What is the British Airways On Business points redemption chart?

What is the British Airways On Business scheme redemption chart?  How many On Business points do you need to fly to a particular city?

It is surprisingly tricky to find out how many On Business points are required for a particular route.  There is no published reward chart.  The easiest way is to go to BA On Business page and search using the (slow) booking tool.  It is a bit of a drag.

This table should simplify the process.

What is On Business?

On Business is the other British Airways loyalty programme. Instead of rewarding flyers, it rewards your company when you travel.

The On Business programme is explained at this website.  It is fundamentally the same as Avios in structure. You earn On Business Points for every flight your company books. They can then be redeemed for flights or for upgrades.

You can collect both Avios and On Business Points on the same flight. You collect Avios as a flyer and On Business Points as a company.

Not already a member of On Business?

Our full review of On Business is here.

The sign-up page is here (click ‘Join On Business’ in the menu bar). A VAT number is required.  New members automatically qualify for a special sign-up bonus of triple points for your first six one-way flights within 12 months of joining.

If you say on your application form that you were referred by member OB10171896 then you receive 1,500 bonus On Business points after crediting your first flight.  (And so do I, so thank you.)

A few notes about the chart below

• The chart only shows prices for On Business economy redemptions.  This is because On Business redemptions are always poor value in premium classes – see our article here – and you should avoid this if possible.

• Note that On Business redemptions do not have peak and off-peak pricing. You will get better value – in comparison to using Avios – on Avios peak days. The 2022 off peak and peak Avios calendar for British Airways flights is in this HfP article.

• I have included some British Airways routes which are currently suspended, eg Abu Dhabi. You can still price these redemptions via the On Business website so I have included the data for if / when BA brings them back.

• The final column compares the British Airways On Business redemption rate versus the normal Avios rate.  The ratio varies between 4.9 (good value, use On Business points) and 2.5 (poor value, use Avios instead). We will look at this in more detail in a second article tomorrow.

If you want to download this data, you can.  Click here to download the spreadsheet in Excel format.

The British Airways On Business redemption chart for Economy flights

Destination	Avios needed (one-way, off peak)	On Business points (one-way)	Ratio
Aberdeen	4,750	1,100	4.3
Abu Dhabi	13,000	4,500	2.9
Abuja	10,000	4,000	2.5
Accra	13,000	4,000	3.3
Algiers	7,250	1,900	3.8
Alicante	7,250	1,600	4.5
Almeria	7,250	1,900	3.8
Amman	10,000	2,500	4.0
Amsterdam	4,750	1,100	4.3
Antigua	16,250	4,500	3.6
Athens	9,250	2,000	4.6
Atlanta	16,250	4,500	3.6
Austin	16,250	5,000	3.3
Bahrain	13,000	4,000	3.3
Baltimore	13,000	4,500	2.9
Bangkok	19,500	5,000	3.9
Barbados	16,250	4,500	3.6
Barcelona	7,250	1,600	4.5
Bari	7,250	1,900	3.8
Basel	4,750	1,100	4.3
Beijing	16,250	5,000	3.3
Belfast	4,750	1,100	4.3
Bengalaru	16,250	5,000	3.3
Bergerac	4,750	1,100	4.3
Berlin	4,750	1,600	3.0
Bermuda	13,000	4,500	2.9
Bilbao	4,750	1,600	3.0
Billund	4,750	1,100	4.3
Bologna	7,250	1,600	4.5
Bordeaux	4,750	1,100	4.3
Boston	13,000	4,500	2.9
Brindisi	7,250	1,900	3.8
Brussels	4,750	1,100	4.3
Bucharest	9,250	1,900	4.9
Budapest	7,250	1,600	4.5
Buenos Aires	22,750	5,500	4.1
Cagliari	7,250	1,600	4.5
Cairo	10,000	2,500	4.0
Calgary	16,250	4,500	3.6
Cancun	16,250	5,000	3.3
Cape Town	16,250	5,000	3.3
Catania	9,250	1,900	4.9
Chambery	4,750	1,600	3.0
Chania	9,250	2,000	4.6
Chennai	16,250	5,000	3.3
Chicago	13,000	4,500	2.9
Cologne	4,750	1,100	4.3
Copenhagen	4,750	1,600	3.0
Corfu	9,250	1,900	4.9
Dalaman	9,250	2,000	4.6
Dallas	16,250	5,000	3.3
Delhi	16,250	4,500	3.6
Denver	16,250	5,000	3.3
Doha	13,000	4,500	2.9
Dubai	13,000	4,000	3.3
Dublin	4,750	1,100	4.3
Dubrovnik	7,250	1,900	3.8
Durban	16,250	5,000	3.3
Dusseldorf	4,750	1,100	4.3
Edinburgh	4,750	1,100	4.3
Faro	7,250	1,900	3.8
Figari	7,250	1,600	4.5
Florence	7,250	1,600	4.5
Frankfurt	4,750	1,100	4.3
Funchal	9,250	2,000	4.6
Geneva	4,750	1,100	4.3
Genoa	4,750	1,600	3.0
Gibraltar	7,250	1,900	3.8
Glasgow	4,750	1,100	4.3
Gothenburg	4,750	1,600	3.0
Gran Canaria	9,250	2,000	4.6
Grand Cayman	16,250	5,000	3.3
Grenada	16,250	4,500	3.6
Hamburg	4,750	1,100	4.3
Hannover	4,750	1,100	4.3
Helsinki	7,250	1,900	3.8
Heraklion	9,250	2,000	4.6
Hong Kong	19,500	5,000	3.9
Houston	16,250	5,000	3.3
Hyderabad	16,250	5,000	3.3
Ibiza	7,250	1,600	4.5
Innsbruck	4,750	1,600	3.0
Inverness	4,750	1,100	4.3
Islamabad	13,000	4,500	2.9
Istanbul	9,250	2,000	4.6
Jeddah	10,000	4,000	2.5
Jersey	4,750	1,100	4.3
Johannesburg	16,250	5,000	3.3
Kalamata	9,250	1,900	4.9
Kefalonia	9,250	1,900	4.9
Kingston	16,250	5,000	3.3
Krakow	7,250	1,600	4.5
Kuala Lumpur	22,750	5,500	4.1
Kuwait	10,000	4,000	2.5
Lagos	13,000	4,000	3.3
Lanzarote	9,250	2,000	4.6
Larnaca	9,250	2,000	4.6
Las Vegas	16,250	5,000	3.3
Lima	19,500	5,500	3.5
Lisbon	7,250	1,600	4.5
Los Angeles	16,250	5,000	3.3
Luxembourg	4,750	1,100	4.3
Lyon	4,750	1,100	4.3
Madrid	7,250	1,600	4.5
Mahe (Seychelles)	16,250	5,000	3.3
Malaga	7,250	1,900	3.8
Male	16,250	5,000	3.3
Malta	9,250	1,900	4.9
Manchester	4,750	1,100	4.3
Marrakech	9,250	1,900	4.9
Marseille	4,750	1,600	3.0
Mauritius	19,500	5,500	3.5
Menorca	7,250	1,600	4.5
Mexico City	16,250	5,000	3.3
Miami	16,250	4,500	3.6
Milan	4,750	1,600	3.0
Montreal	13,000	4,500	2.9
Moscow	9,250	2,500	3.7
Mumbai	16,250	4,500	3.6
Munich	4,750	1,600	3.0
Muscat	13,000	4,500	2.9
Mykonos	9,250	2,000	4.6
Nairobi	16,250	4,500	3.6
Naples	7,250	1,800	4.0
Nashville	16,250	4,500	3.6
Nassau	16,250	4,500	3.6
New Orleans	16,250	5,000	3.3
New York	13,000	4,500	2.9
Newcastle	4,750	1,100	4.3
Nice	4,750	1,600	3.0
Olbia	7,250	1,600	4.5
Orlando	16,250	4,500	3.6
Osaka	19,500	5,000	3.9
Oslo	7,250	1,600	4.5
Palermo	7,250	1,900	3.8
Palma	7,250	1,600	4.5
Paphos	9,250	2,000	4.6
Paris	4,750	1,100	4.3
Philadelphia	13,000	4,500	2.9
Phoenix	16,250	5,000	3.3
Pisa	7,250	1,600	4.5
Pittsburgh	13,000	4,500	2.9
Port of Spain	16,250	4,500	3.6
Portland	16,250	5,000	3.3
Porto	7,250	1,600	4.5
Prague	4,750	1,600	3.0
Pula	7,250	1,600	4.5
Punta Cana	16,250	4,500	3.6
Quimper	4,750	1,100	4.3
Reykjavik	9,250	1,900	4.9
Rhodes	9,250	2,000	4.6
Rio De Janeiro	19,500	5,000	3.9
Riyadh	13,000	4,000	3.3
Rome	7,250	1,600	4.5
Rotterdam	4,750	1,100	4.3
Salzburg	4,750	1,600	3.0
San Diego	16,250	5,000	3.3
San Francisco	16,250	5,000	3.3
San Jose (CA)	16,250	5,000	3.3
San Jose (C’Rica)	16,250	5,000	3.3
Santiago	22,750	5,500	4.1
Santorini	9,250	2,000	4.6
Sao Paulo	19,500	5,000	3.9
Seattle	16,250	5,000	3.3
Seoul	19,500	5,000	3.9
Seville	7,250	1,600	4.5
Shanghai	19,500	5,000	3.9
Singapore	22,750	5,500	4.1
Skiathos	9,250	1,900	4.9
Sofia	9,250	1,900	4.9
Split	7,250	1,600	4.5
St Kitts	16,250	4,500	3.6
St Lucia	16,250	4,500	3.6
Stockholm	7,250	1,600	4.5
Stuttgart	4,750	1,100	4.3
Sydney	32,500	8,000	4.1
Tampa	16,250	4,500	3.6
Tel Aviv	10,000	2,500	4.0
Teneriffe	9,250	2,000	4.6
Thessaloniki	9,250	1,900	4.9
Tirana	9,250	1,900	4.9
Tobago	16,250	4,500	3.6
Tokyo	19,500	5,000	3.9
Toronto	13,000	4,500	2.9
Toulouse	4,750	1,600	3.0
Turin	4,750	1,600	3.0
Turks and Caicos	16,250	4,500	3.6
Valencia	7,250	1,600	4.5
Vancouver	16,250	5,000	3.3
Venice	7,250	1,600	4.5
Verona	7,250	1,600	4.5
Vienna	7,250	1,600	4.5
Warsaw	7,250	1,600	4.5
Washington	13,000	4,500	2.9
Zagreb	7,250	1,600	4.5
Zakynthos	9,250	1,900	4.9
Zurich	4,750	1,100	4.3

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 12th May 2024, the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa card is offering a bonus of 30,000 points, convertible into 30,000 Avios. You must have a Limited Company to apply. Click here to learn more and click here to apply.

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus.

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.

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