Singapore tends to get dismissed as expensive. It isn't — not if you know where to eat. A hawker centre meal costs around S$4 (£2.30). A kopi at a local coffee shop is S$1.20 (about 70p). You can eat well all day for under £10. At £417 return from Heathrow, getting there is now the easy part.
✈️ The deal
- From: London, Heathrow
- To: Singapore
- Airline: Shenzhen Airlines
- Stops: 1 stop
- Price: £417–£450 return
- When: September to February
Example dates:
02/09/2026 – 18/09/2026
09/09/2026 – 26/09/2026
02/10/2026 – 22/10/2026
14/10/2026 – 10/11/2026
04/11/2026 – 19/11/2026
11/11/2026 – 26/11/2026
02/12/2026 – 24/12/2026
04/12/2026 – 27/12/2026
08/01/2027 – 31/01/2027
10/02/2027 – 26/02/2027
💰 How far does your money go?
In Singapore, a hawker centre meal — chicken rice, laksa, char kway teow — costs S$4 to S$6 (about £2.30–£3.40). A kopi (local coffee brewed over condensed milk) is S$1.20 (under 70p). You can eat three proper meals and a couple of coffees for less than £10. If you want to splash out, a Singapore Sling at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel costs S$39 (£22). Still cheaper than a night out in London.
☀️ The weather
September and October are warm and lively: expect 28–30°C with short afternoon showers that pass quickly. November through January is the northeast monsoon season — still warm at 25–28°C, but wetter, especially in December. February is one of the best months to visit: drier, slightly cooler at 25–27°C, and the city is often buzzing after Chinese New Year.
🏨 Where to stay
Singapore has options at every level, all well-connected by MRT.
Hotel 81 Chinatown — 8.1/10 · From £45/night
Clean and central, right in the middle of Chinatown. The right base if you're here to explore.
Carlton Hotel Singapore — 9.2/10 · From £110/night
Polished four-star in the city centre, a short walk from Marina Bay Sands and the waterfront.
Capella Singapore — 9.5/10 · From £450/night
A restored colonial compound on Sentosa Island. Private beach, landscaped gardens and service that sets the bar.
🎯 What to do
Singapore rewards people who look past the shopping malls.
Gardens by the Bay — The Cloud Forest dome fits a whole tropical mountain inside a cooled greenhouse. The Supertrees are worth seeing lit up at night.
Hawker centres — Maxwell Food Centre and Tiong Bahru Market are the ones to go to. Order the Hainanese chicken rice, the char kway teow, the oyster omelette.
Little India and Chinatown on foot — Two neighbourhoods, two different worlds, both walkable. Incense, colour and street life you won't find anywhere else in Southeast Asia.
Night Safari — The world's first nocturnal zoo, where animals roam freely along lit trails. Strange, quiet and genuinely unlike anything else.
🗺️ Where to go from here
Singapore is one of the best-connected hubs in Southeast Asia.
Bali, Indonesia — 2.5 hours by flight. Surf, rice terraces, temples and cheap food.
Bintan, Indonesia — 55 minutes by ferry from Tanah Merah. White sand, sea and a complete contrast to the city.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — 45 minutes by budget flight or 4 hours by bus (around S$5). One of the best food cities in the region.
Johor Bahru, Malaysia — 45 minutes by bus across the Causeway. Cheap shopping, massages and Malaysian food — many Singaporeans make this trip every weekend.
Chiang Mai, Thailand — 2 hours by flight. Temples, mountains, night bazaars and some of the best street food in Asia.
Prices at this level don't stay available long. Singapore is worth going properly — and at £417, properly is now within reach.
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