Enter an origin and destination airport plus a cabin. We look up which of our covered loyalty programmes fly that region pair and show a typical points band for each, sourced from the programme's own published chart where one exists, or from manual editorial spot-checks on the airline's own booking site where pricing is dynamic. Every row carries a source link and a verification date. We never fetch live seat availability: see below for why.
These are typical prices, not live availability. We show you what fair looks like before you search.
To find actual bookable seats, use an award search engine:
Live award-availability search requires scraping airline inventory, a litigated risk category. Miles Mosaic complements the search tools rather than competing with them. This link-out is a trust feature, not a leak.
Points bands by cabin
A typical route on this pair is LAX → SYD (7,494 mi).
Programmes that price by flight distance rather than by region show that route's exact band below, plus the wider range this region pair can reach.
Chart updated 1 Nov 2025 (Saver +5pct, Advantage +10-15pct); this band has not been re-verified against the post-update PDF and needs priority founder review.
Singapore Airlines and most Star Alliance partners keep surcharges moderate; a Fuel Cost Contribution applies on select routes.
Regional distance-based partner chart (Americas / EMEA / Asia-Pacific); a $20 partner-booking fee per person each way applies from 1 Jul 2026 (waived for Summit Visa Infinite holders).
Alaska is known for curating lower-surcharge partners; a flat per-person partner-booking fee (rising to $20 each way from 1 Jul 2026) applies separately from any carrier surcharge.
How many points from North America to Australia and New Zealand in business class?
The lowest business-class band we currently track for this pair is Krisflyer at 60,000–105,000 points one-way, sourced 16 Aug 2026. See the full table above for every programme we cover on this pair.
Which loyalty programme is cheapest for North America to Australia and New Zealand?
It depends on cabin and the exact airports you fly. Distance-based programmes like Avios price the specific route, while fixed-chart programmes price the whole region the same regardless of the exact airports. Compare the bands above by cabin rather than relying on a single "cheapest" answer, since the ranking can flip between economy and business.
Why do you show a band instead of an exact number?
Most programmes now price dynamically, so a single number would be fake precision. A band tells you honestly what typical redemptions look like, sourced and dated, so you can judge whether a specific search result is a good deal.
Why can't I search for actual available seats here?
Live award-availability search requires scraping airline inventory in bulk, which is a litigated risk category (Air Canada v. seats.aero, ongoing; American Airlines v. Skiplagged, a 9.4 million dollar verdict). We do manual editorial curation from official public chart pages instead, and link out to the real search engines by name.
How often is this updated?
Every row is re-verified at least quarterly. A row older than 80 days shows an amber "verification due" note rather than hiding its age.
Where does the surcharge flag come from?
A light, medium or heavy label per programme, based on that programme's typical carrier-imposed surcharges on this kind of route, with a source link. It is not a full taxes-and-fees calculator.
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The British Airways Club
35,000–50,000 pts
