The Capital Express Route is an air route operated by Singapore Airlines between Singapore and Wellington via Canberra. It links the capitals of three countries – Singapore, Australia and New Zealand – hence the name.
The route was launched on 21 September 2016, making it the first airline with flights between Canberra and Wellington. Flights are operated with the Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.
A report by Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics showed that the average load factor for the sector between Singapore and Canberra was about 83% in the early months of the service.
On 24 January 2018, Singapore Airlines announced a restructuring of existing Singapore-Canberra-Wellington flights. From 1 May 2018, the airline will launch a new daily service to Canberra, via Sydney. Flights will be operated on a Singapore-Sydney-Canberra-Singapore routing. From 3 May 2018, Singapore and Wellington will be connected via Melbourne on a Singapore-Melbourne-Wellington-Melbourne-Singapore routing.