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How many Avios do I need to fly to ….?

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How many British Airways Avios points do you need to fly to a particular city?

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, even if it is working – which it hasn’t been for months.

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

How many Avios do I need to fly to ....?

How does the Avios pricing table work?

Prices are shown separately for Off Peak and Peak dates.  The 2023 off peak and peak Avios calendar for British Airways flights is in this HfP article.

There are ‘fewer Avios, more cash’ options too – and they may be better value

British Airways, historically, has added a ‘taxes and charges’ sum to Avios redemption pricing.

In stages between 2020 and 2022, this was changed. Avios pricing was increased BUT the cash element was reduced. You now pay a fixed figure, as low as 50p each way on short haul flights.

Other pricing options are available, requiring fewer Avios but more cash. You can see these on the final page of the ba.com booking process.

The only exception is if you are using an old British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher issued before September 2021. If you have one of these vouchers, read this HfP article to learn why you do not see alternative pricing options. This problem will go away naturally as the old style vouchers expire during 2023.

For short haul, you will generally get better value by NOT choosing the 50p option. The best option is usually the one which has fees of £17.50 each way in Economy or £25 each way in Business.

How many Avios do I need to fly to

What’s the easiest way of knowing which Avios and cash combination is best?

I use ‘the 1p system’ which I outline here.

Put simply, assume that an Avios point is worth 1p. For each of the 5-6 Avios and cash combinations shown, convert the Avios into cash at 1p per point and see which option is cheapest in total. This will help you decide which option is best for you.

For example, 10,000 Avios + £200 is a poorer choice than 20,000 Avios + £50 if you use my ‘1p per Avios’ valuation. Of course if you only have 10,000 Avios then you’ll be choosing that option anyway – you may also want to choose that option to conserve Avios for future trips.

What about First Class redemptions?

Whilst it’s possible to redeem Avios for First Class tickets, British Airways treats them slightly differently and the pricing structure is not the same as for other classes.

To keep this chart simple(ish), we have written a separate article on how to redeem Avios points for First Class flights on British Airways which is here.

The British Airways Avios flight redemption pricing chart

Let me say again: there are other pricing options available for each route which require fewer Avios but more cash. Some of these options may even be better value, especially on short haul routes, if you are not using a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher.

To find out how many Avios you need to fly in British Airways First Class, read this article.

The 2023 peak and off-peak Avios dates can be found here. You can download a copy of this table as a spreadsheet file here.

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One-way Avios pricesEconomyEconomyPremium
Economy		Premium
Economy		BusinessBusiness
Off-peakPeakOff-peakPeakOff-peakPeak
Aberdeen9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Abuja22,500 +£4027,500 +£4037,500 +£6547,500 +£6570,000 +£9080,000 +£90
Abu Dhabi25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Accra25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Agadir13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Algiers11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Alicante11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Almeria11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Amman22,500 +£4027,500 +£4037,500 +£6547,500 +£6570,000 +£9080,000 +£90
Amsterdam9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Antigua30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Aruba30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Athens13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Atlanta30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Austin30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Bahrain25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Baltimore25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Bangkok35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£19077,500 +£190100,000 +£275110,000 +£275
Barbados30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Barcelona11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Bari11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Basel9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Bastia11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Beijing30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Belfast9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Bengalaru30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Bergerac9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Berlin9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Bermuda25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Bilbao9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Billund9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Bologna11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Bordeaux9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Boston25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Brindisi11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Brussels9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Bucharest13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Budapest11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Buenos Aires40,000 +£12545,000 +£12555,000 +£21580,000 +£215110,000 +£300120,000 +£300
Cagliari11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Cairo22,500 +£4027,500 +£4037,500 +£6547,500 +£6570,000 +£9080,000 +£90
Cancun30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Cape Town30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Catania13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Chambery9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Chania13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Charleston30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Chennai30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Chicago25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Cincinnati25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Cologne9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Copenhagen9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Corfu13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Dalaman13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Dallas30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Delhi30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Denver30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Doha25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Dubai25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Dublin9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Dubrovnik11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Durban30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Düsseldorf9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Edinburgh9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Faro11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Figari11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Florence11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Frankfurt9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Funchal13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Geneva9,250 +0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Genoa9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Gibraltar11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Glasgow9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Gothenburg9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Gran Canaria13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Granada11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Grand Cayman30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Grenada30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Grenoble9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Hamburg9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Hannover9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Helsinki11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Heraklion13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Hong Kong35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£19077,500 +£190100,000 +£275110,000 +£275
Houston30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Hyderabad30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Ibiza11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Innsbruck9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Inverness9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Islamabad25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Istanbul13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Izmir13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Jersey9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Johannesburg30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Kalamata13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Kefalonia13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Kingston30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Kos13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Krakow11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Kuala Lumpur40,000 +£12545,000 +£12555,000 +£21580,000 +£215110,000 +£300120,000 +£300
Kuwait22,500 +£4027,500 +£4037,500 +£6547,500 +£6570,000 +£9080,000 +£90
Lagos25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Lanzarote13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Larnaca13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Las Vegas30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Leeds Bradford9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Limoges9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Lisbon11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Los Angeles30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Luxembourg9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Lyon9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Madrid11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Malaga11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Male30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Malta13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Manchester9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Marrakech13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Marseille9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Mauritius35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£19077,500 +£190100,000 +£275110,000 +£275
Menorca11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Mexico City30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Miami30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Milan9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Montpellier9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Montreal25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Mumbai30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Munich9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Mykonos13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Nairobi30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Nantes9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Naples11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Nashville30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Nassau30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
New Orleans30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
New York25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Newcastle9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Nice9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Olbia11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Orlando30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Oslo11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Palermo11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Palma11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Paphos13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Paris9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Philadelphia25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Phoenix30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Pisa11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Pittsburgh25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Portland (Oregon)30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Port of Spain30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Porto11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Prague9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Pula11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Punta Cana30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Quimper9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Reykjavik13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Rhodes13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Rio De Janeiro35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£19077,500 +£190100,000 +£275110,000 +£275
Riyadh25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Rome11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Rotterdam9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Salzburg9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
San Diego30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
San Francisco30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
San Jose (CA)30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
San Jose (C’Rica)30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Santiago40,000 +£12545,000 +£12555,000 +£21580,000 +£215110,000 +£300120,000 +£300
Santorini13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Sao Paulo35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£19077,500 +£190100,000 +£275110,000 +£275
Seattle30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Seoul35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£19077,500 +£190100,000 +£275110,000 +£275
Seville11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Shanghai35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£19077,500 +£190100,000 +£275110,000 +£275
Skiathos13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Singapore40,000 +£12545,000 +£12555,000 +£21580,000 +£215110,000 +£300120,000 +£300
Sofia13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Split11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
St Kitts30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
St Lucia30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
St Petersburg13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Stockholm11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Stuttgart9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Sydney50,000 +£15055,000 +£15080,000 +£240TBC145,000 +£375170,000 +£375
Tampa30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Tel Aviv22,500 +£4027,500 +£4037,500 +£6547,500 +£6570,000 +£9080,000 +£90
Tenerife13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Thessaloniki13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Tirana13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Tobago30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Tokyo35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£19077,500 +£190100,000 +£275110,000 +£275
Toronto25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Toulouse9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Turin9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
Turks and Caicos30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Valencia11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Vancouver30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£16590,000 +£225100,000 +£225
Venice11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Verona11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Vienna11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Warsaw11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Washington DC25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£14060,000 +£14080,000 +£17590,000 +£175
Zakynthos13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£0.527,250 +£0.5
Zagreb11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£0.522,250 +£0.5
Zurich9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£0.516,250 +£0.5
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  • Wendy says:
    13 Feb13 February 16:02

    Sorry , I am new. Do these prices include all the taxes and charges.
    Thank you

  • Mikeact says:
    13 Feb13 February 17:21

    I guess these charts are trying to point out the best cost/value. I still use the original charts that were on here a few years back and always look at the old £35/50, (front/back) and start from there. Easy enough.

  • Talay says:
    13 Feb13 February 18:16

    As Avios can be used on Qatar, perhaps add the Qatar option and Avios requirement for cities BA used to serve but which Qatar does, such as Bangkok ?

  • david says:
    13 Feb13 February 18:18

    Are these taxes and fees including ADP leaving UK? So on return one way it would be minus ADP?

    • Rob says:
      13 Feb13 February 19:39

      As the article explains, the cash element now bears no relation to underlying costs.

      The numbers above will not change if fuel halves in price or APD is scrapped. There is no longer any correlation.

  • Peter says:
    13 Feb13 February 19:02

    The chart looks a bit like Waitrose pricing for anyone doing weekly shopping. You either don’t care about prices, or use it because of convenience (got spare points from work paid travel). For most of us, it’s just the reduced section, though hardly ever available.

  • BJ says:
    13 Feb13 February 19:30

    Thanks for updating this one guys. It was interesting but quite shocking to see the cost of shorthaul. At first glance one wonders why anybody would bother but I guess there’s still value on ultra peak dates and at the last minute, especially if using a voucher. Even then, I doubt very many are redeeming regional connections on shorthaul. The gaps in BA network are also glaringly obvious in the table, they can only barely claim to be a global airline these days I think.

  • gundam says:
    13 Feb13 February 23:57

    I have a companion voucher and a Barclays upgrade voucher. Looking to book a one way to Tokyo in business for two pax. Looking at the chart, I am better off using my companion voucher for 110k miles + £550 compared with Barclays voucher for 155k miles + £550.
    Have I interpreted this right?

    • Rob says:
      14 Feb14 February 08:57

      A 241 will almost certainly work out better than a Barclays voucher – this is a general rule.

      • gundam says:
        14 Feb14 February 13:48

        Thanks Rob. I think so too. Just wanted to sound check.

      • Sharon says:
        15 Feb15 February 12:01

        Hi, I am quite new to this and keep reading you get better value by not starting your journey in London. I too want to go to Tokyo and wondered if I got a cheap flight to say Frankfurt or Helsinki then fly JAL to Tokyo in business class would this be less miles than BA from London?
        I have spent the last hour trying to figure out how to search or book flights that don’t start in London and don’t involve BA. Proving impossible. How do you do it?

        • Rob says:
          15 Feb15 February 12:28

          It can be cheaper in cash to go FRA-TYO as taxes are lower.

          It may be cheaper in Avios. Partners are priced on distance so some countries may tip into a lower zone.

          Standard BA.com booking page for Avios will let you book of seats available.

    • Ruben says:
      15 Feb15 February 04:05

      Issue I have is there are no availability generally to flights to Tokyo. Unless I’m missing something

  • Max says:
    14 Feb14 February 09:08

    When booking using an (old style) Amex 241 voucher, I was charged the equivalent new peak avios but also old lofty taxes. Worst of both worlds, cheers BA!

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