KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for January 2025 (with map)

Around the middle of every month, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer shares a list of last-minute discounted routes for you to redeem KrisFlyer miles for.

With these monthly deals, KrisFlyer members can usually redeem 30% fewer miles for flights to/from selected cities, in the following cabin classes:

• Economy
• Premium Economy
• Business Class

Spontaneous Escapes routes

Here are the Spontaneous Escapes routes available for booking by the end of this month, for travels in the following month.

Miles shown are for one-way redemptions, with the 30% award discount factored in.

💡 Tap on the little icons to view the blackout periods and flight numbers of each route.

South East Asia

These are regional routes to/from cities in Southeast Asia, covering Zones 1, 2 and 3 in KrisFlyer’s award chart.

Due to the short flight distances and competitive cash fares from other airlines, these routes typically do not offer great value for your miles, even with a 30% award discount.

North Asia

These are routes to/from cities in North/East Asia, covering Zones 4, 5 and 7 in KrisFlyer’s award chart. This includes cities in Japan, South Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

As compared to other FFPs, KrisFlyer does not offer good award rates to/from Japan and South Korea, even with a 30% award discount.

However, flights to/from Mainland China offer fantastic value, and I see them as KrisFlyer’s sweet spots (marked in green below).

Related: Cheapest ways to fly between Singapore and North Asia

West Asia & Africa

These are routes to/from cities in South/West Asia and Africa, covering Zones 6 and 10 in KrisFlyer’s award chart. This includes cities in India, UAE, Turkey and South Africa.

All flights to/from these cities offer fantastic value, and I see them as KrisFlyer’s sweet spots (marked in green below).

Southwest Pacific

These are routes to/from cities in Oceania/Southwest Pacific, covering Zones 8 and 9 in KrisFlyer’s award chart. This includes cities in Australia and New Zealand.

All flights to/from these cities offer fantastic value, and I see them as KrisFlyer’s sweet spots (marked in green below).

Europe

These are routes to/from cities in Europe, covering Zone 11 in KrisFlyer’s award chart. This includes cities in United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and more.

As compared to other FFPs, KrisFlyer does not offer good award rates to/from Europe, even with a 30% award discount.

Related: Cheapest ways to fly between Singapore and Europe

USA

These are routes to/from cities in the USA, covering Zones 12 and 13 in KrisFlyer’s award chart. This includes cities in the West and East Coast of the country.

As compared to other FFPs, KrisFlyer offers decent award rates to/from the US. With a 30% award discount, these routes offer good value.

Related: Cheapest ways to fly between Singapore and US/Canada

Spontaneous Escapes map

Here’s a little map view of Spontaneous Escapes routes this month.

Routes are coloured based on the best class of travel available, without taking into account the direction of travel.

0 Economy Class
0 Premium Economy Class
0 Business Class

How to book Spontaneous Escapes deals?

Booking a Spontaneous Escapes deal is pretty straightforward:

• Log in to your KrisFlyer account on singaporeair.com or app
• Search for an eligible route
• Book the promo rate, if available

💡 Pro tip: Most of the time, these routes are bookable hours before the official list is released. These routes are often shared by members of Suitesmile Chat Telegram group.

Key points to note

Here are the key rules and points to note, when making a Spontaneous Escapes booking:

• Travel between 1 and 31 January 2025
• Book by 31 December 2024
• Only Singapore Airlines-operated flights are eligible
• Promo award rates are only available online, on Singapore Airlines’ website or mobile app
• Tickets cannot be changed or cancelled
• Award discounts are only applied to Saver rates
• Blackout dates apply, as shown in the tables above

Can you cancel an existing award booking, then book this SE deal?

If you already have a confirmed KrisFlyer award booking, and found lower rates through Spontaneous Escapes, you can cancel the existing booking and pay the following miles redeposit fee, depending on your award type:

• Saver booking: US$75
• Advantage booking: US$50

Your miles from the previous booking will then be returned to your account. Not sure about your existing booking type? Chat with a Singapore Airlines representative here.

✍️ It’s recommended to book the Spontaneous Escapes flight first, before doing the cancellation, in case availability runs out. Be sure to have enough miles in your balance for the new booking!

Singapore Airlines seats

As shared above, Spontaneous Escapes deals can be found for Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class seats on selected routes; no First Class!

Here’s a quick refresher of what each seat type looks like: