How many miles are needed for a free flight?

You need 6,000 to 20,000 miles for a free one-way flight, depending on how far you're flying, which airline you're using and the dates of your travel. A one-way international flight will usually cost 35,000-50,000+ miles. Airline miles and points are generally worth around 1 cent each, but their value can vary.



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We sampled flight awards available with U.S. carriers and found that consumers need between about 8,000 and 57,000 miles to get a free one-way coach flight. Free flights in business or first class start at around 25,000 miles and climb to well over 150,000 miles one-way.

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50,000 American Airlines miles are worth about $645, which is the equivalent of at least one round-trip flight between New York and Los Angeles on American Airlines.

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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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All members who have one million lifetime flight miles or more earn annual status benefits for themselves, as well as the option to extend their current Premier status to a companion (defined as a spouse, significant other or individual who resides at the same home address, based on MileagePlus profile information) on ...

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You can see the world with 500,000 miles or use them for over 20 domestic round-trip flights (Estimated Value: $8K).

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You can redeem AIR MILES as Cash Miles or Dream Miles — you choose how you want your miles to be divided between both categories. Redeem Dream Miles for travel, merchandise and gift cards. Redeem Cash Miles at dozens of stores.

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As you can see, 40,000 frequent flyer miles can be enough to book a round-trip to the mainland United States, Hawaii, or a tropical beach in the Caribbean or Mexico. It's also enough points to at least get a one-way fare to Europe or upgrade to business class.

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Chip Lupo, Credit Card Writer 70,000 airline miles are worth an average of $882.00, depending on the airline, what exactly you redeem the miles for, and when you choose to redeem. You will generally get the most value for your airline miles when redeeming for airfare.

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