While Saudia may be unfamiliar to many U.S.-based travelers, it’s the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia and one of the largest airlines that operates out of the Middle East. And, in an era when many frequent flyer programs are switching over to dynamic pricing models to price their award flights, the Saudia AlFursan Miles rewards program continues to price their award flights and upgrade awards using a series of region-based award charts.

Because the Saudia AlFursan Miles program uses fixed award charts rather than a dynamic pricing model to price its awards, it’s still possible to find redemptions through this program that offer outsized value, exceeding 1 cent per mile. By contrast, when you redeem miles through a frequent flyer program that uses dynamic pricing, you’ll pretty much always get a value of about 1 cent per mile.

Unfortunately, earning Saudia miles is fairly difficult for U.S. citizens, as the AlFursan miles program isn’t a transfer partner of any of the major U.S. transferable credit card rewards programs. However, Saudia is a member of SkyTeam Alliance, which means that you can earn Saudia miles by crediting flights on any SkyTeam airline to the AlFursan program. If you live in the U.S. though, you’re probably better off crediting your SkyTeam flights to Delta SkyMiles (or maybe Aeromexico Rewards) than to Saudia AlFursan Miles.

Nonetheless, if you do have an interest in the Saudia AlFursan Miles program, it pays to be familiar with this program’s award charts. We’re going to list all of the Saudia AlFursan Miles award charts, including award charts for Saudia flights, SkyTeam partner flights and flight upgrades.

AlFursan Miles Award Chart for Flights on Saudia

Of course, AlFursan Miles members can redeem their miles for flights operated by Saudia, both domestic (within Saudi Arabia) and international. This program offers two types of award tickets: Reward and Reward+. Reward tickets require fewer miles but have less availability and so are harder to find. Reward+ tickets, on the other hand, have greater availability but require more miles.

It’s worth noting that, while both Economy and Business class award seats can be booked at either Reward or Reward+ rates, First-class award seats can only be booked at Reward rates.

The award chart below includes the one-way prices of award flights operated by Saudia at both Reward and Reward+ rates:

Reward zonesEconomy RewardEconomy Reward+Business RewardBusiness Reward+First Reward
Domestic4,5009,00015,00030,00022,500
Gulf (GCC): UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman5,00010,00024,00048,00035,000
Middle East: Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq6,50013,00028,00056,00040,000
East Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan12,00024,00036,50073,00052,500
North Africa: Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria10,00020,00046,00092,00062,500
South Africa: South Africa, Nigeria, Mauritius9,00018,00047,50095,00070,000
Europe (A): Turkey11,50023,00037,00074,00052,500
Europe (B): All of Europe except Turkey12,00024,00044,00088,00062,500
Subcontinent (A): Pakistan, North India9,00018,00034,00068,00047,500
Subcontinent (B): South India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives12,00024,00037,00074,00052,500
Far East: Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Philippines, Thailand18,00036,00064,000128,00090,000
North America (A): USA except Los Angeles22,00044,00065,000130,000105,000
North America (B): Los Angeles25,00050,00080,000160,000120,000

The rates in the award chart above are for one-way travel. If you wish to know the price of a round-trip award flight, you simply have to double the listed rate for a one-way award flight on the same route.

Saudia Airbus A320 - Saudia AlFursan Miles Award Charts

AlFursan Miles Award Charts for Flights on SkyTeam Alliance Airlines

In addition to redeeming Saudia miles for flights on Saudia, you can use Saudia miles to book award flights with any SkyTeam Alliance airline. SkyTeam partner award flights are priced using three separate award charts: one for economy class, one for business class and another for first class.

These SkyTeam award charts are based on 17 different zones. The following table includes which geographic areas are included in each zone:

Zone numberZone nameGeographic regions included
1DomesticAll of Saudi Arabia
2GCCUAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen
3Middle EastJordan, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran
4East AfricaDjibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan
5North AfricaMorocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya
6South AfricaSouth Africa, Namibia, Nigeria
7Europe (A)Turkey
8Europe (B) and CISAll of Europe except Turkey, Western Russia*, Central Russia**, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
9Subcontinent (A)Pakistan, North India, Nepal
10Subcontinent (B)South India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
11Far EastMalaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Laos, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Philippines
12North AsiaEastern Russia***, Japan, Korea, All of China except Guangzhou
13North America (A)Canada, USA except Alaska and Hawaii
14North America (B)Alaska, the Caribbean including Puerto Rico, Mexico, Central America
15South AmericaSouth America
16HawaiiHawaii
17AustralasiaAustralia, New Zealand

* Western Russia: Moscow, St Petersburg, Volgograd, Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Mineralnye Vody, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Tyumen, Ufa
** Central Russia: Anapa, Astrakhan, Gelendzhik, Nizhnevartovsk, Perm, Sochi, Surgut, Chelyabinsk, Bamaul, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk
*** Eastern Russia: Vladivostok, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Khabarovsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

The rates displayed in these award charts are for round-trip awards and are expressed in thousands.

Economy Class

The following award chart displays the prices of round-trip SkyTeam partner-operated award flights in economy class between each zone (as defined above):

Zone1234567891011121314151617
1N/A253030505545504045707580859090100
22525253535555550505075808085100100120
3302530404045355050507075808090110120
43035402545555550556075808090110110120
550354045505050406065808560707080120
655554555505055606570901008090100120120
7455535555055455055606065607090100100
850505050406050256570758050608090120
9405050556065556550606065100110120100100
10455050606570607060506060100110120100100
1170757075809060756060304080851007575
12758075808510065806560403080901007575
138080808060806050100100808030404540100
148585809070907060110110859040405070100
1590100901107010090801201201001004550406060
1690100110110801201009010010075754070601540
171001201201201201201001201001007575100100604030

To use this award chart, find the zone number that corresponds with your origin on the left and the zone number that corresponds with your destination on the top and then find the cells where those rows and columns intersect.

As previously mentioned, the award chart above is for round-trip awards. If you wish to know the price of a one-way award flight, you can simply divide the round-trip price in half.

Saudia Boeing 777-SFG(ER)

Business Class

The award chart below shows the rates for round-trip SkyTeam partner-operated award flights in business class between each zone (as defined above):

Zone1234567891011121314151617
1N/A506060100110901008090140150160170180180200
25050507070110110100100100150160160170200200240
360506080809070100100100140150160160180220240
46070805090110110100110120150160160180220220240
510070809010010010080120130160170120140140160240
611011090110100100110120130140180200160180200240240
7901107011010011090100110120120130120140180200200
81001001001008012010050130140150160100120160180240
980100100110120130110130100120120130200220240200200
1090100100120130140120140120100120120200220240200200
111401501401501601801201501201206080160170200150150
121501601501601702001301601301208060160180200150150
1316016016016012016012010020020016016060809080200
141701701601801401801401202202201701808080100140200
151802001802201402001801602402402002009010080120120
16180200220220160240200180200200150150801401203080
172002402402402402402002402002001501502002001208060

To use this award chart, find the number on the left side that corresponds with your zone of origin and the number along the top that corresponds with your destination zone. Then,find the cell where those rows and columns intersect to find the price of your desired business-class award flight.

The business-class award chart above lists the prices of round-trip award flights. If you wish to know the price of a one-way award flight, divide the price of a round-trip award on your desired route in half.

First Class

The following award chart shows the prices of round-trip SkyTeam partner award flights in first class between each zone (as defined above):

Zone1234567891011121314151617
1N/A759090150165135150120135210225240255270270300
2757575105105165165150150150225240240255300300360
3907590120120135105150150150210225240240270330360
49010512075135165165150165180225240240270330330360
5150105120135150150150120180195240255180210210240360
6165165135165150150165180195210270300240270300360360
7135165105165150165135150165180180195180210270300300
815015015015012018015075195210225240150180240270360
9120150150165180195165195150180180195300330360300300
10135150150180195210180210180150180180300330360300300
1121022521022524027018022518018090120240255300225225
1222524022524025530019524019518012090240270300225225
1324024024024018024018015030030024024090120135120300
14255255240270210270210180330330255270120120150210300
15270300270330210300270240360360300300135150120180180
1627030033033024036030027030030022522512021018060120
1730036036036036036030036030030022522530030018012090

To use the award chart above, locate the number that corresponds with your zone of origin in the left-hand column and the number that corresponds with your destination zone along the top row. Then, find the cell where these columns and rows intersect to find the price of your desired first-class award flight.

The award chart above shows the round-trip rates for Star Alliance partner-operated award flights. If you wish to know the price of a one-way award flight, simply divide the rate listed in the chart above in half.

AlFursan Miles Award Chart for Upgrades on Saudia

In addition to booking award flights on Saudia, you can use Saudia miles to book cabin class upgrades on Saudia-operated flights. In order to book an upgrade award on Saudia, you must already have a paid seat on a Saudia flight. Flights booked as “Saver” tickets, special fare tickets, free tickets and discounted tickets are not eligible for upgrade awards.

Currently, you can only use upgrade awards to upgrade to the next highest cabin class. For instance, you can only upgrade from economy class to business class and not from economy class to first class. Additionally, the mileage required for an upgrade depends on whether you booked your original ticket at a Basic, Semi-Flex or Flex rate (as the following award chart will reflect).

Here is the award chart for upgrade awards on Saudia-operated flights:

ZonesUpgrade Guest to Business
From Guest “Basic” to Business (100%)		Upgrade Guest to Business
From Guest “Semi-Flex” to Business (75%)		Upgrade Guest to Business
From Guest “Flex” to Business (50%)		Upgrade Business to First
From Business “Basic” to First (100%)		Upgrade Business to First
From Business “Semi-Flex” to First (75%)		Upgrade Business to First
From Business “Flex” to First (50%)
Domestic10,5007,8755,2507,5005,6253,750
Gulf (GCC): UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman19,00014,2509,50015,00011,2507,500
Middle East: Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq21,50016,12510,75015,00011,2507,500
Africa East: Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan24,50018,37512,25022,50016,87511,250
Africa North: Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria36,00027,00018,00030,00022,50015,000
Africa South: South Africa, Nigeria, Mauritius38,50028,87519,25030,00022,50015,000
Europe (A): Turkey 25,50019,12512,75022,50016,87511,250
Europe (B): All of Europe except Turkey34,00025,50017,00030,00022,50015,000
Sub-continent (A): Pakistan, North India25,00018,75012,50018,75014,0639,375
Sub-continent (B): South India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives25,00018,75012,50022,50016,87511,250
Far East: Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Philippines, Thailand46,00034,50023,00037,50028,12518,750
North America (A): USA except Los Angeles48,50036,37524,25045,00033,75022,500
North America (B): Los Angeles60,00045,00030,00052,50039,37526,250

The award rates listed above apply to upgrades on one sector only. So, if your flight itinerary includes multiple sectors, you’ll have to pay the applicable rate above for each sector of your itinerary if you want to upgrade for your entire itinerary.

At the moment, the Saudia AlFursan program doesn’t allow members to purchase upgrades on partner flights with Saudia miles.

The Bottom Line

If you’re a U.S.-based traveler, the Saudia AlFursan Miles program probably won’t be your most-used frequent flyer program. This program isn’t a transfer partner of any of the major transferable credit card rewards programs (such as American Express Membership Rewards or Chase Ultimate Rewards). So, if you want to earn Saudia miles, you’ll probably have to credit flights on Saudia or another Star Alliance airline to this program.

However, if you can rack up a balance of Saudia miles, you can find some high-value redemptions through the AlFursan Miles program. Unlike many other frequent flyer programs that have begun pricing their awards using dynamic pricing models, the AlFursan Miles program continues to use fixed zone-based award charts to price its own flight awards and partner flight awards.

This means that you can still find outsized-value redemptions through the AlFursan Miles program (with value exceeding 1 cent per mile). If you want to identify these sweet spots, a good place to start is by examining the award charts listed above.