Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus Award Charts

Get to know Thai Airways' Royal Orchid Plus program. Earn miles for flying with Star Alliance airlines and enjoy the rewards.

Joseph Sherwood

May 16, 2025

Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus Award Charts

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The Southeast Asian nation of Thailand is a major destination for U.S.-based travelers, so you may already be familiar with the country’s flag carrier, Thai Airways. But even if you don’t travel to Thailand often, it’s worth getting to know the Royal Orchid Plus program, the frequent flyer program of Thai Airways.

Since Thai Airways is a member of Star Alliance, you can earn Thai Royal Orchid Plus miles for flying with any member airline of Star Alliance. Plus, if you have a Citi ThankYou Points-earning credit card, you can make 1:1 points transfers to the Thai Royal Orchid Plus program. Thus, earning Thai miles is easy to do even if you rarely (or never) travel to Thailand.

Because the Thai Royal Orchid Plus program uses fixed award charts to price its own award flights as well as partner award flights, it’s possible to find outsized value when redeeming for Thai miles. Plus, this program has fairly generous rules when it comes to adding stopovers to award itineraries, which can help you get even more value out of your Thai miles.

So, if you’re interested in redeeming miles through the Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus program, we’re going to make things a little easier for you. This article will include all of the award charts from this program so you can quickly reference them, find out how much a given redemption will cost and identify sweet spots that provide outsized value.

Royal Orchid Plus Award Charts for Flights on Thai Airways

The Royal Orchid Plus program has two separate award charts for award flights operated by Thai Airways: one for direct flights to or from Bangkok and another for flights between destinations in Thailand and international destinations that include a connection in Bangkok. Both of these award charts are zone-based and include the rates for Thai Airways flights in Economy Class, Economy Plus, Royal Silk Class and Royal First Class.

Direct Flights To/From Bangkok

The following award chart includes the mileage rates for direct Thai Airways-operated award flights to or from Bangkok:

Flights to/from Bangkok	Economy Class	Economy Plus	Royal Silk Class	Royal First Class
• Destinations in Thailand: Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Hat Yai, Phuket, Krabi, Surat Thani	7,500	8,750	N/A	N/A
• Cambodia: Phnom Penh • Laos: Vientiane • Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Penang • Myanmar: Yangon • Singapore: Singapore • Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City	12,500	15,000	20,000	N/A
• China: Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai • Taiwan: Kaohsiung, Taipei	17,500	N/A	30,000	N/A
• China: Kunming	12,500	N/A	20,000	N/A
• Indonesia: Denpasar, Jakarta • Philippines: Manila	17,500	N/A	27,500	N/A
• India: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi • Nepal: Kathmandu • Sri Lanka: Colombo	17,500	N/A	27,500	N/A
• Bangladesh: Dhaka	12,500	N/A	20,000	N/A
• China: Beijing • Japan: Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo (Haneda/Narita) • Korea: Seoul	22,500	N/A	47,500	67,500
• Pakistan, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore	22,500	N/A	42,500	N/A
• Australia: Melbourne, Sydney	27,500	N/A	65,000	N/A
• Australia: Perth	22,500	N/A	47,500	N/A
• Belgium: Brussels • Denmark: Copenhagen • France: Paris • Germany: Frankfurt, Munich • Italy: Milan • Norway: Oslo • Sweden: Stockholm • Switzerland: Zurich • Turkey: Istanbul • United Kingdom: London	42,500	N/A	90,000	125,000

The mileage rates listed in the award above are for one-way travel. If you wish to know the price of a round-trip direct flight on Thai Airways, you can simply double the rate listed in the chart above.

Flights Between Domestic Thailand and International Destinations Including Connections in Bangkok

The award chart below includes the mileage rates for Thai Airways award flights between domestic destinations in Thailand and international destinations with a connection in Bangkok. These itineraries may originate or finish in any of the following Thai cities:

Chiang Mai	Narathiwat
Chiang Rai	Phuket
Hat Yai	Surat Thani
Khon Kaen	Ubon Ratchathani
Krabi	Udon Thani

Here is the award chart for these types of award flights:

Flights to/from Bangkok	Economy Class	Economy Plus	Royal Silk Class	Royal First Class
• Cambodia: Phnom Penh • Laos: Vientiane • Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Penang • Myanmar: Yangon • Singapore: Singapore • Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City	16,250	19,500	25,000	N/A
• China: Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai • Taiwan: Kaohsiung, Taipei	21,250	N/A	35,000	N/A
• China: Kunming	16,250	N/A	25,000	N/A
• Indonesia: Denpasar, Jakarta • Philippines: Manila	21,250	N/A	32,500	N/A
• India: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi • Nepal: Kathmandu • Sri Lanka: Colombo	21,250	N/A	32,500	N/A
• Bangladesh: Dhaka	16,250	N/A	25,000	N/A
• China: Beijing • Japan: Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo (Haneda/Narita) • Korea: Seoul	26,250	N/A	52,500	75,000
• Pakistan, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore	26,250	N/A	47,500	N/A
• Australia: Melbourne, Sydney	21,250	N/A	70,000	N/A
• Australia: Perth	26,250	N/A	52,500	N/A
• Belgium: Brussels • Denmark: Copenhagen • France: Paris • Germany: Frankfurt, Munich • Italy: Milan • Norway: Oslo • Sweden: Stockholm • Switzerland: Zurich • Turkey: Istanbul • United Kingdom: London	46,250	N/A	95,000	132,500

The prices listed in the award chart above are for one-way flights. If you wish to know the price of a return ticket on any of these routes, you can simply double the rate listed in the chart above.

Direct Flights Between Europe and Australia/New Zealand

Thai Airways operates direct flights on certain routes between Europe and Australia/New Zealand. The following award chart includes the mileage rate for these kinds of award flights:

Flights between Europe and:	Economy Class	Economy Plus	Royal Silk Class	Royal First Class
Australia	54,500	74,250	117,500	155,250
New Zealand	54,500	74,250	117,500	155,250

The rates listed above are for one-way travel. If you wish to know the price of a round-trip award flight on any of these routes, simply double the one-way rate.

Royal Orchid Plus Award Charts for Flights on Star Alliance (and Some Thai Airways Flights)

The Royal Orchid Plus program uses a series of zone-based award charts to price multi-sector travel with Thai Airways or Thai Smile (a wholly owned subsidiary of Thai Airways), itineraries that include sectors operated by multiple Star Alliance airlines (including Thai Airways) and itineraries entirely operated by one Star Alliance partner.

The current roster of Star Alliance airlines includes the following:

Aegean Airlines	Copa Airlines	Swiss International Air Lines
Air Canada	Croatia Airlines	TAP Air Portugal
Air China	Egyptair	Thai Airways
Air India	Ethiopian Airlines	Turkish Airlines
Air New Zealand	EVA Air	United Airlines
All Nippon Airways (ANA)	LOT Polish Airlines
Asiana Airlines	Lufthansa
Austrian Airlines	Shenzhen Airlines
Avianca	Singapore Airlines
Brussels Airlines	South African Airways

For instance, a Thai Airways-operated flight between Jakarta and Hong Kong would be priced according to these award charts, as would a flight itinerary with one sector operated by Thai Airways and another sector operated by Air China or a flight itinerary entirely operated by Asiana Airlines.

Again, these award charts are zone-based. The following table defines which geographic regions are included in each zone:

Zone number	Geographic regions included
Zone 1 (Asia 1)	Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Zone 2 (Asia 2)	Brunei, China (south of and including Shanghai), Indonesia, Taiwan, Philippines
Zone 3 (Asia 3)	Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Zone 4 (Asia 4)	China (north of Shanghai), Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia Far East
Zone 5 (Central Asia/Middle East)	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, U.A.E., Uzbekistan, Yemen
Zone 6 (Australia)	Australia, Palau, Papua New Guinea
Zone 7 (New Zealand/Oceania)	New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga, Vanuatu
Zone 8 (Hawaii)	Hawaii , Guam, Saipan
Zone 9 (Europe/North Africa)	Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Norway, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Zone 10 (South/Central Africa)	Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Cambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Igeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tansania, Togo, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Zone 11 (North America/Caribbean)	U.S. (excluding Hawaii), Canada, Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos, Virgin Islands (U.S. and U.K.)
Zone 12 (Central and South America)	Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guinea, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

To make the following award charts easier to read, we’ve divided them by cabin class. So, the following award charts are used to price one-way flights on the aforementioned airlines in economy, premium economy, business and first class.

Economy

The following award chart includes the miles required for Star Alliance (and some Thai Airways) award flights in economy class (the following values are expressed in thousands of miles):

Zone	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	17.5	22.5	22.5	30	32.5	37.5	50	50	50	55	67	73
2	22.5	17.5	25	25	35	37.5	55	55	55	55	67	73
3	22.5	25	17.5	35	30	42.5	55	62.5	40	35	67	73
4	30	25	35	17.5	40	45	55	35	56	65	50	50
5	32.5	35	30	40	17.5	45	55	75	35	30	65	70
6	37.5	37.5	42.5	45	45	17.5	22.5	35	65	80	90	90
7	50	55	55	55	55	22.5	17.5	30	70	95	90	90
8	50	55	62.5	35	75	35	30	17.5	105	105	65	65
9	50	55	40	56	35	65	70	105	17.5	55	55	60
10	55	55	35	65	30	80	95	105	55	17.5	65	60
11	67	67	67	50	65	90	90	65	55	65	17.5	35
12	73	73	73	50	70	90	90	65	60	60	35	17.5

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

Premium Economy

The award chart below applies to premium economy Star Alliance award flights and multi-sector flights on Thai Airways or Thai Smile (the following values are expressed in thousands of miles):

Zone	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	22.5	27.5	27.5	37.5	40	45	75	75	75	75	90	100
2	27.5	22.5	30	30	45	55	75	75	80	85	90	100
3	27.5	30	22.5	47.5	37.5	55	80	90	65	60	90	100
4	37.5	30	47.5	22.5	57.5	60	90	50	90	95	75	75
5	40	45	37.5	57.5	22.5	60	90	95	55	50	85	90
6	90	55	55	60	60	22.5	27.5	47.5	90	105	135	135
7	75	75	80	90	90	27.5	22.5	35	100	125	110	110
8	75	75	90	50	95	47.5	35	22.5	135	135	85	85
9	75	80	65	90	55	90	100	135	22.5	75	75	80
10	75	85	60	95	50	105	125	135	75	22.5	85	80
11	90	90	90	75	85	135	110	85	75	85	22.5	45
12	100	100	100	75	90	135	110	85	80	80	45	22.5

The award chart above is for one-way flights. If you wish to know the rate for a round-trip award flight, simply double the one-way price.

Business

The following award chart includes the mileage required for business-class Star Alliance partner (and some Thai Airways) award flights (the following values are expressed in thousands of miles):

Zone	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	27.5	35	35	57.5	60	60	100	115	105	115	132	143
2	35	27.5	42.5	42.5	67.5	87.5	105	115	115	125	132	143
3	35	42.5	27.5	65	45	90	107.5	125	95	85	132	143
4	57.5	42.5	65	27.5	75	105	125	75	125	150	110	110
5	60	67.5	45	75	27.5	105	125	135	75	70	150	155
6	75	87.5	90	105	105	27.5	50	65	140	175	200	200
7	100	105	107.5	125	125	50	27.5	50	150	185	205	205
8	115	115	125	75	135	65	50	27.5	200	200	105	105
9	105	115	95	125	75	140	150	200	27.5	82.5	82.5	90
10	115	125	85	150	70	175	185	200	82.5	27.5	105	100
11	132	132	132	110	150	200	205	105	82.5	105	27.5	65
12	143	143	143	110	155	200	205	105	90	100	65	27.5

The award chart above includes the mileage rates for one-way flights. If you wish to know the cost of a round-trip award flight, simply double the one-way price.

First

The award chart below includes the rates for first-class award flights operated by Star Alliance partners as well as certain Thai Airways flights (the following values are expressed in thousands of miles):

Zone	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	40	47.5	47.5	80	85	115	125	160	155	160	180	190
2	47.5	35	65	65	80	120	140	160	162.5	175	180	190
3	47.5	65	35	90	65	125	150	170	150	140	180	190
4	80	65	90	35	105	145	170	105	175	190	155	155
5	85	80	65	105	35	145	170	175	130	115	200	205
6	115	120	125	145	145	35	95	105	195	225	250	250
7	125	140	150	170	170	95	35	95	200	225	250	250
8	160	160	170	105	175	105	95	35	240	240	145	145
9	155	162.5	150	175	130	195	200	240	35	100	100	102
10	160	175	140	190	115	225	225	240	100	35	145	140
11	180	180	180	155	200	250	250	145	100	145	35	90
12	190	190	190	155	205	250	250	145	102	140	90	35

The rates listed in the award chart above are for one-way travel. To get the price of a round-trip award, simply double the one-way price.

Star Alliance Round-the-World Awards

Through the Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus program, you can book round-the-world itineraries that include flights operated by any Star Alliance airline (including Thai Airways). The following restrictions apply to Star Alliance round-the-world itineraries:

Travel must be in a continuous direction (either east-to-west or west-to-east). Backtracking is only permitted as required by the Star Alliance network.
The itinerary must start and end in the same country.
The itinerary can include a maximum of 10 stopovers and a minimum of three stopovers.
One open-jaw is allowed in addition to stopovers.
Only one stopover is permitted in any one city.
Only two stopovers are allowed in any one country.
Stopovers aren’t permitted in the country of origin.
Connections must be on the first available flight within 24 hours when required by routing and are not considered stopovers.
Change of carrier is not permitted after ticket issuance.

As long as the Star Alliance round-the-world itinerary adheres to the rules listed above, it will be a fixed price depending on whether the itinerary is in economy class, business class or first class. Here are the prices of Star Alliance round-the-world itineraries in each cabin class:

Economy: 350,000 miles
Business: 725,000 miles
First: 950,000 miles

If your itinerary includes flights in multiple cabin classes, the entire itinerary will be priced according to the highest cabin class of any flight in the itinerary. For instance, even if your itinerary includes four flights in business class and three flights in first class, you’ll still need to pay 950,000 miles (the same as if the entire itinerary were in first class).

Royal Orchid Plus Award Charts for Upgrades on Thai Airways

The Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus program allows members to redeem miles for upgrades on certain Thai Airways-operated flights. In order to redeem miles for upgrades, you must have already booked a paid ticket (not an award ticket) on a Thai Airways-operated flight in one of the following booking classes:

Economy Class: Y, B, M, H, Q
Royal Silk Class: C, D, J

Upgrade award prices on Thai Airways-operated flights are based on the following region-based award chart:

Flights to/from Bangkok	Economy (Y, B, M, H, Q) to Economy Plus	Economy Plus (Y, B, M) to Royal Silk	Economy (H, Q) to Royal Silk	Royal Silk (C, D, J) to Royal First
• Cambodia: Phnom Penh • Laos: Vientiane • Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Penang • Myanmar: Yangon • Singapore: Singapore • Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City	12,000	16,000	18,000	N/A
• China: Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai • Taiwan: Kaohsiung, Taipei	N/A	24,000	27,000	N/A
• China: Kunming	N/A	16,000	18,000	N/A
• Indonesia: Denpasar, Jakarta • Philippines: Manila	N/A	22,000	25,000	N/A
• India: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi • Nepal: Kathmandu • Sri Lanka: Colombo	N/A	22,000	25,000	N/A
• Bangladesh: Dhaka	N/A	16,000	18,000	N/A
• China: Beijing • Japan: Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo (Haneda/Narita) • Korea: Seoul	N/A	38,000	43,000	61,000
• Pakistan, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore	N/A	34,000	38,500	N/A
• Australia: Melbourne, Sydney	N/A	52,000	58,500	N/A
• Australia: Perth	N/A	38,000	43,000	N/A
• Belgium: Brussels • Denmark: Copenhagen • France: Paris • Germany: Frankfurt, Munich • Italy: Milan • Norway: Oslo • Sweden: Stockholm • Switzerland: Zurich • Turkey: Istanbul • United Kingdom: London	N/A	72,000	81,000	112,500

Each sector is eligible for one upgrade award. If you wish to upgrade an entire Thai Airways-operated itinerary with multiple sectors, you will have to purchase multiple upgrade awards. For instance, if you booked a one-way Thai Airways flight between Hong Kong and New Delhi, India, with a connection in Bangkok, you’d need to purchase two upgrade awards (one from Hong Kong to Bangkok and another from Bangkok to India) in order to upgrade your entire itinerary.

Royal Orchid Plus Award Charts for Upgrades on Thai Airways

Royal Orchid Plus members can use miles for cabin class upgrades on certain Star Alliance partner-operated international flights. These upgrade awards can only be used if you already have a paid ticket on a Star Alliance partner flight. The following Star Alliance booking classes are eligible for upgrade awards:

Economy class: Y, B
Business class: C, D

Certain Star Alliance partners offer additional eligible booking classes or restrict upgrading due to aircraft configuration.

Unlike Star Alliance award flights (which are priced based on zone-base award charts), Star Alliance upgrade awards prices are based on the distance-based award chart:

Flight distance (in miles)	Economy class (Y, B) to business class	Business class (C, D) to first class
0–1,000	25,000	33,000
1,001–2,000	30,000	40,000
2,001–3,000	46,000	65,000
3,001–4,800	65,000	87,000
4,801–6,500	87,000	115,000
6,501+	100,000	140,000

The rates listed in the award chart above are for upgrade awards that only apply to one sector. So, if you want to upgrade an entire itinerary with multiple sectors, you’ll need to purchase multiple upgrade awards.

The Bottom Line

It’s worth getting familiar with the Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus program, particularly if you have a credit card that earns Citi ThankYou points. This program is a 1:1 transfer partner of the Citi ThankYou program. And, you can find great value through the Royal Orchid Plus program considering both Thai Airways and partner award flights are still priced according to fixed award charts.

By familiarizing yourself with these award charts, you can locate sweet spots within the Royal Orchid Plus program that offer outsized value (more than 1 cent per mile). Thus, you can maximize the amount of value you get out of your Thai miles or your Citi points.

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