Papillon is located off Balestier Road where food lovers can enjoy a wide selection of local dishes at the Singapore "food street". Other amenities like wet market, supermarket, clinics, shops are all located along Balestier Road. This is condo is also near to shopping centres like the Balestier Plaza, Novena Square and United Square.

Papillon is accessible by Pan Island Expressway (PIE) which leads to all parts of Singapore. Residents can either take a short bus ride to Toa Payoh and Novena MRT Station or have a short stroll to Toa Payoh Town Centre across the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) using the over-head bridge at Jalan Rajah.