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Award flight · one-way

Hong Kong to Melbourne on points

20,000 pts cheapest economy · Cathay Asia Miles HKG → MEL great-circle 7,412 km · 4,605 mi 5 programs priced as of

Hong Kong → Melbourne on points: 12 options across the alliance backbones our cards can reach. Aeroplan books Star partner metal at a fixed 7,412 km distance band, AAdvantage prices the oneworld routing off its region chart, and Flying Blue covers SkyTeam dynamically. The verified charts crown THE PLAY; the dynamic row is shown as an honest estimate.

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Economy

The play · economy

Cathay Asia Miles

Cathay Pacific own metal from HKG, distance-band award (7,412 km, Cathay-operated chart)

20,000 pts
surcharge not published
₹20,000 all-in at house ₹

Which card mints this?

+7 more ways in — the full funnel, ratios and ₹/mile side by side →

Program Metal / routing Points Surcharge All-in ₹ vs play
Cathay Asia Miles the play Cathay Pacific own metal from HKG, distance-band award (7,412 km, Cathay-operated chart) 20,000 — ₹20,000 the play
Qantas Frequent Flyer Qantas own metal from MEL, distance-band award (7,412 km, single-segment) 29,000 — ₹29,000 1.4×
Air Canada Aeroplan Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (7,412 km) 30,000 — ₹30,000 1.5×
Air France-KLM Flying Blue SkyTeam metal, Flying Blue (dynamic) — China Airlines via TPE, or Garuda Indonesia via CGK, or China Eastern via PVG, or Vietnam Airlines via SGN ~30,000 est. — ₹30,000 1.5×
American Airlines AAdvantage oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Malaysia Airlines via KUL, or Japan Airlines via NRT 30,000 — ₹30,000 1.5×

Business

The play · business

American Airlines AAdvantage

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Malaysia Airlines via KUL, or Japan Airlines via NRT

40,000 pts
surcharge not published
₹40,000 all-in at house ₹

Which card mints this?

+7 more ways in — the full funnel, ratios and ₹/mile side by side →

Program Metal / routing Points Surcharge All-in ₹ vs play
American Airlines AAdvantage the play oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Malaysia Airlines via KUL, or Japan Airlines via NRT 40,000 — ₹40,000 the play
Air Canada Aeroplan Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (7,412 km) 52,500 — ₹52,500 1.3×
Air France-KLM Flying Blue SkyTeam metal, Flying Blue (dynamic) — China Airlines via TPE, or Garuda Indonesia via CGK, or China Eastern via PVG, or Vietnam Airlines via SGN ~60,000 est. — ₹60,000 1.5×
Cathay Asia Miles Cathay Pacific own metal from HKG, distance-band award (7,412 km, Cathay-operated chart) 60,000 — ₹60,000 1.5×
Qantas Frequent Flyer Qantas own metal from MEL, distance-band award (7,412 km, single-segment) 82,100 — ₹82,100 2.1×

First

The play · first

American Airlines AAdvantage

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Malaysia Airlines via KUL, or Japan Airlines via NRT

50,000 pts
surcharge not published
₹50,000 all-in at house ₹

Which card mints this?

+7 more ways in — the full funnel, ratios and ₹/mile side by side →

Program Metal / routing Points Surcharge All-in ₹ vs play
American Airlines AAdvantage the play oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Malaysia Airlines via KUL, or Japan Airlines via NRT 50,000 — ₹50,000 the play
Air Canada Aeroplan Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (7,412 km) 60,000 — ₹60,000 1.2×

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. That surcharge is the airline's own cash charge on an award — YQ, as the notes below call it — and it is not the fuel-surcharge waiver your credit card advertises: that one hands back a hundred rupees or two at a petrol pump, this one runs to tens of thousands and decides whether the award is worth taking at all. “Dynamic” and estimated (~… est.) rows never compete for the play — the crown is always a verified, bookable price. Feed-ins come from the same transfer data as the optimizer, multi-hop chains included.

Chart-priced, not live seats. These prices are read off each programme’s published award chart and valued at our own house ₹/point. 37% of the 39,855 priced options on the board are stated estimates for programmes that publish no chart; they are marked ~ est. and never crowned the play. Nobody here can see whether a seat exists on your date — confirm the space with the programme before you transfer. Points that leave your issuer do not come back.

The cash on top of the miles. Cathay Asia Miles and Air France-KLM Flying Blue state that a carrier-imposed surcharge is charged on an award. American Airlines AAdvantage makes you liable for one if the operating airline levies it, without saying whether it does. Air Canada Aeroplan states it adds none on its own metal. Government taxes and airport charges are payable in every case. Almost no programme publishes the amount, so the desk carries each one’s policy in its own words — on its programme hub — rather than a number nobody published. 1 other programme priced here publishes nothing the desk could read.

Row by row

12 options · 5 sourced charts
Economy

Cathay Asia Miles

the play 20,000 pts

Cathay Pacific own metal from HKG, distance-band award (7,412 km, Cathay-operated chart)

Cathay Pacific oneworld

Cathay Pacific own-metal Hong Kong→Melbourne. Cathay passes fuel surcharges on Asia Miles awards - the published Standard award miles are cabin-only. Cathay's own footnote reads 'Required Asia Miles do not include fuel surcharges and taxes.', so budget a separate cash component on top of the miles priced here — heaviest on the Europe and North America long-hauls. A valid Cathay Pacific routing is assumed.

Feed it: 40,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 20,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 120,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

as of suitesmile.com
Economy

Qantas Frequent Flyer

29,000 pts

Qantas own metal from MEL, distance-band award (7,412 km, single-segment)

Qantas oneworld

Qantas nonstop Hong Kong→Melbourne on own metal. Classic Rewards are points + taxes, fees and carrier charges. Qantas does not publish a surcharge table, so no numeric value is asserted. Order of magnitude on Qantas-operated international one-ways: roughly A$120-250 in economy and A$350-800 in premium cabins; domestic/trans-Tasman is far lower. Treat as indicative, not sourced. A connecting itinerary adds segments and can cost more.

Feed it: 23,200 HSBC Reward Points (1:1.25 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 14,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 29,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1)

as of pointhacks.com.au
Economy

Air Canada Aeroplan

30,000 pts

Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (7,412 km)

Star Alliance

Aeroplan prices Star partner awards by total distance FLOWN. This row is the direct great-circle band; a connecting routing that flies farther can land in the next band up. A valid Star routing (nonstop or via a Star hub within the maximum permitted mileage) is assumed.

Feed it: 15,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 30,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 75,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

as of aircanada.com
Economy

Air France-KLM Flying Blue

~30,000 pts est.

SkyTeam metal, Flying Blue (dynamic) — China Airlines via TPE, or Garuda Indonesia via CGK, or China Eastern via PVG, or Vietnam Airlines via SGN

China AirlinesGaruda IndonesiaChina EasternVietnam Airlines SkyTeam

Flying Blue prices dynamically — no fixed chart. Air France/KLM pass carrier (YQ) surcharges on own metal — typically €90–110 economy / €200–300 business one-way long-haul; intra-region SkyTeam ~€15–40. Typical one-way economy runs 20k–40k; award space and travel date drive the real number.

Estimate Dynamic program — estimate is the typical one-way level for this region-pair (range 20k–40k); not a fixed chart price, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Feed it: 30,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 15,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 30,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)

as of flyingblue.com
Economy

American Airlines AAdvantage

30,000 pts

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Malaysia Airlines via KUL, or Japan Airlines via NRT

Malaysia AirlinesJapan Airlines oneworld

AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart. A valid oneworld routing is assumed.

Feed it: 90,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 180,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 60,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

as of aa.com
Business

American Airlines AAdvantage

the play 40,000 pts

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Malaysia Airlines via KUL, or Japan Airlines via NRT

Malaysia AirlinesJapan Airlines oneworld

AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart. A valid oneworld routing is assumed.

Feed it: 120,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 240,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 80,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

as of aa.com
Business

Air Canada Aeroplan

52,500 pts

Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (7,412 km)

Star Alliance

Aeroplan prices Star partner awards by total distance FLOWN. This row is the direct great-circle band; a connecting routing that flies farther can land in the next band up. A valid Star routing (nonstop or via a Star hub within the maximum permitted mileage) is assumed.

Feed it: 26,250 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 52,500 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 131,250 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

as of aircanada.com
Business

Air France-KLM Flying Blue

~60,000 pts est.

SkyTeam metal, Flying Blue (dynamic) — China Airlines via TPE, or Garuda Indonesia via CGK, or China Eastern via PVG, or Vietnam Airlines via SGN

China AirlinesGaruda IndonesiaChina EasternVietnam Airlines SkyTeam

Flying Blue prices dynamically — no fixed chart. Air France/KLM pass carrier (YQ) surcharges on own metal — typically €90–110 economy / €200–300 business one-way long-haul; intra-region SkyTeam ~€15–40. Typical one-way business runs 35.5k–90k; award space and travel date drive the real number.

Estimate Dynamic program — estimate is the typical one-way level for this region-pair (range 35.5k–90k); not a fixed chart price, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Feed it: 60,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 30,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 60,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)

as of flyingblue.com
Business

Cathay Asia Miles

60,000 pts

Cathay Pacific own metal from HKG, distance-band award (7,412 km, Cathay-operated chart)

Cathay Pacific oneworld

Cathay Pacific own-metal Hong Kong→Melbourne. Cathay passes fuel surcharges on Asia Miles awards - the published Standard award miles are cabin-only. Cathay's own footnote reads 'Required Asia Miles do not include fuel surcharges and taxes.', so budget a separate cash component on top of the miles priced here — heaviest on the Europe and North America long-hauls. A valid Cathay Pacific routing is assumed.

Feed it: 120,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 60,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 300,000 RBL Reward Points (5:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

as of suitesmile.com
Business

Qantas Frequent Flyer

82,100 pts

Qantas own metal from MEL, distance-band award (7,412 km, single-segment)

Qantas oneworld

Qantas nonstop Hong Kong→Melbourne on own metal. Classic Rewards are points + taxes, fees and carrier charges. Qantas does not publish a surcharge table, so no numeric value is asserted. Order of magnitude on Qantas-operated international one-ways: roughly A$120-250 in economy and A$350-800 in premium cabins; domestic/trans-Tasman is far lower. Treat as indicative, not sourced. A connecting itinerary adds segments and can cost more.

Feed it: 65,680 HSBC Reward Points (1:1.25 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 41,050 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 82,100 SBI Travel Credits (1:1)

as of pointhacks.com.au
First

American Airlines AAdvantage

the play 50,000 pts

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Malaysia Airlines via KUL, or Japan Airlines via NRT

Malaysia AirlinesJapan Airlines oneworld

AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart. A valid oneworld routing is assumed.

Feed it: 150,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 300,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 100,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

as of aa.com
First

Air Canada Aeroplan

60,000 pts

Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (7,412 km)

Star Alliance

Aeroplan prices Star partner awards by total distance FLOWN. This row is the direct great-circle band; a connecting routing that flies farther can land in the next band up. A valid Star routing (nonstop or via a Star hub within the maximum permitted mileage) is assumed.

Feed it: 30,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 60,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 150,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

as of aircanada.com

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