Singapore KrisFlyer

The Highlights

KrisFlyer is best used when booking Singapore Airlines’ own premium cabins, including Suites.

• U.S. to Asia in business or first can be solid value, especially if you book early.
• Short-haul flights in Asia can be excellent value with low surcharges.
• A stopover on round-trip awards adds flexibility for just a small fee.
• You can transfer points from Amex, Chase, Citi, or Capital One, often instantly.

What to Know About This Point System

Singapore is one of our favorite airlines in terms of quality. Their coach is close to the service level of business class for most airlines. KrisFlyer program is a direct transfer partner of all 5 major transferable points programs.

U.S. routes are limited, especially for online booking. The trick is calling Singapore directly as a member and checking on flights. This allows them to tap into partner airlines like United for the routes. U.S. domestic business class flights on United might even cost fewer points through this method.

How to Redeem

You’ll get the most value from KrisFlyer miles by redeeming them for flights on Singapore Airlines. Singapore uses published award charts for redemptions on both its own flights and partner airlines. While there are some partner sweet spots, the best value is almost always on Singapore-operated flights, especially in premium cabins. Because Singapore rarely releases long-haul business or first class award seats to partners, KrisFlyer is the best place to book these cabins.

• Search tools: Award searches on the Singapore Airlines website or app are simple. You can view results by week (three days before and after your selected date) and filter by Singapore-only flights, Star Alliance partners, or non-alliance partners.
• Third-party search: PointsYeah also searches KrisFlyer live, giving you access to real, bookable award space and broader search filters.

Program changes: As of November 1, 2025, Singapore Airlines introduced several updates. This included slight devaluations and the launch of “Access Awards,” which open additional award space when saver awards are not available. These Access Awards follow dynamic pricing rather than the award chart. Here are the updated award charts:

• Singapore Airlines award chart
• Star Alliance award chart (priced round trip)
• Other partner charts

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