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How to use Avios
How do you use Avios?
Avios is the shared currency of British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, and the strongest uses are Qatar Airways business class from Doha and short British Airways business hops from London. Qatar Airways prices from a published zone chart, with business DOH-JFK from 70,000 Avios and DOH-SYD from 80,000 one way. British Airways prices by route from London Heathrow with off-peak and peak dates, and LHR-TLV or LHR-CAI business is 26,750 Avios one way. Award Travel Finder values Avios at about 1.5 US cents each.
How to earn Avios
Amex Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One Miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards and Wells Fargo Rewards all transfer into Avios at 1:1. Once you hold Avios, you can move them between the British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus programmes.
- Amex Membership Rewards · 1:1 · Instant
- Bilt Rewards · 1:1 · Instant
- Capital One Miles · 1:1 · Instant
- Chase Ultimate Rewards · 1:1 · Instant
- Wells Fargo Rewards · 1:1 · Instant
Best uses of Avios
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DOH → LAX
· Business · Qatar Airways Avios
70,000 Avios one way for 8,293 miles flown
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DOH → SYD
· Business · Qatar Airways Avios
70,000 Avios one way for 7,690 miles flown
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DOH → JFK
· Business · Qatar Airways Avios
70,000 Avios one way for 6,692 miles flown
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DOH → NRT
· Business · Qatar Airways Avios
60,000 Avios one way for 5,156 miles flown
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LHR → TLV
· Business · British Airways Avios
26,750 Avios one way for 2,230 miles flown
How to find Avios award seats
- Partner airlines
- Oneworld
- Award release window
- ~355d
- Award seats found
- about 6 hours ago
Routes with award seats in the last 30 days
- LHR → JFK · London Heathrow to New York JFK
- JFK → LIS · New York JFK to Lisbon
- LIS → EWR · Lisbon to Newark
- EWR → LIS · Newark to Lisbon
- LIS → JFK · Lisbon to New York JFK
- LIT → FCO · LIT to Rome Fiumicino
How to book with Avios
- Search the route on Award Travel Finder and note the dates with reward seats.
- Check the price in Avios with the Avios calculator.
- Open or log in to your Avios account and confirm the same seats are bookable.
- Transfer points from a card programme only after you see the seats, then book.
Ask your AI
“Find Qatar Airways business class award seats from Doha (DOH) to New York JFK in the next 6 months and show the Avios price for off-peak and peak dates.”
“Search British Airways business class awards from London Heathrow (LHR) to Tel Aviv (TLV) and Cairo (CAI) and list the Avios cost and cash charges for each date.”
“Compare Avios prices for business class from DOH to Sydney (SYD) against DOH to Singapore (SIN), and tell me which dates fall off-peak.”
Mistakes to avoid
- British Airways adds carrier-imposed charges to long-haul reward flights on its own aircraft, so check the cash cost as well as the Avios price.
- British Airways First is not part of Reward Flight Saver, so it can cost fewer Avios than Club World business but carry higher, variable cash charges.
- Peak dates can cost far more on Qatar Airways: business DOH-JFK is 70,000 Avios off-peak against 94,500 at peak.
- Avios expire after 36 months with no earning or spending activity, and British Airways no longer publishes a pricing table, so its route prices here come from Head for Points on 1 August 2026.
Questions about How to use Avios
- Which airlines share Avios?
- British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus all use Avios, and you can move Avios between their programmes. British Airways, Qatar Airways and Iberia are Oneworld members, while Aer Lingus is not in any alliance.
- How do I earn Avios from transferable points?
- Amex Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One Miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards and Wells Fargo Rewards each transfer to Avios at 1:1.
- When do Avios award seats open?
- Award seats release about 355 days before departure, so search as that window opens for the widest choice.
- Do Avios expire?
- Yes. Avios expire after 36 months with no earning or spending activity, so a single earning or spending transaction keeps them alive.
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