Scoot has announced that it is joining the Singapore – South Korea Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme, becoming the first out of four airlines on the route to launch quarantine-free services in both directions on 15th November 2021.
With full-service carriers dominating this route, the good news for travellers is that this budget option starts at a highly competitive S$380 return in Economy Class, or S$780 in ScootPlus.
“Scoot is pleased to announce the latest series of promotional fares for the upcoming launch of Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flights between Singapore and South Korea.”
Scoot
This is a fraction of the round-trip fares offered by other VTL airlines, with return trips in Economy Class this December at around:
- Asiana: S$1,180
- Korean Air: S$1,420
- Singapore Airlines: S$1,350
Scoot’s promotional fares on this route are valid for booking until 7th November 2021 at 11.59pm Singapore Time.
Scoot non-stop Seoul schedule
Scoot is deploying its Boeing 787-9 aircraft on this route, with 35 seats in ScootPlus (2-3-2 configuration) and 340 seats in Economy (3-3-3 configuration).
The downside with Scoot is that there’s not much choice on offer. The low-cost carrier will fly non-stop to Seoul and back only on Mondays, so the low fares are probably only much use for a fixed trip of 1/2/3 weeks.
Singapore Seoul
15th November 2021 – 26th March 2022
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
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TR840 787-9 |
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| SIN 01:25 |
ICN 08:50 |
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Scoot will pip Korean Air to the post on Monday 15th November 2021, when it operates the first quarantine-free flight from Singapore to Seoul since COVID-19 restrictions in early 2020, five minutes ahead of KE646.
Seoul Singapore
15th November 2021 – 26th March 2022
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
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TR841 VTL 787-9 |
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| ICN 10:30 |
SIN 16:15 |
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Scoot will also operate the inaugural designated VTL flight from Seoul to Singapore on Monday 15th November, around 8 hours ahead of Korean Air’s evening KE645 departure later the same day.
For more flexibility, you can consider flying to Seoul on a different day of the week with a different airline, then use the Scoot VTL flight to return to Singapore, or vice-versa, which may still give you a nice saving even though you won’t benefit from the cheapest round-trip deal.
Remember you can take any non-stop flight with any of the four airlines operating on this route from Singapore to Seoul – it’s only your return flight that needs to be a designated VTL service.
Other options: Singapore to Seoul
If an overnight flight departing in the early hours of a Monday morning doesn’t sound like your kind of thing, there are 14 other weekly non-stop Singapore – Seoul services with other carriers, any of which you can take for a quarantine-free arrival provided you meet the criteria.
Singapore Seoul Flights
(from 15th November 2021)
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
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SQ608 |
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| SIN 01:25 |
ICN 08:50 |
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KE646 |
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| SIN 01:30 |
ICN 08:50 |
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SQ600 |
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| SIN 08:05 |
ICN 15:30 |
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OZ752 |
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| SIN 23:00 |
ICN 06:20* |
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The final details of the Singapore – South Korea VTL have yet to be announced, but here’s what we know so far about how the process will work in the outbound direction for our Singapore-based readers.
VTL Process
Singapore South Korea
- Must be fully vaccinated with a WHO vaccine and certificate issued in Singapore or South Korea
- Must have stayed in Singapore or South Korea for 14 days
- Unvaccinated children aged 6+ are not eligible
- Apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation* (application from Singapore not yet available)
- Purchase COVID-19 travel insurance (min. coverage of KRW30 million – approximately S$34,000)*
- Book an on-arrival PCR test before departure (from 8 Nov)
- Take a pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test (up to 72 hours before departure)
- Travel to Seoul on any non-stop flight
- Install the Self-Check mobile app and enter your daily health status for 14 days from the day of arrival
- Take an on-arrival COVID-19 PCR test
- Leave the airport via private transportation to your residence or accommodation
- Self-isolate until the result is available (12 hours)
For stays of 8 or more day