Roundtrip Singapore – Auckland on Turkish, Air NZ for S$627

I’ve spotted an unadvertised Economy Class fare for roundtrip flights from Singapore to Auckland, New Zealand with Turkish Airlines and Air New Zealand.

This is a rare opportunity to fly on full-service airlines (with checked baggage and meals included) to New Zealand for less than S$700. As a comparison, Singapore Airlines is currently asking more than double the amount (S$1,400+) for this route, albeit without a layover.

Fly Singapore to Auckland for S$627

Travellers can find the promo roundtrip fare of S$626.50 for flights from Singapore to Auckland pretty easily for departures from March till May 2026.

Browse fares easily through the calendar view on Google Flights and complete your booking on turkishairlines.com.

This great fare can be found for flights serviced by Turkish Airlines’s Airbus A350-900 aircraft (wide body) for the SIN-MEL segments and Air New Zealand’s Airbus A321-200 (narrow body) or Boeing 777-300 (wide body) for MEL-AKL.

⚠️ The outbound journey from Singapore to Auckland includes a 13-hour overnight layover in Melbourne, which can add to your cost (monetary and sleep). The inbound journey includes a more comfortable 4-hour daytime layover.

What’s included in the fare?

Here’s what’s included in the Economy Lite Fare:

✅ 8kg cabin baggage
✅ 30kg checked baggage
✅ In-flight meals
❌ Seat selection chargeable

Related: Best cards for free Airport Lounge access

Where to credit?

Travellers can earn miles on paid Turkish Airlines flights by entering their frequent flyer numbers.

This ‘Promo’ fare should book you into fare class ‘U’, which unfortunately only accrues miles on Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles, at a rate of 25% and only on the TK-operated SIN-MEL-SIN segments. You’d receive a total of 1,874 miles for the roundtrip journey.

Get additional cashback on Turkish Airlines bookings

Travellers can receive additional cashback (on top of credit card rewards) by clicking through a shopping portal before completing the flight booking on turkishairlines.com. Get 2.02% cashback via TopCashback, or a lower 0.5% cashback on ShopBack.

Best cards for Turkish Airlines flight bookings

Travellers can earn a further 2,500 miles with this booking by using one of the following cards that come with a 4 miles per dollar earn rate. Alternatively, use the Maybank XL Cashback Card for 5% cashback.

Note: HSBC Revolution cardholders can earn 4 mpd on flight bookings till 31 Mar 2026.

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Maybank XL Rewards

4 mpd on flights, hotels, dining, shopping, foreign currencies

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Mini review of the

Maybank XL Rewards Card

Suitesmile rating:

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This card gives you a strong earn rate of 4 miles per dollar on selected spending categories like flights, hotels, dining, shopping (in-person & online), food deliveries, entertainment and foreign currencies (overseas & online), when spending at least S$500 and up to S$1,000 per calendar month.

But oldies beware, this card is only available to those aged 21 to 39 years old.

Qualifying transactions:
Only whitelisted Merchant Category Codes (MCCs) for each spending category qualify for the bonus earn rate. Unsure about the MCC? Check before making the payment.

However, if you’re spending in a foreign currency, it doesn’t matter what the MCC is, provided it doesn’t fall under the general exclusions stated in the t&c. What’s great is that typically-excluded spending categories like Utilities, Medical and Education qualify for the 4 mpd earn rate, when paying in a foreign currency.

All other transactions earn just 0.4 mpd (uncapped).

The biggest drawback of this card is its short points expiry term of just 1 year. Cardholders should set yearly reminders to transfer out the points before they expire. Pro tip: Qualify for the Rewards Infinite programme to ensure that points earned across all your Maybank cards doesn’t expire.

Cardholders can reduce the foreign currency fee by about 1% by pairing this card to Amaze. IMPORTANT: Only do this for the non-foreign currency bonus categories (flights, hotels, dining etc.) made in foreign currency (not SGD).

📄 Complete review of the Maybank XL Rewards Card

Also check out the highly-rated Maybank XL Cashback Card.

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💸 Annual fee
S$87.20
(First 2 years waived)

👶 Age requirement
21 to 39 years old

💼 Income requirement
S$30,000/year (S’porean/PR),
S$45,000/year (Malaysian),
S$60,000/year (Foreigner)

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

⏰ Points expiry
1 year from transaction quarter
(No expiry if you qualify for the Rewards Infinite programme)

🫱‍🫲 Transfer partners
KrisFlyer, Asia Miles and Enrich

💯 Transfer ratio
2.5 points = 1 mile

🧮 Transfer blocks
KrisFlyer: 25,000 points (10,000 miles)
Asia Miles & Enrich: 12,500 points (5,000 miles)

💲Transfer fee
S$27.25 per transfer

🤗 Points pooling
Points from this card can be combined with those from other Maybank cards and transferred out together at once.

❓How points are credited
Earn 5 base TREATS point per $5 dollar spent, plus 45 bonus TREATS points for eligible transactions (equivalent to 4 mpd in total).

📜 Terms & conditions
📜 Terms & conditions of Maybank TREATS points

Maybank XL Cashback

5% cashback on flights, hotels, dining, shopping, foreign currencies

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🎁 Sign-up promos

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Mini review of the

Maybank XL Cashback Card

Suitesmile rating:

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This card gives you a strong 5% cashback on selected spending categories like flights, hotels, dining, shopping (in-person & online), food deliveries, entertainment and foreign currencies (overseas & online), when spending at least $500 and up to $1,600 per calendar month.

But oldies beware, this card is only available to those aged 21 to 39 years old.

Qualifying transactions:
Only whitelisted Merchant Category Codes (MCCs) for each spending category qualify for the bonus earn rate. Unsure about the MCC? Check before making the payment.

However, if you’re spending in a foreign currency, it doesn’t matter what the MCC is, provided it doesn’t fall under the general exclusions stated in the t&c. What’s great is that typically-excluded spending categories like Utilities, Medical and Education qualify for 5% cashback, when paying in a foreign currency.

All other transactions earn just 0.2% cashback (uncapped).

Cardholders can reduce the foreign currency fee by about 1% by pairing this card to Amaze. IMPORTANT: Only do this for the non-foreign currency bonus categories (flights, hotels, dining etc.) made in foreign currency (not SGD).

If you’re into the Miles, check out the highly-rated Maybank XL Rewards Card.

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💸 Annual fee
$87.20
(First 2 years waived)

👶 Age requirement
21 to 39 years old

💼 Income requirement
$30,000/year

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

❓When cashback is credited
Cashback amount will br credited to the card at the end of the next calendar month.

📜 Terms & conditions

UOB Lady’s

4 mpd on chosen bonus category

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UOB Lady’s Mastercard

Suitesmile rating:

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✍️ Short summary
This card, which is also available to men, gives you a great earn rate of 4 miles per dollar on your pre-selected bonus category, up to $1,000 per calendar month, with no minimum spending requirement.

Cardholders will only earn 0.4 mpd on other categories and spending above $1,000 per calendar month.

Cardholders can choose/change a preferred bonus category every quarter.

The 7 bonus categories available are:

1. Beauty & Wellness (e.g. cosmetic stores, hair salons, spas)
2. Fashion (e.g. clothing, shoes stores)
3. Dining (e.g. restaurants, food delivery)
4. Family (e.g. supermarkets, children clothing stores)
5. Travel (e.g. flights, hotels, duty-free stores)
6. Transport (e.g. public transport, taxi, petrol)
7. Entertainment (e.g. bars, night clubs, cinemas)

Cardholders may check existing selected bonus category by calling UOB.

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💸 Annual fee
$196.20
(First year waived)

💼 Income requirement
$30,000/year

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

⏰ Points expiry
2 years from transaction

🫱‍🫲 Transfer partners
KrisFlyer and Asia Miles

💯 Transfer ratio
1 UNI$ = 2 miles

🧮 Transfer block
5,000 UNI$ (10,000 miles)

💲Transfer fee
$27 per transfer

🤗 Points pooling
UNI$ from this card can be combined with those from other UOB cards and transferred out together at once.

❓How/When points are credited
Earn 1 base UNI$ per $5 dollar spent, plus 9 bonus UNI$ for eligible transactions on the bonus category (equivalent to 4 mpd in total). Base and bonus points are credited immediately when the transaction is posted.

📜 Terms & conditions

📜 Chosen Category MCCs and FAQs

DBS Woman’s World

4 mpd on online spending

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DBS Woman’s World Mastercard

Suitesmile rating:

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✍️ Short summary
This card, which is also available to men, gives you a strong earn rate of 4 miles per dollar on online spending (in any currency) up to $1,000 per calendar month, with no minimum spending requirement. This covers a wide range of spending categories like online shopping, flights, hotels, food delivery and ride-hailing.

The biggest drawback of this card is its short points expiry term of just 1 year. Cardholders should set yearly reminders to transfer out the points before they expire.

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💸 Annual fee
$196.20
(First year waived, always request for a waiver after that)

💼 Income requirement
$80,000/year
(Not strict. Many readers with lower income have reported that you can get an approval by applying without SingPass, then entering an annual income above $80k, before uploading your actual proof of income that is under $80k.)

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

⏰ Points expiry
1 year from transaction

🫱‍🫲 Transfer partners
KrisFlyer, Asia Miles, Qantas Frequent Flyer

💯 Transfer ratio
1 point = 2 miles

🧮 Transfer block
5,000 points (10,000 miles)

💲Transfer fee
$27.25 per transfer

🤗 Points pooling
Points from this card can be combined with those from other DBS cards and transferred out together at once.

❓How/When points are credited
Earn 1 base point per $5 dollar spent, plus 9 bonus points for eligible online transactions (equivalent to 4 mpd in total). Base points are credited immediately when the transaction is posted, while bonus points are credited around the middle of the following calendar month.

📜 Terms & conditions

HSBC Revolution

4 mpd on online shopping

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HSBC Revolution Visa Card

Suitesmile rating:

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✍️ Short summary
This card gives you a strong earn rate of 4 miles per dollar on selected online spending categories up to $1,000 per calendar month, with no minimum spending requirement. The key spending categories are Online Shopping and Ride-Hailing.

All non-eligible transactions and spendings beyond $1,000 per calendar month cardholders will only earn 0.4 mpd.

This is a good fuss-free card that offers a great earn rate on online spending, without any annual fee to worry about, and free points conversions.

Having many transfer partners gives you fantastic flexibility. However, this card has a poor transfer ratio to KrisFlyer, a great frequent flyer program for travels to regions like Australia, New Zealand, Mainland China, India and Istanbul.

Not into Miles or travel-hacking? Redeem your points for 2.5% cashback instead, on the aforementioned spending categories.

Cardholders also get complimentary access to the ENTERTAINER with HSBC app, where there are over a thousand 1-for-1 deals on dining, entertainment and hotels.

View our complete review of the HSBC Revolution Card.

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💸 Annual fee
No annual fee, ever

💼 Income requirement
$30,000/year

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

⏰ Points expiry
3 years from transaction
(37 months to be exact)

🫱‍🫲 Transfer partners
Asia Miles, Infinity MileageLands, Executive Club and more!

💯 Transfer ratio
2.5 points = 1 mile

🧮 Transfer block
25,000 points
(10,000 miles)

💲Transfer fee
Free

🤗 Points pooling
Points from this card can be combined with those from other HSBC cards and transferred out together at once.

❓How/When points are credited
Earn 1 base point per dollar spent, plus 9 bonus points for eligible online spending (equivalent to 4 mpd in total). Base points are credited immediately when the transaction is posted, while bonus points are credited by the end of the following calendar month.

📜 Terms & conditions