BA Reward Flights: British Airways Avios Award Chart

You can search for BA reward flights directly on ba.com by selecting 'Book with Avios' and entering your route and dates. For a faster overview, use a reward flight finder tool like Award Travel Finder to scan availability across multiple dates and cabin classes at once. BA releases reward seats up to 355 days before departure.

British Airways no longer publishes an award chart. It prices its own reward flights by route from London, with off-peak and peak dates. London to Paris costs 10,000 Avios one-way off-peak in economy, and London to New York JFK costs 27,500 off-peak and 33,000 peak in economy. These are the route prices Head for Points published on 1 August 2026.

Short-haul BA reward flights from London start at 10,000 Avios one-way off-peak in economy, for example to Paris, Amsterdam and Dublin. The peak price on those routes is 10,750 Avios, and Reward Flight Saver cash charges are £2.50.

British Airways reward flight availability varies by route and season. Short-haul European routes generally have good Avios availability year-round. Long-haul routes — especially in business and first class — are more limited and should be searched 355 days ahead. Off-peak dates typically have better BA Avios availability than peak periods.

The best BA reward flight finder tools let you search multiple dates and routes at once. Award Travel Finder provides real-time BA availability across all cabin classes, while tools like Reward Flight Finder and SeatSpy specialize in calendar-based BA reward seat tracking. The key is finding one that shows reward seat availability across flexible dates.

Yes, BA adds carrier-imposed charges to long-haul reward flights on its own aircraft. Reward Flight Saver caps the cash in Economy, Premium Economy and Club; London to New York JFK is £75 in economy and £249.50 in Club World one-way. First is not part of Reward Flight Saver, and its cash charge on that route is about £752.54 one-way.

London to New York JFK costs, one-way off-peak to peak: economy 27,500-33,000 Avios (£75 cash), Premium Economy 46,750-66,000 (£205), Club World 88,000-99,000 (£249.50) and First 75,000-88,000 (about £752.54, as First is not in Reward Flight Saver).

Not directly. Avios and Virgin Points are separate currencies. However, if you have Virgin Points, you can book Virgin Atlantic reward flights through the Flying Club. Both BA and Virgin Atlantic reward flights can be searched using third-party tools. Virgin Atlantic has its own distance-based chart for reward flights.

Five US credit card programs transfer to British Airways Avios at 1:1: Amex, Chase, Capital One, Bilt, and Wells Fargo. In the UK, Amex Membership Rewards transfers to Avios. This makes BA one of the most accessible reward flight programs.