Award route card · one-way
Bengaluru to LA is all one-stop partner awards — USA-West zone, so KrisFlyer 55,000/133,000 via Singapore and AA's Qsuite via Doha at 40,000/70,000 are the fixed numbers, ANA via Tokyo the cheapest business. Air India flies no LAX metal, so there's no Maharaja here; Emirates/Flying Blue/Virgin are dynamic.
The play · business
Feed it: 1,12,801 Amex Membership Rewards (2.4:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 2,25,601 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 37,600 Axis EDGE Miles (1:1.25 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
| Program | Metal / routing | Points | Surcharge | All-in ₹ | vs play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Mileage Club | ANA via Tokyo (Star Alliance) — one-way, regular season | 47,000 | — | ₹47,000 | the play |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | Qatar Airways Qsuite via Doha (oneworld partner award) | 70,000 | — | ₹70,000 | 1.5× |
| Korean Air SKYPASS | Korean Air via Incheon (SkyTeam) — published Americas chart | 85,000 | — | ₹85,000 | 1.8× |
| Japan Airlines Mileage Bank | Japan Airlines via Tokyo (oneworld) — JMB partner distance | 85,000 | — | ₹93,500 | 2.0× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | Star partner via a hub (ANA/SQ) — no Air India metal to LAX; 8,001–10,000-mi band | 1,10,000 | — | ₹1,10,000 | 2.3× |
| Cathay Asia Miles | Cathay Pacific via Hong Kong (oneworld), Standard award | 1,19,000 | — | ₹1,19,000 | 2.5× |
| Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer | Singapore Airlines via SIN (Saver) — Zone 6 → USA-West | 1,33,000 | — | ₹1,46,300 | 3.1× |
| Emirates Skywards | Emirates via Dubai (one stop) — Classic Rewards, calculator-priced | dynamic | — | — | — |
| Air France-KLM Flying Blue | Air France via CDG / KLM via AMS (one stop) — dynamic | dynamic | — | — | — |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | Virgin Atlantic via LHR (both legs VS metal) — dynamic | dynamic | — | — | — |
The play · economy
Feed it: 78,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.4:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 1,56,000 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 26,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:1.25 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
| Program | Metal / routing | Points | Surcharge | All-in ₹ | vs play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Mileage Club | ANA via Tokyo (Star Alliance) — one-way, regular season | 32,500 | — | ₹32,500 | the play |
| Cathay Asia Miles | Cathay Pacific via Hong Kong (oneworld), Standard award | 38,000 | — | ₹38,000 | 1.2× |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | Qatar Airways via Doha (oneworld partner award) | 40,000 | — | ₹40,000 | 1.2× |
| Korean Air SKYPASS | Korean Air via Incheon (SkyTeam) — published Americas chart | 47,500 | — | ₹47,500 | 1.5× |
| Japan Airlines Mileage Bank | Japan Airlines via Tokyo (oneworld) — JMB partner distance | 47,000 | — | ₹51,700 | 1.6× |
| Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer | Singapore Airlines via SIN (Saver) — Zone 6 → USA-West | 55,000 | — | ₹60,500 | 1.9× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | Star partner via a hub (ANA/SQ) — no Air India metal to LAX; 8,001–10,000-mi band | 75,000 | — | ₹75,000 | 2.3× |
All-in ₹ = points × the program's house value (valuation index) + the sourced one-way surcharge; a dash means the carrier doesn't publish it and the ranking counts it ₹0 — the row's note carries the caveat. “Dynamic” rows never compete for the play. Feed-ins come from the same transfer data as the optimizer, multi-hop chains included.
47,000 one-way business via Tokyo — ANA's low round-trip chart shown as one-way halves; Bonvoy-fed only, and Saver partner space is the constraint.
Feed it: 1,12,801 Amex Membership Rewards (2.4:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 2,25,601 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 37,600 Axis EDGE Miles (1:1.25 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
70,000 AA miles for Qatar's Qsuite via Doha — the best business seat to LA on the board, if you can build AAdvantage (Bonvoy 3:1 = 210,000 points).
Feed it: 2,10,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 4,20,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 70,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
85,000 business via Seoul on Korean metal — a comfortable J and one of the few fixed SkyTeam charts left; hotel-hop-fed from India.
Feed it: 1,70,000 HSBC Reward Points (2:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 3,40,000 HDFC Reward Points (4:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 3,40,000 SBI Travel Credits (4:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL))
85,000 business via Tokyo on JAL/oneworld metal — one-ways allowed, HSBC 1:1. For existing JMB balances, not new ones.
Feed it: 42,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 85,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 2,12,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)
110,000 business in the 8,001–10,000-mile band, surcharge-free, on a Star partner via a hub — pricier than ANA books the same metal, but SBI feeds Aeroplan 1:1.
Feed it: 55,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 1,10,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 2,75,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)
119,000 Standard business both legs on Cathay via HKG — dearer than AA/KrisFlyer, an eastbound routing; for stranded SBI-fed balances.
Feed it: 2,38,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 1,19,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 5,71,200 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
133,000 Saver business via Singapore — a lot of points, but a real fixed number on SQ metal both legs where everyone else is dynamic. Saver J space is the fight.
Feed it: 1,33,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 66,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 2,66,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1)
Emirates flies India–DXB–LAX, calculator-priced with no chart and heavy surcharges since the May-2026 devaluation. Verify the quote against the fixed plays.
Ways in: Amex Membership Rewards 2:1 · RBL Reward Points 4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy · Axis EDGE Miles 1:1.25 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy
Flying Blue prices India–Europe–LAX dynamically; the monthly Promo Rewards are the only time it beats the fixed charts. Amex MR 2:1 feeds it.
Ways in: HDFC Reward Points 1:1 · Axis EDGE Miles 1:2 · HSBC Reward Points 1:1
Virgin flies India–LHR–LAX on its own metal, dynamic since Oct-2024 with heavy UK/carrier charges. Amex MR 2:1 is the only Indian feed.
Ways in: Amex Membership Rewards 2:1 · RBL Reward Points 4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy · Axis EDGE Miles 1:1.25 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy
ANA prices India → USA-West at 32,500 one-way economy (regular season) via Tokyo — no Indian card feeds ANA directly; Marriott Bonvoy 3:1 is the door.
Feed it: 78,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.4:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 1,56,000 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 26,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:1.25 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
A Pacific routing via Hong Kong, ~10,400 flown miles into the 7,501+ Standard band — 38,000 one-way. SBI feeds Asia Miles 1:1.
Feed it: 76,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 38,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 1,82,401 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
40,000 AA miles Indian Subcontinent → Contiguous-48 on Qatar via Doha; funded from India only via Marriott Bonvoy 3:1.
Feed it: 1,20,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 2,40,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 40,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
47,500 on Korean's own metal via Seoul; SKYPASS is fed from India via Accor/hotel hops. 10-year mile expiry is a rare luxury.
Feed it: 95,000 HSBC Reward Points (2:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 1,90,000 HDFC Reward Points (4:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 1,90,000 SBI Travel Credits (4:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL))
47,000 in JMB's partner distance band via Tokyo; HSBC feeds JMB 1:1. The direct-fed oneworld alternative to Asia Miles.
Feed it: 23,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 47,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 1,17,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)
The official Zone-6 chart prices India → USA-West at 55,000 Saver via Singapore, the long SIN–LAX leg included in the one award — the same cell as SFO. Fed 1:1 by four Indian issuers.
Feed it: 55,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 27,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 1,10,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1)
Air India flies no LAX metal, so Aeroplan books a Star partner (ANA via Tokyo, SQ via Singapore); the via-hub distance clears the 8,000-mile line into the 75,000 band. Surcharge-free.
Feed it: 37,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 75,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 1,87,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)