Singapore’s humidity, bird population, and unpredictable rain patterns mean that dirt accumulates quickly in cars. One week it's fine. The next, you're peering through a windscreen that looks like it lost a fight with a construction site.
Good news: you don't have to spend a lot for a genuinely decent automatic wash. Here are the most affordable options across Singapore, sorted by area.
East
Autowash24
This is my go-to, and honestly, I recommend it to just about everyone who asks. Fully automated and touchless. No brushes dragging across your paint. Just a proper sequence (presoak, snow foam, high-pressure jet, water wax, air dry) and you're out in about 10 minutes flat. A simple wash starts from $9.
Autowash24 has two east-side branches, in Ubi and Changi, which cover a good stretch of the east.
🌐 Website: autowash24.com
Ubi:
📍 Address: 3020A Ubi Road 1, #01-38, Singapore 408714
⏰ Opening hours: Open 24 hours daily
Changi:
📍 Address: 15 Changi North Street 1, #01-31, Singapore 498765
⏰ Opening hours: Open 24 hours daily ]
Day Night Auto Wash (Kaki Bukit)
Two outlets serve the Kaki Bukit-Bartley stretch. The six-step process here is thorough: tyre wash, pre-soak, lava foam, high-pressure rinse, water wax, and blow dry. At $9.90 a wash, it sits comfortably between Autowash24 and typical petrol station options in price. If you wash your car at least twice a month, their prepaid member card gives you a better per-wash rate when you top up.
🌐 Website: daynightautowash.com.sg
Entrepreneur Business Centre:
📍 Address: 18 Kaki Bukit Road 3, #01-22 Entrepreneur Business Centre, Singapore 415978
⏰ Opening hours: Open 24 hours daily
Bartley Biz Centre:
📍 Address: 13 Kaki Bukit Road 4 Bartley Biz Centre, #03-14, Singapore 417807
⏰ Opening hours: Open 24 hours daily
Esso Wash n' Run (Bedok North)
For east-siders who are already stopping to pump petrol, this is the most convenient double-dip on the list. The Bedok North Esso runs an automated tunnel wash system with foam brushes, high-pressure jets, dedicated wheel cleaning, and a blower dry. Prices start from $12, and they also offer waxing and interior vacuuming during off-peak hours if you want a little extra on top of the basic wash. However, take note that the pricing for all Esso Wash n’ Runs gets hiked up in peak periods, going as high as $20 during Chinese New Year.
📍 Address: 99 Bedok North Road, Singapore 469677
⏰ Opening hours: Open 24 hours daily
🌐 Website: esso.com.sg
Island Car Wash and Grooming
If you'd rather have a proper hand wash, Island Car Wash is the go-to on this side of the island. Their 3-in-1 package covers washing, vacuuming, and tyre shining from $12. They're open until midnight daily, which is genuinely useful if you can't get there during the day. The Changi Road branch is well-located and has good reviews for its consistency.
🌐 Website: facebook.com/islandcarwashandgrooming
📍 Address: 360 Changi Road, Keng Yee Garden, Singapore 419822
⏰ Opening hours: 9am – 12am daily
📞 Contact: 9091 2126
Shell Car Wash
Shell stations are everywhere, and a good number of them run hand wash bays from $8 for a basic exterior clean. The Changi Kembangan and East Coast Road outlets are both conveniently placed for east-siders and open daily from 9am to 9pm. If you're a Shell GO+ member, you can earn points on every dollar spent and redeem 280 points for a complimentary wash.
🌐 Website: shell.com.sg
Changi Kembangan:
📍 Address: 460 Changi Road, Singapore 419883
⏰ Opening hours: 9am – 9pm daily
East Coast Road:
📍 Address: 338 East Coast Road, Singapore 428961
⏰ Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 8am – 11pm
North
Day Night Auto Wash (Orchid Country Club and Yishun)
Two solid north-side options. The Orchid Country Club outlet is right near the NTUC carpark, making it easy to get a grocery run in. The Yishun outlet is in an industrial estate but well-signposted and easy enough to find. Same $9.90 price point, same 24/7 access, same process as the east-side branches.
🌐 Website: daynightautowash.com.sg
Orchid Country Club:
📍 Address: 1 Orchid Club Road (near NTUC carpark), Singapore 769162
⏰ Opening hours: Open 24 hours daily
Yishun:
📍 Address: 2 Yishun Industrial Street 1, #01-27, Singapore 768159
⏰ Opening hours: Open 24 hours daily
Esso Wash n' Run (Ang Mo Kio)
Two AMK Esso stations run automated tunnel car washes, both 24 hours. From $12, it's the priciest on this list, but the convenience of combining a petrol stop and a car wash in one trip is hard to argue with, especially during a busy weekday.
🌐 Website: esso.com.sg
Ang Mo Kio
📍 Address: 2225 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8, Singapore 569810
⏰ Opening hours: Open 24 hours daily
Lorong Chuan
📍 Address: 84 Lorong Chuan, Singapore 556810
⏰ Opening hours: Open 24 hours daily
Autowash24
If you already have an Autowash24 membership, you’ll be pleased to know that it has one more branch out in Ang Mo Kio. All 3 branches regularly have promotion discounts, and membership helps knock the price down by up to 10%, depending on how much you top up.
📍 Address: 5035 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2, #01-367, Singapore 569538
⏰ Opening hours: Open 24 hours daily
🌐 Website: autowash24.com
Carpow
Carpow is the most affordable hand wash option on this list. Their standard package covers an exterior foam wash and tyre shine from $10, and the team works quickly. Despite being a hand wash, multiple staff work on your car at once, so you won’t be stuck waiting. The Yishun outlet is open late on Fridays and Saturdays until midnight.
📍 Address: 2 Yishun Industrial Street 1, #02-14 Northpoint Bizhub, Singapore 768159
⏰ Opening hours: Sun to Thurs, 12pm – 9pm | Friday and Saturday, 12pm – 12am 📞 Contact: 9820 3113
🌐 Website: carpow.sg
Shell Car Wash
Shell stations in the north cover Hougang, Serangoon, and Yishun. Hand washes from $8, open daily from 9am to 9pm. Use the Shell station locator to find the branch nearest to you.
🌐 Website: shell.com.sg
Hougang Avenue:
📍 Address: 600 Hougang Avenue 3, Singapore 538846
⏰ Opening hours: 9am – 9pm daily
Serangoon Garden Way:
📍 Address: 9A Serangoon North Avenue 5, Singapore 554500
⏰ Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 9am – 9pm
West
Day Night Auto Wash (Old Toh Tuck and Jurong)
Two west-side locations cover drivers in Bukit Timah, Clementi, and Jurong. The Old Toh Tuck outlet at Cnergy Station is easy to find off the Pan Island Expressway. The REVV outlet at Corporation Drive is newer, and the reviews for it have been good. $9.90, no booking needed, 24 hours. And as an added bonus, their Toh Tuck Road station is located at the perfect place to get some of the cheapest fuel currently available in Singapore.
🌐 Website: daynightautowash.com.sg
Old Toh Tuck (Cnergy Station):
📍 Address: 50 Old Toh Tuck Road, Cnergy Station, Singapore 597657
⏰ Opening hours: Open 24 hours daily
REVV (Jurong):
📍 Address: 1 Corporation Drive, #01-03 REVV, Singapore 619775
⏰ Opening hours: Open 24 hours daily
Esso Wash n' Run (West Coast and Choa Chu Kang)
Both stations run automated tunnel washes from $12. Both outlets are open around the clock, which is particularly useful if you want to get a wash in before the morning rush or after a late-night drive back home.
🌐 Website: esso.com.sg
West Coast:
📍 Address: 181 West Coast Road, Singapore 127375
⏰ Opening hours: 8am – 6am daily
Choa Chu Kang:
📍 Address: 31 Choa Chu Kang Way, Singapore 688786
⏰ Opening hours: Open 24 hours daily
Carpow
The Bukit Batok branch at WCEGA Plaza is Carpow’s westside branch, with the same pricing and walk-in setup as the Yishun outlet. The plaza is easy to get in and out of, which helps when you're squeezing a car wash into a busy Saturday.
🌐 Website: carpow.sg
📍 Address: 1 Bukit Batok Crescent, #03-33 WCEGA Plaza, Singapore 658064
⏰ Opening hours: Sun to Thurs, 12pm – 9pm | Friday and Saturday, 12pm – 12am
Island Car Wash and Grooming
Island Car Wash also covers the west, with branches at Corporation Drive and Bukit Batok. Same consistent service as the Changi outlet.
🌐 Website: facebook.com/islandcarwashandgrooming
REVV (Jurong):
📍 Address: 1 Corporation Drive, #02-16, Singapore 619775
⏰ Opening hours: 9am – 12am daily
Bukit Batok:
📍 Address: 1 Bukit Batok Crescent, #02-42 WCEGA Plaza, Singapore 658064
⏰ Opening hours: 9am – 12am daily
Central
Photo: https://www.motorist.sg/article/1845/the-return-of-the-automated-car-wash-with-esso-and-karcher
Esso Wash n' Run (Lorong Chuan, Toa Payoh, Newton and Upper Thomson)
Esso’s Lorong Chuan outlet was one of the first Esso stations in Singapore to install the Karcher Klean!Star automated system. Fully automated, 24/7, and from $12. The Toa Payoh Lorong 2 outlet was one of the subsequent rollouts of the same system, and it covers the central-north area well. Newton and Upper Thomson round out the options for drivers closer to the city fringe. Same Esso Wash n' Run service, same automated tunnel system, same from-$12 pricing.
🌐 Website: esso.com.sg
Lorong Chuan:
📍 Address: 384 Lorong Chuan, Singapore 556810
⏰ Opening hours: 8am – 7pm daily
Toa Payoh Lorong 2:
📍 Address: 399 Toa Payoh Lorong 2, Singapore 319640
⏰ Opening hours: 8am – 6am daily
Newton:
📍 Address: 30 Dunearn Road, Singapore 309425
⏰ Opening hours: 8am – 8pm daily
Upper Thomson:
📍 Address: 353 Upper Thomson Road, Singapore 574410
⏰ Opening hours: 8am – 8pm daily
Shell Car Wash
Shell covers central Singapore well, with stations along Havelock Road, Toa Payoh, and Newton. All run hand wash bays from $8, daily 9am to 9pm. As with the other Shell locations, check the station locator for the one nearest to you.
🌐 Website: shell.com.sg
Havelock Road:
📍 Address: 548 Havelock Rd, Singapore 169637
⏰ Opening hours: 9am – 9pm daily
Toa Payoh Lorong 1:
📍 Address: 248 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 319755
⏰ Opening hours: 9am – 9pm daily
Newton:
📍 Address: 150 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229846
⏰ Opening hours: 9am – 9pm daily
(Featured photo: Shell)
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