Singapore Airlines Star Alliance
Singapore Airlines nonstop Singapore→Johannesburg on own metal, priced off the published zone chart.
Feed it: 32,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 16,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 64,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1)
Award flight · one-way
Singapore to Johannesburg on points
32,000 pts
cheapest economy · Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer SIN → JNB great-circle 8,657 km · 5,379 mi 4 programs priced as of
Singapore → Johannesburg on points: 11 options across the alliance backbones our cards can reach. Aeroplan books Star partner metal at a fixed 8,657 km distance band, AAdvantage prices the oneworld routing off its region chart, and Flying Blue covers SkyTeam dynamically. The verified charts crown THE PLAY; the dynamic row is shown as an honest estimate.
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Economy
The play · economy
32,000 pts
surcharge not published
₹35,200 all-in at house ₹
Which card mints this?
- 32,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) — HDFC Infinia Metal · HDFC Diners Club Black Metal · HDFC Biz Black Metalyours
- 16,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) — Axis Atlasyours
- 64,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) — Amex Green Corporate Card · Amex Gold Corporate Card · Amex Platinum Corporate Card · Amex Platinum Travel · Amex Platinum Charge · Amex Membership Rewards Card · Amex Platinum Reserve · Amex SmartEarn · Amex Gold Charge · Air India American Express Gold · Air India American Express Credit Card · Amex Gold Credit Cardyours
- 32,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) — HSBC Premier (Metal) · HSBC TravelOne · HSBC Privé · HSBC Smart Value · HSBC Advance Platinumyours
+7 more ways in — the full funnel, ratios and ₹/mile side by side →
One of your cards is in those 7 — see it in the funnel →
| Program | Metal / routing | Points | Surcharge | All-in ₹ | vs play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer the play | Singapore Airlines own metal from SIN, zone Saver award (8,657 km nonstop) | 32,000 | — | ₹35,200 | the play |
| Air France-KLM Flying Blue | Air France / KLM / SkyTeam metal, Flying Blue (dynamic) | ~30,000 est. | — | ₹30,000 | 0.9× |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Qatar via DOH, or Cathay Pacific via HKG, or Qatar Airways via DOH | 40,000 | — | ₹40,000 | 1.1× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (8,657 km) | 60,000 | — | ₹60,000 | 1.7× |
Business
The play · business
70,000 pts
surcharge not published
₹70,000 all-in at house ₹
Which card mints this?
- 210,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) — Amex Green Corporate Card · Amex Gold Corporate Card · Amex Platinum Corporate Card · Amex Platinum Travel · Amex Platinum Charge · Amex Membership Rewards Card · Amex Platinum Reserve · Amex SmartEarn · Amex Gold Charge · Air India American Express Gold · Air India American Express Credit Card · Amex Gold Credit Cardyours
- 420,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) — RBL World Safari Plus · RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Cardyours
- 140,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) — RBL Lumièreyours
- 700,000 AURUM Reward Points (10:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) — SBI AURUMyours
+7 more ways in — the full funnel, ratios and ₹/mile side by side →
One of your cards is in those 7 — see it in the funnel →
| Program | Metal / routing | Points | Surcharge | All-in ₹ | vs play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage the play | oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Qatar via DOH, or Cathay Pacific via HKG, or Qatar Airways via DOH | 70,000 | — | ₹70,000 | the play |
| Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer | Singapore Airlines own metal from SIN, zone Saver award (8,657 km nonstop) | 68,000 | — | ₹74,800 | 1.1× |
| Air France-KLM Flying Blue | Air France / KLM / SkyTeam metal, Flying Blue (dynamic) | ~75,000 est. | — | ₹75,000 | 1.1× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (8,657 km) | 92,500 | — | ₹92,500 | 1.3× |
First
The play · first
80,000 pts
surcharge not published
₹80,000 all-in at house ₹
Which card mints this?
- 240,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) — Amex Green Corporate Card · Amex Gold Corporate Card · Amex Platinum Corporate Card · Amex Platinum Travel · Amex Platinum Charge · Amex Membership Rewards Card · Amex Platinum Reserve · Amex SmartEarn · Amex Gold Charge · Air India American Express Gold · Air India American Express Credit Card · Amex Gold Credit Cardyours
- 480,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) — RBL World Safari Plus · RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Cardyours
- 160,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) — RBL Lumièreyours
- 800,000 AURUM Reward Points (10:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) — SBI AURUMyours
+7 more ways in — the full funnel, ratios and ₹/mile side by side →
One of your cards is in those 7 — see it in the funnel →
| Program | Metal / routing | Points | Surcharge | All-in ₹ | vs play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage the play | oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Qatar via DOH, or Cathay Pacific via HKG, or Qatar Airways via DOH | 80,000 | — | ₹80,000 | the play |
| Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer | Singapore Airlines own metal from SIN, zone Saver award (8,657 km nonstop) | 95,000 | — | ₹1,04,500 | 1.3× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (8,657 km) | 120,000 | — | ₹1,20,000 | 1.5× |
All-in ₹ = points × the program's house value (valuation index) + the sourced one-way surcharge; a dash means the carrier doesn't publish it and the ranking counts it ₹0 — the row's note carries the caveat. That surcharge is the airline's own cash charge on an award — YQ, as the notes below call it — and it is not the fuel-surcharge waiver your credit card advertises: that one hands back a hundred rupees or two at a petrol pump, this one runs to tens of thousands and decides whether the award is worth taking at all. “Dynamic” and estimated (~… est.) rows never compete for the play — the crown is always a verified, bookable price. Feed-ins come from the same transfer data as the optimizer, multi-hop chains included.
Chart-priced, not live seats. These prices are read off each programme’s published award chart and valued at our own house ₹/point. 37% of the 39,855 priced options on the board are stated estimates for programmes that publish no chart; they are marked ~ est. and never crowned the play. Nobody here can see whether a seat exists on your date — confirm the space with the programme before you transfer. Points that leave your issuer do not come back.
The cash on top of the miles. Air France-KLM Flying Blue states that a carrier-imposed surcharge is charged on an award. Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer and American Airlines AAdvantage make you liable for one if the operating airline levies it, without saying whether it does. Air Canada Aeroplan states it adds none on its own metal. Government taxes and airport charges are payable in every case. Almost no programme publishes the amount, so the desk carries each one’s policy in its own words — on its programme hub — rather than a number nobody published.
Row by row
11 options · 4 sourced charts
Air FranceKLM SkyTeam
Flying Blue prices dynamically — no fixed chart. Air France/KLM pass carrier (YQ) surcharges on own metal — typically €90–110 economy / €200–300 business one-way long-haul; intra-region SkyTeam ~€15–40. Typical one-way economy runs 25k–45k; award space and travel date drive the real number.
Estimate Dynamic program — estimate is a distance-band estimate (this region-pair is not separately anchored) (range 25k–45k); not a fixed chart price, and never crowned THE PLAY.
Feed it: 30,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 15,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 30,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)
Qatar AirwaysCathay Pacific oneworld
AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart. A valid oneworld routing is assumed.
Feed it: 120,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 240,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 80,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
Star Alliance
Aeroplan prices Star partner awards by total distance FLOWN. This row is the direct great-circle band; a connecting routing that flies farther can land in the next band up. A valid Star routing (nonstop or via a Star hub within the maximum permitted mileage) is assumed.
Feed it: 30,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 60,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 150,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)
Qatar AirwaysCathay Pacific oneworld
AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart. A valid oneworld routing is assumed.
Feed it: 210,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 420,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 140,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
Singapore Airlines Star Alliance
Singapore Airlines nonstop Singapore→Johannesburg on own metal, priced off the published zone chart.
Feed it: 68,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 34,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 136,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1)
Air FranceKLM SkyTeam
Flying Blue prices dynamically — no fixed chart. Air France/KLM pass carrier (YQ) surcharges on own metal — typically €90–110 economy / €200–300 business one-way long-haul; intra-region SkyTeam ~€15–40. Typical one-way business runs 57k–95k; award space and travel date drive the real number.
Estimate Dynamic program — estimate is a distance-band estimate (this region-pair is not separately anchored) (range 57k–95k); not a fixed chart price, and never crowned THE PLAY.
Feed it: 75,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 37,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 75,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)
Star Alliance
Aeroplan prices Star partner awards by total distance FLOWN. This row is the direct great-circle band; a connecting routing that flies farther can land in the next band up. A valid Star routing (nonstop or via a Star hub within the maximum permitted mileage) is assumed.
Feed it: 46,250 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 92,500 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 231,250 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)
Qatar AirwaysCathay Pacific oneworld
AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart. A valid oneworld routing is assumed.
Feed it: 240,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 480,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 160,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
Singapore Airlines Star Alliance
Singapore Airlines nonstop Singapore→Johannesburg on own metal, priced off the published zone chart.
Feed it: 95,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 47,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 190,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1)
Star Alliance
Aeroplan prices Star partner awards by total distance FLOWN. This row is the direct great-circle band; a connecting routing that flies farther can land in the next band up. A valid Star routing (nonstop or via a Star hub within the maximum permitted mileage) is assumed.
Feed it: 60,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 120,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 300,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)
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