Thailand joins Singapore VTL along with other countries namely Cambodia, Fiji, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Turkey starting from 14 December 2021.
Only Thailand’s Vaccinated Travel Lane starts from 14 December 2021 whereas the rest of the listed countries start from 16 December 2021.
With this announcement, the number of countries in VTL goes up to 27. Additionally, you can find out more on VTL Countries List here.
- Australia 🇦🇺✔️ (From 8 November 2021 – only Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents or their immediate families), (From 21 November 2021: Singapore residents)
- Brunei 🇧🇳 ✔️
- Cambodia 🟡 (From 16 December 2021)
- Canada 🇨🇦 ✔️
- Denmark 🇩🇰 ✔️ (From 10 November 2021 – Singapore Visitor needs to undergo quarantine in Denmark)
- Fiji 🇫🇯 🟡 (From 16 December 2021)
- Finland 🟡 (From 29 November 2021)
- France 🇫🇷 ✔️
- Germany 🇩🇪 ✔️
- Hong Kong (From 25 February 2022)
- Indonesia 🇮🇩 (From 29 November 2021)
- Israel (From 25 February 2022)
- Italy 🇮🇹 ✔️
- Malaysia 🇲🇾 🟡 (From 29 November 2021)
- Netherlands 🇳🇱 ✔️ (Pre-departure COVID-19 test required starting from 13 November 2021)
- Philippines (From 25 February 2022)
- Qatar 🇶🇦 🟡 (From 25 February 2022) VTL Reinstated
- Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 (From 25 February 2022) VTL Reinstated
- South Korea 🇰🇷 ✔️
- Spain 🇪🇸 ✔️
- Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 🟡 (From 16 December 2021)
- Sweden 🇸🇪 🟡 (From 29 November 2021)
- Switzerland 🇨🇭✔️
- Thailand 🇹🇭🟡 (From 14 December 2021)
- Turkey 🟡 (From 16 December 2021)
- UAE 🇦🇪 🟡 (From 25 February 2022) VTL Reinstated
- United Kingdom (UK) 🇬🇧 ✔️
- United States (US) 🇺🇸 ✔️
This latest extension will further broaden Changi’s network and help reclaim and rebuild Singapore’s status as an international aviation hub with global connectivity.
CAAS
Now we will focus on Thailand Vaccinated Travel Lane in Singapore.
Thailand reopened its borders to vaccinated travellers from more than 60 places, including Singapore, on Nov 1.
In fact, the move is such a timely one for Christmas Holidays. Without a doubt, we expect more people to quickly snap the flights to Thailand.
Requirements for Thailand Quarantine Free Travel
Moreover, here are the requirements to travel to Thailand from Singapore.
- Spend the last 21 days in Singapore and/or other eligible countries
- Be fully vaccinated with a recognised vaccine
- Possess or Purchase medical insurance with min. coverage of US$50K
- Present a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of flight to Thailand
- Make a reservation for 1 night in an SHA+ or AQ hotel (this is SHN equivalent of Singapore)
- Take a COVID-19 PCR test on arrival in Thailand and self-isolate until result is released with the above reservation
VTP Applications for Thailand VTL (for non Singapore Citizens / PR) will start from 7 December 2021, 10am Singapore Time (GMT+8).
Vaccination Certificate for VTL
As for the other VTLs, you will surely need full vaccine regime.
From Dec 7, Singapore will accept vaccination certificates issued in the European Union Digital COVID Certificate (EU DCC) format as valid proof for VTL travel, said CAAS.
Additionally, we have more comprehensive guide here for the conversion to Singapore.
Thailand VTL Flights (Singapore ↔️ Bangkok)
Singapore Airlines surely will take up the spot for the VTL flight.
Bangkok – Singapore (BKK – SIN) Thailand VTL
14th December 2021 – 30th January 2022
| Flight | M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
| SQ705 Airbus A350-900 BKK – SIN | ✈️ | ✈️ | ✈️ | ||||
| SQ707 Airbus A350-900 BKK – SIN | ✈️ | ✈️ | ✈️ | ✈️ | ✈️ | ✈️ | ✈️ |
Phuket – Singapore (HKT – SIN) Thailand VTL
14th December 2021 – 30th January 2022
| Flight | M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
| SQ727 Airbus A350-900 HKT – SIN | ✈️ | ✈️ | ✈️ | ✈️ | ✈️ | ✈️ | ✈️ |
As of now, we have no other information on this yet. However, we can generally guess which airlines will do the honour.
Here are some overall prediction on Thailand VTL Flights (Singapore ↔️ Bangkok):
- AirAsia (Thai)
- Jetstar Asia
- Scoot
- Singapore Airlines
- Thai Airways
Thailand relies heavily on tourism in particular. In the light of pandemic, the country lost heavily in the number of tourists. With this Thailand VTL, albeit the extra cost of PCR tests, more people will pick up interest in travelling again.
Bear in mind that these are not official list yet. Of course, we will update when new information arrives.
We are still updating this article as the news develop.
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