Calculator: British Airways Avios Points To Pounds

Avios points value

How much are Avios points worth? On average, Avios are worth about £0.01 on average for economy flights. This means that 10,000 Avios are equal to about £100 in value on average.

Higher values can be obtained booking First and Business class flights with British Airways and oneworld partners. This can give your Avios as much as £0.02 in value or more depending on the airline.

Here's our breakdown on Avios points value:

Flight redemptions

Avios will have the best value when redeemed for reward flights with British Airways and oneworld partners. Your standard economy flights will get you anywhere from 1p to 1.4p per Avios on average while business class flights will be around 2p and higher.

You'll get the best value out of your Avios when redeeming them for:

• Short-haul flights: Short-haul flights between most major European airports will cost you between 4,000 and 9,000 Avios depending on the airline. It's also useful for bouncing around Oneworld hubs in other places around the world. For example, you can fly from Hong Kong (HKG) to Taipei (TPE) on Cathay Pacific Airways, a oneworld partner, for 7,500 Avios plus taxes/fees.
• First/Business class flights on Qatar Airways: British Airways Avios can be converted to Qatar Airways Avios at a 1:1 ratio which opens up all of the best options for Qatar Airways. This includes Europe to Doha for 64,500 Avios in First Class (one-way).

Upgrading flights with Avios

One of the best uses of British Airways Avios is to use them to upgrade a cash booking to the next cabin. This can be done on select fares with British Airways, Iberia, and American Airlines whenever there's availability.

You can upgrade an existing booking or upgrade at the time of booking and it doesn't matter if it's a one-way or round-trip.

The cost of the upgrade will vary, but it will be based on the Avios costs for reward flights in the cabins you are upgrading from and to. It will also depend on whether your flight is scheduled on a peak or off-peak date.

Basically, you can search your flight and look at the cost in Avios between the class you're in and the one you'll be upgraded to. That will give you an idea (if not the exact) cost of the upgrade.

Using Avios as part payment

When making a cash booking with British Airways, you'll be given the chance to use your Avios to reduce the price of your flight. This can be done on all British Airways flights, American Airlines flights between the UK and North America, and on British Airways codeshare flights.

When booking your cash flight, you'll be able to choose the option you want (assuming you have enough Avios). The value you get out of this option will vary, but you will typically get more value when you choose to redeem less Avios.

British Airways Hotels and Cars

British Airways Avios can be used to book hotels and rent cars through the British Airways Hotels and Cars Portal. When pricing out options, hotels gave an average value of 0.5p in value while car rentals gave a slightly higher 0.6p.

When selecting a hotel through the portal, you'll be shown the average cost per night in Avios for the hotel along with a bunch of Avios & Money options. The majority of the Avios & Money options seem to give a lower value.

Some options that I tested gave me as low as 0.1p per Avios which is quite terrible. I was also able to find some that gave value as high as 0.7p per Avios which actually came out better than paying all Avios.

If you plan on using your British Airways Avios to book a hotel stay and you want the best value, you'll want to calculate the value of each option because you never know which one could be a winner.

Renting cars through the portal will behave the same as booking hotels. After doing a search, you'll be shown the cost of the rental in all Avios as well as be given several Avios & Money options to choose from.

With the car rental options, I found the Avios & Money options to still give around the same value as paying all Avios. Still... you'll want to calculate the value of the Avios & Money options one-by-one if you want to make sure you're getting a great deal.

You can use the Avios & Money Calculator to calculate the cash value you'll get out of these redemptions.

Experiences

British Airways Avios can be used to book Experiences at least 72 hours in advance. This includes tours, museums, and many other experience across the globe.

The value you get out of redeeming Avios for experiences will heavily depend on the experience itself.

Nectar Rewards

Nectar is the largest loyalty card scheme in the United Kingdom and is owned by Sainsbury's.

British Airways Avios can be transferred to the Nectar Rewards program at a rate of 400 Avios for 400 Nectar Points. You can also convert points in the opposite direction—400 Nectar Rewards points for 250 Avios.

Nectar points are worth £0.005 with Sainsbury's, Argos, and other retailers, giving your Avios a value of 0.5p per point when transferred to Nectar Rewards.

Avios points to pounds calculator

Use the Avios points to pounds calculator to determine the average value of Avios when redeemed for flights, upgrades, car rentals, and more. This will give you an idea of how much your Avios are worth.

Average redemption value

The table below lists the average value of British Airways Avios based on the average economy value of 1p per Avios up to the value of 2p which is possible through First and Business class redemptions.

Avios & Money calculator

Use the Avios & Money Calculator to determine the exact worth of your Avios in pounds based on the cost in cash (including fees/taxes) and the cost in Avios. This tools is best for trying to calculate the value of a Avios & Money redemption or if trying to calculate the value of an award redemption versus cash redemption.

Avios to Nectar conversion calculator

Use our Avios to Nectar conversion calculator to calculate the conversion of Avios to Nectar Rewards points. Avios can be converted to Nectar at a 1:1 rate—1,000 Avios for 1,000 Nectar Rewards points.

Credit cards that earn Avios

The best way to earn Avios is through intro bonuses and everyday spending across British Airways credit cards. You can also earn points using American Express Membership Rewards which is one of the major credit card transfer partners of British Airways in the UK.

British Airways credit cards

British Airways offers four co-branded credit cards that can be used to earn British Airways Avios. This consists of credit cards through Barclaycard and two credit cards through American Express.

Here are those cards:

American Express Membership Rewards credit cards

American Express Membership Rewards is another way to easily earn lots of Avios. Membership Rewards Points can be transferred directly to British Airways Avios (and Iberia Plus Avios) at a 1:1 ratio.

This opens up a handful of great credit card options for quickly earning Avios through everyday spending and intro bonuses. Here are the Membership Rewards credit cards that American Express offers: