Worth It? Get 8% Bonus Miles For Transferring Citi Points to KrisFlyer Via Kris+

Until 18th February 2025, convert Citi points into KrisFlyer miles via your Kris+ app and you get 8% bonus miles. While bonus miles are always welcomed, this promo shouldn’t be the main way you transfer your Citi points to airline miles.

That said, this promo has its uses so here’s what it’s good for.

Bonus 8% miles for converting Citi ThankYou Points or Miles

Points	Before Promo Period	During Promo Period	Normal Conversion
10,000 Citi ThankYou Points	3,400 KrisPay miles	3,672 KrisPay miles	4,000 miles
4,000 Citi Miles	3,400 KrisPay miles	3,672 KrisPay miles	4,000 miles

During the promotional period, you will get 8% extra bonus miles when you convert either Citi ThankYou Points or Citi Miles into KrisPay miles.

KrisPay miles can be used to offset your Kris+ spending, but you would likely want them to go to your KrisFlyer account. After converting your Citi Points to Kris+, you have 21 days to transfer them into your KrisFlyer account.

Should you do this?

The most important thing to note about transferring your bank points to Kris+ is that there is a haircut. For instance, transferring 10,000 Citi ThankYou Points only gets you 3,400 KrisPay (boosted to 3,672 KrisPay miles under this promo) instead of 4,000 points if you had transferred it through Citi’s rewards redemption portal.

I’ve touched on the pros and cons of transferring via Kris+ in an earlier article:

Great for small pockets of leftover points or for instant conversion

A relatively small 8% boost doesn’t change much of what I wrote in the earlier article. For every 4,000 miles you transfer via this promo, you lose 328 miles (4,000 – 3,672). If you value each mile at 1 cents each, 328 miles is S$3.28. Compared to S$27.25 of conversion fees when done via the Citi rewards portal, S$3.28 of lost miles is a small amount to pay. This promo is therefore useful for those with smaller amounts of miles to transfer, and the definition of “smaller amounts” depends on your valuation of miles.

At 1 cent per mile, the “break-even” point comes at 33,231 miles:

	Convert With Bank	Convert With Kris+
Miles With Bank	33,231	33,231
Miles After Conversion	33,231	30,506
Conversion Fees	S$27.25	S$0
Value After Conversion Assuming 1 cent per mile	S$332.31 – S$27.25 fees = S$304.96	S$305.06 worth of miles
Which is Better?	Draw	Draw

In short, if you value miles at 1 cent each and you want to transfer miles, you should do so via Kris+ if you have less than 33,231 miles worth of points, and do so via the bank’s portal (and pay the S$27.25 fee) if you have more than 33,231.

I have calculated the break-even point for various valuation of miles in the table below. As one would expect, the more you value miles, the less you should transfer via Kris+.

Value of Per Mile	“Break-Even” Point
0.75 cents	44,309 miles
1 cent	33,231 miles
1.25 cents	26,585 miles
1.5 cents	22,154 miles
1.75 cents	18,990 miles
2 cents	16,616 miles

Again, if you have miles less than the break-even point, convert via Kris+ under this promo. If you have more, convert them through Citibank (and pay the S$27.25 fee).

Point conversion with Kris+ is an instant process compared to the couple of working days taken when you convert via Citibank’s rewards portal.

One more factor: Citi points can go to many airlines

It’s worth noting that Citibank points are really versatile and can go to a variety of mileage programmes other than Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer. This is something I will touch upon in future updates so subscribe if you want to know more ways to maximise your miles.

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In conclusion, only make use of this promo if you:

• need miles in your KrisFlyer account urgently; or
• have small amounts Citi points you need to get rid of.

Personally, I find this timely because I have a small amount of miles in one of my Citi cards that has since gone unused, so I will be taking the chance to convert them to KrisFlyer instead of letting them expire. My bigger point stashes with Citbank, however, will be kept for the more traditional form of conversion, and very likely other carriers outside of Singapore Airlines.

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Seth Wee was a licensed financial adviser representative from 2009 to 2025, with over 16 years of experience in Singapore’s financial advisory industry.

He started Sethisfy.com in 2019 to share practical insights on credit cards, banking products, and miles strategies, helping readers identify financial products that deliver the best value. Seth has been featured in CNA, Channel 8, Today, and a host of other publications. In 2025, he was also part of a panel at CPF’s Ready For Life festival.

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