If you have over 100,000 KrisFlyer miles or credit card points that can be transferred to KrisFlyer, then you’ve got lots of award seat options up your sleeve. Here are some of the best-value redemptions using KrisFlyer miles – especially if you want to book before the devaluation scheduled for 1 November 2025.
Remember, you can transfer your Velocity Points to KrisFlyer if you wish, but they will lose some value in the process. The benefits of doing this include access to more Singapore Airlines and partner award seats.
Note: Figures in this article will change to the higher mileage amount after 1 November 2025.
1. Singapore Airlines Business Class from Perth/Darwin to Southeast Asia for only 40,500 miles one-way
Singapore’s proximity to Perth and Darwin offers these often-neglected cities a rare benefit over the rest of Australia – sharply priced Business Class awards to Southeast Asia. You’ll pay just 40,500 KrisFlyer miles one-way, whether that’s solely Darwin to Singapore or Perth to Taipei via Singapore.
Because of this region-based pricing, it makes sense to fly beyond Singapore for no extra miles, if possible. That second flight is very close to being ‘free’ – you just pay any extra taxes.
From Perth, you’ll enjoy the Boeing 787 or Airbus A350 ‘medium haul’ Business Class seats. These might be a bit narrower than what you’re used to, but they’re still absolutely fine for these 5.5-hour flights. From Darwin, you’ll be on the Boeing 737 MAX-8, which still offers lie-flat seats in Business despite being a single-aisle plane.
Regions covered by the 40,500-mile cap are Zones 1-4, including:
- Singapore
- Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei
- Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos
- South China, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan
From 1 Nov 2025: Perth or Darwin to Singapore only will rise to 42,500 miles. When bundled with onwards connections to the destinations in Southeast Asia above, the award will rise to 44,500 miles.
Read more: Our guide to redeeming points on Singapore Airlines’ 787/A350 aircraft
2. Singapore Airlines Business Class from the rest of Australia to Southeast Asia from 68,500 miles one-way
Flying from anywhere else in Australia or New Zealand? Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns and Auckland all fall under a different zone, so you’ll part with 68,500 KrisFlyer miles to fly Business Class to Singapore and beyond to those same destinations as above in South East Asia. The only exception is ‘Zone 4’ (South China, Hong Kong & Taiwan), where the booking costs 71,500 KrisFlyer miles in Business Class.
While the pricing is higher to account for the several hours of additional flying, you also get to experience a range of different products. Catching the Airbus A380 from Sydney? You’ll fly in Singapore Airlines’ latest Business Class seat.
Most other flights on the Airbus A350 or Boeing 777 feature the carrier’s older-generation long-haul seats, which are still quite comfortable. The Boeing 787s or Airbus A350s also operate certain flights with medium-haul seating.
From 1 Nov 2025: Rest of Australia/NZ to Singapore only will rise to 72,000 miles. When bundled with onwards connections to the destinations in Zones 2 or 3, the award will rise to 75,500 miles. When bundled with onwards connections to the destinations in Zone 4, the award will rise to 77,000 miles.
3. Get a free stopover on selected fares
One of our favourite things about KrisFlyer is that you can get a free stopover on round-trip Saver awards, or on one-way Advantage awards.
Select the ‘stopover’ option while making the redemption online, and you’ll be prompted to choose a new date for the flight after the stopover. Just note that all dates still require award seat availability for the stopover to work.
You may stopover on Singapore Airlines flights transiting through Singapore or on selected ‘fifth freedom’ routes outside Singapore. Your stopover options currently include:
- Asia: Singapore and Tokyo
- Europe: Frankfurt and Milan
Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to add US$100 stopovers on one-way Saver awards.
From 1 Nov 2025: There are no changes to the rules on adding stopovers to awards.
Read more: How to maximise KrisFlyer redemptions by using free or additional stopovers
4. Try out Singapore Airlines Suites to Hong Kong from 45,000 miles (or Delhi for more)
Singapore Airlines Suites is one of the best First Class products in the world. It’s available on routes serviced by the Airbus A380. The good news is that you can try it out for under 100,000 KrisFlyer miles – technically, that includes Sydney to Singapore on a Saver ticket for 93,500 miles + fees and taxes.
Unfortunately, we’ve found there is pretty much no Saver availability in Suites to or from Sydney right now. Instead, you might find Saver availability between Singapore and Hong Kong or Delhi. There’s also Advantage availability, which isn’t the best use of your miles, but it is one to consider if you really want to try it out.
- 45,000 miles for Singapore-Hong Kong on Saver bookings
- 73,000 miles for Singapore-Hong Kong on Advantage redemptions
- 58,500 miles for Singapore-Delhi on Saver bookings
- 98,000 miles for Singapore-Delhi on Advantage redemptions
Your journey starts (or finishes) in the delights of The Private Room in Singapore. Onboard, you’ll enjoy excellent customer service, delicious food, and a wide selection of beverages, including three Champagnes on the menu.
Read more: Our guide to how to use points to book Singapore Airlines Suites
From 1 Nov 2025: Saver awards from Singapore to Hong Kong in Suites will rise to 47,500 miles. Singapore to Delhi in Suites will rise to 61,500 miles.
5. Singapore Airlines Business Class from Australia to South Africa, Dubai or Turkey from 81,500 miles one-way
If you aren’t flying nonstop to South Africa with Qantas, you might as well do it in comfort via Singapore. And for the rest of us who don’t live near Sydney, Singapore Airlines might be a more convenient option anyway.
For 81,500 miles from Perth/Darwin or 99,000 miles from the rest of Australia, you can fly Business Class to Singapore, and then onto Johannesburg or Cape Town on the modern A350. It’s also the same price to fly to Dubai or Istanbul.
Heads up: this sweet spot is going to experience the most significant increase with the upcoming devaluation.
From 1 Nov 2025: Perth or Darwin to South Africa, Türkiye or the UAE will rise to 102,000 miles. From the rest of Australia or NZ to those same destinations, it’ll become 124,000 miles.
Read more: How to use your points to get to South Africa
6. Premium Economy from Singapore to Europe or the US from 71,000 miles one-way
Singapore Airlines Premium Economy offers comfortable seats and a good selection of food, making it a viable choice for long-haul travel. With a Premium Economy ticket, you’ll get a wider seat, priority check-in and boarding. You’ll also get the opportunity to Book The Cook.
Here are some figures for common long-haul destinations for Australia-based travellers (all one-way):
| Origin | Destination | Premium Economy Class |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | Europe | 71,000 |
| US West Coast | 75,000 | |
| US East Coast | 80,500 | |
| Perth/Darwin | Europe | 77,000 |
| US West Coast | 99,000 | |
| US East Coast | 104,500 | |
| Rest of Australia | Europe | 101,000 |
| US West Coast | 104,500 | |
| US East Coast | 109,000 |
Premium Economy is featured on Airbus A380s, long-haul Airbus A350s and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. These are the ones that fly to Singapore Airlines’ most far-flung destinations.
Note that Perth and Darwin flights don’t have Premium Economy. You’ll only see a reward seat available online where Premium Economy is offered on both flights that you’re trying to book.
Updated figures for Premium Economy bookings after 1 November 2025 are below:
| Origin | Destination | Premium Economy Class |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | Europe | 74,500 |
| US West Coast | 79,000 | |
| US East Coast | 84,500 | |
| Perth/Darwin | Europe | 84,500 |
| US West Coast | 107,000 | |
| US East Coast | 115,000 | |
| Rest of Australia | Europe | 109,000 |
| US West Coast | Check mileage calculator | |
| US East Coast | 117,500 |
Read more: Top tips to help you secure an award seat to the US
7. Fly Air New Zealand Business Class anywhere in the South Pacific for 69,000 miles return
You can fly anywhere within the ‘South-West Pacific’ region in Business Class on Air New Zealand for 69,000 miles return per person. That includes Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga and Vanuatu. Because they’re region-based, the award costs the same even if you’re starting further away in Perth.
This could take you as far afield as Tahiti. That is a minimum nine-hour flight from the East Coast with a stop in Auckland, so that particular redemption represents good value.
Be aware that award space on Air New Zealand flights can be quite difficult to come by, so plan well ahead if possible.
Read more: Air New Zealand 777 Business Class review
From 1 Nov 2025: Round-trip Business Class Star Alliance awards within South West Pacific will rise to 76,000 miles (or 38,000 miles one-way).
8. Fly return across the US in United lie-flat Business Class for 52,000 miles
United operates 10+ flights daily from Los Angeles and San Francisco to New York. It has upgraded its mostly Boeing 757 fleet with flat-bed seats now standard on these routes. If you can, try to get on one of the Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which feature the latest Polaris product.
Under the Star Alliance award chart, you’ll only need to spend 52,000 miles for a return booking in Business Class within North America. Once again, the region-based chart ignores the actual distances between cities.
Read more: United 787 Business Class review
From 1 Nov 2025: Round-trip Business Class Star Alliance awards within North America will rise to 58,000 miles (or 29,000 miles one-way).
Summing up
KrisFlyer miles are arguably among the most valuable, with great-value redemptions on Singapore Airlines and some partner airlines. However, a common gripe we hear is the three-year hard-expiry rule, so be sure to plan to use your miles promptly rather than letting them collect digital dust.
100,000 miles is more than enough for many medium and long-haul Business Class rewards, as well as a select number of First Class experiences. Most of them aren’t affected too badly by the 2025 devaluation, except for the South Africa, Middle East and Turkiye routes.
Westpac Altitude Rewards Black
- Sign-up Bonus:
- Up to 200,000 bonus Altitude points
- Rewards Earn Rate:
- 3 Altitude Points per $1 on international transactions, 2 Altitude Points per $1 on everyday spend, and 1 Altitude Points per $1 on all other eligible spend up to $10,000 per statement period. Then 0.5 Points per $1 thereafter, uncapped
- Annual Fee:
- $200 card fee for the first year, $295 p.a. ongoing
- The Westpac Altitude Rewards Black has up to 200,000 Altitude Points plus a reduced first year annual card fee on offer for new cardholders, the points can be redeemed for up to $950 in e-gift cards or transferred to Velocity Frequent Flyer, KrisFlyer or Cathay miles at a 3:1 ratio. The card offers high points earn rates plus ongoing benefits, including Priority Pass lounge invites.
If you want to brush up on how to start your search for an award seat, then check out our beginner’s guide to the KrisFlyer program. If you want to boost your KrisFlyer balance, you could sign up for one of these credit cards and then use one of these cards on an ongoing basis. You can also convert points across from PayRewards, the loyalty program of Pay.com.au (affiliated with Point Hacks).
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FAQ
Unfortunately, Singapore Airlines no longer offers multi-city round-the-world tickets at a capped rate. You can still book any flight with reward seats open and available, but these will be priced based on one-way or return journeys only.
Singapore Airlines has First Class on some Boeing 777 flights, and Suites on the Airbus A380. Subject to availability, both can be booked using KrisFlyer miles via the Singapore Airlines website. Advantage award seats offer the best availability.
Saver seats offer the best KrisFlyer redemption rates, but availability isn’t as broad. Advantage seats offer the opportunity to book the same flights with more miles to secure a seat that wouldn’t otherwise be available.
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Hi team,
I note that your article doesn’t mention the extremely limited size and storage options of the J class seats on the medium haul A350. This is the aircraft that SQ uses to Oz other than the A380. These seats are extremely uncomfortable, block the window view if you are seated in a window seat, have only a very small and limited size storage area where you find a water bottle and the headphones placed on boarding and nowadays even the seat mattress has been re moved from such flights giving a rather uncomfortable night’s sleep due to the join in the seat between the seat and back when using the lie flat mode.
Because these seats are quite uncomfortable and narrow, for a proper review, there should be more of a caution given in any article to warm larger travellers of this factor rather than the article basically avoiding the reality of the J class seats that are normally encountered by Aussie travellers when flying SQ metal in/out of Australia.
It is obvious that SQ has reduced its inflight offering too because the delicious satays that used to be offered prior to the meal service have been removed too.
I fly regularly on SQ but have been becoming quite disillusioned by their hard and soft product used to service Australian routes.
Best sweet spot is Denpasar to Istanbul !
I often fly with Virgin having a velocity platinum it is ok to seat row 3 then use KrisFlyer gold abroad business class to Istanbul then it is easy to fly around Europe with amazing fare.
On the way back ? I reckon Qatar Qsuite to home using American miles
I am trying to find how to use the 112000 point option for two return Business Flights between Oz and Tahiti etc, but can’t seem to find any options on Singapore Airlines site. May need a step by step if anyone has one.
7. Fly two people in Air New Zealand Business Class anywhere in the South Pacific for 112,000 miles return
This options seems do not available anymore.
Can’t search any result on Singapore Airlines’s redeem ticket portal.
And their representative also told me there is no flight within StarAlliance.
Hi Joe, when searching on the Singapore Airlines website, be sure to click ‘Star Alliance partners’ on the results page filter to see Air New Zealand options. There were definitely Air New Zealand Business Class seats available before the trans-Tasman bubble announcement, but these may have all been snapped up as soon as the bubble was announced on 6 April 2021.
Hi Brandon,
Thanks for your information.
I did search in Star Alliance Partners mode.
It looks like only dates within three months are available to be searched on Singapore Airlines search portal. (e.g. on 18 April 2021, I can only search ticket no later than 16 July 2021).
Do you know where else we can search the tickets more efficient?
Cheers
Hi Joe, you can search for tickets through United MileagePlus more efficiently. Once you find seat availability, try again through KrisFlyer.
What is your opinion of combining cash with points for a premium xoerience?
Hi Philip
Using Points plus pay nearly always results in a points value that is less than redeeming for a premium class seat outright or through upgrading. However, there are times where it may be necessary, such as if you short of points for a particular redemption and need to travel immediately.
I just checked, flying to TLV via IST from PER is 88,000 KF miles one way. It is the same price as Sydney. Am I missing something?
(I am saving for a SYD-TLV J redemption).
Hi Ofir
Yes, the price from PER and SYD to TLV is the same, as KrisFlyer’s Star Alliance Chart is based on regions, with all of Australia falling into the ‘Southwest Pacific’ region.
I don’t think you get Polaris lounge access when flying domestic Polaris aka P.S. trancontinenetal in the USA I never have! The 787-10 is ok but very narrow seats and of course award availability on UA transcon PS SFO/LAX-EWR/BOS is rare as hen’s teeth
You’re right. Thank you for letting me know about this. I had mixed that perk up with American Airlines offering Flagship Lounge access to its Transcontinental premium cabin customers. I’ve updated this guide by removing that information.
So my inactive Krisflyer miles 106,818 are expiring soon and I’m trying to book one-way Suite from Sydney. I haven’t tried the new product, so this will be very exciting! Initially, I was going to book SYD-SIN in F for 85,000 miles but after reading this post, I started wondering if I’d be better off booking SYD-HKG with a stopover in SIN for $100 for 88,000 miles. Or am I missing something?
THat’s right Bee, but do note that it is 100 US dollars, not Australian dollars.
I have 81000 kris miles – I can’t seem to access any of the listed flights. EG. Looking to book SYD-NAN (Fiji) and economy return is 80,000. Business return is 160,000. Am I missing something? Thanks!
According to the Virgin Australia award chart with KrisFlyer, an Economy Class return flight should only be 40,000 miles and a Business Class one double that.
I’m having a bit of trouble pulling up those flights too, so it may be worth phoning KrisFlyer to book.
Are the Kris miles you quoted for Business class to South East Asia correct?
Nope, they’re not—they’re actually cheaper! I’ve fixed them up now. Thanks for pointing that out.
I believe if flying domestically on United (even west to east coast), you do not get access to the Polaris Lounge since it is not a Polaris flight.
Hi David R
Polaris Business Class flights are available on certain flights between New York Newark and Los Angeles or San Francisco. As these are Polaris flights, access will be granted, however no guests will be allowed https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/airport/united-club-and-lounges/access.html.
I contacted Singapore Airlines recently to enquire about using points to upgrade to business or first but was told you can only use points to upgrade one class from that purchased. So if you buy economy, you can only use points to upgrade to premium economy and you need to purchase premium economy to use points to upgrade to business etc.
#4 (Air New Zealand Business Class anywhere in the South Pacific) looks great, however, how are these flights bookable?
Whenever I search a known AIR NZ route (say, Melbourne to Auckland) with the ‘redeem with points’ option selected on the krisflyer website, I get a ‘this route does not exist’ message, or the search engine completely packs up and re-sets. Am assuming these are phone booking only (and therefore not eligible for 15% online booking saving)?
Hi John-Paul,
$400,000 VFF converts to ~296,297 KF miles (400k / 1.35).
See: https://www.singaporeair.com/saar5/pdf/ppsclub_krisflyer/charts/SQMI_OneWayAwardCharts.pdf
Zone 9 (Sydney) to Zone 11 (Europe) is 132.5k KF miles each way. So that’s 265k KF miles return. But, with 15% online discount applied it’s only ~225k KF miles.
Hope that helps!
A couple of questions – how do you find Air NZ on Singapore Airlines? Secondly, is there any chance of J from MEL-PPT? United’s search function never seems to show J on Air NZ, except SYD-AKL. Finally, how do stopovers work with SQ – is it only if the flight is transiting that location that you can make it a stopover? What I was hoping to do was a week in Fiji and a week in Tahiti or something like that.
Thanks
I have the same issue – the destination ‘Tahiti PPT’ doesn’t appear when I try to look up for flights. Do you need to call to redeem miles for Air NZ flights to Tahiti?
I really love these posts about getting the most out of 100 000 miles! I’m hoping you do one about what you can get out of 100 000 velocity miles soon.
Thanks, your vote has been counted for Velocity then!
Regarding Ash’s mixed class booking out of Perth and the application of discount, the booking has to be by phone since you can’t do mixed class sectors online. Ask for the discount and they will honour it since it can’t be done online. I did same with PER-SIN business and SIN-JFK first suites roundtrip (244,000 miles plus fees/taxes)
Yep correct – had to do it via phone (which to be honest is just as easy as online) and they honoured the discount – without me having to ask
What’s the definition of a stopover? For instance if I book a return ticket from Sydney to New York via Frankfurt – would I be able to get off at Frankfurt, travel to other cities/countries from there and then resume my journey on return to Frankfurt? Is there a limit to how long a stopover is?
An extended stopover is over 24 hours, with a stopover of less than 24 hours not counted as you voluntarily extending it. The only limit on a maximum stopover is determined by how far the calendar will allow you to book in advance.
An add on to SUGGESTION 1: PERTH to ZURICH (or other Europe A380 destinations) in SUITES for 95,500 points
We leave in two weeks – first leg (PER to SING, 777ER) is business class as there is no first class on PER to SING leg then SUITES on A380 from SING to ZUR.
As mentioned would be same “cost” for London, Paris, Frankfurt
Yes, another great suggestion! Question: how was the calculation of miles with one segment in J and one in F done? I’m seeing Perth to Europe on the award chart as 115,000 without discount/97,750 with discount.
Sorry my bad – it was 195.500 for two, so yes 97,750 pp
Apologies – still a good option