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About Singapore Changi Airport

Singapore Changi Airport inside the terminal

Singapore Changi Airport is an international airport in Changi, Singapore. The airport facilitates flights across Asia, Europe, North America and Africa. The airport has spectacular facilities and is regarded as one of the best airports in the world — being voted as the world's best airport every year since 2013 in the SkyTrax awards.

The airport is a hub for Jetstar Asia Airways, Scoot, SilkAir and Singapore Airlines.

Singapore Changi is one of the world's busiest airports by both passengers and air traffic, with more than 100 airlines flying to/from the airport (both commercial and non-commercial) and over 400 cities in 100 countries served.

What is the airport code for Singapore Changi Airport?

The airport code for Singapore Changi Airport is SIN.

Airport Location

Singapore Changi Airport is located in Changi, which is on the eastern side of Singapore. It takes between 15–30 minutes to drive from the airport from the Central Area and Marina Bay.

Facilities

Singapore Changi Airport Garden

Singapore Changi Airport has a range of renowned facilities, attractions and airport lounges.

Attractions

A range of attractions can be found throughout the airport. There's a lot to see, from kinetic sculptures to waterfalls and beautiful gardens. And a lot to do, with live music, a cinema, a gaming zone, mazes giant slides and over 350 shops! Singapore Changi's awe-inspiring attractions will make you want you to arrive at the airport extra early, just so you can see it all!

Facilities

  • WIFI
  • Shopping
  • Dining
  • Passenger assistance
  • ATMs
  • Currency exchange
  • Charging points
  • Baggage storage
  • Medical facilities
  • Smoking area
  • Parking facilities
  • Car rental
  • Airline lounges
  • Family zone and children's area
  • Prayer rooms
  • Showers
  • Spas
  • Supermarkets
  • Swimming pool and jacuzzi
  • Airport hotels

Lounges by terminal:

Terminal 1

dnata Lounge

  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • TV screens
  • Flight monitors
  • Showers
  • Internet terminals
  • Conference rooms (at a

*Accessible from Terminal 1,2 and 3*

Plaza Premium Lounge

  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • WIFI
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • TV screens
  • Flight monitors
  • Showers
  • Conference rooms (at a fee)
  • Alcohol (at a fee)
  • Private rooms (at a fee)

*Accessible from Terminal 1,2 and 3*

The Qantas Singapore Lounge

  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • WIFI
  • Free alcohol
  • TV screens
  • Flight monitors
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Showers

SATS Premier Lounge

  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • WIFI
  • Free alcohol
  • TV screens
  • Flight monitors
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Showers

*Accessible from Terminal 1,2 and 3*

Thai Airways Royal Silk Lounge

  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • TV screens
  • Flight monitors
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Internet terminals

The Emirates Lounge

  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • Showers
  • TV screens
  • Flight monitors
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Internet terminals

British Airway Singapore Lounge and Concorde Bar

  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • Showers
  • TV screens
  • Flight monitors
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Internet terminals

Terminal 2

Ambassador Transit Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • WIFI
  • Showers
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • TV screens
  • Internet terminals
  • Smoking area
  • Alcohol (at a fee)
  • Spa (at a fee)
  • Gym (at a fee)
  • Conference rooms (at a fee)
  • Private rooms (at a fee)

*Accessible from Terminal 1,2 and 3*

DBS Asia Treasures Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • Internet terminals
  • Flight monitors
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Showers
  • Spa
  • Internet terminals
  • Conference rooms

Singapore Airlines SilverKris First Class Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • Showers
  • Flight monitors
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • TV screens
  • Internet terminals
  • Conference rooms (at a fee)

SATS Premier Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • Internet terminals
  • Flight monitors
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • TV screens

*Accessible from Terminal 1,2 and 3*

Singapore Airlines SilverKris Business Class Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • TV screens
  • Showers
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Conference rooms (at a fee)
  • Internet terminals

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Gold Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • TV screens
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Internet terminals
  • Conference rooms (at a fee)

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer First Class Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • TV screens
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Flight monitors
  • Internet terminals
  • Showers
  • Conference rooms (at a fee)

DBS Asia Treasures Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • Showers
  • Spa
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Flight monitors
  • Internet terminals
  • TV screens
  • Conference rooms

Terminal 3

Marhaba Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • Showers
  • Flight monitors
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • TV screens
  • Internet terminals
  • Prayer rooms

*Accessible from Terminal 1,2 and 3*

Ambassador Transit Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • WIFI
  • Internet terminals
  • Flight monitors
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • TV screens
  • Spa (at a fee)
  • Private rooms (at a fee)
  • Conference rooms (at a fee)
  • Alcohol (at a fee)
  • Gym (at a fee)

*Accessible from Terminal 1,2 and 3*

The Haven by JetQuay Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • WIFI
  • Showers
  • Children's area
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • TV screens
  • Smoking area
  • Internet terminals
  • Private rooms (at a fee)
  • Conference rooms (at a fee)

**Accessible from Terminal 1,2 and 3*

Singapore Airlines SilverKris Business Class Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • Internet terminals
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • TV screens
  • Showers
  • Conference rooms (at a fee)

SATS Premier Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • Showers
  • Internet terminals
  • Flight monitors
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • TV screens

**Accessible from Terminal 1,2 and 3*

Singapore Airlines The Private Room
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • Internet terminals
  • Flight monitors
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • TV screens
  • Showers
  • Private rooms
  • Children's area

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Gold Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • Internet terminals
  • Flight monitors
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • TV screens
  • Showers
  • Private rooms
  • Children's area

Terminal 4

Blossom Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • Flight monitors
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • TV screens
  • Showers
  • Smoking area

Cathay Pacific Lounge
  • Free premium food
  • Free snacks
  • Free bar
  • WIFI
  • Flight monitors
  • Newspapers and magazines

Book Lounge Passes for Singapore Changi Airport

Did you know that you can buy lounge passes for Singapore Changi Airport with Alternative Airlines? You can purchase them for the Dnata Lounge, SATS Premier Lounge at Terminals 1, 2, and 3, the Ambassador Transit Lounge at Terminals 2 and 3, Marhaba Lounge, The Haven by JetQuay, and Blossom Lounge.

Runways

Direction Length (m) Surface
02L/20R 4,000 Asphalt
02C/20C 4,000 Asphalt
02R/20L 2,750 Asphalt

Singapore Changi has three runways. Runways 02L/20R and 02C/20C are used for commercial flights, while 02R/20L is used for military flights.

Runway 02L/20R is usually used for arrivals and 02C/20C is usually used for departures.

Terminals

Singapore Changi has four terminals, numbered 1–4. The terminals have the capacity to carry up 85 million passengers per year. The airport also has a private luxury terminal, the JetQuay CIP Terminal and has plans to open a Terminal 5 in the 2030s.

Terminal 1

Terminal 1 is the oldest terminal currently active at the airport, opening in 1981. Terminal 1 is located north of the airport. It underwent a major renovation in 2019.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 is located east of the airport and opened in 1990.

Terminal 3

Terminal 3 is located west of the airport and opened in 2008.

Terminal 4

Terminal 4 is the newest terminal at the airport, opening in 2017. The terminal is located south of the airport.

Airlines that fly to Singapore Changi Airport

Here's a list of all airlines that fly to/from Singapore Changi Airport

AIRLINE COUNTRY FROM
Air China China
Air France France
Air India & Air India Express India
Air Mauritius Mauritius
Air New Zealand New Zealand
Air Niugini Papa New Guinea
Air Timor Timor-Leste
AirAsia Malaysia
All Nippon Airways Japan
Asiana Airlines South Korea
Bangkok Airways Thailand
Batik Air Indonesia
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Bangladesh
British Airways UK
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong
Cebu Pacific The Philippines
China Airlines China
China Eastern Airlines China
China Southern Airlines China
Chongqing Airlines China
Druk Air Bhutan
Emirates UAE
Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopia
Etihad Airways UAE
EVA Air Japan
Fiji Airways Fiji
Finnair Finland
Garuda Indonesia Indonesia
GX Airlines China
Hainan Airlines China
IndiGo India
Indonesia AirAsia Indonesia
Japan Airlines Japan
Jetstar Airways Australia
Jetstar Asia Airways Singapore
Jetstar Pacific Airlines Vietnam
Jeju Air South Korea
Juneyao Airlines China
KLM Netherlands
Korean Air South Korea
Lion Air Indonesia
LOT Polish Airlines Poland
Lufthansa Germany
Malaysia Airlines Malaysia
Malindo Air Malaysia
Myanmar Airways International Myanmar
Myanmar National Airlines Myanmar
Philippine Airlines The Philippines
Philippines AirAsia The Philippines
Qantas Australia
Qatar Airways Qatar
Regent Airways Bangladesh
Royal Brunei Airlines Brunei
Saudia Saudi Arabia
Scoot Singapore
Shandong Airlines China
Shenzhen Airlines China
Sichuan Airlines China
SilkAir Singapore
Singapore Airlines Singapore
Spring Airlines China
SriLankan Airlines Sri Lanka
SWISS Switzerland
Thai AirAsia Thailand
Thai Airways Thailand
Thai Lion Air Thailand
Turkish Airlines Turkey
United Airlines San Francisco
Urumqi Air China
US Bangla Airlines Bangladesh
VietJet Air Vietnam
Vietnam Airlines Vietnam
Vistara India
XiamenAir China

Top Destinations

Top International Routes

2018
Rank Destination Airlines
1 Kuala Lumpur International, Malaysia Air Mauritius, AirAsia, Ethiopian Airlines, Jetstar Asia Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air, Scoot, SilkAir, Singapore Airlines
2 Bangkok (BKK, DMK), Thailand Bangkok Airways, Cathay Pacific, Druk Air, Jetstar Asia Airways, Scoot, Singapore Airlines, Thai AirAsia, Thai Airways, Thai Lion Air
3 Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta, Indonesia Batik Air, Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia AirAsia, Jetstar Asia Airways, Lion Air, Scoot, Singapore Airlines
4 Hong Kong International, Hong Kong Cathay Pacific, Jetstar Asia Airways, Scoot, Singapore Airlines
5 Manilla, The Philippines Cebu Pacific, Jetstar Asia Airways, Philippine Airlines, Scoot, Singapore Airlines

How to get to Singapore Changi Airport

By driving

Car parking and car rental are available at the airport.

The airport can be reached off of Airport Boulevard. From there, follow the directions to the terminal that you need. If you're being dropped off, there are designated pick-up points at each terminal.

By bus

Public buses run frequently to Singapore Changi Airport from the city.

Bus routes 24, 27, 34, 36, 53, 110 and 858 run to terminals 1, 2 and 3.

Bus routes 24, 34, 36 and 110 run to Terminal 4.

By rail

You can get to Singapore Changi Airport by train by taking the East West Line to Tanah Merah MRT Station and then change to Changi Airport MRT Station. Or, you take the Downtown Line to Expo MRT Station and then change to Changi Airport MRT Station.

By taxi

You can pre-order taxis online or by phone. Here is a list of taxi companies recommended on the Singapore Changi Airport official website:

Alternatively, ask the person(s) in charge of your accommodation (e.g the receptionist at your hotel) to order a taxi for you.