British airline Virgin Atlantic operates several routes between major U.S. cities and Europe. So, many U.S.-based travelers may have flown on Virgin Atlantic before or are at least familiar with the airline. Virgin Atlantic has its own frequent flyer program, called Flying Club, which is a favorite among points/miles enthusiasts.

One of the reasons Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is such a popular program is that it’s a transfer partner of every major credit card rewards program, including American Express Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards and Citi ThankYou Rewards. So, if you have a credit card that earns transferable points, you should be able to transfer them at a 1:1 ratio to the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program.

Another reason this is such a popular program is that it still uses a region-based award chart to price its own award flights as well as partner award charts (and some seats on its own award flights). Compared to programs that use dynamic pricing models (and, thus, offer about 1 cent per mile for every redemption), programs that use fixed award charts offer the opportunity to find outsized-value redemptions that can provide considerably more than 1 cent per point in value in some cases.

On Oct. 30, 2024, the Flying Club program made some major changes to the pricing and availability of award seats on Virgin-operated flights. Now, all seats on Virgin Atlantic flights will be available to book with points.

Virgin Atlantic used to guarantee at least 12 available seats on each of its flights at Saver award levels (meaning that they’re priced according to a fixed award chart). However, the airline has eliminated this guarantee from its program. So, although there’s now more award seat availability, many flights will offer only dynamically priced award seats, which tends to offer far less value per point.

Having said that, Saver award seats will still be available on some flights. In fact, Saver award rates on many Virgin Atlantic routes have been lowered. So, although it may be harder to find Saver award availability now, if you’re able to, then you can still get great value per point on Virgin Atlantic-operated award flights.

So, if you have a credit card that earns transferable rewards or you often fly with Virgin Atlantic or one of its SkyTeam Alliance partners, it’s worth familiarizing yourself with Virgin Atlantic’s award charts so you can identify sweet spots in the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program and get the maximum value out of your points.

Virgin Atlantic

Flying Club Award Charts for Flights on Virgin Atlantic

As mentioned above, some Virgin Atlantic-operated award flights purchased through the Flying Club program are priced according to region-based award charts whereas others are priced according to a dynamic pricing model.

In general, if you want to maximize the value of your Virgin points, you should stick to redeeming for Saver awards. The best way to find Saver award space is to use the Rewards Seat Checker tool from the Virgin Atlantic website and look for awards with a red tag icon next to them indicating Saver award space.

As previously mentioned, the redemption rates of Saver awards depend on the route you’re flying. However, the prices of Virgin Atlantic-operated award flights also vary based on whether they occur during standard or peak season.

Peak season dates are different for flights on Caribbean and Indian Ocean routes. The following table includes which dates are considered peak season through March 2026:

All other routesCaribbean and Indian Ocean routes
• Dec. 7, 2024 - Jan. 5, 2025
• March 28, 2025 - April 21, 2025
• June 15, 2025 - Sept. 2, 2025
• Oct. 24, 2025 - Nov. 4, 2025
• Dec. 6, 2025 - Jan. 4, 2026

• Dec. 7, 2024 - March 2 2025
• Jan. 1, 2025 - March 2, 2025
• March 28, 2025 - April 21, 2025
• May 23, 2025 - June 1, 2025
• July 19, 2025 - Sept. 2, 2025
• Oct. 24, 2025 - Nov. 4, 2025
• Dec. 6, 2025 - March 1, 2026

All dates that are not considered peak season are considered standard season.

Regardless of whether you’re traveling during standard or peak season, if you’re booking an award ticket for an infant under the age of two years, it will cost the following number of points:

  • 1,000 points in Economy
  • 2,000 points in Premium
  • 5,000 points in Upper Class

Additionally, the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program has a Companion Seat feature that offers a 50% mileage discount on Premium seats if you’ve already purchased a Premium ticket with cash on the same flight or a 50% mileage discount on Upper Class seats if you’ve already purchased an Upper Class ticket with cash on the same flight.

Peak Season

The following award chart shows the highest rates of Virgin Atlantic-operated Saver award seats during peak season (actual Saver award prices may be lower):

To/from U.K.Economy ClassicPremiumUpper Class
Israel22,00040,00066,000
India, Dubai40,00055,00095,000
U.S. Northeast (Boston, Newark, New York–JFK, Washington D.C.)40,00055,000115,000
Caribbean 40,00055,000135,000
U.S. Midwest and South (Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Tampa)45,00065,000115,000
Nigeria, China45,00065,000135,000
South Africa, Indian Ocean 45,00085,000135,000
U.S. West (Austin, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle) 50,00075,000155,000

Virgin Atlantic also operates Caribbean inter-island flights, which are priced according to a separate award chart. Here is the award chart for Virgin Atlantic-operated flights between the Caribbean islands during peak season:

Caribbean inter-island flightsEconomy
Barbados to St. Vincent5,000
St. Vincent to Barbados5,000
Barbados to Grenada5,000
Grenada to Barbados 5,000

The rates listed in both of the award charts above are for round-trip travel. To get the price of a one-way flight on any of these routes, you can simply divide the round-trip rate in half.

Standard Season

The following chart shows the highest Saver award rates for Virgin Atlantic-operated award flights during standard season (actual Saver award prices may be lower):

To/from U.K.Economy ClassicPremiumUpper Class
Israel18,00032,00056,000
India, Dubai20,00035,00075,000
U.S. Northeast (Boston, Newark, New York–JFK, Washington D.C.)20,00035,00095,000
Caribbean 20,00035,000115,000
U.S. Midwest and South (Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Tampa)25,00045,00095,000
Nigeria, China25,00045,000115,000
South Africa, Indian Ocean 25,00050,000115,000
U.S. West (Austin, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle) 30,00055,000135,000

Here is the award chart for Virgin Atlantic Caribbean inter-island flights during standard season:

Caribbean inter-island flightsEconomy
Barbados to St. Vincent5,000
St. Vincent to Barbados5,000
Barbados to Grenada5,000
Grenada to Barbados 5,000

The rates listed in the previous award charts are for round-trip flights. To get the price of a one-way flight on any of these routes, you can divide the round-trip rate in half.

Flights operated by the airline partners of Virgin Atlantic

Flying Club Award Charts for Flights on Partner Airlines

In addition to spending Flying Club points on Virgin Atlantic-operated award flights, you can also redeem your points for flights with Virgin Atlantic’s airline partners. Virgin Atlantic is a member of SkyTeam Alliance, which means that Flying Club points can be used to purchase flights with any SkyTeam airline. The current roster of SkyTeam Alliance airlines includes:

  • Aerolíneas Argentinas
  • Aeroméxico
  • Air Europa
  • Air France
  • China Airlines
  • China Eastern Airlines*
  • Czech Airlines
  • Delta Air Lines
  • Garuda Indonesia
  • ITA Airways
  • Kenya Airways
  • KLM
  • Korean Air
  • Middle East Airlines
  • Saudia
  • TAROM
  • Vietnam Airlines
  • Virgin Atlantic
  • XiamenAir

*China Eastern Airlines flight awards are not yet available through the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program.

Additionally, Virgin Atlantic has several non-SkyTeam Alliance partners that allow you to purchase flights with Flying Club points. The non-SkyTeam partners with which you can redeem Flying Club points include:

  • Air New Zealand
  • ANA
  • EL AL Airlines
  • Hawaiian Airlines
  • LATAM Airlines
  • Singapore Airlines
  • South African Airways
  • Virgin Australia

Through the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program, each airline partner has its own unique award chart. Some of these award charts are zone-based and others are distance-based. In order to find the mileage required for a partner award flight through the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program, you’ll need to find the award chart below that corresponds with your desired airline.

It’s worth noting that although the award rates of Virgin Atlantic-operated award flights offered through Flying Club changed on Oct. 30, 2024, partner awards didn’t undergo any changes.

Aerolíneas Argentinas

The following award chart includes the prices of flights operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas through the Flying Club program:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyPremium EconomyBusiness
0–5005,5009,00014,500
501–1,0007,00012,50015,500
1,001–1,50010,00016,00021,500
1,501–2,25011,50022,00035,000
2,251–3,00015,50026,50040,000
3,001–4,00020,50037,50060,000
4,001–5,00025,50047,50075,000
5,001–6,00031,00057,50085,000
6,001–7,00037,00070,000100,000
7,001–12,00050,00095,000140,000

When flying with an infant under 2 years old on Aerolíneas Argentinas award flights, you’ll be charged 1,000 points in economy class, 2,000 points in premium economy class and 5,000 points in business class.

The rates listed above are for one-way award flights. To calculate the price of a round-trip award flight, simply double the price of a one-way award flight on that same route.

Aeroméxico

The following award chart is for Aeroméxico-operated award flights purchased with Flying Club points:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyBusiness
0–5005,50014,500
501–1,0007,00015,500
1,001–1,50010,00021,500
1,501–2,25011,50035,000
2,251–3,00015,50040,000
3,001–4,00020,50060,000
4,001–5,00025,50075,000
5,001–6,00031,00085,000
6,001–7,00037,000100,000
7,001–12,00050,000140,000

If you’re flying with an infant, you’ll need to redeem an additional 1,000 points in economy class and 5,000 points in business class.

The rates listed above are for one-way flights. If you wish to know the price of a round-trip Aeroméxico award flight through the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program, simply double the rate listed above.

Air Europa

The following distance-based award chart is for Air Europa-operated flights booked through the Flying Club program:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyBusiness
0–5005,50014,500
501–1,0007,00015,500
1,001–1,50010,00021,500
1,501–2,25011,50035,000
2,251–3,00015,50040,000
3,001–4,00020,50060,000
4,001–5,00025,50075,000
5,001–6,00031,00085,000
6,001–7,00037,000100,000
7,001–12,00050,000140,000

If you’re flying on an Air Europa award flight with an infant under the age of 2, you’ll be required to pay 1,000 points in economy class and 5,000 points in business class.

The prices listed above are for one-way flights. To get the round-trip price of an Air Europa award flight, you can double the one-way price of an award flight on your desired route.

Air France and KLM

The prices of award flights operated by Air France and KLM through Flying Club vary based on whether they occur during peak or off-peak dates. However, Virgin Atlantic doesn’t publish which dates are considered peak or off-peak for Air France or KLM flights, which makes it difficult to predict exactly what award rates for certain dates will be.

The reason that Air France and KLM have been grouped into one section is that the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program prices short-haul flights from both airlines using the same distance-based award chart and long-haul award flights operated by both of these partner airlines using the same zone-based award charts.

Air France and KLM Short-Haul Flights

Air France and KLM short-haul flights are priced according to a distance-based award chart. Here’s the award chart for short-haul Air France and KLM award flights during off-peak season:

Flight distance (miles)Economy (Peak)Economy (Off-peak)Business (Peak)Business (Off-peak)
Under 6004,5004,0009,0008,000
601–1,2498,5007,50026,00025,000
1,250–1,74911,0009,00032,00030,000

The mileage rates listed above are for one-way travel. To get the price of a round-trip short-haul Air France or KLM award, you can simply double the rates listed above.

Air France and KLM Long-Haul Flights

Long-haul Air France and KLM award flights are priced according to a series of zone-based award charts. The following table defines which geographic areas are included in each zone for the sake of the following award charts:

ZoneGeographic areas included
Zone 1 (Western and Central Europe)U.K., Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Denmark, Balearic Islands, Finland, Italy, Malta, Norway, Sweden
Zone 2 (Eastern Europe and North Africa)Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Canary Islands, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Libya, Lithuania, Latvia, Macedonia, Madeira, Moldavia, Morocco, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, West Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Tunisia, Ukraine, Montenegro, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan
Zone 3 (Middle East and Russia) Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Central Russia, Egypt, UAE, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Djibouti
Zone 4 (Central Africa)Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Republic of South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Chad, Zambia, Sierra Leone
Zone 5 (Southern Africa, Indian Ocean and Indian Subcontinent)Angola, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Reunion Island, Seychelles, Mayotte, Comoros, Madagascar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Zone 6 (East Coast North America and Caribbean)East Coast U.S., East Canada, Antigua, Barbados, Bahamas, Cuba, Bermuda, Dominican Republic, French Guyana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Caiman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Martinique, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Marteen
Zone 7 (West and Central North America and Central America)Central and West U.S., Hawaii, Central and West Canada, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua
Zone 8 (South America)Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Zone 9 (Far Eastern Asia and Eastern Russia)China, South Korea, Japan, Mongolia, East Russia (and Siberia), Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Zone 10 (Oceania)Australia, Fiji, Guam, Marianas Islands, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Zealand, Palau Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, New Caledonia, French Polynesia

The following award charts for Air France and KLM long-haul flights are divided by class of service and by whether they occur during peak or off-peak dates.

Economy

The following award chart includes the rates for off-peak Air France and KLM long-haul flights in economy class (all values expressed in thousands of points):

Zone12345678910
1N/A91212151215172131
29N/A202023202326.53039.5
31221N/A2511.52528313443
4122025N/A3424.528314765.5
5152311.534N/A283134.514.544
612202524.528N/A1432.534.544
7152328283114N/A434942
81726.5313234.532.543N/A66.557
92130344714.534.54966.5N/A26.5
103139.54365.54444425726.5N/A

The chart below includes the award prices for peak Air France and KLM long-haul flights in economy class (all values expressed in thousands of points):

Zone12345678910
1N/A192222252225273141
219N/A303033303336.54049.5
32230N/A3521.53538414453
4223035N/A4434.538415775.5
5253321.565N/A384144.524.554
622303534.538N/A2442.544.554
7253338384124N/A535952
82736.5414244.542.553N/A76.567
93140445724.544.55976.5N/A36.5
104149.55375.55454526736.5N/A

The mileage rates listed above are for one-way travel. If you wish to know the price of a round-trip Air France and KLM long-haul economy award flight, you can simply double the rate listed in the charts above.

Premium

The award chart below lists the rates for off-peak Air France and KLM long-haul flights in premium class (all values expressed in thousands of points):

Zone12345678910
1N/A18.62424302439344262
218.6N/A4040464054.5536079
32440N/A50255056626886
4244050N/A57495763.577.5108
530462557N/A56626929.575
62440504956N/A28546988
73954.556576228N/A769884
834536263.5695476N/A109.5101.5
942606877.529.56998109.5N/A44
10627986108758884101.544N/A

The following award chart includes the prices of peak Air France and KLM long-haul flights in premium class (all values expressed in thousands of points):

Zone12345678910
1N/A28.63434403449445272
218.6N/A5050565064.5637089
33450N/A60356066727896
4345060N/A67596773.587.5118
54056.53567N/A66727939.585
63450605976N/A38647998
74964.566677238N/A8610894
844637273.5796486N/A119.5111.5
952707887.539.579108119.5N/A54
10728996118859894111.554N/A

The award rates above are for one-way flights. If you wish to know the price of a round-trip Air France and KLM long-haul premium award flight, you can simply double the rates listed above.

Business

The following chart shows the award rates for off-peak Air France and KLM long-haul flights in business class (all values expressed in thousands of points):

Zone12345678910
1N/A305048.56148.577.587.5112188.5
230N/A65657866.511095.5102.5175
35065N/A9850.597.5110122.5135172.5
448.56598N/A121.598.5110122.5171.5232.5
5617850.5121.5N/A110122.513564160.5
648.566.597.598.5110N/A60116135172.5
777.5110110110122.560N/A156147.5185
887.595.5122.5122.5135156156N/A236203
9112102.5135171.564147.5147.5236N/A94.5
10188.5175.5172.5232.5160.518518520394.5N/A

The following award chart shows the rates for peak Air France and KLM long-haul flights in business class (all values expressed in thousands of points):

Zone12345678910
1N/A406058.57158.587.597.5122198.5
240N/A75758876.5120105.5122.5185
36075N/A10860.5107.5120132.5145182.5
458.575108N/A131.5108.5120132.5181.5242.5
5718860.5131.5N/A120132.514574170.5
658.576.5107.5108.5120N/A70126145182.5
787.5120120120132.570N/A166157.5195
897.5105.5132.5132.5145126166N/A246138
9122112.5145181.574145157.5246N/A104.5
10198.5185182.5242.5170.5182.5195213104.5N/A

The rates listed in the chart above are for one-way flights. If you wish to know the price of a round-trip Air France and KLM long-haul business class flight, you can double the rates in the charts above.

Air New Zealand

The Flying Club program prices Air New Zealand-operated flights using a region-based award chart. The following award chart shows the prices in Flying Club points of all eligible Air New Zealand flights:

RouteEconomyBusiness
Domestic New Zealand7,500N/A
New Zealand–Australia10,00015,000
New Zealand–Pacific Islands10,00015,000
New Zealand–Asia30,00040,000
New Zealand–Hawaii30,00045,000
South Pacific–Los Angeles30,00045,000
New Zealand–Europe60,00095,000

If you want to travel with an infant under the age of 2 years old, you’ll be required to pay 1,000 points in economy class and 5,000 points in business class.

The prices listed above are for one-way-travel. If you want to know the price of a round-trip award flight ticket, you can simply double the price of a one-way ticket on the same route.

ANA

The following region-based award chart is for award flights operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA) booked through the Flying Club program:

RouteEconomyBusinessFirst
Domestic Japan7,500N/AN/A
Japan–South Korea9,00017,50025,000
Japan–China, Guam, Hong Kong, Philippines, Taiwan11,50022,50030,000
Japan–Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam20,00035,00052,500
Japan–Hawaii, India, Indonesia22,50037,50057,500
Japan–Australia, Canada, Western U.S. 30,00052,50072,500
Japan–Europe, Mexico, Central and Eastern U.S. 32,50060,00085,000

If you’re flying on ANA with an infant under the age of 2, you’ll need to pay 1,000 points in economy class, 5,000 points in business class and 7,000 points in first class.

The prices listed above are for one-way flights. To get the price of a round-trip ANA award flight, you can simply double the price of a one-way flight on the same route.

China Airlines

The following distance-based award chart is for award flights operated by China Airlines and purchased through the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyBusiness
0–5005,50014,500
501–1,0007,00015,500
1,001–1,50010,00021,500
1,501–2,25011,50035,000
2,251–3,00015,50040,000
3,001–4,00020,50060,000
4,001–5,00025,50075,000
5,001–6,00031,00085,000
6,001–7,00037,000100,000
7,001–12,00050,000140,000

If you’re flying with an infant under the age of 2 on a China Airlines award flight, you’ll be required to pay 1,000 points in economy class, 2,000 points in premium class and 5,000 points in business class.

The prices above are for one-way travel. If you want to get the round-trip price of a China Airlines award flight, you can double the one-way price of an award flight on your desired route.

Czech Airlines

The following distance includes the prices of Czech Airlines-operated award flights booked through the Flying Club program:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyBusiness
0–5005,50014,500
501–1,0007,00015,500
1,001–1,50010,00021,500
1,501–2,25011,50035,000
2,251–3,00015,50040,000
3,001–4,00020,50060,000
4,001–5,00025,50075,000
5,001–6,00031,00085,000
6,001–7,00037,000100,000
7,001–12,00050,000140,000

When flying with an infant under the age of 2 on Czech Airlines award flights, you’ll need to pay 1,000 points in economy class and 5,000 points in business class.

The rates above are for one-way flights. To get the cost of a round-trip flight, simply double the one-way price.

Delta Air Lines

Through the Flying Club program, some Delta Air Lines award flights are priced according to region-based award charts while others are priced according to distance-based award charts.

The following award chart is for Delta-operated award flights that are priced based on region:

RouteDelta Main Cabin (Peak)Delta Main Cabin (Off-peak)Delta One (Peak)Delta One (Off-peak)
Between U.K. and U.S. East Coast 25,00015,00057,50047,500
Between U.K. and central U.S27,50017,50057,50047,500
Between U.K. and U.S. West Coast 30,00020,00077,50067,500
Between Europe (excluding U.K.) and U.S. 30,00030,00050,00050,000

All other Delta Air Lines flights apart from the ones listed in the award chart above are priced according to the following distance-based award chart:

Flight distance (in miles)Delta Main CabinDelta One
0–5007,50021,000
501–1,00011,00041,500
1,001–1,50016,50059,500
1,501–2,25018,50065,500
2,251–3,00022,00070,000
3,001–4,00035,00080,000
4,001–5,00044,000105,000
5,001–6,00049,500130,000
6,001+65,500165,000

If you’re planning on flying with an infant under the age of 2, it will cost 1,000 points in Delta Main Cabin and 5,000 points in Delta One.

The award rates listed above are for one-way flights. If you want to know the price of a round-trip Delta-operated award flight, double the price of a one-way award flight on the same route.

EL AL Israel Airlines

The following distance-based award chart includes the prices of award flights operated by EL AL Israel Airlines:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyPremiumBusiness
0–5005,50010,00020,000
501–1,00011,00017,00028,000
1,001–1,50017,50027,00045,000
1,501–2,25026,00032,00070,000
2,251–3,00031,00041,00080,000
3,001–4,00041,00054,00097,000
4,001–5,00052,00068,000125,000
5,001–6,00062,00084,000150,000
6,001–7,00073,00097,000175,000
7,001+91,000122,000220,000

If you’re taking an EL AL award flight with an infant under the age of 2 years old, you’ll pay 1,000 points in economy class, 2,000 points in premium class and 5,000 points in business class

All of the rates listed above are for one-way travel. The price of a round-trip award flight is double the price of a one-way award.

Garuda Indonesia

The following award chart includes the prices of award flights operated by Garuda Indonesia:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyBusiness
0–5005,50014,500
501–1,0007,00015,500
1,001–1,50010,00021,500
1,501–2,25011,50035,000
2,251–3,00015,50040,000
3,001–4,00020,50060,000
4,001–5,00025,50075,000
5,001–6,00031,00085,000
6,001–7,00037,000100,000
7,001+50,000140,000

Flying with an infant under the age of 2 on a Garuda Indonesia award flight will cost 1,000 points in economy class and 5,000 points in business class.

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

Hawaiian Airlines

The following award chart is for Hawaiian Airlines award flights purchased through the Flying Club program:

RouteEconomyFirst
Inter-island Hawaii7,50015,000
Hawaii–West Coast mainland U.S. 20,00040,000
Hawaii–South Pacific27,50047,500
Hawaii–Asia, Australia, New Zealand, East Coast mainland U.S. 40,00065,000

If you’re flying with an infant under the age of 2 on a Hawaiian Airlines award flight, you’ll be required to pay 1,000 points in economy and 5,000 points in first class.

The rates above are for one-way travel. To get the round-trip price of an award flight, simply double the one-way price.

ITA Airways

The following award chart includes the prices for award flights on ITA Airways booked through the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyBusiness
0–5005,50014,500
501–1,0007,00015,500
1,001–1,50010,00021,500
1,501–2,25011,50035,000
2,251–3,00015,50040,000
3,001–4,00020,50060,000
4,001–5,00025,50075,000
5,001–6,00031,00085,000
6,001–7,00037,000100,000
7,001–12,00050,000140,000

The rates listed in the chart above are for one-way flights. To get the price of a round-trip award flight, simply double the price of a one-way award flight on your desired route.

Kenya Airways

Kenya Airways-operated award flights booked through the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program are priced according to the following distance-based award chart:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyBusiness
0–5005,50014,500
501–1,0007,00015,500
1,001–1,50010,00021,500
1,501–2,25011,50035,000
2,251–3,00015,50040,000
3,001–4,00020,50060,000
4,001–5,00025,50075,000
5,001–6,00031,00085,000
6,001–7,00037,000100,000
7,001–12,00050,000140,000

If you’re flying on Kenya Airways with an infant under the age of 2, you’ll be required to pay 1,000 points in economy class and 5,000 points in business class.

The award rates listed above are for one-way flights. To get the price of a round-trip award flight, simply double the price of a one-way award flight on the same route.

Korean Air

The following award chart lists the prices for Korean Air-operated purchased through the Flying Club program:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyBusiness
0–5005,50014,500
501–1,0007,00015,500
1,001–1,50010,00021,500
1,501–2,25011,50035,000
2,251–3,00015,50040,000
3,001–4,00020,50060,000
4,001–5,00025,50075,000
5,001–6,00031,00085,000
6,001–7,00037,000100,000
7,001–12,00050,000140,000

If you’re flying on Korean Air with an infant under the age of 2 years old, you’ll be required to pay 1,000 points in economy class and 5,000 points in business class.

The prices listed above are for one-way flights. To get the price of a round-trip award flight on Korean Air, double the price of a one-way award flight on the same route.

LATAM Airlines

Some LATAM Airlines award flights are priced using a region-based award chart. Any LATAM Airlines award flights that aren’t priced using the region-based award chart are priced using a distance based award chart.

Here’s the region-based award chart that applies to certain LATAM Airlines-operated flights:

RouteEconomyPremiumBusiness
North America–Brazil, Chile37,50065,00095,000
U.K.–Brazil 40,00072,500102,500
Rest of the world–Brazil, Chile45,00080,000115,000

The following distance-based award chart applies to all LATAM Airlines award flights that are priced using the region-based award chart above:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyPremiumBusiness
0–2507,50015,00020,000
251–40012,50022,50030,000
401–55017,50025,00035,000
551–1,25022,50032,50045,000
1,251–4,00025,00035,00050,000

If you’re flying with an infant under the age of 2 on a LATAM Airlines award flight, you’ll be required to pay 1,000 points in economy class, 2,000 points in premium class and 5,000 points in business class.

The rates listed above are for one-way LATAM Airlines award flights. To get the round-trip price of an award flight, simply double the one-way rate.

Middle East Airlines

The following distance-based award chart applies to Middle East Airlines-operated award flights purchased through the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyBusiness
0–5005,50014,500
501–1,0007,00015,500
1,001–1,50010,00021,500
1,501–2,25011,50035,000
2,251–3,00015,50040,000
3,001–4,00020,50060,000
4,001–5,00025,50075,000
5,001–6,00031,00085,000
6,001–7,00037,000100,000
7,001–12,00050,000140,000

If you’re flying with an infant under 2 years old on Middle East Airlines, you’ll need to pay 1,000 points in economy class and 5,000 points in business class.

The rates above apply to one-way award flights. To get the price of a round-trip award flight, you can simply double the one-way mileage required.

Saudia

The following award chart applies to Saudia award flights purchased with Flying Club points:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyBusiness
0–5005,50014,500
501–1,0007,00015,500
1,001–1,50010,00021,500
1,501–2,25011,50035,000
2,251–3,00015,50040,000
3,001–4,00020,50060,000
4,001–5,00025,50075,000
5,001–6,00031,00085,000
6,001–7,00037,000100,000
7,001–12,00050,000140,000

On all Saudia award flights, infants under the age of 2 years old require 1,000 points in economy class and 5,000 points in business class.

The rates above are for one-way travel. To get the price of a round-trip Saudia award flight, just double the one-way award rate listed above.

South African Airways

The following award chart is for South African Airways award flights booked through the Flying Club program:

RouteEconomyBusiness
Domestic South Africa10,00015,000
South Africa–Southern Africa10,00015,000
South Africa–Central and Northern Africa20,00025,000
South Africa–Indian Ocean20,00025,000
South Africa–U.S. 20,00025,000
South Africa–Europe, South America35,00055,000
Ghana–U.S. 35,00055,000
South Africa–Australia42,50055,000
South Africa–Asia45,00065,000
South Africa–U.S. 50,00075,000

If you’re taking a South African Airways award flight with an infant under the age of 2 years, you’ll be required to pay 1,000 points in economy class or 5,000 points in business class.

The rates listed above are for one-way travel. The price of a round-trip flight is simply double the one-way rate.

TAROM

The following award chart is for TAROM-operated award flights booked through Virgin Atlantic Flying Club:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyBusiness
0–5005,50014,500
501–1,0007,00015,500
1,001–1,50010,00021,500
1,501–2,25011,50035,000
2,251–3,00015,50040,000
3,001–4,00020,50060,000
4,001–5,00025,50075,000
5,001–6,00031,00085,000
6,001–7,00037,000100,000
7,001–12,00050,000140,000

When taking a TAROM award flight with an infant under the age of 2, you’ll be charged 1,000 points in economy class and 5,000 points in business class.

The rates listed above are for one-way flights. If you wish to know the round-trip price of an award flight, you can simply double the one-way rate for that route.

Singapore Airlines

The following region-based award chart applies to Singapore Airlines-operated flights purchased with Flying Club points:

RouteEconomyPremium EconomyBusiness
Singapore–Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia7,50017,50025,000
Singapore–Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam12,50020,00030,000
Singapore–Hong Kong, Taiwan17,50030,00045,000
Singapore–Guangzhou17,50030,00045,000
Singapore–Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka20,00032,50047,500
Singapore–Japan, South Korea22,50035,00050,000
Singapore–Beijing, Shanghai22,50035,00050,000
Singapore–Turkey, U.A.E. 25,00040,00060,000
Singapore–Australia, New Zealand27,50042,50065,000
Singapore–South Africa30,00050,00070,000
Singapore–Russia 35,00055,00082,500
Singapore–Europe35,000N/AN/A
Singapore–U.S.45,000N/AN/A
Germany–U.S. 25,000N/AN/A
U.K.–U.S.30,000N/AN/A
Hong Kong, Japan–U.S. 30,000N/AN/A

If you’re flying on Singapore Airlines with an infant under the age of 2, you’ll be required to pay 1,000 points in economy class, 5,000 points in premium economy class and 7,000 points in business class.

All of the award rates listed above are for one-way travel. If you want to know the price of a round-trip award, simply double the one-way rate.

Vietnam Airlines

The following award chart applies to Vietnam Airlines-operated award flights booked through the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyPremium EconomyBusiness
0–5005,5009,00014,500
501–1,0007,00012,50015,500
1,001–1,50010,00016,00021,500
1,501–2,25011,50022,00035,000
2,251–3,00015,50026,50040,000
3,001–4,00020,50037,50060,000
4,001–5,00025,50047,50075,000
5,001–6,00031,00057,50085,000
6,001–7,00037,00070,000100,000
7,001–12,00050,00095,000140,000

If you’re flying with an infant under 2 years old on a Vietnam Airlines award flight, you’ll be charged 1,000 points in economy class, 2,000 points in premium economy class and 5,000 points in business class.

The award rates listed above are for one-way travel. To get the price of a round-trip award flight on Vietnam Airlines, you can simply double the one-way rate for your desired route.

Xiamen Air

The award chart below includes the prices for Xiamen Air-operated award flights purchased through Virgin Atlantic Flying Club:

Flight distance (in miles)EconomyBusiness
0–5005,50014,500
501–1,0007,00015,500
1,001–1,50010,00021,500
1,501–2,25011,50035,000
2,251–3,00015,50040,000
3,001–4,00020,50060,000
4,001–5,00025,50075,000
5,001–6,00031,00085,000
6,001–7,00037,000100,000
7,001–12,00050,000140,000

If you’re traveling with an infant under the age of 2, you’ll be required to pay 1,000 points in economy class and 5,000 points in business class on Xiamen Air award flights.

The prices listed above are for one-way travel. The price of a round-trip award flight is simply double the one-way rate.

A group of friends celebrating Virgin Atlantic upgrade awards

Flying Club Award Charts for Upgrades on Virgin Atlantic

The Flying Club program also gives members the option to redeem points for cabin class upgrades whether you booked your original flight with cash or with Virgin points.

If you booked your original flight entirely with Virgin points, then the cost of your upgrade will be calculated using the following formula:

  • The rate in points of your new upgraded seat – the rate in points that you paid for your original booking = the cost of your upgrade award

You may also have to pay any difference in taxes and fees between your original booking and the upgraded booking.

For example, if you made an economy booking for 40,000 points and $20 in taxes and fees and you want to upgrade to business class, which has a rate of 70,000 points and $50 in taxes and fees, you’d have to redeem an additional 30,000 points (70,000 – 40,000 = 30,000) and pay $30 in taxes and fees ($50 – $20 = $30).

If you booked your original flight either entirely with cash or using the Points Plus Money feature, then the price of your upgrade will be calculated using the following formula:

  • The rate in points of your new upgraded seat – the maximum Saver rate for the cabin you’re upgrading from = the cost of your upgrade award

You may also have to pay any difference in taxes and fees between your original booking and the upgraded booking. The carrier surcharge that you’ll pay for the upgraded booking will also include deduction of the carrier surcharge at the maximum Saver rate for the cabin you’re upgrading from.

Only flights that are entirely operated by Virgin Atlantic are eligible for upgrade awards. Flights that include sectors operated by other airlines are not eligible for upgrade awards.

The Bottom Line

The Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program has long been a favorite among savvy travelers. This frequent flyer program is a transfer partner of every major transferable credit card rewards program, including American Express Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards and Citi ThankYou Rewards. Virgin Atlantic is also a member of SkyTeam Alliance. So, it’s easy to rack up Flying Club points through credit card transfers or by flying with Virgin Atlantic or one of its airline partners.

When it comes to redeeming Virgin Atlantic Flying Club points, it’s possible to get a lot of value due to the fact that this program still uses distance-based and region-based award charts to price its own award flights as well as partner award flights.

Unfortunately, the program recently switched over to pricing many more of its own award flights using a dynamic model. Nevertheless, you can still find some (although fewer) Virgin Atlantic-operated award flights at Saver levels, which are now lower than ever on many routes. So, while Saver seats on Virgin Atlantic flights are now harder to find, they can still provide great value if you’re willing to do some searching.

So, if you’re willing to do some searching, you can find redemptions through the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program that offer value exceeding 1 cent per point. And, to make your search easier, you can refer to the award charts listed above.