How many Avios for a flight?
A one-way British Airways reward flight from London costs from 10,000 Avios in economy to Paris or Amsterdam, 27,500 to New York or Dubai, and 88,000 in business class to New York off-peak, plus a fixed fee. A UK business earns 4 RewardsPilot points per £1 of net spend on bills it pays anyway.
Short-haul: Avios one way from London
Off-peak / peak Avios, plus the fixed Reward Flight Saver fee.
| Destinations | Economy | Business (Club Europe) |
|---|---|---|
| Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Zurich | 10,000 / 10,750 + £2.50 | 16,500 / 18,000 + £20 |
| Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Malaga, Faro, Budapest | 13,000 / 14,000 + £2.50 | 22,000 / 24,500 + £20 |
| Athens, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Istanbul, Funchal | 15,000 / 16,750 + £2.50 | 26,750 / 30,000 + £20 |
Long-haul: Avios one way from London
Off-peak / peak Avios, plus the fixed Reward Flight Saver fee.
| Destinations | Economy | Premium economy | Business |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, Boston, Chicago, Toronto, Dubai, Doha, Riyadh, Lagos | 27,500 / 33,000 + £75 | 46,750 / 66,000 + £205 | 88,000 / 99,000 + £249.50 |
| Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Orlando, Las Vegas, Barbados, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Mumbai, Delhi, Malé | 33,000 / 38,500 + £95 | 52,250 / 74,250 + £230 | 99,000 / 110,000 + £299.50 |
| Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Mauritius | 38,500 / 44,000 + £120 | 55,000 / 85,250 + £255 | 110,000 / 121,000 + £349.50 |
| Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Buenos Aires | 44,000 / 49,500 + £145 | 60,500 / 88,000 + £280 | 121,000 / 132,000 + £385 |
| Sydney | 55,000 / 60,500 + £170 | 88,000 / 126,500 + £305 | 159,500 / 187,000 + £449.50 |
- Prices are one way from London on British Airways, using Reward Flight Saver: a fixed fee in pounds instead of full taxes and charges. A return is two one-way prices.
- Off-peak and peak dates are set by British Airways each year. Peak covers most school holidays.
- Short-haul business class is Club Europe. First class is priced separately and is not shown here.
- Reward seats depend on availability, and British Airways can change its prices at any time.
Source: Head for Points, "How many Avios do you need to fly to …?" (1 Aug 2026), from British Airways' published reward pricing. Checked 29 September 2026.
The business spend that earns the same Avios
A VAT-registered UK business earns 4 RewardsPilot points for every £1 of eligible spend it puts through the programme, on the net amount excluding VAT. Each point transfers to 1 airline mile, Avios included, with the airline programmes RewardsPilot works with. The spend is the VAT bill, the PAYE bill, the supplier invoice or the payroll the business was paying anyway.
| Trip | Avios | Fees | Business spend that earns the Avios |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return to New York, business class, off-peak | 176,000 | £499 | £44,000 |
| Return to Dubai, business class, off-peak | 176,000 | £499 | £44,000 |
| Return to Barbados, business class, off-peak | 198,000 | £599 | £49,500 |
| Return to Tokyo, business class, off-peak | 220,000 | £699 | £55,000 |
| Return to Madrid, economy, off-peak | 26,000 | £5 | £6,500 |
Points never expire and there is no cap on earning. If the business would rather have cash, points sell back at 3% of the spend behind them. See also what British Airways charges to buy Avios.
Questions
How many Avios do I need for a flight to New York?
One way from London on British Airways: 27,500 Avios in economy off-peak (33,000 peak), 46,750 in premium economy and 88,000 in business class off-peak (99,000 peak), each plus a fixed Reward Flight Saver fee.
How many Avios for business class to Dubai?
88,000 Avios one way off-peak, 99,000 peak, plus £249.50. A return off-peak is 176,000 Avios. At 4 points per £1, a business earns that on £44,000 of net spend.
How much business spend earns a return business-class flight?
At 4 RewardsPilot points per £1 of net spend, a return business-class flight to New York off-peak (176,000 Avios) takes £44,000 of spend; to Tokyo (220,000) takes £55,000.
What is the difference between off-peak and peak?
British Airways publishes a calendar of peak dates each year, covering most school holidays. The same seat costs more Avios on a peak date: for long-haul economy, roughly a fifth more.
Do Avios reward flights have taxes?
With Reward Flight Saver, British Airways charges a fixed fee instead of full taxes and charges: from £2.50 one way in short-haul economy to £449.50 in business class to Sydney.
Which business bills earn points?
Any genuine business payment put through the programme: HMRC bills such as VAT, PAYE and corporation tax, supplier invoices, rent, and payroll funded through CrestPay. VAT itself, refunds and reversed amounts do not earn points.
Programme facts come from the published RewardsPilot rate and the Rewards Programme Rules. Rewards are corporate rewards earned on genuine business expenditure.