Southwest Point Value Calculator: How Much Are They Worth?

How Much Are Southwest Points Worth?

Southwest Points have the best average value of 1.3 cents per point when redeemed towards award flights on Southwest. This means that 10,000 points have an average value of $130.

Points can also be redeemed for lower value for gift cards, hotels, car rentals, and merchandise.

Southwest Points Value

Southwest Flights

Southwest Points will give you an average value of 1.3 cents per point when used towards award flights. This means that 10,000 points would be worth around $130 towards flights.

Rates for award bookings with Southwest are based on the cost of the fare. This means the higher the cash price, the higher the cost in Southwest Points.

Since this is the case, there's not many 'sweet spots' when it comes to booking flights and you'll always have a good idea of how much your points are worth.

Southwest is a simple airline that delivers simple flights. It's great for no-frills travelers who want to easily redeem points to get from Point A to Point B.

Southwest Fares

Southwest Rapid Rewards Points can be used towards any of the three fare options that Southwest offers which are:

• Wanna Get Away
• Anytime
• Business Select

With all of these fares you'll receive two checked bags free, no change fees, and no cancel fees.

In terms of specific benefits, each fare offers a different level of flexibility when it comes to flight cancellations and changes as well as additional benefits such as bonus points per $1 spent and priority perks.

Best Ways To Redeem Southwest Points

Southwest doesn't really offer any "high-point" redemptions or sweet spots like many other airlines. This fits in line with Southwest being a simple, no-frills airline meant to get you where you want to go.

With that being said, Southwest is an excellent option for getting to several popular destinations including several out of country. Listed below are a few destinations you can fly to using Southwest.

The Caribbean

You can fly Southwest to several destinations in the Caribbean those destinations include:

• Nassau, Bahamas
• Turks and Caicos
• Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
• Montego Bay, Jamaica
• Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
• San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Havana, Cuba
• Aruba
• Belize City, Belize

Southwest is one of the few airlines still operating flights to Havana, Cuba. If it's on your bucket list, you can easily get there flying from Fort Lauderdale, FL or Tampa, FL.

There are restrictions on travel to Cuba, so be sure to research this before booking any flights.

Mexico

Southwest flies to four popular beach spots in Mexico. This includes:

• Cabo San Lucas
• Cancun
• Cozumel
• Puerto Vallarta

These are all great options if you're looking for an easy getaway to some fun in the sun.

Hawaii

If you're looking to vacation in Hawaii, you can get to all of Hawaii's major cities using Southwest. This includes:

• Hilo
• Honolulu
• Kahulul
• Kauai-Lihue
• Kona

Gift Cards

When redeemed for gift cards, your Southwest Points will have a value of between 0.266 cents and 0.531 cents. You'll get the best value when you redeem your points for gift card denominations of $50 or more.

There's over 40 different brands available that range from restaurants and shopping to travel and department stores.

There are also specialty gift cards available for Universal Orlando Resort 1 Day Park to Park Anytime Access Passes for children and adults.

• Child Pass: 44,180 Points
• Adult Pass: 45,120 Points

Car Rentals

Southwest Points can used to rent cars through the Southwest More Rewards portal from several leading retailers such as Enterprise, Hertz, and Alamo. This redemption gives Southwest Points a rough value of around 0.25 cents apiece.

When renting cars through the portal, you'll find that many rentals will cost significantly more than your standard Southwest flight.

For example, the lowest cost of a weekend rental for a car with Alamo that I could find was 53,914 Southwest Points.

For a few more points (and significantly higher value) you can fly from New York to Los Angeles.

Overall, redeeming Southwest Points towards rental cars will give your points a really low value. For the cost of a single rental car, you could do several short-haul trips or even fly across the country.

Hotels

Southwest Points can be used to book hotel stays with several leading brands including Best Western, Hyatt, and Marriott. This will give Southwest Points a value of around 0.52 cents per point which is significantly lower than booking flights but nowhere near as bad as car rental bookings.

Experiences & Merchandise

Southwest Points can be used to book experiences and to purchase merchandise through the Southwest More Rewards portal. The value of these kind of redemptions will vary, but they will generally offer low value.

If you know the cost of the experience or average retail cost of the merchandise and you know the cost in Southwest Points, you can use the Southwest Points To Dollars Calculators to calculate how much your points would be worth.

Convert Southwest Points To Dollars

Use the Southwest Points Value Calculator to determine the cash value of Rapid Rewards Points for flights, gift cards, and more. This will help give you an idea of how much your points are worth when redeemed.