Do Lufthansa points expire?

Lufthansa miles expire 36 months after they are earned, at the end of the quarter, as well as when you or Lufthansa closes the account without first redeeming your miles.



Yes, Lufthansa Miles & More award miles generally expire after 36 months (three years) from the date they were earned. The expiration occurs at the end of the quarter in which the 36-month limit is reached. However, there are several ways to stop your points from expiring in 2026. First, if you hold Frequent Traveller, Senator, or HON Circle elite status, your miles do not expire as long as you maintain your status. Second, if you hold a Miles & More Credit Card (and meet specific criteria like making at least one purchase per month and having held the card for more than three months), your mileage expiration is paused. For everyone else, if you haven't used your miles within three years, they will be forfeited. You can track your "miles at risk of expiration" in your online account profile or through the Miles & More app. If you see miles about to expire, you can redeem them for "WorldShop" products, hotel stays, or flight awards to ensure you don't lose the value you have accumulated.

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How To Stop Your Miles & More Miles Expiring
  1. Your miles will not expire as long as you hold elite status with Miles & More (Frequent Traveller, Senator, or HON Circle Member).
  2. If you carry an eligible co-branded credit card, your miles are exempt from the 36-month expiration policy.


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When do Lufthansa miles expire? Lufthansa miles expire at the end of the quarter 36 months after the miles were earned.

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The value of Lufthansa miles is 2.26 cents per mile, on average. That means 10,000 Lufthansa miles have a value of roughly $226. Lufthansa miles are more valuable than the average airline miles, which are worth 1.32 cents each, as a result.

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Frequent flyer miles earned from the following major domestic airlines do not expire: Delta Air Lines SkyMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards, United Airlines MileagePlus. Other airlines, including American and Alaska, have varying mileage expiration policies and ways to keep your miles active.

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With Cash & Miles you can redeem your award miles just as you wish, for example for a flight to your travel destination of choice. This is possible from as little as 3,000 miles. At lufthansa.com you have the option of redeeming your miles on all available flights.

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Credit card points and miles won't expire as long as your account remains open. However, points and miles earned with airline and hotel loyalty programs do typically expire following a lack of activity.

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However, points and miles earned with airline and hotel loyalty programs do typically expire following a lack of activity. Miles and points earned on co-branded hotel and airline travel rewards credit cards usually expire if you aren't actively using your account.

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Most airlines allow travelers to redeem their miles for flights, seat upgrades, or other travel-related perks, but they don't convert them directly to cash. Some airlines also permit the transfer of miles to other reward programs, such hotel loyalty programs, which may include the option of cash redemption.

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With most airlines, free flights generally start at 5,000 to 7,500 miles per one-way segment. So to book a round-trip flight, you typically need at least 10,000 to 15,000 miles. But prices that low tend to only be available on short hops, meaning flights of about an hour to an hour and a half.

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50,000 American miles are worth about $850. How much are 80,000 American miles worth? 80,000 American miles are worth about $1,360.

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Here's the catch. Air Miles themselves do not expire. But, if your account “expires” by being “dormant” (or inactive) for 24 consecutive months, then the points on it will disappear. An account is considered inactive if there are no points transactions within that period.

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