Fly Singapore to Broome direct with Jetstar Asia

Searching for a brand new brief vacation vacation spot from Singapore and bored with the same old spots like Bali and Bangkok? Contemplate Broome on your subsequent vacation, a tiny and tranquil coastal city in Northwest Australia – now you can fly Singapore to Broome direct with Jetstar Asia in slightly below 4 hours.

I visited Broome on its inaugural flight finish June 2024 on a media journey with Jetstar Asia and I had an AMAZING time. Learn on to see get from Singapore to Broome, why I extremely advocate visiting Broome and a glimpse of issues to do in Broome – I’m engaged on a extra detailed weblog so keep tuned for that.

I visited Broome with Jetstar Asia on a media journey and writing project for the Straits Occasions. Article coming quickly!

The place is Broome?

First lets speak about the place on earth Broome is.

Broome is positioned on the northwestern shoulder of the Australia continent. You’ll discover from the map that it’s truly pretty near the Indonesian islands of East Nusa Tenggara and Timor-Leste – that’s essential for a way the city ultimately developed.

Broome is a part of Western Australia, however extra particularly the capital and gateway to the northwestern Kimberley area, additionally recognized to be one of many least densely populated locations on this planet. The city of Broome is the most important within the Kimberley with simply 15,000 individuals – for Singaporeans, think about if the Indoor Stadium was at full capability (the Nationwide Stadium in the meantime holds 55,000 individuals!).

Broome was a little bit of a problem to achieve, even for Australians. Many of the main connections undergo Perth through home QantasLink, however even then the connecting flight from Perth to Broome remains to be 2.5 hours. The truth is, flying from Melbourne/Sydney throughout Australia truly takes LONGER (5 hours) than it does from Singapore (slightly below 4 hours)!

Why go to Broome?

As an avid traveller and journey author, there aren’t many locations on this planet which might be fully new to me. However after I bought the project to take a look at Broome, Australia, I used to be undoubtedly fairly intrigued. It’s been awhile since I’d visited the continent, and all I actually knew about Western Australia was Perth and Margaret River, so I used to be curious to see what Broome needed to provide.

Broome began out as a pearling port within the late 1800s due to the abundance of the big Pinctada Maxima oyster shells, which had been largely exported for… buttons. Sure, pearl shell was very treasured to the native indigenous individuals for rituals and foreign money, however the world demand was to make use of the iridescent nacre of the pearl shell to make shirt buttons. Afterward, they advanced into producing South Sea cultured pearls which they’re nonetheless well-known for immediately.

The proximity of Broome to the Indonesian islands and its vibrant historical past as a pearling port has resulted in a surprisingly various inhabitants. Past the European settlers and the indigenous people, there may be additionally robust presence of Chinese language, Malays and Japanese amongst its individuals.

However my absolute favorite factor about Broome are the distinctive pure landscapes discovered alongside the coast of this Kimberley area. We took various boat excursions and bought to admire their very distinct crimson Pindan rock coastlines from the ocean, but additionally bought an opportunity to fly over the Dampier Peninsula on a small airplane and wow, I’ve approach too many images to type via post-trip!

A number of the favored actions round Broome are based mostly on its coastal options, from driving camels at sundown on Cable Seaside, to attempting to find dinosaur footprints when the tide is low alongside the shoreline. We even managed to do a spot of humpback whale watching!

Jetstar Asia direct flight: Singapore to Broome

Jetstar presently flies to Broome twice per week on Tuesdays and Saturdays. There are 2 flights in a day, listed here are the schedules:

The Jetstar flight connecting Singapore to Broome is a seasonal one which operates throughout Broome’s peak vacationer season – aka the dry season from April to September.

Quick vacation vacation spot

So if you’re planning a brief journey from Singapore to Broome, you’ve gotten an possibility of a 5 day journey (Tues to Sat, 4 days depart) or a 4 day journey (Sat to Tues, 2 days depart), which I believe is enough time to discover Broome fairly totally. You’ll be able to drive or fly to different elements of the Kimberley area if you wish to discover extra, or hook up with Perth in order for you an extended journey.

Inaugural worldwide flight to Broome

Do you know that this Singapore-Broome route is Broome’s first ever worldwide flight? Most of their connections beforehand had been home flights, so it was fairly thrilling being on that very first official worldwide flight into Broome on 25 Jun with Jetstar Asia the place we had been welcomed with the standard water jets.

Broome has a really small cute airport, and the excellent news is as a result of we’re the one worldwide flight at this level, getting via the airport immigration is sort of fast. The Broome airport can also be proper subsequent to the downtown space, I child you not. You’ll hear planes flying all through the day, and a 5-10 minute drive will get you straight to your downtown resort – the road lights listed here are additionally significantly low due to this proximity.

I’m engaged on blogposts to share extra about what I did in Broome that can assist you plan your individual journey there in future. It’s undoubtedly a spot I need to return to within the close to future if doable, it’s simply so fairly!

Have you ever been to Broome? Inform me what are the issues you must do in Broome, or what you need to see if you go to. Within the meantime, listed here are another posts about Australia.