What is the Avios distance chart?

How many Avios points do you need to fly to a particular city, given the distance?

It is surprisingly tricky to find out how many Avios are required for a particular route.  You need to go to ba.com, track down the ‘Avios Spending Calculator’ page and then type in your destination and preferred travel class.  It is a bit of a drag.

This table should simplify the process.  It lists BA destinations alphabetically with pricing to / from London.  Prices are one-way.

How does Avios distance pricing table work?

Here is the current Avios redemption table, by distance:

As you can see, prices are shown separately for Off Peak and Peak dates.  The 2022 and 2023 off peak and peak Avios calendar for British Airways flights is in this HfP article.

All routes in Zone 4+ have World Traveller Plus and First Class prices included, although in reality not all of these routes currently have First.

What does this mean on a city by city basis?

The Avios distance chart above does not always make sense if you try to match it up with actual pricing. There are two reasons for this:

• the pricing is based on capital city to capital city between countries, even if you are flying to a city which is not the capital of that particular country

• British Airways moves some destinations into a lower pricing band to make them more attractive – Cape Town is an example of this

To make it easier, we have listed below all British Airways routes together with the actual Avios required for a flight.

If you are reading this on a mobile phone, the table is likely to look a mess.  I recommend you use a desktop or tablet instead.

This article was originally created pre-coronavirus

This table has been put together manually but is as accurate as we could make it. It is up to date with the most recent changes, including the March 2021 short-haul price increase.

Coronavirus has seen British Airways suspend or permanently close many routes.  Just because a route is listed below it is no guarantee that it will operate in 2022 or 2023.

You may see lower Avios prices than our table quotes

During 2020, British Airways started to experiment with an additional pricing option.  It is giving you the choice of using more Avios but asking for less cash on top.  On short haul, you can see ‘taxes’ figures of as little as 50p.

This is generally a poor deal.  In most cases, you will maximise value by choosing the Avios option which matches the price shown in our table.

If you are using a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 voucher, you will not see these options.  The only Avios price you will be quoted is the one in the table.

What do the definitions mean?

• ET/WT = Euro Traveller / World Traveller (short-haul economy and long-haul economy)
• WTP = World Traveller Plus (long-haul premium economy)
• CE/CW = Club Europe / Club World (short-haul business and long-haul business)

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One way prices	Off-peak ET/WT	Off-peak WTP	Off-peak CE/CW	Off-peak First	Peak ET/WT	Peak WTP	Peak CE/CW	Peak First
Aberdeen	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Abu Dhabi	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Abuja	10,000	20,000	31,250	42,500	12,500	25,000	37,500	50,000
Accra	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Algiers	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Alicante	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Almeria	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Amman	10,000	20,000	31,250	42,500	12,500	25,000	37,500	50,000
Amsterdam	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Antigua	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Athens	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Atlanta	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Austin	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Bahrain	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Baltimore	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Bangkok	19,500	39,000	75,000	102,000	30,000	60,000	90,000	120,000
Barbados	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Barcelona	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Bari	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Basel	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Beijing	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Beirut	10,000	20,000	31,250	42,500	12,500	25,000	37,500	50,000
Belfast	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Bengalaru	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Bergerac	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Berlin	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Bermuda	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Bilbao	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Billund	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Bologna	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Bordeaux	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Boston	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Brindisi	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Brussels	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Bucharest	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Budapest	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Buenos Aires	22,750	45,500	87,500	119,000	35,000	70,000	105,000	147,500
Cagliari	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Cairo	10,000	20,000	31,250	42,500	12,500	25,000	37,500	50,000
Calgary	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Cancun	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Cape Town	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Catania	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Chambery	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Chania	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Charleston	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Chennai	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Chicago	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Cologne	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Copenhagen	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Corfu	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Dalaman	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Dallas	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Delhi	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Denver	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Doha	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Dubai	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Dublin	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Dubrovnik	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Durban	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Dusseldorf	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Edinburgh	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Faro	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Figari	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Florence	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Fort Lauderdale	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Frankfurt	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Friedrichshafen	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Funchal	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Geneva	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Genoa	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Gibraltar	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Glasgow	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Gothenburg	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Gran Canaria	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Granada	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Grand Cayman	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Grenada	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Grenoble	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Hamburg	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Hannover	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Helsinki	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Heraklion	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Hong Kong	19,500	39,000	75,000	102,000	30,000	60,000	90,000	120,000
Houston	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Hyderabad	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Ibiza	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Innsbruck	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Inverness	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Islamabad	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Istanbul	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Jeddah	10,000	20,000	31,250	42,500	12,500	25,000	37,500	50,000
Jersey	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Johannesburg	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Kalamata	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Kefalonia	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Kiev	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Kingston	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Krakow	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Kuala Lumpur	22,750	45,500	87,500	119,000	35,000	70,000	105,000	147,500
Kuwait	10,000	20,000	31,250	42,500	12,500	25,000	37,500	50,000
Lagos	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Lanzarote	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Larnaca	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Las Vegas	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Leeds Bradford	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Lima	19,500	39,000	75,000	102,000	30,000	60,000	90,000	120,000
Limoges	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Lisbon	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Los Angeles	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Luxembourg	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Lyon	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Madrid	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Mahe (Seychelles)	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Malaga	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Male	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Malta	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Manchester	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Marrakech	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Marseille	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Mauritius	19,500	39,000	75,000	102,000	30,000	60,000	90,000	120,000
Menorca	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Mexico City	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Miami	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Milan	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Montreal	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Moscow	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Mumbai	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Munich	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Muscat	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Mykonos	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Nairobi	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Nantes	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Naples	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Narita	19,500	39,000	75,000	102,000	30,000	60,000	90,000	120,000
Nashville	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Nassau	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
New Orleans	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
New York	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	40,000	60,000	80,000
Newcastle	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Nice	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Olbia	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Orlando	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Osaka	19,500	39,000	75,000	102,000	30,000	60,000	90,000	120,000
Oslo	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Palermo	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Palma	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Paphos	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Paris	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Philadelphia	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Phoenix	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Pisa	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Pittsburgh	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Port of Spain	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Porto	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Prague	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Pula	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Punta Cana	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Quimper	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Reykjavik	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Rhodes	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Rio De Janeiro	19,500	39,000	75,000	102,000	30,000	60,000	90,000	120,000
Riyadh	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Rome	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Rotterdam	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Salzburg	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
San Diego	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
San Francisco	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
San Jose (CA)	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
San Jose (C’Rica)	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Santiago	22,750	45,500	87,500	119,000	35,000	70,000	105,000	147,500
Santorini	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Sao Paulo	19,500	39,000	75,000	102,000	30,000	60,000	90,000	120,000
Seattle	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Seoul	19,500	39,000	75,000	102,000	30,000	60,000	90,000	120,000
Seville	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Shanghai	19,500	39,000	75,000	102,000	30,000	60,000	90,000	120,000
Skiathos	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Singapore	22,750	45,500	87,500	119,000	35,000	70,000	105,000	147,500
Sofia	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Split	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
St Kitts	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
St Lucia	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
St Petersburg	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Stockholm	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Stuttgart	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Sydney	32,500	65,000	125,000	170,000	50,000	100,000	150,000	200,000
Tampa	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Tel Aviv	10,000	20,000	31,250	42,500	12,500	25,000	37,500	50,000
Teneriffe	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Thessaloniki	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Tirana	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Tobago	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Tokyo	19,500	39,000	75,000	102,000	30,000	60,000	90,000	120,000
Toronto	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Toulouse	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Turin	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750
Turks and Caicos	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Valencia	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Vancouver	16,250	32,500	62,500	85,000	25,000	50,000	75,000	100,000
Venice	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Verona	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Vienna	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Warsaw	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Washington	13,000	26,000	50,000	68,000	20,000	47,500	60,000	80,000
Zakynthos	9,250		17,750		10,750		20,750
Zagreb	7,250		13,500		8,250		15,750
Zurich	4,750		8,500		5,250		9,750

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (October 2024)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital on Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.

There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Platinum is increased to up to 80,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 80,000 Avios. You will receive 8 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Gold is increased to up to 40,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 40,000 Avios. You will receive 4 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. The card is FREE for your first year. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.