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The Best Avios Arbitrage Opportunities on Expensive Routes

You can redeem British Airways/Iberia Avios for distance based awards. Below, I have created a table to help you find how many Avios are required for a specific route. Only nonstop routes are listed. These routes are usually expensive, but can be much cheaper when booked with Avios.

How to use the table

  • In the Search Box to the right of the table, enter what you are looking for (an Airport Code, a city name, or the name of an Airline).
  • For example, if you want to see all routes from LaGuardia Airport, type in LGA.  If you want all flights from Miami, type in Miami.
  • The table will automatically filter according to what you entered.  If you typed in a city name, look for your city in BOTH the City 1 and City 2 column.
  • Once the table is filtered according to what you are looking for, you can sort the other columns (A-Z, Z-A, lowest to highest, highest to lowest) by clicking on the up and down arrows in the first row of the table.

This table is certainly not complete.  I will be updating it regularly.  If you like this tool (table), please help me make it better by submitting routes that you think deserve to be on the table.  You can leave a comment at the bottom or email me.

City 1City 2Avios Required
(one-way Economy)
Partner Airline
New York, NY, USA
LGA
JFK
Montreal, Canada
YUL
4500American
New York, NY, USA
LGA
JFK
Vail, CO, USA
EGE
10000American
New York, NY, USA
JFK
Vancouver, Canada
YVR
12500Cathay Pacific
New York, NY, USA
JFK
Toronto, Canada
YYZ
4500American
New York, NY, USA
JFK
Hamilton, Bermuda
BDA
7500American
New York, NY, USA
JFK
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GIG
25000American
New York, NY, USA
JFK
Berlin, Germany
TXL
20000Air Berlin
New York, NY, USA
JFK
Madrid, Spain
MAD
20000American
Iberia
New York, NY, USA
JFK
Dusseldorf, Germany
DUS
20000Air Berlin
New York, NY, USA
LGA
St. Louis, MO, USA
STL
7500American
New York, NY, USA
LGA
Detroit, MI, USA
DTW
4500American
New York, NY, USA
LGA
Atlanta, GA, USA
ATL
7500American
New York, NY, USA
JFK
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
STT
10000American
New York, NY, USA
LGA
Columbus, OH, USA
CMH
4500American
San Francisco, CA, USA
SFO
Honolulu, HI, USA
HNL
12500Alaska
San Francisco, CA, USA
SFO
Lima, Peru
LIM
25000LAN
San Francisco, CA, USA
SFO
Los Angeles, CA, USA
LAX
4500American
Miami, FL, USA
MIA
St. Louis, MO, USA
STL
7500American
Miami, FL, USA
MIA
Hamilton, Bermuda
BDA
7500American
Miami, FL, USA
MIA
Key West, FL, USA
EYW
4500American
Miami, FL, USA
MIA
Madrid, Spain
MAD
20000American
Iberia
Miami, FL, USA
MIA
New York, NY, USA
LGA
JFK
7500American
Miami, FL, USA
MIA
Cancun, Mexico
CUN
4500American
Miami, FL, USA
MIA
Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands
GCM
4500American
Miami, FL, USA
MIA
Montego Bay, Jamaica
MBJ
4500American
Miami, FL, USA
MIA
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GIG
25000American
Miami, FL, USA
MIA
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
PLS
4500American
Chicago, IL, USA
ORD
St. Louis, MO, USA
STL
4500American
Chicago, IL, USA
ORD
Madrid, Spain
MAD
20000Iberia
Chicago, IL, USA
ORD
Toronto, Canada
YYZ
4500American
Chicago, IL, USA
ORD
Philadelphia, PA, USA
PHL
7500American
Chicago, IL, USA
ORD
Harrisburg, PA, USA
MDT
4500American
Chicago, IL, USA
ORD
Atlanta, GA, USA
ATL
4500American
Boston, MA, USA
BOS
Madrid, Spain
MAD
20000Iberia
Boston, MA, USA
BOS
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
12500Aer Lingus
Tokyo, Japan
NRT
Osaka, Japan
KIX
4500Japan Airlines
Seoul, South Korea
GMP
Tokyo, Japan
HND
7500Japan Airlines
Tokyo, Japan
NRT
Seoul, South Korea
ICN
7500Japan Airlines
Busan, South Korea
PUS
Tokyo, Japan
NRT
4500Japan Airlines
Tokyo, Japan
NRT
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
KHH
10000Japan Airlines
Tokyo, Japan
NRT
Taipei, Taiwan
TPE
10000Japan Airlines
Cathay Pacific
Tokyo, Japan
NRT
Manila, Phillipines
MNL
10000Japan Airlines
Taipei, Taiwan
TPE
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
HKG
4500Cathay Pacific
Dragon Air
Seoul, South Korea
ICN
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
HKG
10000Cathay Pacific
Taipei, Taiwan
TPE
Seoul, South Korea
ICN
7500Cathay Pacific
Los Angeles, CA, USA
LAX
St. Louis, MO, USA
STL
10000American
Los Angeles, CA, USA
LAX
Kauai, HI, USA
LIH
12500American
Santiago, Chile
SCL
Easter Island, Chile
IPC
12500LAN
Lima, Peru
LIM
Cusco, Peru
CUZ
4500LAN
Iguazu, Argentina
IGR
Buenos Aires, Argentina
AEP
7500LAN
Buenos Aires, Argentina
AEP
San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
BRC
7500LAN
Buenos Aires, Argentina
AEP
Mendoza, Argentina
MDZ
4500LAN
Easter Island, Chile
IPC
Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
PPT
12500LAN
Bangkok, Thailand
BKK
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
HKG
7500Cathay Pacific
Bangkok, Thailand
BKK
Singapore, Singapore
SIN
7500Cathay Pacific
Singapore, Singapore
SIN
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
HKG
10000Cathay Pacific
Dallas, TX, USA
DFW
Frankfurt, Germany
FRA
25000American
Dallas, TX, USA
DFW
London, United Kingdom
LHR
25000American
Dallas, TX, USA
DFW
Madrid, Spain
MAD
25000American
Dallas, TX, USA
DFW
Paris, France
CDG
25000American
Dallas, TX, USA
DFW
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GIG
25000American
Dallas, TX, USA
DFW
Sao Paulo, Brazil
GRU
25000American
Dallas, TX, USA
DFW
Santiago, Chile
SCL
25000American
Dallas, TX, USA
DFW
St. Louis, MO, USA
STL
4500American
Dallas, TX, USA
DFW
Tokyo, Japan
NRT
30000American
Dallas, TX, USA
DFW
Toronto, Canada
YYZ
10000American
Dallas, TX, USA
DFW
Vancouver, Canada
YVR
10000American
Barcelona, Spain
BCN
Madrid, Spain
MAD
4500Iberia
Istanbul, Turkey
IST
London, United Kingdom
LHR
10000British Airways
Sydney, Australia
SYD
Perth, Australia
PER
12500Qantas
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Agadir, Morocco
AGA
10000Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
ABZ
4500British Airways
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Athens, Greece
ATH
10000Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Amsterdam, Netherlands
AMS
4500Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Barcelona, Spain
BCN
7500Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Birmingham, United Kingdom
BHX
4500Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Brussels, Belgium
BRU
4500Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Bucharest, Romania
OTP
10000Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Catania, Italy
CTA
10000Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Frankfurt, Germany
FRA
7500Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Helsinki, Finland
HEL
10000Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Ibiza, Spain
IBZ
7500Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
London, United Kingdom
LHR
4500Aer Lingus
British Airways
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Vienna, Austria
VIE
7500Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Prague, Czech Republic
PRG
7500Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Munich, Germany
MUC
7500Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Zurich, Switzerland
ZRH
7500Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Milan, Italy
MXP
LIN
7500Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Madrid, Spain
MAD
7500Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland
DUB
Paris, France
CDG
4500Aer Lingus

There are certainly other tools out there such the British Airways Website tool, or the Wandering Aramean Avios Calculator.  However, with those tools, you have to search individually, and can’t get mass results such as “All routes from LGA”

12 thoughts on “The Best Avios Arbitrage Opportunities on Expensive Routes”

    1. Thanks Bruce. Thanks for the input. I have added the routes. I will definitely expand it over time. I think after some input from readers, this table will be awesome in a few weeks or months. Let me know if you have any more!

  1. I looked at some options for a trip in Asia and here are a few routes that I found:
    1. Seoul – Gimpo GMP to Tokyo – Haneda HND on JAL for 7,500 Avios one way
    2. Seoul – Incheon ICN to Tokyo – Narita NRT on JAL for 7,500 Avios one way
    3. Busan PUS to Tokyo – Narita NRT on JAL for 4,500 Avios one way
    4. Tokyo – Narita NRT to Kaoshiung KHH on JAL for 10,000 Avios one way
    5. Tokyo – Narita NRT to Taipei TPE on JAL or CX for 10,000 Avios one way
    6. Taipei TPE to Hong Kong HKG on Dragonair or CX for 4,500 Avios one way
    7. Taipei TPE to Seoul – Incheon ICN on CX for 7,500 Avios one way
    8. Seoul – Incheon ICN to Hong Kong HKG on CX for 10,000 Avios one way
    9. Tokyo – Narita NRT to Manila MNL on JAL for 10,000 Avios one way

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