Fly Singapore to Broome direct with Jetstar Asia

Last updated March 2nd, 2026

Looking for a new short holiday destination from Singapore and tired of the usual spots like Bali and Bangkok? Consider Broome for your next holiday, a tiny and tranquil coastal town in Northwest Australia – you can now fly Singapore to Broome direct with Jetstar Asia in just under 4 hours.

I visited Broome on its inaugural flight end June 2024 on a media trip with Jetstar Asia and I had an AMAZING time. Read on to see how to get from Singapore to Broome, why I highly recommend visiting Broome and a glimpse of things to do in Broome.

I visited Broome with Jetstar Asia on a media trip and writing assignment for the Straits Times. Read the article on ST [paywall]. Unfortunately since the closure of Jetstar Asia in 2025, there are no direct international links to Broome and your best option is to fly in via Perth in Western Australia.

Where is Broome?

First lets talk about where on earth Broome is.

Broome is located on the northwestern shoulder of the Australia continent. You’ll notice from the map that it’s actually fairly close to the Indonesian islands of East Nusa Tenggara and Timor-Leste – that’s important for how the town eventually developed.

Broome is part of Western Australia, but more specifically the capital and gateway to the northwestern Kimberley region, also known to be one of the least densely populated places in the world. The town of Broome is the largest in the Kimberley with just 15,000 people – for Singaporeans, imagine if the Indoor Stadium was at full capacity (the National Stadium meanwhile holds 55,000 people!).

Broome is a bit of a challenge to reach, even for Australians. Most of the major connections go through Perth via domestic QantasLink, but even then the connecting flight from Perth to Broome is still 2.5 hours. In fact, flying from Melbourne/Sydney across Australia actually takes LONGER (5 hours) than it did from Singapore (just under 4 hours)!

We don’t know whether any international connections to Broome will open up soon, but cross your fingers! Regardless, it’s still worth taking the time to visit if you’re going to be exploring Western Australia.

Broome Cable Beach Sunset Horizon Me — Beautiful sunsets on Cable Beach

Why visit Broome?

As an avid traveller and travel writer, there aren’t many places in the world that are completely new to me. But when I got the assignment to check out Broome, Australia, I was definitely quite intrigued. It’s been awhile since I’d visited the continent, and all I really knew about Western Australia was Perth and Margaret River, so I was curious to see what Broome had to offer.

Broome started out as a pearling port in the late 1800s because of the abundance of the large Pinctada Maxima oyster shells, which were largely exported for… buttons. Yes, pearl shell was very precious to the local indigenous people for rituals and currency, but the global demand was to use the iridescent nacre of the pearl shell to make shirt buttons. Later on, they evolved into producing South Sea cultured pearls which they are still famous for today.

Broome Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm Tour Oysters — Learning about pearl culturing at Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm

Broome Pearl Luggers Oyster Shell Buttons — It seems like a no brainer how they would make the buttons, but seeing them punched out of the shell like this was a bit unexpected at first!

The proximity of Broome to the Indonesian islands and its colourful history as a pearling port has resulted in a surprisingly diverse population. Beyond the European settlers and the indigenous folk, there is also strong presence of Chinese, Malays and Japanese among its people.

Broome Sculpture Fusion — Can you see the Chinese character for ‘life’ in the middle of this sculpture called Fusion? The bottom is also meant to look like the boats used for pearling called Pearl Luggers

Broome Carnarvon Street Multilingual Sign — Major ethnic groups represented in Broome through their languages – English, Yawuru, Japanese, Chinese, Bahasa Indonesian and Arabic

But my absolute favourite thing about Broome are the unique natural landscapes found along the coast of this Kimberley region. We took a number of boat tours and got to admire their very distinct red Pindan rock coastlines from the sea, but also got a chance to fly over the Dampier Peninsula on a small plane and wow, I have way too many photos to sort through post-trip!

Broome Gantheaume Point View Me — Gantheaume Point was one of my favourite viewpoints

Broome Air Kimberley Buccaneer Archipelago — Flying over the Buccaneer Archipelago along the Dampier Peninsula – that mirror like water is amazing

Broome Air Kimberley Cape — More amazing landscapes – look how clear the water is

Lots of the popular activities around Broome are based on its coastal features, from riding camels at sunset on Cable Beach, to hunting for dinosaur footprints when the tide is low along the shoreline. We even managed to do a spot of humpback whale watching!

Broome Cable Beach Camel Ride Me Sunset — Riding a camel at sunset on Cable Beach is so picturesque

Broome Humpback Whale Swimming — I SAW A LIVE HUMPBACK WHALE IN THE WILD OMG

Inaugural international flight to Broome

I flew into Broome via the direct connection between Singapore and Broome that was operating in 2024-2025. It was the inaugural flight so I’m leaving some of these details here for posterity.

Did you know that this Singapore-Broome route was Broome’s first ever international flight? Most of their connections previously were domestic flights, so it was pretty exciting being on that very first official international flight into Broome on 25 Jun with Jetstar Asia where we were welcomed with the traditional water jets.

Broome Jetstar Runway Me — Hello Broome!

Broome has a very small cute airport, and because we were the only international flight at this point, getting through the airport immigration is quite quick. The Broome airport is also right next to the downtown area, I kid you not. You will hear planes flying throughout the day, and a 5-10 minute drive will get you straight to your downtown hotel – the street lights here are also particularly low because of this proximity.

Broome Jetstar Inaugural Flight Welcome — Welcoming the first international flight to Broome!

Jetstar Asia inaugural flight details (now defunct)

Jetstar Asia direct flight: Singapore to Broome

Jetstar flew to Broome twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays. There were 2 flights in a day, here are the schedules:

Singapore (SIN) to Broome (BME)

Jetstar Asia 3K161: 1000 – 1630
Jetstar Asia 3K162: 1535 – 2015

Broome (BME) to Singapore (SIN)

Jetstar Asia 3K167: 1215 – 1645
Jetstar Asia 3K168: 1735 – 2205

The Jetstar flight connecting Singapore to Broome was a seasonal one that operated during Broome’s peak tourist season – aka the dry season from April to October.

Short holiday destination

So if you were planning a short trip from Singapore to Broome, you had an option of a 5 day trip (Tues to Sat, 4 days leave) or a 4 day trip (Sat to Tues, 2 days leave), which I think is sufficient time to explore Broome quite thoroughly. You can drive or fly to other parts of the Kimberley region if you want to explore more, or connect to Perth if you want a longer trip.

Have you been to Broome? Tell me what are the things you have to do in Broome, or what you want to see when you visit. In the meantime, here are more posts about Broome and Australia.