What is the best value Avios flight per mile?

What is the best value Avios redemption per mile flown?  Or, put another way, what’s the furthest you can fly for the fewest Avios?

This is a sister article to our ‘Avios price list’ (the only place online where you’ll find the full Avios redemption chart – it’s not on ba.com now). It shows you where you find the best value – if, that is, your idea of ‘best value’ is travelling as far as you can from London for the fewest Avios.

We have put together a list of the flying distance of each long and mid haul British Airways route and compared it with the Avios required for a Club World off-peak redemption.

Distances are measured using the ‘great circle route’ ie. the most direct path between origination and destination.

If you ever need to work out the distance between two cities, we recommend Great Circle Mapper at gcmap.com.  Use airport codes in the search box, eg LHR-CPT for London Heathrow to Cape Town, and click ‘Distance’.

Hopefully this gives you a better idea of the value of different routes, although you should remember that ‘value’ is subjective.  If you don’t want to fly to Kuwait, for example, it doesn’t matter how ‘cheap’ a redemption would be.

As we always say, the ‘best’ Avios redemption is one that takes you to somewhere you really want to go.

What is the best value Avios redemption based on distance?

The winner based on ‘Avios needed per mile flown’ is Sydney. Just 13 Avios will get you one mile nearer Sydney in a Club World flat bed on that route.

Take a look and see what you think. The table shows you the Avios per mile you need to redeem for a Club World redemption.

We have used the ‘highest Avios, lowest cash’ pricing option offered for each route. For mid haul and long haul routes, this tends to be the best overall value. It is not the best option on short haul but those routes are not included below.

You could, arguably, adjust the table to reflect the different surcharges between routes. At the end of the day, however, this is only meant to be a bit of fun.

Don’t forget our earlier HfP article which shows every British Airways route and the Avios required to fly it.

Here is the ‘best Avios redemption per mile flown’ chart, based on BA’s route map at the start of 2025. Amman, Tel Aviv and Cairo are excluded as they are operated on short haul aircraft.

Destination	Club World Avios off-peak (one-way)	Miles flown (one-way)	Avios needed per mile
Sydney	145,000 + £387.5	10,665	13.60
Cape Town	90,000 + £237.5	6,010	14.98
Santiago	110,000 + £312.5	7,249	15.17
Buenos Aires	110,000 + £312.5	6,915	15.91
Johannesburg	90,000 + £237.5	5,635	15.97
Tokyo	100,000 + £287.5	6,220	16.08
Mexico City	90,000 + £237.5	5,530	16.27
Singapore	110,000 + £312.5	6,755	16.28
San Diego	90,000 + £237.5	5,470	16.45
Los Angeles	90,000 + £237.5	5,455	16.50
Mauritius	100,000 + £287.5	6,055	16.52
San Jose (C’Rica)	90,000 + £237.5	5,425	16.59
Kuala Lumpur	110,000 + £312.5	6,593	16.68
Hong Kong	100,000 + £287.5	5,965	16.76
Bangkok	100,000 + £287.5	5,958	16.78
San Francisco	90,000 + £237.5	5,360	16.79
San Jose (CA)	90,000 + £237.5	5,360	16.79
Sao Paulo	100,000 + £287.5	5,890	16.98
Male	90,000 + £237.5	5,295	17.00
Phoenix	90,000 + £237.5	5,255	17.13
Las Vegas	90,000 + £237.5	5,230	17.21
Rio de Janeiro	100,000 + £287.5	5,745	17.41
Shanghai	100,000 + £287.5	5,720	17.48
Chennai	90,000 + £237.5	5,115	17.60
Grand Cayman	90,000 + £237.5	5,085	17.70
Bengaluru	90,000 + £237.5	5,004	17.99
Cancun	90,000 + £237.5	4,965	18.13
Portland (Oregon)	90,000 + £237.5	4,914	18.32
Austin	90,000 + £237.5	4,910	18.33
Houston	90,000 + £237.5	4,820	18.67
Turks and Caicos	90,000 + £237.5	4,820	18.67
Hyderabad	90,000 + £237.5	4,795	18.77
Seattle	90,000 + £237.5	4,785	18.81
Dallas	90,000 + £237.5	4,745	18.97
Vancouver	90,000 + £237.5	4,705	19.13
Kingston	90,000 + £237.5	4,680	19.23
Aruba	90,000 + £237.5	4,679	19.23
Denver	90,000 + £237.5	4,670	19.27
New Orleans	90,000 + £237.5	4,617	19.49
Tobago	90,000 + £237.5	4,495	20.02
Mumbai	90,000 + £237.5	4,465	20.16
Cincinnati	80,000 + £187.5	3,963	20.19
Port of Spain	90,000 + £237.5	4,455	20.20
Chicago	80,000 + £187.5	3,955	20.23
Miami	90,000 + £237.5	4,435	20.29
Tampa	90,000 + £237.5	4,425	20.34
Grenada	90,000 + £237.5	4,360	20.64
Orlando	90,000 + £237.5	4,355	20.67
Nassau	90,000 + £237.5	4,330	20.79
Punta Cana	90,000 + £237.5	4,290	20.98
Nairobi	90,000 + £237.5	4,250	21.18
St Lucia	90,000 + £237.5	4,220	21.33
Islamabad	80,000 + £187.5	3,750	21.33
Atlanta	90,000 + £237.5	4,200	21.43
Barbados	90,000 + £237.5	4,195	21.45
Delhi	90,000 + £237.5	4,191	21.47
Pittsburgh	80,000 + £187.5	3,715	21.53
Nashville	90,000 + £237.5	4,176	21.55
St Kitts	90,000 + £237.5	4,140	21.74
Washington DC	80,000 + £187.5	3,675	21.77
Baltimore	80,000 + £187.5	3,625	22.07
Antigua	90,000 + £237.5	4,075	22.09
Philadelphia	80,000 + £187.5	3,545	22.57
Toronto	80,000 + £187.5	3,545	22.57
New York	80,000 + £187.5	3,450	23.19
Bermuda	80,000 + £187.5	3,440	23.26
Abu Dhabi	80,000 + £187.5	3,432	23.31
Dubai	80,000 + £187.5	3,405	23.49
Abuja	70,000 + £102.5	2,960	23.65
Jeddah	70,000 + £102.5	2,951	23.72
Kuwait	70,000 + £102.5	2,900	24.14
Boston	80,000 + £187.5	3,260	24.54
Doha	80,000 + £187.5	3,240	24.69
Montreal	80,000 + £187.5	3,240	24.69
Accra	80,000 + £187.5	3,170	25.24
Bahrain	80,000 + £187.5	3,150	25.40
Lagos	80,000 + £187.5	3,115	25.68
Riyadh	80,000 + £187.5	3,065	26.10

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2025)

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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

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, and the standard card is FREE. Capital on Tap cards also have no FX fees.

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.

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