What are your
Avios worth?
Enter an Avios balance and see what it is worth in pounds, dollars or euros — at everyday, typical and premium-cabin redemption rates. No sign-up, no loyalty password.
What are they worth?≈ £100
$136 · €116
A guide, not a quote. Real value depends on the route, the cabin and the taxes and carrier charges you still pay in cash on a reward booking. Dollar and euro figures are converted from sterling at reference rates for 9 September 2026.
How much is an Avios worth?
An Avios is worth about 1p on a typical reward booking — the figure Head for Points uses in the UK, and where The Points Guy's US valuation lands once converted. So 10,000 Avios come to £100 (about $136 or €116), and 100,000 Avios to £1,000 (about $1,360 or €1,160). What moves it is how you spend them: nearer 0.9p routing through a hub in economy, and 1.7p or more in long-haul business class or with a companion voucher. Value is only realized against flights you'd otherwise pay cash for, and you still pay taxes and carrier charges in cash on top.
Where these numbers come from: Head for Points 1p as a ball-park, across scenarios from 0.87p to 2p (30 May 2026); The Points Guy 1.4 US cents (1 September 2026). We publish a figure inside that spread rather than at the friendliest end — a balance that turns out to be worth less than we said is worse than one worth more.
One number, honestly set.
Avios only have value against a flight you would have paid cash for, so we price them the way you actually spend them — and we take the rate from the published UK and US valuations rather than inventing one. The calculator shows all three bands at once so you can see the range, not a flattering single figure.
Where value comes from per point
What common balances come to.
| Avios | Typical value | In other currencies |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | £100 | $136 · €116 |
| 25,000 | £250 | $339 · €291 |
| 50,000 | £500 | $678 · €582 |
| 100,000 | £1,000 | $1,360 · €1,160 |
| 250,000 | £2,500 | $3,390 · €2,910 |
Avios value — common questions
Around £100 (about $136 or €116) at a typical 1p per Avios. A via-hub economy trip lands nearer £90, and long-haul business class reaches £170 or more. You only capture that value against a flight you would otherwise have paid cash for.
Around £1,000 (about $1,360 or €1,160) at a typical 1p each — nearer £900 on weak economy redemptions, and £1,700 or more in long-haul business class. Premium cabins are where large Avios balances stretch furthest per point.
Anything at or above 1p per Avios is fair — that is the benchmark the UK reference tables use — and 1.5p or more is a genuinely good redemption. The way to lift your average is to steer Avios toward premium cabins and away from cash-cheap economy seats, where you can end up below 1p. Nanvero scores each redemption you make in pence per point so you learn your own benchmark.
They can be. 1p is the sensible planning figure, but well-chosen redemptions — off-peak reward flights and long-haul business class — regularly reach 1.5p to over 2p per Avios. Taxes and carrier charges you pay in cash reduce the effective value, so always weigh those in.
Nanvero keeps every Avios and hotel-points balance current automatically — read from the confirmation emails you already get, with no loyalty password — warns you before points expire, and scores each redemption in pence per point so you can beat your own best rate. It's free to track up to five programs; redemption scoring is part of Pro.
How many Avios for a flight?
It depends on distance and cabin, not a fixed price. British Airways Club prices rewards in distance bands, so since the December 2025 repricing a short-haul economy reward starts at 10,000 Avios one-way, and business on the same routes runs roughly 16,500 to 26,750. Cash taxes and carrier charges are always extra.
What can my points do?
Add your Amex Membership Rewards to your Avios, since they transfer to British Airways at 1:1, and compare the total with off-peak reward prices. A New York–London economy return is 55,000 Avios and business 176,000. The tool sorts trips into within reach now, one transfer away and not yet in reach.
Avios vs AAdvantage miles
Avios and AAdvantage miles land close in value — about 1p per Avios against roughly 1.5 cents per mile — so the deciding factor is usually the cash charges, because a British Airways Avios reward adds carrier charges on top of tax. Avios expire after 36 months of inactivity; AAdvantage miles after 24.
Know what every
point is worth.
Nanvero keeps your Avios and every other balance current, warns you before points expire, and scores each redemption in pence per point. Free to track up to five programs; redemption scoring is part of Pro.
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