{"id":144920,"date":"2024-01-10T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=144920"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:52:24","slug":"avios-plus-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/british-airways-club\/avios-plus-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"British Airways Avios Plus Cash: Which Redemption Option Should You Pick?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The award price you see at first on British Airways' website isn't necessarily the price you'll have to pay. And depending on the number of Avios in your account \u2014 or your appetite for fuel surcharges \u2014 that could mean more Avios and less cash or vice versa.<\/p>\n

Here's a primer on the options you'll see when booking an award flight with Avios, as well as our advice on which one you should pick.<\/p>\n

Avios Plus Cash: Which Redemption Option Should You Pick?<\/span><\/h2>\n

On its face, booking an award flight with British Airways Avios<\/a> can be…well, confusing. And as the math will show, it's probably deliberate. You'll see one price \u2014 say 9,250 Avios plus $1 for a flight between London City (LCY) and Frankfurt (FRA) \u2014 but that's not the only price. Nor is it the best<\/strong><\/em> one.<\/p>\n

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To showcase this, here's an example using the same London City to Frankfurt itinerary. A quick search for an off-peak travel day and picking the first available economy seat on a British Airways flight brings up that same 9,250-Avios price plus $1.<\/p>\n

Click on “more pricing options,” and you'll also see the following:<\/p>\n