Long Haul jet lag - how bad will this be ?

knightstyle

Totally agree that with so long in Singapore you need to get out and walk around, maybe look for a swimming pool?
Singapore airport has airside hotels where you an book a room or shower plus there is a good reasonably priced massage parlour there.

HogMan

My personal experience is that as I get older recovering from flying west gets easier whilst going east it gets tougher.

A few years ago I flew Business Class London to Sydney return. In both directions, got off the plane and couple hours later went into an office for a full day's work.

Not sure I could do that now.

stevie11

Murph, you are fortunate you turn left and can sleep if you wish. As stated jet leg affects peeps differently. I have travelled east and west. Furthest east Man -Hkg-Bne. We only had 5 hours connection in Hkg so couldnt really go into the city, you have plenty of time in Sin to either do a city tour or will the airline give you a complementary room?

Anyway we arrived at our Brisbane hotel at about 1am, straigjt to sleep and forced my self to get up at 4pm I could have have slept longer but may not have slept later that night. I have spoke to people who have arrived early like you and have just pushed through until they cant go longer and need sleep.

On return to UK the jetlag wasnt as bad, whereas returning from North America I am wacked out that day.

Stockholm is a nice city if you are able to visit.

Have a great trip.

silvercar

Any one who hasn't suffered from jetlag actually means they haven't suffered from jet lag yet.

Usually I am fine, a few days of not being able to get to sleep or feeling over tired and I'm OK. I went to Japan once and came home feeling ill for 2 weeks!

Murphy_The_Cat

knightstyle wrote: »

Totally agree that with so long in Singapore you need to get out and walk around, maybe look for a swimming pool?
Singapore airport has airside hotels where you an book a room or shower plus there is a good reasonably priced massage parlour there.

So a city tour, (sadly a visit Marina Bay Sands for swimabout isn't available) a trip up Marina Sands, Massage for Mrs Cat and a mooch around the delights of Changi airport. ?

Do you reckon that would fit the bill ?
Maybe crashing out in an airport hotel for a few zzz's if needs be ? Arriving 06.40 Singapore time will be about midnight Murphy's body time.

Murphy_The_Cat

HogMan wrote: »

My personal experience is that as I get older recovering from flying west gets easier whilst going east it gets tougher.

A few years ago I flew Business Class London to Sydney return. In both directions, got off the plane and couple hours later went into an office for a full day's work.

Not sure I could do that now.

Thats hardcore. I don't think that I would have been EVER able to do that!

ariba10

When we went to N Z . We flew via L A (with the sun) and had no problems.

Came back the same way and it took about a week to get over the Jet Lag.

Enjoy your trip. ——Wonderful Country and people.—-

zagfles

We went to NZ with very similar timings & layover and found jetlag not bad at all - as said above flying west is usually better for jetlag so we pretended we were flying west, by booking the transit hotel in Singpore for a daytime kip. You book it by the hour not the night so a daytime booking is no problem. Quiet, private and dark room with no windows so you can pretend it's night! Nobody snoring around you. Quite cheap as well - under £100 for 4 of us, and SIA paid most of that with the transit vouchers they give you (not sure if they still do).

We were in the hotel room about 10am Singapore time, 3am UK time, so it was like a late night, to bed about 4 hours later than usual, had a good 8-9 hours kip before getting up for the NZ flight - didn't need to sleep on either leg.

Feeling tired about 7pm first day in NZ, early night and earlyish the next night but then we were right into the timezone. So basically like having 3 extended days in a row.

If you want to see Singapore I think it'll be harder - you're unlikely to sleep much if at all on the first leg as you'll arrive before midnight UK time. The airport do a free city tour for transit passengers, could do that as you arrive then the transit hotel?

stevie11

Re airport hotels, there was a thread on here a week or 2 ago about complimentary hotel rooms from the airline. Is it Singapore airlines you fly with? Plus considering you fly business it may be worth checking with them.

Also perk of business you should have access to the lounges to relax in.

PompeyPete

Had a few days unwinding and readjusting our body-clocks in Sydney on the way to NZ.....then hit the tarmac running at Auckland for a month in a camper van.