When you have enough Avios, you can start spending them on flights and upgrades. You can fly anywhere with British Airways and our partner airlines to a wide range of destinations. And with a scale of payment options, it’s never been easier to find your perfect flight.
Reward flights on British Airways, and our partners, are calculated based on the distance you are travelling from your departure airport on a direct flight. Each zone has the same standard pricing so destinations closest to your departure airport will be in Zone 1 and destinations further away will be in Zone 9.
Example Reward flight zones if you are travelling in Economy | |
| Zone 1 | 9,000 |
| Zone 2 | 15,000 |
| Zone 3 | 20,000 |
| Zone 4 | 25,000 |
| Zone 5 | 40,000 |
| Zone 6 | 50,000 |
| Zone 7 | 60,000 |
| Zone 8 | 70,000 |
| Zone 9 | 100,000 |
| Please note : One-way journey x 0.5 Cabin multiplier for Avios: Premium Economy x 1.5, Club x 2, First x 3 | |
When you have enough Avios you can book a reward flight to anywhere where there’s availability that we or our partner airlines fly.
Explore where your Avios can take youThere is a scale of payment options, so you can pay with fewer Avios and more money, depending on how many Avios you want to spend. The taxes, fees and charges will always need to be paid with money.
You’ll see all the Avios & Money options at the point you need to pay for your reward booking, or you can get a quick quote now using our calculator.
Get a reward flight quote now A guide to the Avios needed if you are flying to or from the UKReward Flight Saver gives you a better deal on shorter flights. It's available on all British Airways and Iberia routes within zones 1-3, as long as you’ve collected at least one Avios within the last 12 months.
Explore where your Avios can take youYou pay with Avios plus a flat fee of £27/€27 in economy and £34/€34 in business, and we pay the taxes, fees and charges. To take advantage of this deal you need to select Reward Flight Saver on both your outbound and return journeys.
You can also pay with fewer Avios and more money, depending on how many Avios you want to spend. The flat fee is included in the total amount you pay, so you won’t see it listed separately. You’ll see all the Avios & Money options at the point you need to pay for your reward booking, or you can get a quick quote now using our calculator.
If you are travelling on a Comair route in Zones 1 to 3 you pay with Avios, plus a flat fee of £42/ZAR500 in economy and £50/ZAR600 in business, and we pay the taxes, fees and charges. You will need to book Reward Flight Saver on both your outbound and return journey.
Get a reward flight quote nowBritish Airways has partnerships with a number of other airlines, which means you can use your Avios to fly to even more destinations.
Our oneworld partners Our other airline partnersWhen you search for reward flights we'll show you availability on British Airways first.
We'll show you availability on partners when we don't operate to a destination or we don't have availability, as long as you choose to include partners in your selection. The number of Avios required for partner flights may vary from British Airways, depending on the route and distance travelled.
Our calculator will show you the Avios cost of flights with British Airways and our partners for journeys with up to one connection.
Get a quick price quote nowFor flights with two or more oneworld partners, or British Airways plus two or more oneworld partners, use our table to find out what you need to pay.
Avios costs for booking with two or more oneworld airlinesFor assistance booking with a specific partner, please call your local service centre.
You can use Avios to upgrade to the next cabin when you make a cash booking with British Airways, Iberia or American Airlines, although the next cabin varies by airline and route. Upgrades are dependent on the type of booking you have and there must be availability in the class you want to upgrade to.
The amount of Avios needed to upgrade is based on the Avios price for a flight in the cabin you wish to upgrade from (the 'base Avios').
| Upgrade | Multiple of base Avios |
|---|---|
| Economy to World Traveller Plus | x0.5 |
| Economy to Club/Business1 | x1 |
| World Traveller Plus to Club | x0.5 |
| Club/Business to First | x1 |
| Economy to First2 | x2 |
| Upgrades are available from the following booking classes: - British Airways: J, C, D, R, I, W, E, T, Y, B, H - American Airlines and Iberia: J, C, D, Y, B Upgrades are not available on flights operated by Openskies. Calculate your base fareHow to find your fare class 1 Applies to upgrades from Euro Traveller to Club Europe on British Airways; American Airlines and Iberia bookings. 2 Applies to upgrades on American Airlines bookings only. | |
Use our book and upgrade form and remember to select the class of travel you wish to upgrade from, not the class you want to upgrade to.
Book with cash and upgrade with AviosIf you’ve already made a booking, paid for with cash, then you can upgrade using Avios through Manage My Booking. You cannot upgrade an existing reward flight booking.
What you need to do:
