Quick Overview
- Flexible Redemption Options: Aeroplan points can be redeemed for flights, hotels, car rentals, gift cards, seat upgrades, merchandise, and experiences.
- Best Value for Flights: Points offer the highest value when redeemed for flights with Air Canada and its airline partners, averaging 1.8 cents per point and reaching 2 cents or more in some cases.
- Lower Value for Non-Airfare: Non-airfare redemptions, such as gift cards, merchandise, and car rentals, provide less than 1 cent per point, offering significantly lower value.
Use our Aeroplan points to dollars calculator to calculate the average value of Aeroplan points when redeemed for flights and more.
Aeroplan points value
How much are Aeroplan points worth?
The answer: Aeroplan points are worth approximately 1.8 cents each when redeemed for award flights with Air Canada and its airline partners. Even greater value—up to 2 to 3 cents per point—can be achieved by booking premium cabins or last-minute flights.
Here's our breakdown on Aeroplan points value:
- Flights: 1.6 to 2 cents per point when redeemed for flights with Air Canada or its partners.
- Hotels: 0.8 to 1.1 cents per point when redeemed for hotel stays through Aeroplan.
- Gift Cards: 0.71 cents per point when redeemed for gift cards.
- Car Rentals: 0.6 to 0.7 cents per point when redeemed for car rentals.
- Merchandise: 0.41 to 0.65 cents per point when redeemed in the Aeroplan eStore.
Flight redemptions
The best value for Aeroplan points is achieved when redeeming them for award flights with Air Canada and its airline partners. This typically provides 1.6 to 2 cents per point on average, meaning 10,000 points are worth approximately $160 to $200.
Aeroplan doesn't have a fixed rewards chart but offers a tool to estimate the points required for flights based on distance.
- Flight Rewards Chart: Provides an estimated range of points needed for Air Canada and partner flights.
- Points Predictor Tool: Helps estimate points needed for one-way flights between two locations. Simply double the estimate for a round-trip calculation.

Despite these tools, flight costs in points can sometimes fall outside the estimated range because Aeroplan pricing is tied to the cash price of the ticket. This means in some cases you will still not know how much your points are worth until you start looking at bookings and comparing cash prices against the price in Aeroplan Points.

Maximizing Value with Short-Haul Flights
Short-haul flights within North America and between Canadian cities often provide the best value for Aeroplan points. Here are two examples:
- Example 1: A one-way flight from Toronto to New York was available for 5,500 points + $69, with a cash price starting at $199. This gives a value of 2.36 cents per point.
- Example 2: A one-way flight from Vancouver to Portland was priced at 5,700 points + CA$61, with cash fares starting at $220, offering a value of 2.78 cents per point.


Value for Domestic Flights
Flights between Canadian cities can also give your points high value. Across 12 test flights for economy:
- Average Value: Test flights typically ranged from 1.9 to 2 cents per point.
- Highest Value: A flight from Vancouver to Quebec City offered 2.5 cents per point.
- Lowest Value: A flight from Calgary to Winnipeg provided 1.6 cents per point.
Among the test flights, the only significant outlier was a route between Edmonton and Toronto, where most flights offered a lower value of around 1 cent per point. This is an example of when you would want to pay cash instead of redeeming points for such a low value redemption.
Hotel stays
Aeroplan points can be used to book hotel stays through the Air Canada portal. You'll obtain a value of about 0.8 to 1.1 cents per point when booking standard hotels, but you'll be able to squeeze slightly higher value booking hotels that falls under the Aeroplan HotelSavers program.
Aeroplan HotelSavers
The Aeroplan HotelSavers program allows you to save up to 30% in points when you book stays at select partner hotels. This includes most IHG brands, Shangri-La, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Lowes Hotels, and many more.
The HotelSavers program follows a simple redemption chart:

Here's some examples of hotels in downtown Atlanta that falls under the HotelSavers program:

When compared to the price for booking direct, the prices shown using the Compare at feature was almost dead on after taxes and fees were added.
After running the calculations, hotels in the HotelSavers program frequently offered point values of 0.9 to 1.1 cents while those not under the HotelSavers program ranged from as low as 0.7 cents per point to as high as 1.1 cents per point. So while the HotelSavers has a higher average value, you can still get about the same value with some hotels that do not participate in the program.
Car rentals
Aeroplan Points can be used to book car rentals through the Aeroplan loyalty portal. This will give you points around 0.6 to 0.7 cents per point in value.
When searching for car rentals, you'll have the option to rent cars using all Aeroplan Points or you can pay cash and earn points on the booking itself.

Similar to booking hotels, the cost to book cars through Aeroplan is significantly higher than booking direct. For example, the cash cost of booking a Compact Car over a 2-day weekend through Aeroplan costs $234 with Budget and $243 with Avis.

You can book the same days and same vehicle type directly through Avis for $169.20 and through Budget for $160.20. That's a very, very noticeable price difference.

When testing other vehicle types and destinations, the results were similar.
Gift cards
Aeroplan Points can be redeemed for gift cards starting at 3,500 points for a $25 gift card which gives your points a value of 0.71 cents each. This will apply to most standard gift cards.
Gift Card Denomination | Cost in Aeroplan points |
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$25 | 3,500 |
$50 | 7,000 |
$100 | 14,000 |
$200 | 28,000 |
$250 | 35,000 |
$500 | 70,000 |
$1,000 | 140,000 |
When browsing the gift card selection, some cards will be labeled with "Sale" or "Aeroplan Partner" which means that it is listed at a discount price which equates to getting slightly more value than normal out of the redemption.
Along with gift cards, you'll also find subscriptions, event related, and other special redemptions. This includes things like 3 months of Uber Pass, Park'N Fly Airport Passes, Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge Passes, and more.
Merchandise
Aeroplan Points can be redeemed in the Aeroplan eStore for a large range of merchandise. This includes electronics, kitchen, home & garden, fashion, and many other categories.
The value you get out of the Aeroplan eStore will depend on the average retail value of the item you're buying versus the cost in points. I found items that gave values as low as 0.41 and as high as 0.65.
Aeroplan points to dollars calculator
Use our Aeroplan points to dollars calculator to determine the average cash value of points when redeemed for flights, car rentals, gift cards, and more. This will give you an idea of how much your Aeroplan points are worth.
Calculator: How much are your Aeroplan points worth?
Redemption | Average Dollar Value |
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Award flights | $0 - $0 |
Booking hotels | $0 - $0 |
Gift cards | $0 |
Car rentals | $0 - $0 |
Merchandise via Aeroplan eStore | $0 - $0 |
Average redemption value
The table below displays the average dollar value of Aeroplan points for different denominations when redeemed at our valuation of 1.8 cents per point for airfare.
Aeroplan points | Cash value |
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1 Point | $0.018 |
1,000 Points | $18 |
5,000 Points | $90 |
10,000 Points | $180 |
15,000 Points | $270 |
20,000 Points | $360 |
25,000 Points | $450 |
30,000 Points | $540 |
35,000 Points | $630 |
40,000 Points | $720 |
45,000 Points | $810 |
50,000 Points | $900 |
60,000 Points | $1,080 |
70,000 Points | $1,260 |
80,000 Points | $1,440 |
90,000 Points | $1,620 |
100,000 Points | $1,800 |
Aeroplan points redemption value calculator
Use our Aeroplan points redemption value calculator to calculate the exact value of Aeroplan points based on the cost in cash versus the cost in Aeroplan points. This will help you determine if a redemption is worth it or not.
Try to strive for over 1.6 cents per point when possible!
How does Aeroplan points value compare?
Here's how the value of Aeroplan points compare against rewards earned with other leading frequent flyer programs:
Finding the best credit cards for Aeroplan points
The best travel rewards cards for earning Aeroplan points in Canada will be a Membership Rewards credit card or a co-branded Aeroplan credit card.
American Express Membership Rewards credit cards
Aeroplan is a direct 1:1 transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards meaning that you can convert 1,000 AMEX Points into 1,000 Aeroplan Points. This opens up a handful of additional top-notch credit cards that you can use to rapidly build up your balance of Aeroplan points.
Here are the travel credit cards American Express offers in Canada:

- Earn 2X points on dining and food delivery purchases in Canada
- Earn 2X points on travel
- Earn 1X points on all other purchases
- $200 Annual Travel Credit, $200 Annual Dining Credit, and $100 CAD NEXUS statement credit
- Access 1,300+ airport lounges worldwide with American Express Global Lounge Collection
- Enroll in complimentary Hilton Honors Gold status and Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status
- Top notch travel and purchase insurance
- Plus Fine Hotels & Resorts, The Hotel Collection, Global Dining Collection, benefits at Toronto Pearson, and much more
- $799 annual fee
- Card Value & AMEX Platinum Points Calculator
- Earn 2X points on travel, including flights, hotels, car rentals, cruises, and more
- Earn 2X points on eligible gas, grocery and drugstore purchases in Canada
- Earn 1X points on everything else
- Annual $100 CAD Travel Credit and $50 CAD NEXUS Statement Credit
- Priority Pass and Plaza Premium Lounge access
- Access to hotel benefits when booking through The Hotel Collection
- Top notch travel and purchase insurance
- $250 annual fee
- Card Value & AMEX Gold Points Calculator

- Earn 5X points on eligible restaurant and grocery stores in Canada, including food and grocery delivery
- Earn 3X points on streaming subscriptions with select providers in Canada
- Earn 1X points on all other purchases
- Access to hotel benefits when booking through The Hotel Collection
- Travel & purchase insurance
- $12.99 monthly fee ($155.88 annually)
- Card Value & AMEX Cobalt Points Calculator

- Earn 1X points on all card purchases
- Earn 1 additional point on eligible hotel and car rental bookings through AMEX Travel Online
- $0 annual fee
- Card Value & AMEX Green Points Calculator

- Earn 1.25X points on all card purchases
- Access 1,300+ airport lounges worldwide with American Express Global Lounge Collection
- Up to $820 in annual credits
- Complimentary Marriott Gold Bonvoy Elite status and Hilton Honors Gold status (enrollment required)
- Top notch travel and purchase insurance
- Plus Fine Hotels & Resorts, The Hotel Collection, Global Dining Collection, International Airline Program, benefits at Toronto Pearson, and much more
- $799 annual fee
- Card Value & Business Platinum Points Calculator
- Earn 1X points on everything
- Earn 10,000 bonus Membership Rewards Points when you spend $20,000 in net purchases each calendar quarter (up to 40K points annually)
- Travel & purchase insurance
- $199 annual fee
- Card Value & Rewards Calculator
- Earn 3X points on eligible office supplies & electronics, rides & gas, and eats & drinks
- Earn 1X points on all other purchases
- Spend $3,000 or more in Card purchases each monthly billing period to earn a Monthly Spend Bonus, up to 12,000 bonus points a year
- $99 annual fee
- Card Value & Business Edge Points Calculator
Aeroplan credit cards
The best way to quickly build up Aeroplan points is through intro bonuses and everyday spending across Aeroplan credit cards. Aeroplan offers a large amount of credit cards through American Express, CIBC, and TD Bank.
If you're looking for additional benefits when flying Air Canada along with the ability to earn a solid amount of points on your spend, I recommend picking up an Aeroplan credit card.
Here are the co-branded credit cards that Aeroplan offers:

- 3X points on Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations purchases
- 2X points on dining and food delivery purchases in Canada
- 1.25X points on all other purchases
- Annual worldwide companion pass after spending $25K on the card
- Free checked bag for you and up to 8 others traveling with you
- Access to Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges and Air Canada Cafes in North America
- $599 annual fee
- Card Value & Aeroplan Points Calculator
- Earn 2X points on eligible Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations purchases
- Earn 1.5X points on eligible dining and food delivery purchases in Canada
- Earn 1X points on all other purchases
- Free checked bag for you and up to 8 others traveling with you
- Earn Status Qualifying Miles and Status Qualifying Segments spending on the card
- $120 annual fee
- Card Value & Aeroplan Points Calculator
- Earn 3X points on eligibile direct purchases with Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations
- Earn 2X points on eligible direct hotel and car rental purchases in Canada
- Earn 1.25X points on all other purchases
- Annual worldwide companion pass after spending $25K on the card
- Priority Pass lounge and Maple Leaf Lounge access
- Free checked bag for you and up to 8 others traveling with you
- $599 annual fee
- Card Value & Aeroplan Points Calculator
- Earn 2 points for every $1 you spend with Air Canada directly, including through Air Canada Vacations®
- Earn 1.5 points for every $1 you spend on gas, groceries, travel and dining
- Earn 1.25 points for every $1 you spend on all other purchases
- Annual worldwide companion pass after spending $25K on the card
- Priorty Pass lounge and Maple Leaf Lounge access
- Free checked bag for you and up to 8 others traveling with you
- $599 annual fee
- Card Value & Aeroplan Points Calculator
- 1.5X points on gas, grocery, and Air Canada purchases
- 1X points on all other purchases
- Free first checked bag for you and up to 8 others traveling with you
- Earn elite status faster spending on the card
- $139 annual fee
- Card Value & Aeroplan Points Calculator
- 1 point on Air Canada, gas station, and grocery purchases
- 1 point for every $1.50 on all other purchases
- $0 annual fee
- Card Value & Aeroplan Points Calculator
- Earn 2 points for every $1 spent on eligible purchases made directly with Air Canada® including Air Canada Vacations®
- Earn 1.5 points for every $1 you charge to your Card on eligible gas, groceries, travel and dining purchases
- Earn 1.25 points for every $1 you charge to your Card on all other purchases
- Annual companion pass after spending $25K on the card
- Priority Pass lounge and Maple Leaf Lounge access
- Free checked bag for you and up to 8 others traveling with you
- $599 annual fee
- Card Value & Aeroplan Points Calculator
- Earn 1.5 points for every $1 spent on eligible gas, grocery and direct through Air Canada® purchases (including Air Canada Vacations®) made with your card
- Earn 1 point for every $1 spent on all other Purchases made with your Card
- Free checked bag for you and up to 8 others traveling with you
- $139 annual fee
- Card Value & Aeroplan Points Calculator
- Earn 1 point for every $1 spent on Air Canada, gas station, and grocery purchases
- Earn 1 point for every $1.50 spent on all other purchases
- Car rental insurance and shopping coverage
- $0 annual fee
- Card Value & Aeroplan Points Calculator
- 2X points on Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations purchases
- 1.5X points on travel, dining, and select business category purchases
- 1X points on all other purchases
- Earn a one-time Maple Leaf Lounge Guest Pass for every $10K spent on the card, up to 4 passes per year
- Free first checked bag for you and up to 8 others traveling with you
- Earn elite status faster spending on the card
- $149 annual fee
- Card Value & Aeroplan Points Calculator
FAQ
How much are Aeroplan Points worth?
The Point Calculator values Aeroplan Points at 1.6 to 2 cents each meaning that 10,000 points is roughly equal to $140 to $200 in cash value.
What can you use Aeroplan Points for?
Aeroplan Points can be redeemed for flights, hotel stays, car rentals, gift cards, and merchandise.
How much is 5,000 Aeroplan points worth?
5,000 Aeroplan points are worth around $90 at an average rate of 1.8 cents per point, applicable toward flights with Aeroplan and its airline partners.
How much is 10,000 Aeroplan points worth?
10,000 Aeroplan points are worth around $180 at an average rate of 1.8 cents per point, applicable toward flights with Aeroplan and its airline partners.
How much is 15,000 Aeroplan points worth?
15,000 Aeroplan points are worth around $270 at an average rate of 1.8 cents per point, applicable toward flights with Aeroplan and its airline partners.
How much is 20,000 Aeroplan points worth?
20,000 Aeroplan points are worth around $360 at an average rate of 1.8 cents per point, applicable toward flights with Aeroplan and its airline partners.
How much is 25,000 Aeroplan points worth?
25,000 Aeroplan points are worth around $450 at an average rate of 1.8 cents per point, applicable toward flights with Aeroplan and its airline partners.
How much is 40,000 Aeroplan points worth?
40,000 Aeroplan points are worth around $720 at an average rate of 1.8 cents per point, applicable toward flights with Aeroplan and its airline partners.
How much is 50,000 Aeroplan points worth?
50,000 Aeroplan points are worth around $900 at an average rate of 1.8 cents per point, applicable toward flights with Aeroplan and its airline partners.
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