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When you think of Singapore Airlines, the first thing that might come to mind is the extravagant Suites Class on the airline's Airbus A380. While Singapore Suites are fabulous (along with the standard first-class and business-class products on most aircraft), its loyalty program, KrisFlyer, is also powerful.
There are a handful of great KrisFlyer sweet spots. And since you can transfer points from American Express Membership Rewards, Capital One, Citi ThankYou, and Chase Ultimate Rewards points to KrisFlyer, it's easy to rack up KrisFlyer miles to book said sweet spots.
Today, we'll look at the KrisFlyer award charts and discuss six of the best sweet spots to book with your KrisFlyer miles.
Page Contents
- Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Award Charts
- Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Sweet Spots
- Book premium cabin flights within North America
- Redeem for flights between North America and Hawaii
- Fly Singapore Airlines business class from the U.S. to Europe
- Save 30% off published awards with Spontaneous Escapes
- Fly business class from the U.S. West Coast to Asian hubs
- Book Star Alliance round-trip business class tickets to South America
- How To Earn Singapore KrisFlyer Miles
- Bottom Line
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Award Charts
Thanks to its published award charts, Singapore Airlines makes it easy to figure out how many KrisFlyer miles you need for an award flight. There are separate charts for Singapore Airlines flights, Star Alliance partner flights, and flights operated by other partners.
Each Singapore award chart lists zones, showing exactly how many miles you can expect to redeem based on which zone you travel to and from.
First, let's take a look at the KrisFlyer award charts for Singapore Airlines-operated flights. First up is the award chart for one-way advantage awards.
Next, you can see the award chart for one-way saver awards, which require fewer miles for one-way flight redemptions but are often harder to find.
Additionally, KrisFlyer has a separate award chart for flights operated by Star Alliance partner airlines. This award chart reflects round-trip pricing:
Lastly, non-alliance partners (like Alaska Airlines and Virgin Australia) have their own award charts. You can use this calculator if you're still unsure how many miles you'll need for a Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer award redemption.
Related: How To Redeem Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Miles for an Award Flight
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Sweet Spots
Now that you have some background on KrisFlyer award redemptions and how much you'll need for a trip, here are six of the loyalty program's best redemptions.
If you can find partner award availability, you can book a business class or domestic first class award on United using Singapore KrisFlyer miles for 26,000 miles each way. This is a great deal for booking longer domestic flights from coast to coast.
Depending on the route and United's dynamic award pricing, Singapore KrisFlyer's redemption rates are often better than booking with United MileagePlus. However, other Star Alliance loyalty programs — namely, Air Canada Aeroplan and Avianca LifeMiles — offer better rates for short-haul domestic flights.
Related: 1,850 United Award Routes We Found That You Can Book for Just 14,000 KrisFlyer Miles
Redeem for flights between North America and Hawaii
You can book awards between the mainland U.S. and Hawaii for 39,000 KrisFlyer miles round-trip in economy class — or 78,000 miles round-trip in business class, if you can find it.
There are better awards to Hawaii, but almost all require flying between from the U.S. West Coast. KrisFlyer offers some of the best award pricing from the U.S. mainland to Hawaii. This makes booking with KrisFlyer an excellent deal for travelers connecting from the Midwest or East Coast.
You also can book direct flights to Hawaii on Alaska Airlines from select West Coast (caution: PDF link) cities for as few as 12,000 KrisFlyer miles each way. This is cheaper than booking a Star Alliance flight with KrisFlyer miles, but you can't book connecting flights.
Fly Singapore Airlines business class from the U.S. to Europe
Flights from the U.S. to Europe cost 81,000 KrisFlyer miles, plus taxes and fees. This isn't an industry-leading deal, but it's a solid way to redeem KrisFlyer miles — especially if you're flying from the West Coast.
If the operating carrier charges them, KrisFlyer passes on fuel surcharges. As such, avoid booking Lufthansa, Swiss, and some other European airlines that add fuel surcharges with KrisFlyer miles. United, TAP Portugal, and LOT Polish Airlines do not add fuel surcharges, so you'll only pay minimal taxes and fees.
Related: Airline Programs That Don't Add Fuel Surcharges to Award Flights
Save 30% off published awards with Spontaneous Escapes
Each month, Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes offers 30% discounts on award flights on dozens of routes. Eligible routes vary from month to month, but the 30% discount can make already solid award pricing even more appealing.
For example, one recent month offered premium economy award flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tokyo-Narita (NRT) for 51,100 miles each way:
Another recent month offered business class awards to Europe from New York (JFK) to Frankfurt (FRA) for 56,700 miles one-way:
Fly business class from the U.S. West Coast to Asian hubs
KrisFlyer is among the few ways to book Singapore Airlines business class with miles. You'll find the best deals on flights from the U.S. to Singapore (SIN) and the carrier's fifth-freedom route to Tokyo.
For example, you can book Los Angeles (LAX) to Tokyo-Narita (NRT) in Singapore Airlines business class for 103,500 miles and minimal taxes. While not the best deal for flights to Tokyo, it's one of the few ways to book Singapore business class on this route.
Meanwhile, you can book flights from the U.S. West Coast to Singapore for 107,000 miles plus minimal taxes. Again, this is not the best deal for flights to Asia, but it's the best way to fly Singapore business class on this route with miles.
Book Star Alliance round-trip business class tickets to South America
The final sweet spot on our list is round-trip Star Alliance business class flights from the U.S. to South America. You can book these flights for 130,000 KrisFlyer miles plus taxes and fees on Star Alliance airlines like United Airlines, Air Canada, Copa, or Avianca.
Related: How To Find Partner Airline Award Availability
How To Earn Singapore KrisFlyer Miles
You can earn Singapore KrisFlyer miles in multiple ways. First, fly Singapore Airlines flights or Star Alliance partner airlines and credit your flight to KrisFlyer.
You also can transfer numerous types of points to Singapore KrisFlyer — including Chase Ultimate Rewards, American Express Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou® Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy:
That means cards like the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card, Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (Rates & Fees), Citi Strata Premier℠ Card, and The Platinum Card® from American Express all can be used to accrue KrisFlyer miles.
Bottom Line
These are just six of the many attractive sweet spots in Singapore's award chart. Remember that Singapore is a transfer partner of almost every flexible point program. So, even if you have never flown Singapore Airlines before, you might have easy access to Singapore KrisFlyer Miles.
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