Below are the redemption rates for a frequent flyer award ticket between Chicago (ORD) and Berlin (TXL). You will see how many air miles are needed to travel between ORD and TXL.
The calculations on Milez.biz are based on the rates published by the frequent flyer programs; we currently track approximately 80 frequent flyer programs with approximately 200 different calculations possible. The calculator checks every frequent flyer program in the system to see if the destination pair is served by that program and then shows the number of air miles needed for an award flight.
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| From: | Chicago, USA (Chicago Ohare International -- ORD) |
| To: | Berlin, Germany (Tegel -- TXL) |
| Frequent Flyer Program(s): | All programs |
| Best Rate(s): |
ConnectMiles CopaAirlines / Star Alliance
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Aer Lingus AerClub
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Aeroflot Bonus / SkyTeam
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Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan [British Airways Partnership]
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan [Finnair Partnership]
Alfursan (Saudia) / SkyTeam
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American Airlines AAdvantage [oneworld / Partners]
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| Round trip in Main Cabin Off-Peak 45,000 |
| Round trip in Main Cabin 60,000 |
| Round trip in Premium Economy 80,000 |
| Round trip in Business / First 115,000 |
| Round trip in First Class 170,000 |
AAdvantage does not charge fuel surcharges in most cases, be it for American Airlines flights or flights on oneworld partner carriers.
British Airways and Iberia are the exceptions to this rule. BA redemption flights are usually accompanied by several hundreds of dollars in extra fees.
Be aware of some of the exceptions to the zone-to-zone award rates! If origin and destination of the award ticket are in the same zone, transit through another zone will incur additional redemption charges.
Read the following post on One Mile at a Time for extra details on transit zones with AA award tickets:
http://boardingarea.com/onemileatatime/2012/04/29/the-dark-side-of-americans-award-ticket-rules/
British Airways and Iberia are the exceptions to this rule. BA redemption flights are usually accompanied by several hundreds of dollars in extra fees.
Be aware of some of the exceptions to the zone-to-zone award rates! If origin and destination of the award ticket are in the same zone, transit through another zone will incur additional redemption charges.
Read the following post on One Mile at a Time for extra details on transit zones with AA award tickets:
http://boardingarea.com/onemileatatime/2012/04/29/the-dark-side-of-americans-award-ticket-rules/
Amigo (Avianca Brasil) / Star Alliance
ANA Mileage Club / Star Alliance
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| Round trip in Economy 55,000 |
| Round trip in Business 88,000 |
| Round trip in First Class 165,000 |
Asia Miles (Cathay Pacific) / oneworld
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Asiana Club / Star Alliance
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British Airways Executive Club [British, Iberia, AerLingus, Vueling]
| Round trip in Economy Off-Peak (rate calculated via LHR) 34,000 |
| Round trip in Economy Peak (rate calculated via LHR) 49,000 |
| Round trip in Premium Economy Off-Peak (rate calculated via LHR) 63,500 |
| Round trip in Premium Economy Peak (rate calculated via LHR) 93,500 |
| Round trip in Business Off-Peak (rate calculated via LHR) 115,500 |
| Round trip in Business Peak (rate calculated via LHR) 138,000 |
| Round trip in First Class Off-Peak (rate calculated via LHR) 167,000 |
| Round trip in First Class Peak (rate calculated via LHR) 196,000 |
British Airways Executive Club [oneworld and partner Airlines]
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Club Premier (AeroMexico) / SkyTeam
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Delta SkyMiles / SkyTeam
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| Round trip in Economy Level 1 60,000 |
| Round trip in Economy Level 2 75,000 |
| Round trip in Economy Level 3 95,000 |
| Round trip in Economy Level 4 110,000 |
| Round trip in Business Level 1 125,000 |
| Round trip in Economy Level 5 130,000 |
| Round trip in Business Level 2 160,000 |
| Round trip in Business Level 3 195,000 |
| Round trip in Business Level 4 250,000 |
| Round trip in Business Level 5 295,000 |
Delta flights do not incur fuel surcharges. Generally, flights originating in the USA do not have fuel surcharges broken out. But there are some exceptions such as Aeroflot (SU) and Air Europa (UX) to Europe as well as China Airlines (CI), China Southern (CZ) and China Eastern (MU), these airlines all charge significant YQ.
Korean Air Lines (KE) and Virgin Australia (DJ) are good options for the Pacific rim. Aerolíneas Argentinas (AR) and AeroMéxico (AM) are good choice for Latin America. To avoid fuel surcharges to Europe, use KLM (KL), Air France (AF), and Alitalia (AZ).
Korean Air Lines (KE) and Virgin Australia (DJ) are good options for the Pacific rim. Aerolíneas Argentinas (AR) and AeroMéxico (AM) are good choice for Latin America. To avoid fuel surcharges to Europe, use KLM (KL), Air France (AF), and Alitalia (AZ).
Dynasty Flyer (China Airlines) / SkyTeam
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Eastern Miles (China Eastern) / SkyTeam
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Egyptair Plus / Star Alliance
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EuroBonus (SAS)
| Round trip in SAS Go - Best Price 60,000 |
| Round trip in SAS Business - Best Price 100,000 |
| Round trip in SAS Go - Best Availability 130,000 |
| Round trip in SAS Go Flex - Best Availability 150,000 |
| Round trip in SAS Plus Saver - Best Availability 170,000 |
| Round trip in SAS Plus - Best Availability 190,000 |
| Round trip in SAS Business Saver - Best Availability 210,000 |
| Round trip in SAS Business - Best Availability 250,000 |
EuroBonus (SAS) / Star Alliance
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EVA Air Infinity MileageLands / Star Alliance
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Finnair Plus / oneworld
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Flying Returns (Air India) / Star Alliance
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FlySmiles (SriLankan Airlines) / oneworld
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Iberia Plus
| Round trip in Blue Class -- Off-Peak (Economy) (rate calculated via BCN) 57,500 |
| Round trip in Blue Class -- Peak (Economy) (rate calculated via BCN) 66,500 |
| Round trip in Full Fare Economy Off-Peak (rate calculated via BCN) 86,500 |
| Round trip in Full Fare Economy Peak (rate calculated via BCN) 100,000 |
| Round trip in Business Off-Peak (rate calculated via BCN) 115,000 |
| Round trip in Business Peak (rate calculated via BCN) 158,000 |
Iberia Plus / oneworld
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| Round trip in Economy (must be multi-carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 60,000 |
| Round trip in Economy (must be single carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 65,000 |
| Round trip in Full Fare Economy (must be multi-carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 90,000 |
| Round trip in Full Fare Economy (must be single carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 97,500 |
| Round trip in Business (must be multi-carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 120,000 |
| Round trip in Business (must be single carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 150,000 |
| Round trip in First Class (must be multi-carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 180,000 |
| Round trip in First Class (must be single carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 225,000 |
Iberia Plus [British Airways Partnership]
| Round trip in Economy Off-Peak (rate calculated via LHR) 32,500 |
| Round trip in Economy Peak (rate calculated via LHR) 50,000 |
| Round trip in World Traveller Plus - Off-Peak (rate calculated via LHR) 65,000 |
| Round trip in World Traveller Plus, peak (rate calculated via LHR) 100,000 |
| Round trip in Business Off-Peak (rate calculated via LHR) 125,000 |
| Round trip in Business Peak (rate calculated via LHR) 150,000 |
| Round trip in First Class Off-Peak (rate calculated via LHR) 170,000 |
| Round trip in First Class Peak (rate calculated via LHR) 200,000 |
JAL Mileage Bank / oneworld
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JAL Mileage Bank [Air France Partnership]
Korean Air Skypass / SkyTeam
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LATAM Fidelidade Multiplus / oneworld
| Round trip in Economy 60,000 |
| Round trip in Business 180,000 |
| Round trip in First Class 240,000 |
TAM Fidelidade does not charge fuel surcharges on its award flights. As per government regulation, flights originating in Brazil cannot break out fuel surcharges. The programs can, however, charge airport taxes and fees on award tickets, which can be significant.
The rule about Brazil applies to all programs, not only TAM Fidelidade and GOL Smiles, so that award flights coming from Brazil, booked through any program, are often a very good bargain on any program.
The rule about Brazil applies to all programs, not only TAM Fidelidade and GOL Smiles, so that award flights coming from Brazil, booked through any program, are often a very good bargain on any program.
LATAM Pass / oneworld
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LifeMiles (Avianca, TACA) / Star Alliance
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Malaysia Airlines Enrich / oneworld
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| Round trip in Economy (must be single carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 54,000 |
| Round trip in Economy (must be multi-carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 60,000 |
| Round trip in Business (must be single carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 96,000 |
| Round trip in Business (must be multi-carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 105,000 |
| Round trip in First Class (must be single carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 132,000 |
| Round trip in First Class (must be multi-carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 140,000 |
MEA Cedar Miles / SkyTeam
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Miles & Bonus (Aegean) / Star Alliance
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| Round trip in Economy 70,000 |
| Round trip in Business 110,000 |
| Round trip in First Class 150,000 |
Fuel surcharges (YQ) are added for most international itineraries on most partner airlines. However, surcharges vary from airline to airline, for example Asiana Airlines (OZ) surcharges are lower than others such as Lufthansa (LH). No surcharges are collected if you redeem Aegean miles to travel on Air New Zealand (NZ) departing from New Zealand or on flights within the USA/Canada/Mexico on UA/US/AC.
Miles & More (Lufthansa) / Star Alliance
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| Round trip in Economy 60,000 |
| Round trip in Premium Economy (only with LOT Polish) 75,000 |
| Round trip in Premium Economy 80,000 |
| Round trip in Business 112,000 |
| Round trip in First Class 182,000 |
Miles & More adds fuel surcharges and other fees to the miles required for an award ticket. These fees can be prohibitively expensive.General agreement seems to be that award flights in business and first class are still good bargains, whereas award flights in economy class can sometimes be more expensive than all-in tickets purchased for cash.
It is worth looking for Star Alliance flights operated by American or Brazilian airlines as they may not have fuel surcharges. LOT Polish flights do not incur a fuel surcharge.
Be aware of some of the exceptions to the zone-to-zone award rates! If origin and destination of the award ticket are in the same zone, transit through another zone will incur additional redemption charges.
One way flight awards with Miles & more are 50% of the round trip rates. They are rounded down to the next 1,000-mile threshold.
It is worth looking for Star Alliance flights operated by American or Brazilian airlines as they may not have fuel surcharges. LOT Polish flights do not incur a fuel surcharge.
Be aware of some of the exceptions to the zone-to-zone award rates! If origin and destination of the award ticket are in the same zone, transit through another zone will incur additional redemption charges.
One way flight awards with Miles & more are 50% of the round trip rates. They are rounded down to the next 1,000-mile threshold.
Miles & Smiles (Turkish Airlines) / Star Alliance
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| Round trip in Economy (Limited Capacity) 60,000 |
| Round trip in Comfort (Limited Capacity) 75,000 |
| Round trip in Business (Limited Capacity) 90,000 |
| Round trip in Economy (Seat Guaranteed) 105,000 |
| Round trip in First Class (Limited Capacity) 135,000 |
| Round trip in Comfort (Seat Guaranteed) 165,000 |
| Round trip in Business (Seat Guaranteed) 230,000 |
MilleMiglia (Alitalia) / SkyTeam
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OK Plus (Czech Airlines) / SkyTeam
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PhoenixMiles (Air China) / Star Alliance
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Privilege Club (Qatar Airways) / oneworld
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Qantas Classic Awards / oneworld [QFF]
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| Round trip in Economy (rate calculated via LHR) 60,400 |
| Round trip in Premium Economy (rate calculated via LHR) 118,000 |
| Round trip in Business (rate calculated via LHR) 150,000 |
| Round trip in First Class (rate calculated via LHR) 215,500 |
Qantas Partners Classic Awards [QFF]
| Round trip in Economy (rate calculated via LHR) 60,400 |
| Round trip in Premium Economy (rate calculated via LHR) 118,000 |
| Round trip in Business (rate calculated via LHR) 150,000 |
| Round trip in First Class (rate calculated via LHR) 215,400 |
Royal Orchid Plus (Thai Airways) / Star Alliance
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SAA Voyager / Star Alliance
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Safar Flyer (Royal Air Maroc) / oneworld
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ShebaMiles (Ethiopian) / Star Alliance
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Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer / Star Alliance
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Sky Pearl Club (China Southern) / SkyTeam
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TAP Miles&Go / Star Alliance
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topbonus (airberlin, NIKI) / oneworld
| Round trip in Economy (must be multi-carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 65,000 |
| Round trip in Business (must be multi-carrier) (rate calculated via LHR) 130,000 |
Taxes and fuel surcharges are levied on redemption tickets issued by airberlin's topbonus program. The fees can be high especially on short flights. However, topbonus has the option of paying for these fees with miles. Domestic fees can be covered with 7,500 miles per flight and international fees with 12,500 per flight.
topbonus (airberlin, NIKI) [Partners]
| Round trip in Economy (must be single carrier) 60,000 |
| Round trip in Business (must be single carrier) 120,000 |
Taxes and fuel surcharges are levied on redemption tickets issued by airberlin's topbonus program. The fees can be high especially on short flights. However, topbonus has the option of paying for these fees with miles. Domestic fees can be covered with 7,500 miles per flight and international fees with 12,500 per flight.
United Mileage Plus / Star Alliance
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| Round trip in Economy 56,600 |
| Round trip in Economy w/ Connection in Europe 87,800 |
| Round trip in Premium Economy 100,000 |
| Round trip in Business 160,000 |
| Round trip in First Class 242,000 |
United no longer publishes an award chart and has switched to dynamic rates. The rates you see here have been sourced from the award search engine at united.com. They represent the lowest (Saver) rates we could find.
United Mileage Plus does not break out fuel surcharges on its flights or any of the Star Alliance flights!
United Mileage Plus does not break out fuel surcharges on its flights or any of the Star Alliance flights!
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club [Delta Air Lines Partnership]
Xiamen Airlines Egret Club / SkyTeam
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[OLD] Aeroplan (Air Canada) / Star Alliance
| Round trip in Economy 60,000 |
| Round trip in Premium Economy 75,000 |
| Round trip in Business 110,000 |
| Round trip in First Class 140,000 |
Surcharges on Aeroplan award tickets can be significant. They consist of various items such as fuel surcharges, sundry charges (such as for security, facilities and passengers), taxes (HST in Canada, airport taxes etc.) and other smaller fees (e.g. airport fees). The final cost of all surcharges is also dependent on which airlines are being used and how many legs the itinerary has. The most significant cost is usually the fuel surcharge. Trans-oceanic flights usually incur several hundreds of dollars in surcharges.
Fuel surcharges do not apply to all Star Alliance airlines, the following carriers incur a fuel surcharge when booking through Aerolpan: Air Canada, Adria, Asiana, Austrian, LOT Polish, Lufthansa, TAP Portugal, THAI.
Fuel surcharges do not apply to all Star Alliance airlines, the following carriers incur a fuel surcharge when booking through Aerolpan: Air Canada, Adria, Asiana, Austrian, LOT Polish, Lufthansa, TAP Portugal, THAI.