Fiji Airways is a partner of Alaska Airlines and is a great option for getting to paradise – Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, or elsewhere in the South Pacific so you can use Alaska Miles for Fiji Airways. From my perspective, paradise is a pretty good destination for using miles and points!

Aerial view of a tropical coastline with turquoise and deep blue water, sandy beaches, green hills, and distant islands under a partly cloudy sky—an inspiring scene for collecting points or miles on your next journey.

Where Can I Fly on Fiji Airways?

Fiji Airways has direct flights to its hub, Nadi (NAN), from three US airports: San Francisco (SFO), Los Angeles (LAX), and Honolulu (HNL). It also flies from Honolulu to Apia, Samoa (APW) and Kiritimati, Kiribati (CXI)—also known as Christmas Island.

From Nadi you can connect onward to many of Fiji’s over 300 islands, as well as many airports in Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere in the South Pacific.

A map showing flight routes from Nadi and Suva in Fiji to cities in the Pacific region, Australia, and New Zealand, highlighting key points like Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and island destinations such as Tarawa and Apia.
Map showing Fiji destinations with lines connecting Suva and Nadi to other points, including Rotuma, Labasa, Savusavu, Taveuni, Koro, Vanuabalavu, Cicia, Lakeba, and Kadavu—perfect for planning your next miles-earning trip.
Fiji Airways

Fiji Airways

Note that while Fiji Airways also flies from Nadi to Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore, these cities cannot be booked with Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles; you’ll need to use another airline partner like American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, or Qantas.

An American Airlines jet airplane with a red, white, and blue striped tail takes off into a partly cloudy sky, carrying passengers eager to earn miles and points on their journey.
A Cathay Pacific airplane with a white body and teal livery takes off into a clear blue sky, perfect for earning miles or redeeming points on your next adventure.
A Qantas Airbus A380 airplane with a red kangaroo tail logo is parked on a runway at night, illuminated by airport lights, with a cityscape visible in the background—an inspiring sight for those earning miles through travel.

American Airlines

Cathay Pacific

Qantas Airways

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan tickets allow one free stopover in each direction, so you can easily spend a few days in Fiji en route to Australia or New Zealand – or in Honolulu en route to the South Pacific.

How Many Alaska Airlines Miles Do I Need?

A table shows Fiji Airways award mileage rates from the U.S. and Alaska to Australia: Coach class is 40,000 miles each way, and Business class is 55,000 miles each way—perfect for planning your next points-based trip.

When traveling from the contiguous US, Alaska, or the Caribbean, you’ll need 40,000 miles for a one-way economy ticket or 55,000 miles for a one-way business class ticket. The award pricing is the same for Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific destinations.

Famous Mitre Peak Rising from the Milford Sound Fiord. Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Famous Mitre Peak Rising from the Milford Sound Fiord. Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

If you don’t live in Los Angeles or San Francisco, this price includes connecting flights on Alaska Airlines from your home airport to one of those international gateways. While Alaska Airlines is also partners with American Airlines, you cannot combine multiple partner airlines in the same direction, so you can’t use American Airlines flights to get to LAX or SFO.

A chart showing Fiji Airways award pricing from Hawaii to New Zealand: Coach class costs 27,500 miles or points each way, and Business class costs 45,000 miles or points each way.

If you’re starting in Honolulu, you won’t need quite as many miles – 27,500 in Coach or 45,000 in Business. If you live somewhere else in Hawaii, you’ll need to find your own way to Honolulu since Alaska Airlines doesn’t operate any inter-island flights. I flew from Honolulu to Sydney with a stopover in Fiji in November 2018 and it was a great deal for those flights!

A Fiji Airways award chart shows one-way flights from South Pacific to South Pacific cost 17,500 miles or points in Coach and 32,500 in Business.

And if you’re already in the South Pacific, you can also use Alaska Airlines miles between islands – though, at 17,500 miles for coach and 32,500 miles for business class, the prices aren’t great (you’re better off using British Airways Avios).

Bora Bora Tahiti Mt Otemanu

Bora Bora Tahiti Mt Otemanu

How Do I Get Alaska Airlines Miles?

Besides flying Alaska Airlines and its partners, there are two major ways to earn Alaska Airlines miles.

  1. The co-branded Alaska Airlines cards from Bank of America. Both the personal and business versions of the card currently offer 40,000 bonus miles when you spend $2,000 in the first 90 days of holding the card.
    You’ll also receive an Alaska Airlines Companion Fare certificate which lets you bring a companion on any paid Alaska Airlines coach ticket – one-way or round-trip – for $99 + taxes and fees; you get one certificate when you hit the $2,000 spending threshold, and another one every year on your account anniversary.
  2. Transfer Marriott Bonvoy points to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan. You can transfer points in 3,000 point increments at a 3:1 ratio (3,000 Bonvoy points = 1,000 Mileage Plan miles), and if you transfer 60,000 Bonvoy points you’ll get an extra bonus of 5,000 Mileage Plan miles (25,000 Alaska miles total).If you need more Marriott Bonvoy points, you can sign up for the Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card, the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card, and/or the Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express Card.

How to Book Fiji Airways Flights with Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Miles

Go to Alaska’s website and search for flights from LAX or SFO (not your home airport – that comes later) to your desired destination. Note that Fiji only flies to SFO 3-4 days per week, so availability out of LAX is generally better

Flight booking form for travel from Los Angeles to Auckland on 7/28/19, one adult, no children. Options include one-way trip and using miles or points, plus a Find Flights button.

If there are flights available for the date you searched, they’ll appear in the search results; you can check other nearby dates by using the tabs above the search results.

Screenshot of an airline booking page showing available award flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Auckland (AKL) with various dates, airlines, stops, and miles required for Main, Business, and First Class fares.

You can also use the Calendar view in the sidebar to see availability for an entire month (though if you’re searching for a destination outside Fiji, this may include flights on other partners like Qantas).

Award flight calendar for Los Angeles to Auckland in March, showing available dates with miles or points and cash amounts—such as 42.5k + $41 or 40k + $50—with many days marked Not Available.

If you’re having trouble finding availability for the full itinerary, and you have flexibility with your schedule, try searching separately for SFO/LAX-NAN (Nadi) and then NAN to wherever you’re trying to go – that will let you see whether adding a stopover in Nadi would make a difference.

If you don’t live in Los Angeles or San Francisco (whichever the flights you found originate from), once you’ve found your Fiji Airways flights, you can search for flights starting in your hometown on the same date. That will let you see whether Alaska Airlines has award flights available that you can include in your itinerary.If there are no Alaska Airlines flights, or there’s no award space, or the itinerary doesn’t make sense (like Houston to Los Angeles via Seattle), you can book a separate flight to get to LAX or SFO – just make sure to give yourself plenty of time to make your connection, including claiming and re-checking baggage in LAX if you’re checking bags.

Repeat this process in reverse to find availability for return flights.

Once you’ve found all the flights you need, you can book them online. If you managed to find a straightforward round-trip itinerary, great – you can just do a round-trip search with your cities and dates. If you have any stopovers or open jaws (flying into one city and out of another), use the “Multi-City” search tool to enter all of the cities and dates, then search for it all as a single itinerary

Flight booking form with fields for flight type, travelers, cities, dates, award type, and a green Find Flights button. Origin is Seattle, destination Auckland, return via Nadi for 1 adult using miles or points.

You can book online, or call Alaska Airlines to book over the phone for an extra fee.

Using Alaska Miles for Fiji Airways

Using Alaska Miles for Fiji Airways

Final Thoughts

If you have any interest in visiting Australia, New Zealand or South Pacific Islands such as Fiji, redeeming your Alaska Airlines miles for travel on Fiji Airways is a great way to get there. While it can be difficult to find availability in business class, you definitely won’t be able to beat the prices! Plus, searching and booking awards on Fiji Airways through Alaska’s site should be a pretty pleasant experience to top it off.