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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.  The ‘Avios Spendjng Calculator’, which had been broken for a long time, now seems to have permanently disappeared from ba.com.

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.  These are shown in ba.com during the booking process.

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. This has changed.

You now pay a fixed figure to contribute towards taxes and charges, as low as 50p each way on short haul economy flights and £12.50 each way on short haul business class 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.

For short haul, you will generally get better value by NOT choosing the 50p / £12.50 cheapest option. The best option is usually somewhere in the middle. For long haul, the ‘most Avios, least tax’ option as shown below is likely to be best value.

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.

How many Avios do I need to fly to

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.

This table was put together manually. If you spot any errors – either pricing errors or routes missed / routes to be added – please comment below and we will update it during the day.

(This article is part of our ‘BA Q&A’ series which explains how British Airways Executive Club works.  You can see all of our ‘BA Q&A’ articles 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 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Abuja22,500 +£4027,500 +£4037,500 +£77.547,500 +£77.570,000 +£102.580,000 +£102.5
Abu Dhabi25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Accra25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Agadir13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Algiers11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Alicante11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Almeria11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Amman13,750 +£4015,250 +£4024,250 +£102.527,250 +£102.5
Amsterdam9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Antigua30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Aruba30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£16590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Athens13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Atlanta30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Austin30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Bahrain25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Baltimore25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Bangkok35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£202.577,500 +£202.5100,000 +£287.5110,000 +£287.5
Barbados30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Barcelona11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Bari11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Basel9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Bastia11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Beijing30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£225100,000 + £237.5
Belfast9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Bengalaru30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Bergerac9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Berlin9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Bermuda25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Bilbao9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Billund9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Bodrum13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Bologna11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Bordeaux9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Boston25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Brindisi11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Brussels9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Bucharest13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Budapest11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Buenos Aires40,000 +£12545,000 +£12555,000 +£227.580,000 +£227.5110,000 +£312.5120,000 +£312.5
Cagliari11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Cairo13,750 +£4015,250 +£4025,250 +£102.527,250 +£102.5
Cancun30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Cape Town30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Catania13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Chambery9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Chania13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Chennai30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Chicago25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Cincinnati25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Cologne9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Copenhagen9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Corfu13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Dalaman13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Dallas30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Delhi30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Denver30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Doha25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Dubai25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Dublin9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Dubrovnik11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Düsseldorf9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Edinburgh9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Faro11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Figari11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Florence11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Frankfurt9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Funchal13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Geneva9,250 +0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Genoa9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Gibraltar11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Glasgow9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Gothenburg9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Gran Canaria13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Granada11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Grand Cayman30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Grenada30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Grenoble9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Hamburg9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Hannover9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Heraklion13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Hong Kong35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£202.577,500 +£202.5100,000 +£287.5110,000 +£287.5
Houston30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Hyderabad30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Ibiza11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Ivalo13,750 + £0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Innsbruck9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Inverness9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Islamabad25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Istanbul13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Izmir13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Jeddah22,500 +£4027,500 +£4037,500 +£77.560,000 +£152.570,000 +£102.580,000 +£102.5
Jersey9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Johannesburg30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Kalamata13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Kefalonia13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Kingston30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Kos13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Krakow11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Kuala Lumpur40,000 +£12545,000 +£12555,000 +£227.580,000 +£227.5110,000 +£312.5120,000 +£312.5
Kuwait22,500 +£4027,500 +£4037,500 +£77.547,500 +£77.570,000 +£102.580,000 +£102.5
Lagos25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Lanzarote13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Larnaca13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Las Vegas30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Limoges9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Lisbon11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Ljubljana11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Los Angeles30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Luxembourg9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Lyon9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Madrid11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Malaga11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Male30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Malta13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Manchester9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Marrakech13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Marseille9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Mauritius35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£202.577,500 +£202.5100,000 +£287.5110,000 +£287.5
Menorca11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Mexico City30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Miami30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Milan9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Montpellier9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Montreal25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Mumbai30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Munich9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Mykonos13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Nairobi30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Naples11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Nashville30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Nassau30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
New Orleans30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
New York25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Newcastle9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Nice9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Olbia11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Orlando30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Oslo11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Palermo11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Palma11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Paphos13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Paris9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Perugia11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Philadelphia25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Phoenix30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Pisa11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Pittsburgh25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Portland (Oregon)30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Port of Spain30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Porto11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Prague9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Pula11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Punta Cana30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Reykjavik13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Riga11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Rhodes13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Rio De Janeiro35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£202.577,500 +£202.5100,000 +£287.5110,000 +£287.5
Riyadh25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Rome11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Rotterdam9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Salzburg9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
San Diego30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
San Francisco30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£225100,000 + £237.5
San Jose (CA)30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
San Jose (C’Rica)30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
San Sebastian9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Santiago40,000 +£12545,000 +£12555,000 +£227.580,000 +£227.5110,000 +£312.5120,000 +£312.5
Santorini13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Sao Paulo35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£202.577,500 +£202.5100,000 +£287.5110,000 +£287.5
Seattle30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Seoul35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£202.577,500 +£190100,000 +£287.5110,000 +£275
Seville11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Shanghai35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£202.577,500 +£202.5100,000 +£287.5110,000 +£287.5
Sharm El Sheikh13,750 +£4015,250 +£4024,250 +£10227,250 +£102
Skiathos13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Singapore40,000 +£12545,000 +£12555,000 +£227.580,000 +£227.5110,000 +£312.5120,000 +£312.5
Sofia13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Split11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
St Kitts30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
St Lucia30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Stockholm11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Stuttgart9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Sydney50,000 +£15055,000 +£15080,000 +£252.5115,000 + £252.5145,000 +£387.5170,000 +£387.5
Tampa30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Tbilisi13,750 + £4015,250 + £4024,250 + £102.527,250 + £102.5
Tel Aviv13,750 +£4015,250 +£4024,250 +£102.527,250 +£102.5
Tenerife13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Thessaloniki13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Tirana13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Tobago30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Tokyo35,000 +£10040,000 +£10050,000 +£202.577,500 +£202.5100,000 +£287.5110,000 +£287.5
Toronto25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Toulouse9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Tromso13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Turin9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5
Turks and Caicos30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£16567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Valencia11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Vancouver30,000 +£7535,000 +£7547,500 +£177.567,500 +£177.590,000 +£237.5100,000 + £237.5
Venice11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Verona11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Vienna11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Warsaw11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Washington DC25,000 +£5030,000 +£5042,500 +£152.560,000 +£152.580,000 +£187.590,000 +£187.5
Zakynthos13,750 +£0.515,250 +£0.524,250 +£12.527,250 +£12.5
Zagreb11,750 +£0.512,750 +£0.520,000 +£12.522,250 +£12.5
Zurich9,250 +£0.59,750 +£0.515,000 +£12.516,250 +£12.5

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (November 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:

Barclaycard Avios Plus card

Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard

Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review

Barclaycard Avios card

Barclaycard Avios Mastercard

Get 5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review

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

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

30,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending £15,000 Read our full review

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.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

Huge 80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

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.

Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa

20,000 points (ONLY TO 9TH DECEMBER) Read our full review

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

British Airways American Express Accelerating Business

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

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.

American Express Business Platinum

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

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

Comments (78)

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  • Charles says:

    Why is it showing a business quote of 200,000 + £950. for Antigua next July using a companion ticket?
    Thank you

    • Anna Wadd says:

      I also went into my last 241 booking to Vancouver and found i had paid £900 + 200,000 avios and now i’m wondering if this was wrong?
      Anyone got any ideas for us on this?

      • Colin MacKinnon says:

        100,000 each way peak price equals 200,000 for one person, which equals 200,000 Avios for two with a 241.

        Fee for outbound c£240, maybe another £240 for inbound, equals c£400 per person. 241 doesn’t apply to fees, taxes etc so x2 = c£800?

  • Greg says:

    Thank you Rob, really helpful just wish BA could maintain and be transparent.

    • JDB says:

      @Greg – BA would really be setting itself up for trouble if it published a table now given all the variants of Avios/cash options. They would have endless complaints from the great majority of people who don’t have a clue how it all works which of course suits BA as well.

  • Manc says:

    Is there any way to avoid the extra Avios you have to pay to fly from MAN on short haul?

    It seems long haul costs the same Avios whether you fly from Man or London but it costs double Avios to fly short haul from MAN 🙁

    • Rob says:

      No

    • Erico1875 says:

      Is it even worth flying that short distance. It’s slightly over 3.5 hours to drive it

      • Londonsteve says:

        Even better, take the train and save on airport parking. Friends and family railcard saves 1/3 when two or more adults are travelling together, almost certainly cheaper and more comfortable than driving then parking.

  • daveinitalia says:

    Amman, Tel Aviv and Cairo need the premium economy prices removed as these are now operated by short haul aircraft.

    • Jonathan says:

      When were Amman and Cairo operated by wide body aircraft ?
      I can understand using small aircraft in the interest of saving money on fuel, since the larger aircraft drink more fuel, but they should at least have a much better fitted cabin for these routes

      • Rob says:

        I remember going to Cairo on a 747. I had put myself into F on the way back but had got massive food poisoning and spent the entire trip in pain with multiple loo visits ….

        The idea that a flight to a major capital city in Africa which is over 5 hours from the UK should NOT automatically be on a long haul aircraft is simply a sign of how your brains have been conditioned by BA over the years!

        • Jonathan says:

          I wouldn’t say my brains have been conditioned by BA over the years, when I went on BA384 nearly a couple of years ago, there were plenty of empty seats, and on a narrow body aircraft, that just tells you that there simply isn’t the need for a large aircraft that can hold a substantial number more passengers. The Amman route I flew home on was more busier, there were some empty seats, but not many, maybe I was just unlucky to be on a busy day, but BA aren’t going to be moving over to larger aircraft for those routes…

          Getting food poisoning in F was clearly just a case of bad luck, plus those 747s are now just a memory, they were also definitely showing their age by the time they were retired

          • Rob says:

            For clarity, I already had the food poisoning when I boarded – not BA’s fault!

          • Londonsteve says:

            But if they flew these routes with long haul metal they could better attract passengers from any competing airlines and most likely generate higher yield per seat. BA aren’t stupid and it’s clearly in their financial interest to fly using short haul aircraft but it’s very much to the detriment of passenger comfort. A shortage of wide body airframes could be something to do with why these 5 hour routes are rostered with short haul A320 family aircraft.

  • Jonathan says:

    Just a reminder everyone to thank Rob (and his team) for this list, BA is a massive airline, and the amount of routes they operate is on another level to many airlines.

    Also don’t be critical when highlighting a dead route, it’d take literally hours to go through (just about) every airport on the list

    • Rob says:

      Frankly its far easier for us to throw it open to the readers for a final check then do the ludicrous amount of work required to ensure it is 100% accurate ourselves. We add and remove where we can, of course.

    • daveinitalia says:

      These things are easier left to the readers, going through every individual one would be tedious but we all have the routes that we know and if they’re missing or wrong we can point them out.

      • Rhys says:

        And often with short haul routes nothing is ever “gone” – we might find in a few years that some return. BA’s European route network can vary quite significantly year to year!

    • Alex Sm says:

      Yup, the eagle-eyed readers are like piranhas! 🐟
      The most important bit is for HfP to act on the info and remove the spotted inaccuracies

  • memesweeper says:

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

    For desktop Chrome users, the BA Avios Cost Calculator does the work for you: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ba-avios-cost-calculator/hakbhkhjkokkdkjlojcicecpjfakmpjp

    Credit to James for this fantastic tool

  • Paul says:

    Another vote of thanks to the team. I have the (old) version of this as a shortcut on my desktop as I find it very useful just to be able to price up trips this way.

  • Blair Waldorf Salad says:

    “BA aren’t going to be moving over to larger aircraft for those routes…”

    I slightly disagree with this. If widebodies were guaranteed on those routes, there’s quite a lot of feckless well paid young men in London who would choose the destination based on the aircraft. Consider Amman for instance – if BA guaranteed a lie flat seat to Amman, it would then make RJ connections a viable option. As it is, I am not going to step off 5 hrs in CE and onto another flight.

    • Londonsteve says:

      Why only feckless well-paid young men that would choose to fly BA or otherwise based on the aircraft? Plenty of well-informed travellers that don’t fall into that narrow category, even just casual travellers who check the aircraft at the time of booking and decide they don’t want to spend 5 hours in Euro Traveller seated in the budget seats at the back of an A320 and direct their money elsewhere.

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