How many Avios for business class? UK reward prices

A typical price is the median of each date's cheapest seat on a route; each row is the median over its routes. A long-haul business seat took about 6 times the Avios of a short hop to Europe. Across all 60 of its routes in the October 2026 study, British Airways Club had a median of 88,000 Avios and a seat on 27% of dates.

• London (LHR) to Paris (CDG): 16,500 Avios, a seat on 52 of 60 dates read.
• London (LHR) to Madrid (MAD): 16,500 Avios, a seat on 49 of 58 dates read.
• London (LHR) to New York (JFK): 88,000 Avios, a seat on 33 of 60 dates read.
• London (LHR) to Rome (FCO): 22,000 Avios, a seat on 32 of 49 dates read.
• London (LHR) to Dublin (DUB): 16,500 Avios, a seat on 31 of 33 dates read.
• London (LHR) to Amsterdam (AMS): 16,500 Avios, a seat on 30 of 60 dates read.

Seldom on these routes. BA Club's typical price was the lowest of any program, ties included, on 6 of the 44 UK routes where it had a seat. On the rest another program asked fewer of its own miles or points, though not always for the same flight. Those currencies are not interchangeable, so the comparison only helps if you hold, or can transfer into, the other program.

This data cannot say. British Airways Club quotes no cash amount in what we read, so the study has no taxes figure for it. On British Airways' own long-haul flights, the cash includes carrier-imposed charges on top of government taxes, so read the total at checkout before you commit. How other programs compare on cash is in carrier-imposed surcharges by program.

On availability, the short hops win clearly. Business seats within Europe took a typical 16,500 Avios and were open on 69% of dates; long-haul seats from the UK took 99,000 Avios and were open on 15%. If your Avios are for a long-haul trip, start looking early and keep your dates loose.

Short-haul seats from London, program by program, are in short-haul business class with Avios.

On British Airways' own Reward Flight Finder, signed in, for your date and the number of travellers. British Airways releases reward seats about a year ahead, and Avios can be moved between British Airways Club, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Qatar Airways Privilege Club, so check the seat in the program that sells it before moving any Avios across.

Moving points from Revolut? Read RevPoints to Avios for British Airways reward flights for the transfer steps, the Avios shortfall calculation and the checks to make before confirming.

• Reward seats that avios.com sells on British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, direct or with the connections it builds itself, priced in Avios for the whole journey. The cash on top is not read yet.
• One adult, one way. Two travellers need two seats on the same flight.
• Departures in the study's 60-day window only, read from September 25, 2026 to October 5, 2026.
• A MilesZone alert on a BA Club route is part of Pro, billed monthly or yearly.

How many Avios is London to New York in business class?

In the October 2026 study, London Heathrow to New York JFK took a typical 88,000 Avios one way with British Airways Club, with a seat on 33 of the dates read. The cash on top was not quoted.

Are Avios prices the same in both directions?

At the median, yes: 99,000 Avios from the UK to outside Europe over 31 routes, and the same into the UK over 38 routes. Single routes differ, and the cash on top is not quoted either way.

• Short-haul business class with Avios: London to Europe
• Cheapest business class flights from Europe to the US
• Virgin Atlantic reward seat checker: live Upper Class seats
• Carrier-imposed surcharges on award flights, by program
• Check award availability before transferring points

The study is a frozen month. A search shows the seats each program has now, in miles and cash, free with an account. Every guide is on guides.