallang kopitiams. The gap to peak pricing is a factor of two on every court type, so a weekday morning or early afternoon booking halves your bill compared with an evening slot.

Bring your own racket if you own one; the ActiveSG page does not list a racket rental service, so do not turn up empty-handed expecting to borrow gear at the door. Squash balls come in different speeds, and a beginner is better off with a slower, bouncier ball that holds its height, while a stronger player will want a ball that gets hot and fast after ten minutes of rallying. Wear non-marking indoor shoes, because court floors are sensitive to dark soles.

The facility page links three rule sets under squash court: hiring of court, safety and security, general admission, and general prohibition. Read them once before your first booking, because they set what you can bring on court and how the hired hour is enforced. The same page carries a closure notice: the entire facility is closed on 26 October 2026 for upgrading, maintenance, urgent repair or events, so no court is available that day.

Kallang is also a competition venue. The SGSquash events page lists the MARIGOLD SGSquash Circuit 2 here from 21 to 25 October 2026, and the ONCOCARE Singapore Junior Open from 8 to 13 December 2026. During tournament weeks, expect fewer public slots and a busier lobby, so look at the booking calendar first if you want a particular evening. Haze advisories can also change opening: SportSG put precautionary measures in place in mid-October 2026 and resumed all ActiveSG facilities on 17 October 2026.

After a game, the precinct around Stadium Boulevard gives you easy options. Kallang Wave Mall has places to eat for a post-match meal, and the Singapore Indoor Stadium is next door if there is a concert or a sports event on.

A simple plan for a first visit: book a gallery court in the evening if you are playing with a group of four or more who will rotate in and out, or a plain non-peak court if it is just two of you. Arrive ten minutes before your slot, since the hour is fixed and a late start eats into your game. Take water, a spare shirt and a towel; air-conditioned courts still get humid after a hard rally.

Kallang suits students, shift workers and beginners who want a proper court at a public price. It suits league players who need cheap weekday practice slots, and families who want to try the sport without a membership fee. Honestly, it is less suited to anyone who wants a coaching programme on site, lessons or a bar; the ActiveSG page lists court hire, not classes, so find a coach separately and book the court yourself.

If your preferred slot is gone, the same ActiveSG system lists other squash centres across the island, so you can switch venues without learning a new booking process. Book as early as the system allows for weekday evenings, which fill first, and treat the weekday daytime hours as the hidden bargain: the same S$3 court, the same 8 Stadium Boulevard address, and far more empty lobby than at 7pm on a Friday.