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Award flight · one-way

Hong Kong to Taipei on points

7,000 pts cheapest economy · Cathay Asia Miles HKG → TPE great-circle 806 km · 501 mi 6 programs priced as of

Hong Kong → Taipei on points: 14 options across the alliance backbones our cards can reach. Aeroplan books Star partner metal at a fixed 806 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 (806 km, Cathay-operated chart)

7,000 pts
surcharge not published
₹7,000 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 (806 km, Cathay-operated chart) 7,000 — ₹7,000 the play
Air France-KLM Flying Blue SkyTeam metal, Flying Blue (dynamic) — China Eastern via PVG ~7,500 est. — ₹7,500 1.1×
Air Canada Aeroplan Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (806 km) 8,000 — ₹8,000 1.1×
EVA Air Infinity MileageLands EVA Air own metal from TPE, region award 10,000 — ₹10,000 1.4×
China Airlines Dynasty Flyer China Airlines (+ Mandarin Airlines) own metal from TPE, published route-chart award (806 km nonstop) 10,000 — ₹10,000 1.4×
American Airlines AAdvantage oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award 17,500 — ₹17,500 2.5×

Business

The play · business

Cathay Asia Miles

Cathay Pacific own metal from HKG, distance-band award (806 km, Cathay-operated chart)

16,000 pts
surcharge not published
₹16,000 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 (806 km, Cathay-operated chart) 16,000 — ₹16,000 the play
Air Canada Aeroplan Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (806 km) 20,000 — ₹20,000 1.3×
Air France-KLM Flying Blue SkyTeam metal, Flying Blue (dynamic) — China Eastern via PVG ~20,000 est. — ₹20,000 1.3×
American Airlines AAdvantage oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award 22,500 — ₹22,500 1.4×
EVA Air Infinity MileageLands EVA Air own metal from TPE, region award 25,000 — ₹25,000 1.6×
China Airlines Dynasty Flyer China Airlines (+ Mandarin Airlines) own metal from TPE, published route-chart award (806 km nonstop) 25,000 — ₹25,000 1.6×

First

The play · first

Air Canada Aeroplan

Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (806 km)

25,000 pts
surcharge not published
₹25,000 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
Air Canada Aeroplan the play Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (806 km) 25,000 — ₹25,000 the play
American Airlines AAdvantage oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award 32,500 — ₹32,500 1.3×

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. 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. 2 other programmes priced here publish nothing the desk could read.

Row by row

14 options · 6 sourced charts
Economy

Cathay Asia Miles

the play 7,000 pts

Cathay Pacific own metal from HKG, distance-band award (806 km, Cathay-operated chart)

Cathay Pacific oneworld

Cathay Pacific own-metal Hong Kong→Taipei. 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: 14,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 7,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 42,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

as of suitesmile.com
Economy

Air France-KLM Flying Blue

~7,500 pts est.

SkyTeam metal, Flying Blue (dynamic) — China Eastern via PVG

China Eastern 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 5.5k–12k; award space and travel date drive the real number.

Estimate Dynamic program — estimate is the typical one-way level for this region-pair (range 5.5k–12k); not a fixed chart price, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Feed it: 7,500 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 3,750 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 7,500 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)

as of flyingblue.com
Economy

Air Canada Aeroplan

8,000 pts

Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (806 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: 4,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 8,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 20,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

as of aircanada.com
Economy

EVA Air Infinity MileageLands

10,000 pts

EVA Air own metal from TPE, region award

EVA Air Star Alliance

EVA Air own-metal Hong Kong→Taipei. EVA passes carrier-imposed fuel surcharges (YQ) on Infinity MileageLands awards flown on EVA Air / UNI Air metal, on top of government taxes and airport fees — the transpacific and Europe redemptions carry a meaningful cash component, so treat these as points-plus-cash, not points-only. A valid EVA Air routing is assumed.

Feed it: 10,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 66,667 Amex Membership Rewards (6.67:1 via Hilton Honors) · 250,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (25:1 via Hilton Honors)

as of 10xtravel.com
Economy

China Airlines Dynasty Flyer

10,000 pts

China Airlines (+ Mandarin Airlines) own metal from TPE, published route-chart award (806 km nonstop)

China Airlines SkyTeam

China Airlines (+ Mandarin Airlines) own-metal Hong Kong→Taipei. CI passes carrier surcharges on awards: the reward-ticket T&C makes the ticket holder responsible for 'all related taxes or any other surcharges and fuel surcharge' on own-metal reissues, and the SkyTeam ticketing rules repeat it verbatim for partner awards ('taxes and additional charges (such as fuel surcharges, etc.) are all borne by the ticket holder'). A non-refundable Booking Service Charge is also collected at issuance (waived on itineraries originating Hong Kong; Paragon members get fee waivers). A valid China Airlines (+ Mandarin Airlines) routing is assumed.

as of china-airlines.com
Economy

American Airlines AAdvantage

17,500 pts

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award

oneworld

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

Feed it: 52,500 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 105,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 35,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

as of aa.com
Business

Cathay Asia Miles

the play 16,000 pts

Cathay Pacific own metal from HKG, distance-band award (806 km, Cathay-operated chart)

Cathay Pacific oneworld

Cathay Pacific own-metal Hong Kong→Taipei. 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: 32,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 16,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 96,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

as of suitesmile.com
Business

Air Canada Aeroplan

20,000 pts

Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (806 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: 10,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 20,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 50,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

as of aircanada.com
Business

Air France-KLM Flying Blue

~20,000 pts est.

SkyTeam metal, Flying Blue (dynamic) — China Eastern via PVG

China Eastern 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 18k–30k; award space and travel date drive the real number.

Estimate Dynamic program — estimate is the typical one-way level for this region-pair (range 18k–30k); not a fixed chart price, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Feed it: 20,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 10,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 20,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)

as of flyingblue.com
Business

American Airlines AAdvantage

22,500 pts

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award

oneworld

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

Feed it: 67,500 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 135,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 45,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

as of aa.com
Business

EVA Air Infinity MileageLands

25,000 pts

EVA Air own metal from TPE, region award

EVA Air Star Alliance

EVA Air own-metal Hong Kong→Taipei. EVA passes carrier-imposed fuel surcharges (YQ) on Infinity MileageLands awards flown on EVA Air / UNI Air metal, on top of government taxes and airport fees — the transpacific and Europe redemptions carry a meaningful cash component, so treat these as points-plus-cash, not points-only. A valid EVA Air routing is assumed.

Feed it: 25,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 166,667 Amex Membership Rewards (6.67:1 via Hilton Honors) · 625,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (25:1 via Hilton Honors)

as of 10xtravel.com
Business

China Airlines Dynasty Flyer

25,000 pts

China Airlines (+ Mandarin Airlines) own metal from TPE, published route-chart award (806 km nonstop)

China Airlines SkyTeam

China Airlines (+ Mandarin Airlines) own-metal Hong Kong→Taipei. CI passes carrier surcharges on awards: the reward-ticket T&C makes the ticket holder responsible for 'all related taxes or any other surcharges and fuel surcharge' on own-metal reissues, and the SkyTeam ticketing rules repeat it verbatim for partner awards ('taxes and additional charges (such as fuel surcharges, etc.) are all borne by the ticket holder'). A non-refundable Booking Service Charge is also collected at issuance (waived on itineraries originating Hong Kong; Paragon members get fee waivers). A valid China Airlines (+ Mandarin Airlines) routing is assumed.

as of china-airlines.com
First

Air Canada Aeroplan

the play 25,000 pts

Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (806 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: 12,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 25,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 62,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

as of aircanada.com
First

American Airlines AAdvantage

32,500 pts

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award

oneworld

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

Feed it: 97,500 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 195,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 65,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

as of aa.com

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