Singapore Airlines adds VTL flights from Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth

Singapore Airlines is continuing to increase its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flight schedule, with more Australia – Singapore options now announced from early 2022 as additional states are expected to open their borders to international travel.

From 15th January 2022, SIA will operate designated VTL flights from:

• Adelaide
• Brisbane

From 1st March 2022, SIA will operate designated VTL flights from:

• Perth

Adelaide schedule

SQ278 and SQ276 will operate as the designated VTL flights from Adelaide to Singapore from mid-January 2022.

They are shown below alongside the airline’s Singapore – Adelaide flights.

15th January 2022 – 26th March 2022

			Days
			M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	SQ277 A350 Regional
SIN 06:30		ADL 16:00
	SQ279 A350 Regional
SIN 23:40		ADL 09:05*
	SQ278 A350 Regional VTL
ADL 10:35		SIN 15:10
	SQ276 A350 Regional VTL
ADL 17:45		SIN 22:30

* Next day

Services operate four times per week in total using two-class Airbus A350 Regional aircraft.

Brisbane schedule

SQ236 and SQ246 will operate as the designated VTL flights from Brisbane to Singapore from mid-January 2022, with twice daily total operation.

They are shown below alongside the airline’s Singapore – Brisbane flights.

15th January 2022 – 1st February 2022

			Days
			M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	SQ255 A350 Regional
SIN 00:55		BNE 10:45
	SQ245 A350 Regional
SIN 09:55		BNE 19:45
	SQ236 A350 Regional VTL
BNE 14:45		SIN 20:35
	SQ246 A350 Regional VTL
BNE 23:00		SIN 04:40*

* Next day

Services increase to 17 times weekly from February 2022, with the addition of SQ256 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

2nd February 2022 – 26th March 2022

			Days
			M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	SQ255 A350 Regional
SIN 00:55		BNE 10:45
	SQ245 A350 Regional
SIN 09:55		BNE 19:45
	SQ235 A350 Regional
SIN 22:30		BNE 08:10*
	SQ256 A350 Regional VTL
BNE 10:20		SIN 16:20
	SQ236 A350 Regional VTL
BNE 14:45		SIN 20:35
	SQ246 A350 Regional VTL
BNE 23:00		SIN 04:40*

* Next day

Two-class Airbus A350 Regional aircraft will be deployed on all Brisbane flights.

Perth schedule

SQ214, SQ216 and SQ224 will operate as the designated VTL flights from Perth to Singapore during March 2022.

They are shown below alongside the airline’s Singapore – Perth flights.

1st March 2022 – 26th March 2022

			Days
			M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	SQ225 787-10
SIN 00:10		PER 05:25
	SQ223 787-10
SIN 10:00		PER 15:10
	SQ215 787-10
SIN 18:40		PER 23:55
	SQ224 787-10 VTL
PER 06:40		SIN 11:55
	SQ216 787-10 VTL
PER 11:10		SIN 16:20
	SQ214 787-10 VTL
PER 16:45		SIN 22:00

Services operate 17 times weekly using Boeing 787-10s.

Flights are loaded for booking

Singapore Airlines is already loading these additional VTL flights for booking and redemption, including saver awards in Business Class on some flights.

If you are planning an Australia trip during early 2022, it may be a good idea to lock some of these redemptions in, since you’re still protected by SIA’s complimentary rebooking benefit when securing a ticket by 31st December 2021.

VTL flights are currently loaded on all routes only until 26th March 2022, subject to further extension of the scheme.

Redemption rates

These are the one-way KrisFlyer miles redemption rates for flights between Singapore and Australia on SIA.

KrisFlyer Redemption Rates Australia to/from Singapore (except Perth)
	Saver (one way)	Advantage (one way)
Economy	28,000	55,000
Premium Economy	47,000	n/a
Business	62,000	90,000
First / Suites	85,000	155,000

KrisFlyer Redemption Rates Perth to/from Singapore
	Saver (one way)	Advantage (one way)
Economy	20,000	37,000
Business	36,500	65,000

All designated VTL flights

We have updated our full list of VTL designated flights by all airlines on all VTL routes following these Australia additions from SIA.

It’s worth bookmarking that page for future reference.

There will also likely be additional Australia – Singapore VTL flight announcements from other airlines including Qantas and Scoot in due course, which we’ll include on that page.

Only last week Jetstar announced it had applied for VTL status on a reinstatement of its four times weekly Perth – Singapore route from mid-February 2022.

Requirements when flying to Australia

Travellers flying from Singapore to Australia must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken 72 hours before departure.

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, starting at S$107.

There are even competitive options for those preferring to be tested at home, now starting at S$138.

Total testing costs for a round-trip stand at around S$380 to S$480.

🇦🇺 VTL Singapore Australia COVID-19 Testing  Test Cost Singapore pre-departure* S$107 – S$200 Australia pre-departure* ~S$150 Singapore arrival S$125 Total ~S$382 – S$475 * Prices vary between providers and locations.

An arrival test in Australia is also required within 24 hours of landing there, though this is free of charge.

While anyone can travel from Australia to Singapore via the VTL, in the other direction Australia has only currently opened its international borders to its own residents and fully vaccinated Singapore citizens, excluding Permanent Residents and pass holders for the time being.

This is likely to be relaxed as Australia’s borders gradually reopen to fully vaccinated tourists and visitors from around the world, so by the time these additional VTL flights commence in early 2022, we doubt that restriction will be an issue.

More VTL flights from Australia coming through as vaccination rate targets are met there, driving international border reopening in the coming weeks and months.

In addition to existing Darwin, Sydney and Melbourne VTL flights, there will be at least 96 weekly quarantine-free services per week from Australia to Singapore by March 2022, and that’s before accounting for inevitable further announcements from non-SIA carriers for these new cities.

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