Singapore has announced another expansion of its Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs), adding Vietnam and Greece to the list of quarantine-free options from 16th March 2022, both of which will include designated non-stop VTL flights to Singapore.
Those with a seven-day travel history in all 30 European Economic Area (EEA) countries, plus three non-EEA countries, 24 of which are not current or future VTL locations, will also be eligible to use the scheme, representing a major expansion for more flexible Europe trips including places like Portugal, Ireland and Austria.
The existing bilateral VTL arrangement with Malaysia will also be expanded to include designated non-stop flights to and from Penang, with four daily return flights, while the Indonesia arrangement will be extended to include Bali, with twice daily service.
The VTL with India will also extend to include cities other than the current network of Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai, providing additional options.
Latest VTL list
These latest additions will mean Singapore has opened VTLs with 32 countries, and additionally will allow travel history within a further 21 EEA member states, plus Andorra, San Marino and Vatican City, providing the widest range of quarantine-free travel options yet for Singapore residents, including both regional and long-haul options.
Singapore Vaccinated Travel Lanes
2-way quarantine-free
🇦🇺 Australia
🇰🇭 Cambodia
🇨🇦 Canada
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇫🇯 Fiji
🇫🇮 Finland
🇫🇷 France
🇩🇪 Germany
🇬🇷 Greece
🇮🇳 India
🇮🇱 Israel
🇮🇹 Italy
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🇲🇻 Maldives
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇵🇭 Philippines
🇶🇦 Qatar
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇪🇸 Spain
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇹🇭 Thailand
🇹🇷 Turkey
🇦🇪 UAE
🇬🇧 UK
🇺🇸 USA
🇻🇳 Vietnam
1-way quarantine-free
(to Singapore)
🇧🇳 Brunei
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
🇮🇩 Indonesia
Approved travel history countries
🇦🇩 Andorra
🇦🇹 Austria
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇨🇾 Cyprus
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
🇲🇹 Malta
🇳🇴 Norway
🇵🇱 Poland
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇷🇴 Romania
🇸🇲 San Marino
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇻🇦 Vatican City
Updated: 22 March 2022
In total, travel history wholly within Singapore and/or 56 additional VTL and approved countries within the last seven consecutive days will qualify you to take a designated VTL flight to Singapore and arrive quarantine-free under the scheme, as a fully vaccinated traveller.
Greece VTL
Greece will be added as a VTL country from 16th March 2022, which comes in perfect time for the European summer holiday season for those of you eyeing a trip to islands like Mykonos or Santorini.
Travel from Singapore to Greece is already quarantine-free, making this a two-way arrangement. No pre-departure testing applies for fully vaccinated travellers arriving from Singapore, however arrivals from some other countries do require one.
Here’s the full outbound process from Singapore at the time of writing:
- You must complete a Passenger Locator Form (PLF) before travelling. A confirmation email or a QR code generated from the completed form must be presented upon arrival. Families can be accepted with one joint confirmation e-mail, or a unique QR code.
- You can travel to Greece by providing one of the following:
- Certificate showing you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with your primary vaccination series completed at least 14 days and at most 270 days before arrival; or
- If your primary vaccination series has expired, by also showing a booster dose; or
- If you have recently recovered, a positive COVID-19 antigen (ART), or PCR test result issued at least 14 days and at most 180 days before arrival; or
- A negative pre-departure test (ART within 24 hours of arrival or PCR within 72 hours of arrival).
- Vaccination, recovery or negative test results outlined above are only applicable to travellers aged five or over.
- Random on-arrival COVID-19 testing is conducted. If positive, a five-day quarantine under supervision is required, either at home or designated accommodation.
Athens – Singapore VTL flights
Designated VTL flights from Athens to Singapore will be operated by Scoot four times per week on Boeing 787-8 aircraft including a ScootPlus and Economy Class cabin, with the first departure on 15th March 2022 (landing in Singapore on 16th March 2022).
“With the addition of Greece, we will have established two-way quarantine-free travel with all countries in Europe that have direct flights to Singapore.”
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Here’s how the VTL flight schedule looks.
Athens – Singapore
(Scoot)
27th March 2022 - 31st March 2022
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
 |
TR723 787-8 |
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| ATH 17:20 |
SIN 09:15* |
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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.
These four weekly services originate in Berlin, Germany, and therefore will provide an additional VTL option from that city starting on 15th March 2022, on top of the airline’s existing three times weekly non-stop Berlin – Singapore flights, as shown below (click to expand).
Berlin Singapore
27th March 2022 - 31st March 2022
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
|
TR735 787-8 |
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| BER 09:30 |
SIN 04:00* |
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|
TR723^ 787-8 |
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| BER 11:50 |
SIN 09:15* |
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^ Transit stop in Athens en-route to Singapore
* 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.
This gives the Berlin – Singapore route a daily VTL option, though the routing via Athens with a 1 hour 30 minute stopover is a ‘long slog’ in a low-cost seat!
It will be interesting to see whether demand is sufficient for Scoot to ‘de-pair’ this routing in future, and operate more non-stop services to Singapore from both cities.
Greece VTL testing costs
With no pre-departure testing before departing from Singapore to Greece for most of our readers, here’s the approximate total testing costs for a round-trip on this new VTL.
🇬🇷 VTL
|
| Test | Cost |
| Greece pre-departure (ART) | ~S$15 |
| SG on-arrival (supervised ART) | S$15 |
| Total | ~S$30 |
This represents one of the cheapest VTL trips, in testing terms at least, with additional costs per traveller standing at around S$30, based on ART testing at EUR10 (S$15) including a travel certificate in downtown Athens.
Remember if you have recently recovered from COVID-19 in the last 90 days with documentary proof, you are now exempt from all pre-departure testing, on-arrival testing and isolation requirements when travelling to Singapore.
Vietnam VTL
Vietnam has been in the process of reopening its border to international tourists quarantine-free, with the latest plan for this to commence on 15th March 2022.
That should be in time for the launch of the VTL with Singapore, effective from 16th March 2022.
“From 15 March 2022, Vietnam plans to reopen its borders for international tourism. With the launch of the VTL from Vietnam, we will restore two-way quarantine-free travel with Vietnam, which was a popular destination for many Singaporeans pre-COVID.”
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Visitors will be required to show proof of full vaccination, a negative PCR test within 72 hours of departure (find the cheapest in Singapore here), and have adequate travel insurance, but the full details are still awaited.
Nevertheless this looks set to be a relatively simple regional option, much like the newly launched Philippines VTL.
Once the process for travelling quarantine-free to Vietnam as a fully vaccinated tourist is finalised, we will provide a detailed update for this new two-way VTL.
Vietnam – Singapore VTL flights
So far Singapore Airlines and Scoot have confirmed their designated VTL flight schedule from Da Nang (SIA only, from 27th March 2022), Hanoi (SIA and Scoot) and Ho Chi Minh (SIA and Scoot) from 16th March 2022, as shown below.
Da Nang – Singapore
(SIA)
From 27th March 2022, SIA will operate daily VTL flights from Da Nang to Singapore, using Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
27th March 2022 - 31st March 2022
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
 |
SQ171 737-800 |
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| DAD 11:55 |
SIN 15:45 |
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|
SQ173 737-800 |
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| DAD 16:35 |
SIN 20:10 |
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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.
Departure timing is later on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, more ideal for maximising the last day of your trip.
Hanoi – Singapore
(SIA)
From 16th March 2022, SIA will operate twice daily VTL flights from Hanoi to Singapore, using Airbus A350 Regional and Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
- SQ191 HAN-SIN
Airbus A350 Regional
Depart: 12:35
Arrive: 17:05
Daily
- SQ193 HAN-SIN
Boeing 737-800
Depart: 16:35
Arrive: 20:10
Daily*
* No SQ193 service on 19th March or 26th March
Timings for SQ193 are slightly later than those shown above until 26th March 2022.
Hanoi – Singapore
(Scoot)
Here’s Scoot’s VTL flight schedule from Hanoi to Singapore from 19th March 2022.
Ho Chi Minh – Singapore
(SIA)
From 16th March 2022 until 26th March 2022, SIA will operate 11 times weekly VTL flights from Ho Chi Minh to Singapore, using Airbus A350 Regional or Airbus A350 Long Haul aircraft.
- SQ177 SGN-SIN
Airbus A350 Regional
Depart: 12:15
Arrive: 15:20
Daily (except Fri)
- SQ183 SGN-SIN
Airbus A350 Long Haul
Depart: 15:55
Arrive: 19:10
Daily (except Wed, Sun)
From 27th March 2022 to 29th October 2022, service is hiked to 21 times weekly (three per day).
- SQ177 SGN-SIN
Airbus A350 Regional
Depart: 12:30
Arrive: 15:30
Daily
- SQ183 SGN-SIN
Airbus A350 Long Haul
Depart: 15:55
Arrive: 18:55
Daily
- SQ185 SGN-SIN
Airbus A350 Regional
Depart: 19:40
Arrive: 22:40
Daily