How Many Frequent Flyer Points Do I Need to Book a Reward Flight?

Are you sitting on a gold mine of valuable frequent flyer points?

Don’t let your unredeemed frequent flyer points or credit card reward points go to waste!

Depending on which loyalty program you’ve collected your points with, and how many you have, you could have enough for a reward flight – or perhaps even a trip around the world!

Below we’ve outlined some of the ways you can redeem different amounts of Qantas Frequent Flyer points, Virgin Australia Velocity points and Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles. These are 3 of the most popular loyalty program currencies in Australia. It’s also possible to transfer points from most Australian credit card reward programs to Velocity & KrisFlyer.

Wherever it is you’d like to go, Award Flight Assist can help you to get there. Once you have enough points to book a reward flight to your preferred destination, simply request an Award Flight Assist quote and our team will let you know whether we can help you to turn your dream trip into reality!

How many points do I need to book an award flight?

To give you an idea of the value of frequent flyer points, here’s what you could do with different amounts of Qantas Frequent Flyer points, Virgin Australia Velocity points and Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles.

Please note that the quoted amounts are for 1 passenger and exclude any taxes & carrier charges payable when redeeming points for flights.

Qantas Frequent Flyer

Qantas Frequent Flyer uses distance-based award charts. The cost of a Classic Flight Reward booking depends on the airline and number of miles flown. Here are some examples:

Number of points	Trip type	Class of travel	Airline	Distance (miles)	Example route
6,400	One-way	Economy	Jetstar	0-600	Sydney-Melbourne
8,000	One-way	Economy	Qantas	0-600	Brisbane-Sydney
12,000	One-way	Economy	Qantas	601-1,200	Perth-Broome Adelaide-Brisbane
18,000	One-way	Economy	Qantas	1,201-2,400	Sydney-Perth Melbourne-Wellington
18,400	One-way	Business	Qantas	0-600	Canberra-Brisbane
36,000	Return	Economy	Jetstar	2,401-3,600	Melbourne-Bali
41,500	One-way	Business	Qantas	1,201-2,400	Sydney-Darwin Brisbane-Auckland
41,900	One-way	Economy	Qantas	7,001-8,400	Melbourne-Los Angeles Sydney-Santiago
81,300	One-way	Premium Economy	Qantas	7,001-8,400	Brisbane-Los Angeles
114,000	Return	Business	Qantas	2,401-3,600	Sydney-Bali Perth-Singapore
132,400	Round-the-world	Economy	Oneworld airlines	Up to 35,000 miles	Up to 5 stopovers
144,600	One-way	Business	Qantas	9,601-15,000	Melbourne-London
150,000	Return	Business	Cathay Pacific	3,601-4,800	Australia-Hong Kong
189,800	Return	Business	Qantas	5,801-7,000	Sydney-Johannesburg
227,500	One-way	First	Emirates	9,601-15,000	Sydney-Paris
249,600	Round-the-world	Premium Economy	Oneworld airlines	Up to 35,000 miles	Up to 5 stopovers
289,200	Return	Business	Qantas	9,601-15,000	Sydney-New York
318,000	Round-the-world	Business	Oneworld airlines	Up to 35,000 miles	Up to 5 stopovers
455,000	Round-the-world	First	Oneworld airlines	Up to 35,000 miles	Up to 5 stopovers

For other routes, you can check the cost of any Qantas Classic Flight Reward using the award charts on the Qantas website:

The cost of Qantas award flight/s is based on the total distance flown. You can check the distance of any route/s using Great Circle Mapper.

Virgin Australia Velocity

Velocity Frequent Flyer also uses distance-based award charts. The cost of a Velocity Reward Seat booking depends on the airline and number of miles flown. Here are some examples:

Number of points	Trip type	Class of travel	Airline	Distance (miles)	Example route
7,800	One-way	Economy	Virgin Australia	0-600	Melbourne-Adelaide
11,800	One-way	Economy	Virgin Australia	601-1,200	Brisbane-Cairns
15,500	One-way	Business	Virgin Australia	0-600	Sydney-Gold Coast
17,800	One-way	Economy	Virgin Australia	1,201-2,400	Brisbane-Nadi
22,300	One-way	Economy	Virgin Australia	2,401-3,600	Sydney-Bali
28,000	One-way	Economy	Singapore Airlines	2,401-3,600	Adelaide-Singapore
35,500	One-way	Business	Virgin Australia	1,201-2,400	Brisbane-Auckland
38,000	One-way	Business	Silk Air	1,201-2,400	Darwin-Singapore
44,800	One-way	Economy	Delta	7,001-8,500	Sydney-Los Angeles
65,000	One-way	Business	Hawaiian	3,601-4,800	Brisbane-Honolulu
71,700	One-way	Premium Economy	Delta	7,001-8,500	Sydney-Los Angeles
75,000	One-way	Economy	Etihad	9,501-15,000	Melbourne-Amsterdam
95,500	One-way	Business	Delta	7,001-8,500	Sydney-Los Angeles
139,000	One-way	Business	Singapore or Etihad	9,601-15,000	Brisbane-Rome
191,000	Return	Business	Delta	7,001-8,500	Sydney-Los Angeles
203,000	One-way	First	Singapore or Etihad	9,601-15,000	Sydney-London
278,000	Return	Business	Singapore or Etihad	9,601-15,000	Melbourne-New York

For other routes, you can check the cost of any Velocity Reward Seat booking using the award charts on the Velocity Frequent Flyer website:

The cost of Velocity award flight/s is based on the total distance flown. You can check the distance of any route/s using the Velocity Mileage Calculator or Great Circle Mapper.

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer

Singapore Airlines uses region-based award charts. This means the cost of a KrisFlyer award ticket depends not only on the airline used, but between which geographical regions you’re travelling. Here are some examples of prices for KrisFlyer Saver awards:

Number of miles	Trip type	Class of travel	Airline	Zone/s	Example route
12,500	One-way	Economy	Air NZ/Star Alliance	Within Southwest Pacific	Perth-Papeete
20,000	One-way	Economy	Singapore Airlines	Perth/Darwin to SE Asia	Perth-Bangkok
21,000	One-way	Business	Virgin Australia	Anywhere within Australia except WA/NT	Hobart-Cairns
28,000	One-way	Economy	Singapore Airlines	Australia/NZ to SE Asia	Melbourne-Singapore
29,000	One-way	Business	Star Alliance	Middle East/North Africa to Europe	Dubai-Frankfurt
35,000	One-way	Economy	Singapore Airlines	Perth/Darwin to Middle East	Perth-Istanbul
36,500	One-way	Business	Singapore Airlines	Perth/Darwin to SE Asia	Perth-Manila
47,000	One-way	Premium Economy	Singapore Airlines	Australia/NZ to SE Asia	Auckland-Singapore
62,000	One-way	Business	Singapore Airlines	Australia/NZ to SE Asia	Sydney-Hanoi
70,500	One-way	Business	Singapore Airlines	Perth/Darwin to Middle East	Darwin-Istanbul
85,000	One-way	First	Singapore Airlines	Australia/NZ to SE Asia	Sydney-Singapore
88,000	One-way	Business	Star Alliance	Southwest Pacific to Middle East/North Africa	Brisbane-Tbilisi
116,000	One-way	Business	Singapore Airlines	Australia/NZ to Europe	Adelaide-London
163,000	One-way	First	Singapore Airlines	Australia/NZ to Europe	Sydney-Frankfurt
180,000	Round-the-world	Economy	Star Alliance	Up to 35,000 miles	Up to 7 stopovers
232,000	Return	Business	Singapore Airlines	Australia/NZ to Europe	Melbourne-Munich
240,000	Round-the-world	Business	Star Alliance	Up to 35,000 miles	Up to 7 stopovers
326,000	Return	First	Singapore Airlines	Australia/NZ to Europe	Melbourne-London
360,000	Round-the-world	First	Star Alliance	Up to 35,000 miles	Up to 7 stopovers

For other routes, you can check the cost of any KrisFlyer award using the award charts on the Singapore Airlines website:

The cost of any KrisFlyer award is based on the geographical regions of your origin and destination. You can also use the Singapore Airlines Miles Calculator to check the number of miles earned or redeemed on any route.

Got credit card reward points?

Most major bank reward programs allow you to transfer your points to a frequent flyer program! The list of available airline programs and the rate at which points are converted will vary. In many cases, points transfer at a 2:1 rate, so 200,000 credit card points may be worth 100,000 airline miles.

Our partners at Australian Frequent Flyer have put together a simple tool that lets you see which airline frequent flyer programs you could transfer your points to!

Check out the AFF Credit Card Points Transfer Assistant →

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