Iberia Avios Reward Chart

Avios is the loyalty programme used by a handful of airlines including British Airways and Iberia. They operate a distance-based award chart, taking the point to point distance between airports. We recommend using GCMap, and as a back up the Iberia Avios Award Calculator.

 

One of the many complexities of Avios is that the two protagonist airlines, British Airways and Iberia, charge differing amounts of points to book redemption flights. This is before you even factor in their differing off-peak dates.

Aside from Aer Lingus which has its own peak/off-peak calendar, one thing that remains the same is that redemptions on any other airline will always be charged at the peak price.

Important Notes

The pricing chart below is specifically for booking through Iberia.com for Iberia marketed and operated flights. These are the prices per sector, i.e. if you have connecting flights, such as Frankfurt – Madrid – Bogota, then you need to price Frankfurt-Madrid as one flight then Madrid-Bogota as another then add the total miles together.

Iberia do not add fuel surcharge for redemptions on their own websites on Iberia flights. This has the potential for huge savings compared to British Airways! Pay attention to the ‘sweet spot' of Band 5 in the table because this means you can fly between Europe and North America during off peak season for just 34,000 each way plus government taxes, approximately €70-100 depending on which direction you fly.

 

Other things to note:

• Iberia does not have First Class, so there is no price for it
• There is no premium economy for short haul flights, hence blank spaces in Band 1-4.
• The majority of flights fall into their correct bands as calculated by GCMap, but there are specific exceptions which are listed after the table.

Avios Reward Chart

Key:

• Azul = “Blue” class, discounted economy.
• Y = Full Fare Economy
• Y+ = Premium Economy
• J = Business

Band: (Distance in miles)	Azul	Azul	Y	Y	Y+	Y+	J	J
	Off Peak	Peak	Off Peak	Peak	Off Peak	Peak	Off Peak	Peak
1: (1 – 650)	4,500	5,000	6,750	7,500	–	–	9000	10,000
2: (651 – 1151)	7,500	8,250	11,250	12,500	–	–	15,000	16,500
3: (1152 – 2000)	10,000	11,000	15,000	16,500	–	–	20,000	22,000
4: (2001-3000)	11,000	12,500	16,000	18,750	–	–	21,250	31,250
5: (3001-4000)	17,000	20,000	22,000	28,000	25,500	35,000	34,000	50,000
6: (4001-5500)	21,250	25,000	27,750	35,000	31,750	43,750	42,500	62,500
7: (5501-6500)	25,500	30,000	33,250	42,000	38,250	52,500	51,000	75,000
8: (6501-7000)	29,750	35,000	38,750	49,000	44,250	61,250	59,500	87,500
9: (7001+)	42,500	50,000	55,250	70,000	63,750	87,500	85,000	125,000

 

Exceptions

Iberia explicitly states that they may price cities into whichever band they want. While it sounds bad they actually made positive modifications for its customers. These routes actually require fewer points than their normal bands would otherwise suggest.

Madrid – London: Iberia only currently fly to Heathrow Airport, so it will be interesting to see if this holds if in future they fly to others. In the meantime there is this specific price for this route:

• Azul off peak / peak: 6,500 / 7,500
• Full fare off peak / peak: 9,750 / 11,250
• Business off peak / peak: 12,750 / 15,000

Iberia fly their long-haul Airbus A340-600 aircraft for cargo purposes between Madrid and London once per day in each direction. This means that you can get to experience their lie flat seats as seen in this video below:

https://youtu.be/nYvWNBAa6Ow?t=34

Madrid – Barcelona “The Shuttle”: There are only two prices for this route. 4500 Avios for economy, and 9000 for business. There is no differentiation between Azul nor for peak and off peak.

Madrid – Chicago: This would normally be a Band 6 fare, but instead prices to Band 5.

 

Conclusion

Iberia has a separate award chart for redemptions on its own planes. Not only is the Avios component cheaper than British Airways, the additional cash you need to pay for ‘taxes' is also lower due to the exclusion of fuel surcharges. With knowledge of the ‘sweet spot' in the chart and the routes they fly, you can significantly leverage the value you receive with the same spend.