Bali is a hugely popular holiday destination for Australians – it’s fairly close to Australia and you’ll often find incredible deals with flights and accommodation, including with Velocity Points. Many low-cost and full-service carriers fly to Bali, including Virgin Australia.
Using your Velocity Points, you can now book Economy or Business Class with Virgin Australia from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Gold Coast to Bali, with all flights on the narrowbody Boeing 737s. For something fancier, we also anticipate that one-stop options with Singapore Airlines will later become available again.
What to expect on Virgin Australia flights to Bali
This image pretty much sums up what you’ll get on Virgin Australia flights to Bali. Eight Business Class reclining seats at the front, and 168 Economy Class seats at the back, including five rows of the extra-legroom Economy X seats.
As these flights can reach up to seven hours, Row 2 in Business Class is our preferred pick as you can fully stretch your legs under the seat in front. Row 1 is against a solid bulkhead.
In Economy Class, the Economy X extra-legroom upgrade is worth the cost. You get quite a few more centimetres of leg and knee space, which is invaluable. Velocity Platinum Frequent Flyers get Economy X for free on domestic and short-haul international flights, including to Bali.
In Economy, I would consider spending the $89 needed to upgrade to Economy X on the longer flights, which come with priority check-in, extra legroom, priority boarding and priority screening.
These jets don’t have in-seat entertainment, so bring your own devices, headphones and power banks. There is wireless streaming in-flight entertainment with a good selection of TV shows and movies.
How about using Velocity Points with Singapore Airlines?
This option won’t appeal to the average traveller because of the extra back-tracking involved, but you could also use your Velocity Points to fly Singapore Airlines to Bali via Singapore.
But on the flip side, Singapore Airlines’ Business Class experience is much elevated and it’s possible to have a flat-bed experience all the way from Australia to Bali.
How many Velocity Points do I need to fly to Bali?
Here are the points that you’ll need. Taxes are approximately $85 to $150 per person, each way.
| Virgin Australia Economy | Virgin Australia Business | |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne to Bali | 22,300 points | 49,500 points |
| Sydney to Bali | 22,300 points | 49,500 points |
| Brisbane to Bali | 22,300 points | 49,500 points |
| Port Hedland to Bali | 11,800 points | 23,500 points |
If you already have KrisFlyer miles, here are the rates for flights between Australia and Bali. Taxes are about $100 per person each way when booked through KrisFlyer, regardless of travel class.
| Singapore Airlines Economy Class | Singapore Airlines Business Class |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| KrisFlyer miles | Velocity Points | KrisFlyer miles | Velocity Points | |
| East Coast AU to Singapore to Bali | 28,000 miles | 43,400 points | 62,000 miles | 96,100 points |
| West Coast AU to Singapore to Bali | Not possible due to 'backtracking' rules | |||
Summing Up
Using Velocity Points to get to Bali isn’t as useful as Qantas Points since there are fewer flights overall to choose from. You can only book on Boeing 737s when flying with Virgin Australia.
For residents in Perth, Adelaide, Cairns and Darwin, it’s not possible to redeem Velocity Points on direct flights to Bali, whereas you can with Qantas Points on Jetstar.
This article was originally written by Evin Tan Khiew.
In your article you do not cover if it is possible to upgrade your economy seat to Economy-X or Business. Do you know if this is possible?
Thanx.
David
You can upgrade to Economy X anytime when available by selecting an Economy X seat and paying the surcharge, which ranges from $49 to $89pp each way.
If you purchased a cash ticket, you are able to upgrade it with Velocity Points if Business Class award seats are available, or bid with cash through UpgradeMe Cash Bid. The points needed depends on what route and what fare you have purchased, with the Economy Freedom fares having much lower upgrade rates than Getaway or Elevate fares.
Hope that helps! 🙂