British Airways Avios: Key Highlights
- Rewards Currency: Avios is the shared rewards currency for British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia, Qatar Airways, Vueling, LEVEL, and Finnair.
- How To Earn Avios: Earn Avios primarily by flying Avios-earning airlines, oneworld Alliance partners, and other airline partners. You can also earn them through travel bookings, credit cards, and partner shopping.
- Best Uses: Avios provide the highest value when redeemed for award flights, but they can also be used for seat upgrades, hotel stays, car rentals, and experiences.
- Transferability: Freely transfer Avios between British Airways and other Avios-earning airlines as long as your accounts are linked.
British Airways Avios Credit Card Calculators
British Airways offers five co-branded credit cards that you can use to earn Avios on everyday spending — three through American Express and two through Barclays. You can also transfer points directly to your British Airways Executive Club account using a small handful of partners.
Use our Avios credit card calculators to calculate total Avios and card value based on your spending and card benefits, minus any annual fees. Compare results side-by-side other credit cards featured on the site to see which cards will earn you the most Avios and best return.
- Calculator: British Airways American Express® Premium Plus Card
- Calculator: British Airways American Express® Credit Card
- Calculator: Barclaycard Avios Plus
- Calculator: Barclaycard Avios
Use our Rewards Calculator Tool to find out which credit cards will earn you the most British Airways Avios and best value.
Input your monthly spend, adjust point values, assign values to card benefits, and much more!
Avios Value Calculators
Redeeming British Airways Avios for flights on British Airways, oneworld Alliance airlines, and other airline partners with provide the best value for Avios. They can also be used for hotels, car rentals, seat upgrades, and more.
Use our Avios value calculator to determine the dollar value of your Avios based on different redemption options. This will help you understand the average worth of your Avios.
Avios Transfer Calculators
British Airways is a direct transfer partner American Express, HSBC, Marriott Bonvoy, Nectar Rewards, and a handful of other programs. You can also earn Avios with other Avios-earning airlines and transfer those Avios to your British Airways Executive Club account.
Learn more about British Airways transfer partners and use our Avios transfer calculators to calculate the conversion of rewards to and from British Airways.
- Calculator: British Airways Transfer Partners
- Calculator: British Airways Credit Card Transfer Partners
Program specific Avios transfer calculators:
- Calculator: AMEX UK points to British Airways Avios
- Calculator: HSBC UK points to British Airways Avios
- Calculator: Nectar Points To British Airways Avios
- Calculator: British Airways Avios To Nectar Points
- Calculator: Hilton Honors points to British Airways Avios
Buy Avios Calculators
If you're short on Avios and need to (almost) immediately top off your account, British Airways offers the ability to buy Avios.
The price in which you buy Avios will be higher than their average value, but it can easily be worth it if you're a few Avios shy of a redemption or if you can redeem them at a rate higher than that of the purchase price. The best time to buy Avios is when they are on sale.
Learn more about buying Avios and use our Buy Avios Calculator to estimate the cost to purchase British Airways Avios at the standard rate.
