Now that November 2025 is upon is, so is KrisFlyer’s latest award pricing following a devaluation announced in late August this year, though this time round it did include a smattering of redemption rate decreases for shorter Economy Class awards, despite hikes across the rest of the board.

We therefore decided to pay another visit to our popular analysis of how many KrisFlyer miles per minute you will now be spending on SIA routes to and from Singapore, by cabin class, something we first examined (as a bit of fun) way back in 2018!

Here’s how it looks from November 2025 onwards – at least until the next ‘tweak’!

The analysis

It’s pretty simple – how many KrisFlyer miles does it now take to redeem a round-trip Saver award flight from Singapore per minute of scheduled flight time, by cabin class?

Head for Points in the UK ran a very similar article in February 2017 relating to the British Airways Avios frequent flyer scheme (since updated to a value per miles flown analysis), and for the last seven years we have effectively replicated the miles per minute version for the KrisFlyer programme instead.

Methodology

We used round-trip timings on each route for this analysis, based on the current northern winter scheduling season.

That’s more important on long-haul east-west routes where flight times can differ significantly, such as Singapore to Los Angeles which is 15:10, while Los Angeles to Singapore is 17:40, so using a total of 32:50 takes account of the difference on a round-trip redemption.

• Where flight times differ slightly between Singapore Airlines services on the same route, we’ve assumed the shortest flight time is chosen in both directions.
• For example, on Bali the shortest flight is scheduled at 02:40 on the SIN-DPS sector (even though most are 02:45 and one is 02:55). 02:40 is also the shortest scheduled time on DPS-SIN (even though some flights go up to 02:50). We’ve therefore used 05:20 (02:40 + 02:40) as the shortest round-trip timings you can get on that route.
• For routes with a stopover, such as Singapore to Cape Town where the aircraft stops in Johannesburg for an hour, the time spent on the ground in both directions has been deducted from the total – since you usually have to get off the plane anyway during these stops. Even if you can (or must) stay on board, there is little or no service offered – hardly the best use of your hard-earned miles!
• Flight schedules were sourced from the GDS timetables, but can also be found on the Singapore Airlines website. KrisFlyer Saver award miles requirements were sourced, of course, from the latest redemption chart effective 1st November 2025.

Of course average / cheapest fare – or the fare you’d realistically be willing to pay – is the true determining factor of the ‘value’ you are getting from your miles – this article does not attempt such a calculation, and simply analyses time-based redemption costs.

Economy Class

Here’s how the miles per minute calculation works out for Economy Class Saver round-trip redemptions from Singapore, with the latest average across all routes working out at 64 miles per minute.

That’s less than the 66 miles per minute we saw before the November 2025 devaluation, because a swathe of Saver award rates in this cabin (specifically in the Asia Pacific region) actually saw a reduction in miles needed for redemption.

Economy Class
Route	Total Duration (r/t)	Miles	Miles per Minute
New York (via FRA)	42:25	92,000	36
Los Angeles (via NRT)	35:50	88,000	41
New York (non-stop)	37:10	92,000	41
Cape Town (via JNB)	25:30	64,000	42
Los Angeles (non-stop)	32:50	88,000	45
San Francisco	32:00	88,000	46
Seattle	31:10	88,000	47
Christchurch	20:30	58,000	47
Istanbul	22:25	64,000	48
Auckland	20:15	58,000	48
Chongqing	10:20	31,000	50
Bali	05:20	16,000	50
Johannesburg	21:10	64,000	50
Barcelona (via MXP)	28:40	88,000	51
Chengdu	09:55	31,000	52
Sapporo	16:10	51,000	53
Manchester	27:35	88,000	53
London	27:10	88,000	54
Xiamen	09:30	31,000	54
Barcelona (non-stop)	26:45	88,000	55
Paris	26:45	88,000	55
Brussels	26:30	88,000	55
Beijing	12:20	41,000	55
Delhi	11:25	38,000	55
Amsterdam	26:20	88,000	56
Copenhagen	26:15	88,000	56
Ahmedabad	11:20	38,000	56
Surabaya	04:45	16,000	56
Zurich	26:05	88,000	56
Taipei	09:10	31,000	56
Frankfurt	25:55	88,000	57
Milan	25:25	88,000	58
Cebu	07:25	26,000	58
Rome	25:05	88,000	58
Munich	25:00	88,000	59
Mumbai	10:45	38,000	59
Manila	07:20	26,000	59
Brunei	04:30	16,000	59
Tokyo	13:55	51,000	61
Sydney	15:45	58,000	61
Shenzhen	08:25	31,000	61
Guangzhou	08:25	31,000	61
Shanghai	11:05	41,000	62
Hanoi	07:00	26,000	62
Kathmandu	10:10	38,000	62
Brisbane	15:20	58,000	63
Melbourne	15:05	58,000	64
Nagoya	13:05	51,000	65
Busan	13:05	51,000	65
Seoul	12:45	51,000	67
Osaka	12:40	51,000	67
Hong Kong	07:40	31,000	67
Perth	10:05	41,000	68
Male	09:20	38,000	68
Fukuoka	12:25	51,000	68
Yangon	06:15	26,000	69
Cochin	09:00	38,000	70
Hyderabad	09:00	38,000	70
Bengaluru	08:55	38,000	71
Dubai	14:55	64,000	72
Adelaide	13:30	58,000	72
Darwin	09:25	41,000	73
Cairns	12:55	58,000	75
Da Nang	05:45	26,000	75
Kolkata	08:20	38,000	76
Jakarta	03:25	16,000	78
Dhaka	08:05	38,000	78
Chennai	08:05	38,000	78
Colombo	07:50	38,000	81
Bangkok	04:55	26,000	88
Medan	03:00	16,000	89
Penang	02:50	16,000	94
Siem Reap	04:35	26,000	95
Ho Chi Minh	04:15	26,000	102
Phnom Penh	04:05	26,000	106
Phuket	03:50	26,000	113
Kuala Lumpur	02:20	16,000	114

The longest routes – New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, whether non-stop or with an intermediate stop in the case of New York and Los Angeles – come out best for Economy Saver redemptions at 36 to 47 KrisFlyer miles per minute.

Cape Town via Johannesburg also deserves a mention here, at a competitive 42 miles per minute.

The airline’s shortest flight to Kuala Lumpur is by far the worst at 114 miles per minute, though that’s actually a reduction from 136 miles per minute before the latest award price changes, thanks to a lower miles requirement and longer scheduled block times on this congested route.

Close-by destinations like Penang, Phuket, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Ho Chi Minh also come out rather poorly at around 94 – 113 miles per minute, owing to their proximity to Singapore and relatively high redemption rate.

It’s not all bad news for closer destinations though, Bali is a very respectable 50 miles per minute, down from 55 miles per minute under the old award chart, over 20% below the Economy network-wide average by this metric.

Premium Economy Class

The average Singapore Airlines Premium Economy redemption cost comes out at 92 miles per minute, 7% more than the 86 miles per minute we saw before the November 2025 devaluation.

Premium Economy Class
Route	Total Duration (r/t)	Miles	Miles per Minute
New York (via FRA)	42:25	169,000	66
Cape Town (via JNB)	25:30	103,000	67
Los Angeles (via NRT)	35:50	158,000	73
New York (non-stop)	37:10	169,000	76
Newark	37:00	169,000	76
Istanbul	22:25	103,000	77
Los Angeles (non-stop)	32:50	158,000	80
Johannesburg	21:10	103,000	81
San Francisco	32:00	158,000	82
Seattle	31:10	158,000	84
Barcelona (via MXP)	28:40	149,000	87
Christchurch	20:30	107,000	87
Auckland	20:15	107,000	88
Manchester	27:35	149,000	90
London	27:10	149,000	91
Barcelona (non-stop)	26:45	149,000	93
Paris	26:45	149,000	93
Brussels	26:30	149,000	94
Chengdu	09:55	56,000	94
Amsterdam	26:20	149,000	94
Copenhagen	26:15	149,000	95
Tokyo	13:55	79,000	95
Zurich	26:05	149,000	95
Frankfurt	25:55	149,000	96
Beijing	12:20	72,000	97
Milan	25:25	149,000	98
Rome	25:05	149,000	99
Munich	25:00	149,000	99
Delhi	11:25	72,000	105
Shanghai	11:05	72,000	108
Mumbai	10:45	72,000	112
Sydney	15:45	107,000	113
Melbourne	15:05	107,000	118
Hong Kong	07:40	56,000	122

Cape Town has gone from an obvious standout at 58 miles per minute previously to 67 miles per minute, 16% more, due to Zone 10 redemptions bearing the brunt of the latest award rate increases.

Still, that makes it less expensive per minute than a third of the airline’s Economy Class routes in this cabin, and puts it on par with the likes of New York and Los Angeles.

Hong Kong, Melbourne, Sydney, Mumbai, Shanghai and Delhi come out worst in this cabin, at over 100 miles per minute.

It’s not all bad news in the Australia and New Zealand zone for Premium Economy though, as you’d expect for the same miles rate as Sydney and Melbourne, Auckland and Christchurch come in at a much more reasonable 87 – 88 miles per minute.

Business Class

KrisFlyer miles rates for saver Business Class redemptions will set you back on average 147 miles per minute, 6% higher than pre-devaluation, though the range varies significantly from just 89 miles per minute to 314 miles per minute.

For the Business Class table we’ve also added colour coding to represent the seat types you can book on each route, based on operation from November 2025 to March 2026. It’s designed to help you easily see where you can get the best value redemptions on the latest products, like the MAX RJ, 2017 J and 2018 RJ seats.

Key to Business Class Seat Types
▮	MAX RJ
▮	2018 RJ
▮	2013 J
▮	2017 J

For a more specific guide to which Singapore Airline Business Class seats are flying by route and individual flight number, see our regularly updated list here.

Business Class
Route	Total Duration (r/t)	Seats				Miles	Miles per Minute
Cape Town (via JNB)	25:30			▮		136,000	89
New York (via FRA)	42:25			▮		234,000	92
Istanbul	22:25			▮		136,000	101
Los Angeles (via NRT)	35:50			▮		225,000	105
New York (non-stop)	37:10			▮		234,000	105
Newark	37:00			▮		234,000	105
Johannesburg	21:10			▮		136,000	107
Cebu	07:25	▮				50,000	112
Sapporo	16:10		▮			109,000	112
Manila	07:20		▮			50,000	114
Los Angeles (non-stop)	32:50			▮		225,000	114
Chongqing	10:20	▮				71,000	115
Christchurch	20:30			▮		144,000	117
San Francisco	32:00			▮		225,000	117
Auckland	20:15			▮	▮	144,000	119
Hanoi	07:00	▮	▮	▮		50,000	119
Chengdu	09:55	▮		▮		71,000	119
Seattle	31:10			▮		225,000	120
Beijing	12:20		▮	▮		90,000	122
Xiamen	09:30	▮				71,000	125
Barcelona (via MXP)	28:40			▮		217,000	126
Taipei	09:10		▮			71,000	129
Tokyo	13:55		▮	▮		109,000	131
Manchester	27:35			▮		217,000	131
Delhi	11:25		▮		▮	90,000	131
Ahmedabad	11:20		▮			90,000	132
London	27:10			▮	▮	217,000	133
Yangon	06:15	▮				50,000	133
Barcelona (non-stop)	26:45			▮		217,000	135
Paris	26:45			▮		217,000	135
Shanghai	11:05		▮	▮	▮	90,000	135
Brussels	26:30			▮		217,000	136
Amsterdam	26:20			▮		217,000	137
Bali	05:20	▮	▮			44,000	138
Copenhagen	26:15			▮		217,000	138
Zurich	26:05			▮		217,000	139
Nagoya	13:05		▮			109,000	139
Busan	13:05	▮				109,000	139
Mumbai	10:45		▮		▮	90,000	140
Frankfurt	25:55			▮	▮	217,000	140
Perth	10:05		▮			85,000	140
Shenzhen	08:25	▮				71,000	141
Guangzhou	08:25	▮	▮			71,000	141
Milan	25:25			▮		217,000	142
Seoul	12:45		▮			109,000	142
Osaka	12:40		▮			109,000	143
Rome	25:05			▮		217,000	144
Munich	25:00			▮		217,000	145
Da Nang	05:45	▮				50,000	145
Fukuoka	12:25		▮			109,000	146
Kathmandu	10:10	▮	▮			90,000	148
Darwin	09:25	▮				85,000	150
Dubai	14:55			▮		136,000	152
Sydney	15:45			▮	▮	144,000	152
Hong Kong	07:40		▮	▮		71,000	154
Surabaya	04:45	▮	▮			44,000	154
Brisbane	15:20		▮			144,000	157
Melbourne	15:05		▮	▮		144,000	159
Male	09:20		▮	▮		90,000	161
Brunei	04:30	▮				44,000	163
Cochin	09:00	▮				90,000	167
Hyderabad	09:00	▮	▮			90,000	167
Bengaluru	08:55	▮	▮			90,000	168
Bangkok	04:55		▮			50,000	169
Adelaide	13:30		▮			144,000	178
Kolkata	08:20	▮	▮			90,000	180
Siem Reap	04:35	▮				50,000	182
Dhaka	08:05		▮			90,000	186
Chennai	08:05	▮	▮			90,000	186
Cairns	12:55		▮			144,000	186
Colombo	07:50		▮			90,000	191
Ho Chi Minh	04:15		▮	▮		50,000	196
Phnom Penh	04:05	▮	▮			50,000	204
Jakarta	03:25			▮		44,000	215
Phuket	03:50	▮				50,000	217
Medan	03:00	▮				44,000	244
Penang	02:50	▮				44,000	259
Kuala Lumpur	02:20	▮	▮	▮		44,000	314

Cape Town was a former standout in Business Class at 74 miles per minute, but now following the devaluation you’re looking at 89 miles per minute on that route, a sharp 20% increase, but still the best value redemption on the network by time spent in the seat.

New York (via Frankfurt) comes next at 92 miles per minute, followed by Istanbul – another Zone 10 devaluation casualty – at 101 miles per minute.

At the bottom of the table – no prizes for guessing that a Business Class redemption to Kuala Lumpur is a complete waste of your miles – coming in at an eye-watering 314 miles per minute which is more expensive than any redemption on the network by this metric, including for First Class and Suites!

If you’re looking at that route to try out the new Boeing 737-8 MAX regional Business Class seat, we’d strongly recommend flying to Cebu, Chongqing, Hanoi or Chengdu instead (around 112 to 119 miles per minute), rather than some of the shorter routes like KL and Phuket.

Some of our readers often mention how redeeming to or from Bali in Business Class “isn’t worth it”, but in pure miles per minute terms (138) it is a fair bit less than the average Business Class redemption on the network, and comes in at a lower rate per minute than awards to destinations like Melbourne and Brisbane.

First Class / Suites

The average KrisFlyer rate in Singapore Airlines’ most exclusive cabins – First Class and Suites, is 191 miles per minute, 6% higher than before the November 2025 devaluation.

Since the two ‘hard’ products are quite different, as with the Business Class analysis we’ve included the seat types you can book on these routes in this top cabin during the November 2025 to March 2026 period, to help you see where the best value for each one lies on a per-minute basis.

For a continually updated list of First Class and Suites seat types by route and individual flight number on the SIA network, be sure to bookmark our dedicated page here.

Key to First Class Seat Types
▮	2013 F
▮	2017 R

Do note, however, that scoring a Saver award in either of these cabins, especially Suites, is a challenge on many routes.

First Class / Suites
Route	Total Duration (r/t)	Seats		Miles	Miles per Minute
New York (via FRA)	42:25	▮		312,000	123
Los Angeles (via NRT)	35:50	▮		308,000	143
Auckland	20:15	▮	▮	196,000	161
Beijing	12:20	▮		123,000	166
Delhi	11:25		▮	123,000	180
London	27:10	▮	▮	296,000	182
Paris	26:45	▮		296,000	184
Shanghai	11:05	▮	▮	123,000	185
Zurich	26:05	▮		296,000	189
Frankfurt	25:55	▮	▮	296,000	190
Mumbai	10:45		▮	123,000	191
Tokyo	13:55	▮		162,000	194
Hong Kong	07:40	▮		95,000	207
Sydney	15:45	▮	▮	196,000	207
Dubai	14:55	▮		190,000	212
Melbourne	15:05	▮		196,000	217
Jakarta	03:25	▮		64,000	312

Fewer surprises here – New York, the longest route with a First Class cabin, is the best value at 123 miles per minute. Los Angeles also comes out strongly, as does Auckland at 161 miles per minute, 15% cheaper than the network average by this metric.

Jakarta is the worst value – it’ll set you back 312 KrisFlyer miles per minute of flight time for a Saver First Class redemption. You’ll literally have to gulp the champagne back to do justice to that!

Hong Kong, Sydney, Melbourne and Dubai also come out quite poorly – 207 to 217 miles per minute is on the steep side.

Another factor to consider is the value of time in the lounge as well as on board the flight, and that’s especially true for those redeeming First Class and Suites awards, since Singapore Airlines holds back its exclusive ‘The Private Room’ only for these passengers.

You may therefore find a Singapore – Jakarta First Class Saver award booking worth the steep price for such a short route, since it’s your cheapest redemption in miles that allows access to this lounge for several hours before your departure, or even after you arrive back in Singapore.

Yes, it’s simplistic

Remember this is a relatively simple analysis based on flying to and from Singapore. It’s certainly possible to beat these miles-per-minute rates on more complex routings, and when stopovers are added.

For First Class Saver redemptions the best we could think of was from Auckland to Singapore to Frankfurt to New York, which comes in at just 103 KrisFlyer miles per minute (203,000 miles for nearly 33 hours in First Class).

For Business Class – Los Angeles to Tokyo to Singapore to Delhi will cost you just 88 KrisFlyer miles per minute (133,000 miles for about 25 hours in Business Class).

Neither of those routings are likely to be much use to many people though! If you can come up with any better value routings, please do mention them in the comments section.

Remember there are a few routing anomalies too, for example New York with a transit stop in Frankfurt comes in at a better miles per minute rate than the non-stop flight to New York – even with the time on the ground excluded – but you would probably prefer the non-stop if it’s available.

Don’t take it too seriously, the tables are supposed to be a bit of fun and aren’t intended to help you choose your next redemption destination.

If you want to go to Adelaide in Business Class, telling you that it’s half the number of KrisFlyer miles per minute to go to Cape Town instead is very interesting, but it’s hardly likely to make you want switch continents for your next vacation.

Or is it?

(Cover Photo: Shutterstock)