What are your
Southwest points worth?
Enter a Southwest Rapid Rewards balance and see what it is worth in dollars, pounds or euros — at everyday, typical and best-fare rates. No sign-up, no password.
What are they worth?≈ $625
£461 · €536
A guide, not a quote. Real value depends on how you redeem — the property or route, the dates, and taxes or fees paid separately. Figures in other currencies are converted at reference rates for September 9, 2026.
How much is a Southwest point worth?
A Southwest Rapid Rewards point is worth about 1.25 cents — the lower of the published valuations, which run from 1.25 to 1.3 cents. So 25,000 points come to $313 (about £230 or €268), and 60,000 points to $750 (about £553 or €644). Southwest prices every award against the cash fare, so the value moves less than at any other airline: cheap fares land nearer 1.1 cents a point and higher fares on busy routes about 1.4 cents. There is no premium-cabin sweet spot to chase — the number of points tracks the price of the seat.
Where these numbers come from: The Points Guy 1.25¢ (1 September 2026); Upgraded Points 1.3¢ (1 September 2026); Frequent Miler 1.3¢ Reasonable Redemption Value, observed range 1.07¢ to 1.86¢ (10 April 2025). 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.
A steady point,
flight after flight.
Southwest ties the points price to the cash fare, so a point is worth close to the same on almost every flight. That makes it the easiest airline currency to value — and the one where hunting for a sweet spot pays least.
Same 50,000 points per trip
How many Southwest points will a fare earn?
Southwest prices award flights against the cash fare, so there is no chart to look a flight up on. What it does publish is how many points a paid fare earns: a rate by fare type, plus a bonus for A-List status.
Where these numbers come from: Southwest Airlines Basic 2x points per dollar on base fare, Choice 6x, Choice Preferred 10x, Choice Extra 14x; A-List +25%, A-List Preferred +100% (2 October 2026); One Mile at a Time 2 / 6 / 10 / 14 points per dollar by fare (18 September 2026).
Southwest points earned1,000
$500 on a Southwest fare as a Member earns 2 points per $1. Points are earned on the base fare, not taxes and fees. Southwest's own page gives 10 and 14 per $1 for Choice Preferred and Choice Extra; some blogs still quote older, lower figures. Card points and promotions come on top.
What common balances come to.
| Southwest points | Typical value | In other currencies |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $125 | £92 · €107 |
| 25,000 | $313 | £230 · €268 |
| 50,000 | $625 | £461 · €536 |
| 100,000 | $1,250 | £922 · €1,070 |
| 250,000 | $3,125 | £2,300 · €2,680 |
Southwest points — common questions
It depends on the fare: 2 points per $1 of base fare on Basic, 6 on Choice, 10 on Choice Preferred and 14 on Choice Extra. A-List adds 25% and A-List Preferred 100%. So a $300 Choice fare earns 1,800 points as a member and 3,600 as A-List Preferred. Taxes and fees earn nothing.
Around $625 (about £461 or €536) at a typical 1.25 cents per point — nearer $550 on cheap fares and about $700 on higher ones.
Because Southwest prices awards against the cash fare rather than on a chart: the points price rises and falls with the fare, so a point is worth close to the same amount on almost every flight — unlike airlines where one award can be worth three times another.
It can be. Chase points transfer to Southwest at 1:1, and a Southwest point is worth about 1.25 cents — similar to United miles, and more than using Chase points for cash back. The value is predictable rather than high.
No — Southwest removed points expiration in 2022. The one way to lose them is closing your Rapid Rewards account. Our guide on whether Southwest points expire has the detail.
Nanvero keeps your Rapid Rewards balance current automatically from the emails Southwest already sends, with no password, and scores each redemption in cents per point, so you can see when a points booking beats paying cash. It's free to track up to three 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 are Avios worth?
One Avios is typically worth about 1p, the working figure both the UK and US reference valuations settle near, so 10,000 Avios come to roughly £100. Weak via-hub economy redemptions land nearer 0.9p, while long-haul business can reach about 1.7p. The calculator converts any balance into dollars, pounds and euros.
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.
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