Budget Airlines Singapore: All You Need to Know

As an air hub, Singapore not only has many international airlines landing at the famed Changi Airport (named world’s best airport for the 5th year running), many budget airlines in the region also pass through Singapore. With the opening of Terminal 4 in 2017, as a replacement for the former budget terminal, Singapore is also now an air hub for budget flights across the region.

Terminal 4 - Budget Airlines Terminal at Singapore Changi Airpor — Terminal 4 – Budget Airlines Terminal at Singapore Changi Airpor

Many of our overseas friends want to travel around Southeast Asia but are not sure how to do so. That is why we usually advise them to make Singapore their base and travel from here. This is because of the many budget airlines in Singapore, which give options and of course low prices to fly to various destinations in Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and even Myanmar. The budget airlines that fly out from Singapore includes Tigerair, Airasia, Jetstar and more recently, Scoot for medium to long haul budget flights (yes, budget flights are no longer limited to short haul flights anymore). In addition, the formation of Value Alliance by 8 budget airlines in the region, will only add more destinations and lower costs in the future, making it an exciting time for travellers! In this post, we’ll give you a quick overview of these budget airlines and soon you’ll be able to visit many beautiful destinations in Southeast Asia!

Tigerair Low Cost Airlines

Tigerair is a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and has 3 bases including Singapore, Taipei and Brisbane. They currently fly to more than 60 destinations including the usual favourites of Bali, Phuket, Penang, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Taipei.

Destinations Tigerair can take you to — Tigerair Destinations

Jetstar Singapore Budget Airline

Jetstar is a subsidiary of Qantas Airways and is based in Melbourne. They also fly to popular destinations including Danang and many airports in Japan (including Tokyo) and Australia.

AirAsia Budget Airline

AirAsia is a Malaysian Airlines that is based in Kuala Lumpur. With the series of mishaps incurred by AirAsia, they have since maintained really competitive rates with many ongoing promotions. Destinations include airports in Malaysia, India and China.

Cheap Flights with Flyscoot

Scoot is a low cost, medium to long haul airline owned by Singapore Airlines. The cool thing about Scoot is that they bring a different perspective to the table now – budget airlines no longer only fly short haul flights. They actually fly to Seoul, Sapporo and even Athens! :O