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How many miles do I need to buy a United flight?

Flights can be booked as one-way tickets or round trips, and there is no benefit of booking a round-trip ticket. Generally, there are two kinds of award redemptions: Saver Awards seats are cheaper in terms of miles required to book them — ranging from 5,000 to 12,500 miles for domestic economy, for example.



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In other words, for 70,000 miles you could fly round trip between San Francisco and Tahiti in economy on the trip of a lifetime. The 80,000 miles on offer with the United Club Infinite Card will get you there.

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United miles are worth about 1.2 cents each. The timeframe of booking won't impact the value of your miles for most main cabin fares.

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United award flight prices vary substantially based on the cabin class and when you're flying. Example: Economy Saver Award prices for the short hop from San Francisco to Los Angeles run as low as 5,100 miles, while a first-class Everyday Award for the same hop costs around 30,000 miles.

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United Airlines miles never expire, so you can freely earn miles and redeem the miles at anytime. You no longer have to worry about having qualifying activity every 18 months in order to keep your miles from expiring. For more miles and points news, deals and analysis sign-up for our newsletter here.

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MileagePlus members can earn award miles and Premier qualifying credits on eligible Lufthansa flights. To receive mileage credit, present your MileagePlus number when you make reservations and make sure that it appears on your boarding pass at check-in.

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United's annual lounge membership can be paid in dollars or miles, and pricing is based on your MileagePlus elite status. Platinum members receive a $50 discount off the annual membership fee, and 1K members get a $100 discount. Membership gets you unlimited access to the lounges.

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It's possible to earn a lifetime United 1K. Super-frequent flyers can earn United 1K for life. All you need to do is earn 3 million miles through the United Million Miler program.

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You're automatically eligible for a Complimentary Premier Upgrade as long as you are a Premier member (the higher your status, the earlier you become eligible for Complimentary Premier Upgrades and are flying on an eligible ticket on any eligible United-operated flight.

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