After nearly two years, passenger flights between Singapore and India will finally be restarting at the end of this month, following India’s reopening to fully vaccinated tourists since 15th November and Singapore’s inclusion of the country on its Vaccinated Travel Lane scheme from 29th November.
Singapore Airlines has now revealed its VTL flight schedule, and there will be a total of three daily designated VTL flights from three cities initially (one per city per day):
- Chennai
- Delhi
- Mumbai
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group welcomes the agreement to resume scheduled passenger services between Singapore and India…
Subject to regulatory approval, SIA will operate daily VTL services from Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai to Singapore from 29 November 2021. These flights are open for booking, and will be indicated as VTL flights on our website accordingly.
Singapore Airlines
Even the airline’s Airbus A380 makes an appearance on the Mumbai route from mid-December, giving travellers another quarantine-free Suites option in addition to London and Sydney, not to mention the carrier’s latest long-haul Business Class product.
Edit: Singapore Airlines removed the A380 from its Mumbai VTL route, after first announcing it earlier.
Flights are now available for booking.
Here’s how the schedules look.
Chennai
Chennai – Singapore will see one daily Boeing 787-10 operating a VTL designated flight from 29th November 2021 (highlighted in green).
29th November 2021 – 26th March 2022
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
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SQ528 787-10 |
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| SIN 20:20 |
MAA 22:00 |
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SQ529 787-10 VTL |
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| MAA 23:15 |
SIN 05:55* |
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* Next day
Update: IndiGo has announced its designated VTL flights from Chennai to Singapore. See below for the full quarantine-free schedule on this route so far (click to expand):
Chennai Singapore
27th March 2022 - 31st March 2022
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
 |
6E53 A320 |
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| MAA 22:20 |
SIN 05:10* |
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SQ529 787-10 |
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| MAA 23:15 |
SIN 06:10* |
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* Next day
Important
From 1st April 2022, there will be no more designated VTL flights to Singapore.All fully vaccinated travellers can enter quarantine-free on any flight operated by any airline on any route.
Delhi
Delhi – Singapore will see one daily Boeing 787-10 operating a VTL designated flight from 29th November 2021 (highlighted in green).
29th November 2021 – 26th March 2022
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
|
SQ406 787-10 |
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| SIN 16:25 |
DEL 19:55 |
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SQ403 787-10 VTL |
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| DEL 21:50 |
SIN 06:10* |
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* Next day
Mumbai
Mumbai – Singapore will see one daily Airbus A350 Regional operating a VTL designated flight from 29th November 2021 (highlighted in green).
29th November 2021 – 26th March 2022
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
|
SQ424 A350 Regional |
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| SIN 18:45 |
BOM 22:10 |
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SQ423 A350 Regional VTL |
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| BOM 23:35 |
SIN 07:30* |
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* Next day
Update: Vistara has announced its designated VTL flights from Mumbai to Singapore. See below for the full quarantine-free schedule on this route so far (click to expand):
Mumbai Singapore
27th March 2022 - 31st March 2022
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
|
SQ423 A380 |
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| BOM 23:40 |
SIN 07:40* |
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AI342 A321 |
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| BOM 23:50 |
SIN 07:50* |
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* Next day
Important
From 1st April 2022, there will be no more designated VTL flights to Singapore.All fully vaccinated travellers can enter quarantine-free on any flight operated by any airline on any route.
What happened to the A380?
Initially, SIA listed an Airbus A380 taking over the daily Mumbai run from 17th December 2021, which would have given travellers a Suites and 2017 Business Class option on this route in both directions, but the airline then removed this listing.
This VTL flight now shows only Airbus A350 operation, which is disappointing.
Unfortunately that means no confirmed SIA superjumbo service to and from India for now, though perhaps their original schedule was part of a future plan they didn’t intend to announce just yet!
Redemption rates
These are the one-way KrisFlyer miles redemption rates for flights between Singapore and India on SIA.
| KrisFlyer Redemption Rates India to/from Singapore |
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| Saver (one way) |
Advantage (one way) |
|
| Economy | 18,500 |
37,000 |
| Premium Economy | 32,000 |
n/a |
| Business | 39,000 |
65,000 |
| First / Suites | 53,000 |
98,000 |
What about VTL flights to India?
As with most VTLs (Malaysia is the exception), there are no VTL flights from Singapore to India. If you are fully vaccinated, you can already travel to India as a tourist since 15th November 2021.
You can take any available non-stop flight, or route via another VTL country if your stay in India is less than 14 days, or route via any country if your stay is more than 14 days, and still take a VTL flight back to Singapore at the end of your trip.
Singapore only considers your travel history in the last 14 consecutive days when you check in for your VTL flight. It must be solely within VTL countries and/or Category 1 countries.
All designated VTL flights
We have already updated our full list of VTL designated flights by all airlines on all VTL routes following these India additions. It’s worth bookmarking for future reference.
Once details of the remaining three daily VTL flights from India to Singapore are announced, that page will be updated accordingly.
Requirements when flying to India
Travellers flying from Singapore to India must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken 72 hours before departure and upload the result here before departure, as part of the self-declaration form.
Travellers younger than five years of age are exempted.
Here’s our latest rundown of the cheapest locations to get a pre-departure PCR test suitable for travel in Singapore.
On-arrival testing in India is not required if you are fully vaccinated, but you are asked to monitor your health for 14 days.
This is in addition to the ‘standard’ two VTL tests on the journey back to Singapore (pre-departure ART/PCR + on-arrival PCR).
There are no additional requirements provided you are fully vaccinated, meaning you can take any commercial flight to India and still benefit from a quarantine-free arrival there, as with most VTL countries.
🇮🇳 VTL
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| Test | Cost |
| Singapore pre-departure* | S$107 – S$200 |
| India pre-departure (ART)* | ~S$12 – S$30 |
| Singapore arrival | S$125 |
| Day 3 | S$15 |
| Day 7 | S$15 |
| Total | S$274 – S$385 |
* Prices vary between providers and locations.
As you can see that means an approximate S$270 – S$390 per head testing cost, for a round-trip.
Depending on your nationality, you may also need a visa to travel to India. Singapore nationals can apply for an eVisa here. Only tourist visas (sticker or e-visa) issued from 6th October 2021 are valid for entry in India.
For quarantine-free travel between India and Singapore, the standard VTL process applies, as outlined below.
Singapore
Vaccinated Travel Lanes
Key Features
- Must have stayed in a VTL country/region and/or Singapore for 14 days
- Travel to Singapore on designated ‘VTL flights’ (see above)
- No restrictions on travel purpose or itineraries
- Must be fully vaccinated in Singapore or any VTL country, with an accepted digital proof of vaccination
- Unvaccinated children aged 12 or under can accompany their parents
- Visitors and Singapore pass holders must apply for a VTP in advance
- Four COVID-19 tests replace quarantine / Stay-Home Notice in Singapore
Vaccination recognition
To travel to Singapore under the VTL, you must be fully vaccinated in Singapore or any VTL country with a vaccine in the World Health Organisation (WHO) Emergency Use List.
From 29th November 2021, recognition includes India’s International Travel Certificate in the Digital Infrastructure for Vaccination Open Credentialing (DIVOC) standard, available on the Co-WIN platform.
Vaccinated Travel Pass (VTP)
If you’re travelling from India to Singapore on a VTL flight and you are not a Singapore Citizen or Permanent resident, you’ll have to apply for a VTP.