Written by Donovan October 26, 2021
Category: Singapore
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Itching to travel but have not planned your trip yet? This blog post will guide you on how to book your next Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flight and escape the dull life in Singapore.
For now, we have a choice of 11 destinations to fly to, where we can return to Singapore without quarantine. These include Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, Canada, United States, South Korea and Brunei. However, the last country, Brunei is not open to tourists at the moment.
From Singapore, you can take any flight to any of these 11 countries. However, do note that if your trip is less than 14 days and if you transit in any of the countries outside this special lane, you would still need to do a quarantine upon arrival back in Singapore. For example, if going to London for 10 days, and you flew with Emirates which has a stopover in Dubai, this does not qualify you for the VTL. You would be able to fly with Singapore Airlines, Air France, KLM, British Airways, Korean Air as these flights have a stopover in a VTL country.
Travelling to multiple VTL countries within the same trip is allowed. Travellers will be required to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination and take two Covid-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests when flying into Singapore. Short-term visitors and Long-Term Pass holders need to apply for a Vaccinated Travel Pass (VTP) to board the VTL flights to Singapore, which can be done online.
Most VTL countries provide quarantine and test-free entry to vaccinated travellers from Singapore. The exceptions are:
- Brunei: Quarantine and testing are both required.
- Italy: A pre-departure PCR test or Antigen Rapid Test (ART) taken 72 hours prior to the flight.
- South Korea: A pre-departure PCR test taken 72 hours prior to the flight.
- The UK: A post-arrival PCR test on Day 2 (requires pre-booking).
- The USA: A pre-departure test to be taken 72 hours prior to the flight. Tests accepted include: Antigen, NAAT, RT-LAMP, RT-PCR or TMA.
There may also be entry restrictions by the VTL countries based on your travel history prior to departure, Please check our travel advisories to confirm. Residents of Singapore who have been in SIngapore for more than 14 days are not impacted.
You may also be required to provide a vaccination certificate upon arrival. For vaccinated travellers planning to fly to South Korea, your vaccination certificate must be issued in Singapore or South Korea.
To facilitate verification by the relevant authorities, travellers from Singapore may use Notarise to digitally authenticate and endorse the pre-departure test and/or vaccination certificates.
Additionally, vaccinated travellers from Singapore can visit South Korea quarantine-free starting 15 November 2021.
Transit passengers
Passengers transiting in Singapore will be eligible for VTL flights, if they meet the VTL vaccination and pre-departure test requirements.
VTL flight schedule
This is the list of VTL flights that are available for selection. If you are looking to travel during the December holidays, do note that most of the VTL flights are almost full or snapped up, so be prepared to pay a premium. The most important thing when planning your trip is to secure the VTL flight back to Singapore first, if not you would be doing a stay-home-notice of around 7 days if you come back on a non-VTL flight. Certain countries only have a limited operating schedule of VTL flights, which makes it even harder to book a seat.
Brunei
Brunei – Singapore
SQ143 will operate once a week as the designated VTL flight from Brunei to Singapore.
| Brunei – Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2021 – 29 October 2021 | |||
| SQ143 | Wednesday | 12:05pm – 2:15pm | Boeing 737-800 |
| 7 November 2021 – 26 December 2021 | |||
| SQ143 | Sunday | 12:05pm – 2:15pm | Boeing 737-800 |
Denmark, Italy and Spain
Rome – Copenhagen – Singapore
Starting 21 October 2021, SQ353 will operate once a week as the designated VTL flight from Rome/Copenhagen to Singapore. This will increase to twice weekly flights from 1 November 2021.
| Rome – Copenhagen – Singapore | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October 2021 – 28 October 2021 | ||||
| SQ353 | Rome – Copenhagen | Thursday | 8:35am – 11:00am | Airbus 350-900 |
| SQ353 | Copenhagen – Singapore | Thursday | 12:20pm – 6:20am (+1) | Airbus 350-900 |
| 1 November 2021 – 24 March 2022 | ||||
| SQ353 | Rome – Copenhagen | Monday, Thursday | 8:40am – 11:10am | Airbus 350-900 |
| SQ353 | Copenhagen – Singapore | Monday, Thursday | 12:30pm – 7:30am (+1) | Airbus 350-900 |
Barcelona – Milan – Singapore
SQ379 will operate thrice weekly as the designated VTL flight from Barcelona through Milan to Singapore. Please note of the flight timing changes that will take effect from 31 October 2021 onwards in the table below.
| Barcelona – Milan – Singapore | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October 2021 – 28 October 2021 | ||||
| SQ379 | Barcelona – Milan | Monday, Thursday, Sunday | 10:10am – 11:50am | Airbus 350-900 |
| SQ379 | Milan – Singapore | Monday, Thursday, Sunday | 1:00pm – 7:00am (+1) | Airbus 350-900 |
| 31 October 2021 – 24 March 2022 | ||||
| SQ379 | Barcelona – Milan | Monday, Thursday, Sunday | 9:50am – 11:30am | Airbus 350-900 |
| SQ379 | Milan – Singapore | Monday, Thursday, Sunday | 12:40pm – 7:35am (+1) | Airbus 350-900 |
France
Paris – Singapore
SQ337 will operate four times weekly as the designated VTL flight from Paris to Singapore.
| Paris – Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 2021 – 29 October 2021 | |||
| SQ337 AF256 | Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday Thursday, Saturday | 12:00pm – 6:50am (+1) 9:05pm – 3.55pm (+1) | Boeing 777-300ER Boeing 787-9 |
| 31 October 2021 – 25 March 2022 | |||
| SQ337 AF256 | Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday Thursday, Saturday | 10:40am – 6:15am (+1) 9:00pm – 4.35pm (+1) | Boeing 777-300ER Boeing 787-9 |
Germany
Frankfurt – Singapore
SQ325, which operates daily as the designated VTL flight from Frankfurt to Singapore, will increase to daily flights from 19 October 2021.
| Frankfurt – Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 October 2021 – 30 October 2021 | |||
| SQ325 | Daily | 10:00pm – 4:25pm (+1) | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 31 October 2021 – 26 March 2022 | |||
| SQ325 LH778 | Daily Thursday, Saturday | 9:55pm – 5:15pm (+1) 9:15pm – 5:00pm (+1) | Boeing 777-300ER A340-300 |
Munich – Singapore
SQ331, which operates as the designated VTL flight from Munich to Singapore, will increase to thrice-weekly flights from 20 October 2021.
| Munich – Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 2021 – 30 October 2021 | |||
| SQ331 | Monday, Wednesday, Saturday | 1:15pm – 7:05am (+1) | Airbus A350-900 |
| 31 October 2021 – 26 March 2022 | |||
| SQ331 | Monday, Wednesday, Saturday | 1:15pm – 7:55am (+1) | Airbus A350-900 |
Berlin– Singapore
Scoot will be operating the VTL flight from Berlin to Singapore, will increase to thrice-weekly flights from 20 October 2021. These new non-stop services complement the existing Singapore – Athens – Berlin (vv) services, which will continue to accommodate travellers who do not meet VTL requirements, or who do not need to fly on a VTL flight.
| Berlin– Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 2021 – 29 October 2021 | |||
| TR735 | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 11:20am – 5:40am (+1) | Boeing B787-800 |
| 1 November 2021 – 25 March 2022 | |||
| TR735 | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 10:45am – 5:45am (+1) | Boeing B787-800 |
The Netherlands
Amsterdam – Singapore
SQ329 will operate four times weekly as the designated VTL flight from Amsterdam to Singapore.
| Amsterdam – Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 October 2021 – 30 October 2021 | |||
| SQ329 | Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 11:15am – 5:55am (+1) | Airbus A350-900 |
| 2 November 2021 – 26 March 2022 | |||
| SQ329 KL833 | Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Monday, Saturday | 10:25am – 5:55am (+1) 9:05pm – 3.30pm (+1) | Airbus A350-900 Boeing 777-300ER |
The United States of America (USA) and Canada
New York – Singapore
SQ23 will operate daily as the designated VTL flight from New York to Singapore.
| New York – Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 October 2021 – 30 October 2021 | |||
| SQ23 | Daily | 10:30pm – 5:20am (+2) | Airbus A350-900ULR |
| 31 October 2021 – 26 March 2022 | |||
| SQ23 | Daily | 9.40pm – 5:20am (+2) | Airbus A350-900ULR |
Los Angeles – Singapore
SQ37 will operate daily as the designated VTL flight from Los Angeles to Singapore.
| Los Angeles – Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 October 2021 – 30 October 2021 | |||
| SQ37 | Daily | 11:20pm – 7:30am (+2) | Airbus A350-900 |
| 31 October 2021 – 26 March 2022 | |||
| SQ37 | Daily | 10:25pm – 8:15am (+2) | Airbus A350-900 |
San Francisco – Singapore
SQ33 will operate daily as the designated VTL flight from San Francisco to Singapore.
| San Francisco – Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 2021 – 30 October 2021 | |||
| SQ33 | Daily | 10:05pm – 5:45am (+2) | Airbus A350-900ULR |
| 31 October 2021 – 26 March 2022 | |||
| SQ33 | Daily | 8:50pm – 6:25am (+2) | Airbus A350-900ULR |
Seattle – Vancouver – Singapore
Starting 4 December 2021, SQ29 will operate twice weekly as the designated VTL flight from Seattle/Vancouver to Singapore.
| Seattle – Vancouver – Singapore | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 December 2021 – 12 February 2022 | ||||
| SQ29 | Seattle – Vancouver | Thursday, Saturday | 11:00am – 11:45am | Airbus 350-900 |
| SQ29 | Vancouver – Singapore | Thursday, Saturday | 1:15pm – 10:05pm (+1) | Airbus 350-900 |
The United Kingdom (UK)
London – Singapore
SQ317 will operate daily as the designated VTL flight from London to Singapore.
| London – Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 October 2021 – 30 October 2021 | |||
| SQ317 | Daily | 11:25am – 7:30am (+1) | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 31 October 2021 – 17 November 2021 | |||
| SQ317 BA11 | Daily Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun | 10:55am – 7:50am (+1) 6:50pm – 4.25pm (+1) | Boeing 777-300ER Boeing 777-300ER |
| 18 November 2021 – 26 March 2022 | |||
| SQ317 BA11 | Daily Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun | 10:55am – 7:50am (+1) 6:50pm – 4.25pm (+1) | Airbus A380-800 Boeing 777-300ER |
South Korea
Seoul – Singapore
SQ601 and SQ607 will operate thrice weekly as the designated VTL flights from Seoul to Singapore.
| Seoul – Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 November 2021 – 26 March 2022 | |||
| SQ601 | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | 4:35pm – 10:20pm | Boeing 787-10 |
| SQ607 | Wednesday, Friday, Sunday | 10:30am – 4:15pm | Boeing 787-10 |
Update: 26 Oct
Now, we have expanded the VTL to two more countries – Australia and Switzerland.
Unfortunately for those keen to head to Australia, the arrangement will be one-way initially, with Singapore welcoming fully vaccinated Australian residents, but Australia initially only accepting Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate families at this stage.
Australia
Melbourne – Singapore
SQ218 and SQ228 will operate daily as the designated VTL flights from Melbourne to Singapore. There are no non-VTL flights available out of Melbourne.
| Melbourne – Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 November 2021 – 26 March 2022 | |||
| SQ218 | Daily | 12:35am – 5:15am | Airbus A350-900 |
| SQ228 | Daily | 4:40pm – 9:20pm | Airbus A350-900 |
Sydney – Singapore
SQ212 and SQ222 will operate daily as the designated VTL flights from Sydney to Singapore.
| Sydney – Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 November 2021 – 30 November 2021 | |||
| SQ212 | Daily | 9:05am – 2:15pm | Airbus A350-900 |
| SQ222 | Daily | 4:10pm – 9:20pm | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 1 December 2021 | |||
| SQ212 | Wednesday | 9:05am – 2:15pm | Airbus A350-900 |
| SQ222 | Wednesday | 4:10pm – 9:20pm | Airbus A380-800 |
| 2 December 2021 – 26 March 2022 | |||
| SQ212 | Daily | 9:05am – 2:15pm | Boeing 777-300ER |
| SQ222 | Daily | 4:10pm – 9:20pm | Airbus A380-800 |
Switzerland
Switzerland has already opened its borders to Singapore residents, so two-way travel will be possible from the get-go.
Zurich – Singapore
SQ345 will operate daily as the designated VTL flights from Zurich to Singapore.
| Zurich – Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 November 2021 – 26 March 2022 | |||
| SQ345 | Daily | 10:35am – 6:00am (+1) | Airbus A350-900 |
