Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, has announced a new non-stop long-haul route, linking Singapore Changi Airport with Vienna three times per week using Boeing 787 aircraft, which will provide another low-cost link to Europe for budget-conscious travellers.

This new service, which starts in June this year, will operate alongside the airline’s existing flights between Singapore and Athens, though the Berlin extension of the Athens route will end on 28th March 2025.

Scoot’s Berlin flights have involved a stop in Athens in both directions for some time, which likely impacts their popularity.

These new Vienna flights will thankfully be non-stop in both directions.

This will be the first time Vienna has been served directly from Singapore since Austrian Airlines ceased service on the route in March 2007, while Singapore Airlines last served Vienna back in October 2000.

Schedule and fares

Scoot will commence non-stop flights between Singapore and Vienna on 3rd June 2025, with three times weekly operation based on the following schedule.

Scoot
Singapore – Vienna
from 3rd June 2025

			Days
			M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	TR708 787-8
SIN 03:00		VIE 10:10
Duration: 13:10
	TR709 787-8
VIE 11:25		SIN 04:50*
Duration: 11:25

* Next day

Travellers will be able to head non-stop from Singapore to the Austrian capital in the early hours of the morning on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, arriving just after 10am, with a flight time of 13 hours 10 minutes.

In the return direction a departure just before 11.30am on the same three days per week sees you back in the Lion City at 4.50am one day later, after an 11 hour 25 minute flight.

“We remain committed to expanding our network and connecting travellers to new destinations around the world at a great value. As the only airline offering direct flights between Singapore and Vienna, we are thrilled to introduce this new service from June, just in time for the holidays.”

Leslie Thng, CEO, Scoot

Flights are now loaded into Scoot’s reservation system for booking.

Launch fares are set at S$618 round-trip in Economy Class and S$1,318 in ScootPlus. While ScootPlus fares include seat selection, meals and 30kg of baggage, remember you’ll be paying extra for these with an Economy Class ticket.

You can also lock-in one-way bookings for around half these fares (i.e. from S$309 in Economy), if Scoot’s schedule suits you solely for the outbound or inbound leg of your journey.

Scoot appears to be loading three seats at the lowest fare in ScootPlus and eight seats in Economy Class on each flight for the first few weeks of operation.

Vienna, the capital of Austria, is known for its coffee culture, with hundreds of traditional coffee houses which offer a unique atmosphere for sipping coffee and enjoying those famous Viennese pastries on the side!

It’s also renowned for its classical music, and historical landmarks – including Baroque buildings, churches, cathedrals and palaces – while also being a well-located gateway to central and eastern Europe.

Star Alliance carrier Austrian Airlines has a hub at Vienna Airport, but you can also secure flights across the continent from there via low-cost carriers, most prominently including Ryanair and Wizz Air, both of whom offer extensive networks.

Aside from a host of European cities, some interesting routes operated by these airlines from Vienna include Mykonos, Santorini, Tel Aviv and Reykjavik.

Scoot’s Boeing 787-8

Scoot will operate its Boeing 787-8 aircraft fitted with crew rest bunks on these new Vienna flights, which have 329 seats in total, configured as follows:

• 18 ScootPlus seats (2-3-2)
• 311 Economy seats (3-3-3)

You can see a detailed seat map of this configuration at the aeroLOPA site.

Scoot Economy is a bit of a squeeze for a long overnight flight like this, with 30 inches of seat pitch and 18 inch seat width.

However, ScootPlus is quite a comfortable product that more closely resembles international Premium Economy with a full-service carrier, including 38-inch seat pitch, 19.5-inch seat width and an 8-inch recline.

If the fare is competitive, and Austria is where you need to be, this is perhaps a good option to consider for a Europe flight this summer.

Singapore Airlines served Vienna for 15 years

Singapore Airlines previously operated flights to and from Vienna, a route that first launched in April 1985 and ran via various routings, even including a continuation to Toronto in the early 1990s.

However, the Austrian capital was axed from the network in October 2000.

For example, in the northern winter 1986/87 season, twice weekly Boeing 747 flights served Vienna from Singapore:

• SQ28 on Tuesdays via Dubai (one-stop)
  Overall routing: SIN-DXB-VIE-CPH
• SQ24 on Fridays via Malé and Bahrain (two stops)
  Overall routing: SIN-MLE-BAH-VIE-AMS

In the return direction the flights operated as follows:

• SQ23 on Wednesdays via Cairo (one-stop)
  Overall routing: AMS-VIE-CAI-SIN
• SQ23 on Saturdays via Bahrain and Malé (two stops)
  Overall routing: AMS-VIE-BAH-MLE-SIN

Travel time from Singapore to Vienna was at least 14 hour 45 minutes on the one-stop flight, increasing to 16 hours 30 minutes on the two-stop service, or 14 hours 25 minutes and 15 hours 50 minutes respectively in the return direction – significantly longer than these new non-stop Scoot flights.

In its final summer season of operation between April and October 2000, Singapore Airlines flew Boeing 747-400s to and from Vienna via Zurich twice per week.

Austrian Airlines operated Singapore flights on a Vienna – Singapore – Melbourne routing three times weekly between June 2004 and March 2007, but the city has been missing from Changi Airport’s roster for the last 18 years.

Earn but don’t burn miles on Scoot

As you probably recall, you’ll earn some KrisFlyer miles based on the cash fare for your Scoot flight, which is always better than nothing.

On the redemption side, however, KrisFlyer works on a fixed value basis for offsetting Scoot cash fares at a terrible 0.95 Singapore cents per mile.

Our ‘golden rule’ when flying Scoot, therefore, is that you should be saving your precious KrisFlyer miles for their true value – a Singapore Airlines redemption – not a Scoot booking!

It means Scoot won’t offer a good KrisFlyer miles redemption option on its Vienna route, because awards on the low-cost carrier are revenue-based, and terrible value.

Scoot is launching a new non-stop long-haul route between Singapore and Vienna from 3rd June 2025, operating three times weekly with Boeing 787 aircraft. The route will offer budget-conscious travellers a direct link to the Austrian capital for the first time in 18 years, with round-trip fares starting at S$618 for Economy Class and S$1,318 for ScootPlus.

This marks the first direct Singapore-Vienna service since Austrian Airlines ceased operations on the route in 2007. Vienna, known for its cultural heritage and as a gateway to central and eastern Europe, is also a hub for Star Alliance member Austrian Airlines, not to mention for budget carriers like Ryanair and Wizz Air.

Singapore Airlines also had an interesting history on the Vienna route, though that one ceased some 25 years ago, back in October 2000.

Unfortunately Scoot flights between Singapore and Berlin will end from late March 2025, however Athens services will continue.

While KrisFlyer members can earn miles on Scoot, redeeming miles for these flights is poor value. Stick to cash for the booking and save your miles for better-value redemptions on Singapore Airlines!

(Cover Photo: Jerry via flickr)