Aeroplan award chart: Prices of Aeroplan point redemptions for flights (2025)

The Aeroplan award chart determines the guaranteed fixed price of Aeroplan point redemptions for flights on 41 of the 48 partner airlines. In other words, it tells you precisely the number of points required. For flights on Air Canada and 7 special partners, the award chart now also gives you **a better idea** of the prices that are not guaranteed and not fixed.

An award chart is sometimes called a price table or a flight reward chart. It’s relatively simple: it’s the list of prices in points.

There’s a quirk with Aeroplan that makes it a bit more complex, though. The best airline program in Canada has 2 separate (and very different) points redemption mechanisms… for flights on Air Canada (and 7 special partners) and for flights on regular partner airlines.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Aeroplan award chart and the prices of Aeroplan point redemptions for flights in 2025 (there were changes in March 2025 for the 1^st time in nearly 5 years).

What is the Aeroplan award chart?

You can skip directly to the award chart if you’re already an Aeroplan pro.

To understand the Aeroplan award chart, you need to first understand the basics of how Aeroplan point redemptions work.

If you’ve read the Flytrippers infographic that summarizes all the basics of travel rewards, you know that there are only 2 types of reward redemptions that exist.

Here’s the text version if you prefer:

• Redemptions of the more lucrative type (so less simple)
  • Price in points is not tied to cash price
    • So the value obtained is more variable (often extremely)
    • Value can be very good… or very bad
  • You can get very high outsized value
    • But you need to be more flexible
    • It’s less simple to find very good redemptions
• Redemptions of the more simple type (so less lucrative)
  • Price in points is tied to the cash price
    • So the value obtained is less variable (or not variable at all)
    • Value is more average almost always (or always)
  • You cannot get very high outsized value
    • But you don’t need to be flexible
    • It’s more simple to find average redemptions

Everything in life is either more lucrative or more simple. Always. So, this is the case in the wonderful world of travel rewards, too.

With Aeroplan, you can get redemptions of the more lucrative type on partner airlines and redemptions of the more simple type on Air Canada (and on 7 special partners among the 48 partners).

Here are the 2 completely different mechanisms:

• On partner airlines
  • Prices are limited
    • Fixed pricing (guaranteed prices)
    • Prices are set by the award chart
  • So available seats are limited
    • That’s why prices can be limited 
    • That’s why the value can be unlimited
• On Air Canada (and 6 special partners)
  • Prices are not limited
    • Dynamic pricing (variable prices)
    • Prices are set without any transparency
  • So available seats are not limited
    • That’s why prices can’t be limited 
    • That’s why the value can’t be unlimited

This means that Aeroplan point redemptions on partner airlines are very overwhelmingly better than redemptions on Air Canada; it can be way more lucrative. And so it also means that it’s obviously less simple on partners than on Air Canada!

The value varies a lot on partners; the price in points is fixed, but the cash price obviously isn’t. So you always have to compare it to the cash price to calculate the value! The direct Toronto-Lisbon flight on TAP Air Portugal will always cost 35,000 points! But that flight can sometimes cost $1000 (giving you amazing value), and sometimes it can cost $500 (giving you terrible value).

So it’s less simple because not all redemptions are good… and most importantly, not all seats are available in points!

As there are always exceptions, Aeroplan now has 7 special partners (Aeroplan officially calls them “Select partners”). Prices on these partners are not set by the Aeroplan award chart, like on Air Canada. However, not **all** seats are available on these partners either, unlike on Air Canada. For simplicity, let’s call it the worst of both worlds.

How do I use the Aeroplan award chart?

Checking out the award chart is extremely useful for planning your overall rewards strategy. It allows you to see the fixed price on partner airlines (ideally)… or to get a better idea of the prices on Air Canada and the 7 special partners.

I will start with a practical summary of the simple steps to follow.

Here’s how to use the Aeroplan award chart:

• Look at the travel zones map to determine the region you are flying from
• Look at the travel zones map to determine the region you are flying to
• Look at the appropriate award chart for those 2 travel zones
• Choose the seat class you want to travel in
• Calculate the cumulative distance flown (one-way) on Great Circle Mapper
• Look at the price for that distance on the award chart

Let’s explain it in a bit more detail.

How does the Aeroplan award chart work?

The Aeroplan award chart itself is very easy to understand if you just put in a few minutes to learn.

Since seeing a concrete example makes it easier to understand, here is the Aeroplan award chart for flights between North America and North America.

I understand that seems like a lot, but it looks way more complicated than it really is. I’ll break it down into easily digestible parts for you.

There are only 4 components that determine the price in the Aeroplan award chart:

• Airline
• Seat class
• Region of the world
• Distance flown

We will look at each one in a few seconds, but none of these 4 components is difficult to grasp.

Here are a few other things to know:

• Prices in the chart are always for one-way flights
  • You can have a roundtrip on the same booking
  • You simply combine 2 one-ways
  • Like with all cash flights
  • But in points, the one-way is always just half the price
• Stopover allowed for 5,000 points more
  • Except in Canada or the U.S.
  • Length of 24 hours to 45 days
  • Layovers under 24 hours are free
• Mini round-the-world trip allowed for 10,000 points more
  • Stopover on the outbound AND the inbound flights
  • This gives you 3 destinations instead of just 1

The mini round-the-world is one of the best sweet spots of the Aeroplan program, so it’s worth mentioning briefly as a teaser for our upcoming guide!

I got to visit 2 Middle Eastern countries and the French Alps (in addition to full days in 2 more cities with longer layovers). But you can even make it the most luxurious trip ever, with 3 destinations and 4 long flights in lie-flat business class seats for just 175,000 Aeroplan points total (instead of tens of thousands of dollars)!!!

Here is a reminder of some basic details about Aeroplan prices:

• Different fare class options offered
  • As with prices with cash
  • Read our guide to plane ticket fare classes
• 4 price options offered at the time of payment
  • Always choose the one with taxes in cash
  • If you want to maximize the value obtained
• Taxes vary by country (sometimes by airport)
  • As with all airline points
• Partner booking fee of $28 (CAD 39)
  • Per booking, not per direction or per flight
  • So roundtrips are always cheaper (unlike with cash)
  • Only for partner airlines
  • The almost always cheaper price in points compensates for this fee
• No surcharges added to the price in points
  • Unlike before November 2020
  • And unlike other reward programs

Yes, this is often hard to understand for beginners, but even when paying taxes in cash, Aeroplan points are better! They almost always give you more net value than other types of points that can be redeemed for taxes… but that are worth less and save you less in total.

What determines the price of the Aeroplan award chart?

Here are the 4 components to understand to master the Aeroplan award chart.

Airline

The Aeroplan award chart’s price obviously differs depending on whether the flight is with Air Canada and “select” partners or with “regular” partners.

It’s the basics! There are 2 different redemption mechanisms. Re-read the above if you don’t understand.

Here’s what you need to know:

• There are always 2 separate price lines in the chart
  • Fixed price on regular partner airlines
  • Minimum/median price on Air Canada and special partners
• It is allowed to combine partners and Air Canada
  • Price calculated (relatively) proportionally
  • Based on the percentage of the distance flown by each airline

For regular partners, the award chart indicates the guaranteed fixed price. Very simple.

For Air Canada and special partners, the chart indicates the minimum price and the median price to help you get an idea. A major observation after 8 years of Flytrippers is that many people don’t like math. So to clarify, the median price means that 50% of flight redemptions cost less than that price and 50% of flight redemptions cost more than that price. The median price is sometimes unavailable for flights where Aeroplan does not have enough data to make it statistically significant.

For itineraries combining a flight with fixed price and a flight with dynamic pricing, it’s not as clear-cut. But adding a positioning flight on Air Canada or special partners will almost always increase the price. So it’s best to either avoid it whenever possible or at least always compare buying the positioning flight separately.

Seat class

The Aeroplan award chart’s price obviously differs depending on whether you are traveling in economy class or in either of the premium cabins (premium economy, business, or first).

Otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense. Don’t forget that flights in premium cabins are one of the best ways to redeem airline points to travel in ultimate luxury for a fraction of the price.

Here’s what you need to know:

• There are 4 seat classes that exist
  • Read our guide to airplane seat classes
• 2 classes are always bookable with Aeroplan
  • On Air Canada AND partner airlines
    • Economy class
    • Business class
• 2 classes are only bookable on certain airlines
  • On Air Canada only
    • Premium economy class
  • On partner airlines only
    • First class

Economy class is obviously the cheapest and the best option for those who want to travel more often (or who haven’t yet quite understood how easy it is to earn huge quantities of rewards).

Business class is by far the best option for those who don’t want to travel more often. It’s so easy to earn enough points to always fly in luxurious lie-flat business class seats on your long flights, if you only travel a few times a year (and even if you travel a lot, there’s a way). You should definitely read our new guide on how to travel business class with points.

Premium economy is in between the 2, but the Aeroplan program simply does not allow you to book it on partner airlines, even though the majority offer this seat class. And on Air Canada flights, it’s almost never a good deal in points, and it’s best to avoid it; often, for the same amount of points, you can travel in business class on partners!!!

First class is the ultimate luxury, and the Aeroplan program allows you to book it on partner airlines that offer this seat class. Very few do, though (don’t miss our list of airlines with first class soon). Many travelers think that first class and business class are the same thing, but no. Air Canada does not have first class, which is why you can only book it on partners.

Region of the world

The Aeroplan award chart’s price obviously differs depending on the region of the world you are traveling from and the region of the world you are traveling to.

That makes sense, too. I have a more detailed section on the Aeroplan travel zones map just after this.

Here’s what you need to know:

• There are Aeroplan “travel zones”
  • There are 4 different regions
  • These are Aeroplan’s own definitions for regions
• The award chart is therefore divided into 10 charts
  • Flights within each region (4 charts)
  • Flights between each region (6 charts)
• So you need to know 2 simple things
  • The region you’re leaving from
  • The region you’re going to

It may seem like a lot to have 10 charts, but it’s really not complicated: you only ever need 1 chart for any flight. You just have to pick the right chart.

So it adds a single very simple and very short step: knowing which region you are leaving from and which region you are going to. I really hope it’s not too complicated for you (because otherwise, honestly, I wonder if Aeroplan is for you… or even how you will manage traveling in general)!

In economy class, as of 2025, some regions are generally more valuable than others with Aeroplan. Prices in cash are very low for the Americas and Europe, so Aeroplan prices are less often worthwhile. Prices in cash are very high for Asia, Oceania, and Africa, so Aeroplan prices are more often worthwhile.

In business class, prices in cash are always expensive everywhere, so all regions are valuable with Aeroplan when you find an available seat at the award chart price. That said, it’s especially worthwhile for longer flights, in our opinion. My recent experience of a 13-hour business class flight for 75,000 points is a good example.

Distance flown

The Aeroplan award chart’s price also differs depending on the distance flown; it’s not just one price per region.

This is what changed with the Aeroplan revamp in November 2020. The old Aeroplan award chart was based on regions only; the distance was completely irrelevant!

Here’s what you need to know:

• There are several different distance ranges
  • In all 4 regions
• The precise distances are different
  • In all 10 award charts
• The distance is the cumulative distance flown
  • Connections are therefore taken into account

Once again, some regions are more generous in terms of price per distance. But I’ll save that for a separate post to keep this one shorter.

The only thing I’ll add — as another teaser for our upcoming ultimate guide — is a pro tip that’s not well-known (and a great example of how counter-intuitive the world of travel rewards is). Sometimes, you can save points by **adding** a destination! That’s because the Pacific zone is more generous than the Atlantic zone. Stay tuned for details.

Aeroplan award chart

Here is the map of travel zones again, which is vital for understanding the Aeroplan award chart, this time with the legend.

As you can very clearly see, the world is separated into 4 logical zones:

• North America
• South America
• Atlantic
• Pacific

Let’s look at the award chart for within each region and between each region.

North America-North America — Aeroplan award chart 

North America-Atlantic — Aeroplan award chart 

North America-Pacific — Aeroplan award chart

North America-South America — Aeroplan award chart

Atlantic-Atlantic — Aeroplan award chart

Pacific-Pacific — Aeroplan award chart 

South America-South America — Aeroplan award chart 

Atlantic-Pacific — Aeroplan award chart 

Atlantic-South America — Aeroplan award chart 

Pacific-South America — Aeroplan award chart 

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Summary

The Aeroplan award chart determines the guaranteed prices of Aeroplan point redemptions for flights on regular partner airlines that fortunately have fixed pricing, i.e. 41 of the 48 partners. The minimum and median prices are also now displayed for flights on Air Canada and the 7 special partners that unfortunately have dynamic pricing.

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