Lucknow to New York on points
The cheapest seat is economy: 40,000 points with American Airlines AAdvantage. Business from 70,000 with American Airlines AAdvantage.
- Economy
- 40,000
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Business
- 70,000
- American Airlines AAdvantage
Prices checked 10 sources
Lucknow to New York at a glance
Lucknow (LKO) to New York (JFK) is 12,077 km (7,504 mi) great-circle. We price 20 one-way award options on it across 10 programmes: 12 read off a published chart and 8 estimates.
Which card gets you there
The economy seat takes 40,000 points with American Airlines AAdvantage. The easiest way to get them with a card a new cardholder can get today: 240,000 RBL Reward Points, moved at 6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy.
- Economy, 40,000 points with American Airlines AAdvantage. Best way in: RBL World Safari Plus, 240,000 RBL Reward Points at 6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy, ₹1.50 per point landed. Every way into American Airlines AAdvantage (11)
- Business, 70,000 points with American Airlines AAdvantage. Best way in: RBL World Safari Plus, 420,000 RBL Reward Points at 6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy, ₹1.50 per point landed.
Every option
| Programme and cabin | Points | Price | Cash surcharge | Total at our value | Flies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air India Maharaja Points, economy | ~40,000 est. | Estimate | not published | ₹40,000 | Air India via DEL (LKO–DEL–JFK), all-Air-India metal |
| Air India Maharaja Points, business | ~130,000 est. | Estimate | not published | ₹1,30,000 | Air India via DEL (LKO–DEL–JFK), all-Air-India metal |
| American Airlines AAdvantage, economy | 40,000 | Verified, cheapest | not published | ₹40,000 | Oman Air to MCT, then oneworld partner metal onward — AAdvantage region award |
| American Airlines AAdvantage, business | 70,000 | Verified, cheapest | not published | ₹70,000 | Oman Air to MCT, then oneworld partner metal onward — AAdvantage region award |
| Copa Airlines ConnectMiles, economy | 40,000 | Verified | not published | ₹40,000 | Star Alliance partner metal, India→North America — Copa ConnectMiles (fixed region chart) |
| Copa Airlines ConnectMiles, business | 80,000 | Verified | not published | ₹80,000 | Star Alliance partner metal, India→North America — Copa ConnectMiles (fixed region chart) |
| Air China PhoenixMiles, economy | ~45,000 est. | Estimate | not published | ₹40,500 | Star Alliance metal (CA own via PEK + LH — CA itself flies only Delhi from India), India→North America — Air China PhoenixMiles |
| Air China PhoenixMiles, business | ~75,000 est. | Estimate | not published | ₹67,500 | Star Alliance metal (CA own via PEK + LH — CA itself flies only Delhi from India), India→North America — Air China PhoenixMiles |
| Avianca LifeMiles, economy | ~47,000 est. | Estimate | not published | ₹47,000 | Star Alliance partner metal, India→North America — Avianca LifeMiles |
| Avianca LifeMiles, business | ~90,000 est. | Estimate | not published | ₹90,000 | Star Alliance partner metal, India→North America — Avianca LifeMiles |
| Aegean Miles+Bonus, economy | 50,000 | Verified | not published | ₹50,000 | Star Alliance partner metal, India→North America — Aegean Miles+Bonus |
| Aegean Miles+Bonus, business | 75,000 | Verified | not published | ₹75,000 | Star Alliance partner metal, India→North America — Aegean Miles+Bonus |
| Air Canada Aeroplan, economy | 60,000 | Verified | not published | ₹60,000 | Air India via DEL (LKO–DEL–JFK), Star Alliance partner award |
| Air Canada Aeroplan, business | 90,000 | Verified | not published | ₹90,000 | Air India via DEL (LKO–DEL–JFK), Star Alliance partner award |
| EVA Air Infinity MileageLands, economy | 60,000 | Verified | not published | ₹60,000 | Star Alliance metal (Air India/LH — EVA itself serves no Indian city; the award rides partner metal), India→North America — EVA Infinity MileageLands |
| EVA Air Infinity MileageLands, business | 97,500 | Verified | not published | ₹97,500 | Star Alliance metal (Air India/LH — EVA itself serves no Indian city; the award rides partner metal), India→North America — EVA Infinity MileageLands |
| United MileagePlus, economy | ~60,000 est. | Estimate | not published | ₹60,000 | Star Alliance partner metal, India→North America — United MileagePlus |
| United MileagePlus, business | ~110,000 est. | Estimate | not published | ₹1,10,000 | Star Alliance partner metal, India→North America — United MileagePlus |
| TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go, economy | 80,000 | Verified | not published | ₹64,000 | Star Alliance partner metal, India→North America — TAP Miles&Go |
| TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go, business | 125,000 | Verified | not published | ₹1,00,000 | Star Alliance partner metal, India→North America — TAP Miles&Go |
Total = points × what we value that programme's points at, plus the cash surcharge (counted ₹0 where not published). An estimate (~) never counts as the cheapest.
Our take on this route
Lucknow → New York priced from Lucknow, not redirected to Delhi: 20 ways to buy this seat with points. The cheapest verified business seat on the board is 70,000 via AAdvantage, and economy starts at 40,000. Air India flies LKO–DEL/BOM (Star feed); Oman Air nonstop to Muscat is Lucknow’s oneworld door; Saudia flies to Jeddah, and Air India Express, IndiGo, flydubai and SalamAir carry the rest of the Gulf. Programs whose alliance does not touch Lucknow are omitted, not routed through a flight that does not exist.
Programme by programme
What each programme charges, which airline flies the seat, and the chart we read it from. 8 of the 20 prices are estimates for programmes that publish no chart.
The best way into each programme 10 programmes
- Best way into Air India Maharaja Points: RBL World Safari Plus, RBL Reward Points at 3:1, ₹0.75 per point landed.
- Best way into American Airlines AAdvantage, Copa Airlines ConnectMiles, Air China PhoenixMiles, Avianca LifeMiles, Aegean Miles+Bonus and TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go: RBL World Safari Plus, RBL Reward Points at 6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy, ₹1.50 per point landed.
- Best way into Air Canada Aeroplan: SBI Card MILES PRIME, SBI Travel Credits at 1:1, ₹1.00 per point landed.
- Best way into EVA Air Infinity MileageLands: HSBC Premier (Metal), HSBC Reward Points at 1:1, ₹2.00 per point landed.
- Best way into United MileagePlus: Axis Magnus, Axis EDGE Reward Points at 5:2, ₹1.00 per point landed.
Air India Maharaja Points
Every cabin
Air India via DEL (LKO–DEL–JFK), all-Air-India metal
Star Alliance
The April-2026 Maharaja Club chart is a FLAT DESTINATION-REGION tier, not distance — so Lucknow pays exactly what Delhi pays to New York, provided both legs stay on Air India Group metal (LKO–DEL domestic, then DEL–JFK).
Estimate: Air India publishes no award chart. How we estimate Air India Maharaja Points
Economy: ~40,000 est. points
Checked · airindia.com
Business: ~130,000 est. points
Checked · airindia.com
Air India Maharaja Points: what the points are worth and how to get them · Every way into Air India Maharaja Points
American Airlines AAdvantage
Every cabin
Oman Air to MCT, then oneworld partner metal onward — AAdvantage region award
oneworld
AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart, so a connection costs no extra miles. Oman Air's LKO–MCT nonstop is what makes Lucknow a oneworld city at all, but Oman Air does not itself fly MCT–New York — so no waypoint beyond MCT is named here rather than invented. A valid oneworld routing onward from the MCT gateway on partner metal is assumed.
Economy: 40,000 points
Checked · aa.com
Business: 70,000 points
Checked · aa.com
American Airlines AAdvantage: what the points are worth and how to get them · Every way into American Airlines AAdvantage
Copa Airlines ConnectMiles
Every cabin
Star Alliance partner metal, India→North America — Copa ConnectMiles (fixed region chart)
Star Alliance
Copa ConnectMiles prices Star partner metal off its FIXED region chart (India sits in Copa’s "Central Asia" zone). Full note on the Copa Airlines ConnectMiles page
Economy: 40,000 points
Checked · copaair.com
Business: 80,000 points
Checked · copaair.com
Copa Airlines ConnectMiles: what the points are worth and how to get them · Every way into Copa Airlines ConnectMiles
Air China PhoenixMiles
Every cabin
Star Alliance metal (CA own via PEK + LH — CA itself flies only Delhi from India), India→North America — Air China PhoenixMiles
Star Alliance
Air China PhoenixMiles prices its own metal (India→Beijing, resumed Apr-2026) plus Star partners. Full note on the Air China PhoenixMiles page
Estimate: PhoenixMiles' official zone division could not be reconciled with this route — Air China publishes no India-origin level, and its published zone tables do not map cleanly onto these city pairs. How we estimate Air China PhoenixMiles
Economy: ~45,000 est. points
Checked · ffp.airchina.com.cn
Business: ~75,000 est. points
Checked · ffp.airchina.com.cn
Air China PhoenixMiles: what the points are worth and how to get them · Every way into Air China PhoenixMiles
Avianca LifeMiles
Every cabin
Star Alliance partner metal, India→North America — Avianca LifeMiles
Star Alliance
LifeMiles prices Star partner metal off an unpublished grid; India→Europe business ~63k is the headline sweet spot (beats Aeroplan). Full note on the Avianca LifeMiles page
Estimate: LifeMiles publishes no award chart — Avianca withdrew its public zone table in 2023 and prices Star partner awards off an unpublished internal grid. How we estimate Avianca LifeMiles
Economy: ~47,000 est. points
Checked · awardtravelfinder.com
Business: ~90,000 est. points
Checked · awardtravelfinder.com
Avianca LifeMiles: what the points are worth and how to get them · Every way into Avianca LifeMiles
Aegean Miles+Bonus
Every cabin
Star Alliance partner metal, India→North America — Aegean Miles+Bonus
Star Alliance
Aegean Miles+Bonus prices Star partner metal off one region chart published as ROUND TRIPS — its own rule is that a one-way costs exactly half, and the halved figure is what we show. Full note on the Aegean Miles+Bonus page
Economy: 50,000 points
Checked · upgradedpoints.com
Business: 75,000 points
Checked · upgradedpoints.com
Aegean Miles+Bonus: what the points are worth and how to get them · Every way into Aegean Miles+Bonus
Air Canada Aeroplan
Every cabin
Air India via DEL (LKO–DEL–JFK), Star Alliance partner award
Star Alliance
Aeroplan charges TOTAL DISTANCE FLOWN, so this row is banded on the realistic LKO–DEL–JFK routing (12,178 km) rather than the 12,077 km great circle: the Star itinerary out of Lucknow connects at Delhi. A longer routing can bump the band up one step. A CA$39 partner booking fee applies.
Economy: 60,000 points
Checked · aircanada.com
Business: 90,000 points
Checked · aircanada.com
Air Canada Aeroplan: what the points are worth and how to get them · Every way into Air Canada Aeroplan
EVA Air Infinity MileageLands
Every cabin
Star Alliance metal (Air India/LH — EVA itself serves no Indian city; the award rides partner metal), India→North America — EVA Infinity MileageLands
Star Alliance
EVA Infinity MileageLands prices Star metal off its zone chart (India = "Central/South Asia" zone; one-way = half round-trip). Full note on the EVA Air Infinity MileageLands page
Economy: 60,000 points
Checked · evaair.com
Business: 97,500 points
Checked · evaair.com
EVA Air Infinity MileageLands: what the points are worth and how to get them · Every way into EVA Air Infinity MileageLands
United MileagePlus
Every cabin
Star Alliance partner metal, India→North America — United MileagePlus
Star Alliance
United went fully dynamic in 2020 (no fixed chart), so ~60,000 is a typical Saver partner level to North America. Full note on the United MileagePlus page
Estimate: United MileagePlus Saver partner level, India→North America on Star Alliance metal; United went fully dynamic in 2020, so this is a typical Saver that moves with availability and cabin scarcity.
Economy: ~60,000 est. points
Checked · awardwallet.com
Business: ~110,000 est. points
Checked · awardwallet.com
United MileagePlus: what the points are worth and how to get them · Every way into United MileagePlus
TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go
Every cabin
Star Alliance partner metal, India→North America — TAP Miles&Go
Star Alliance
TAP's 4 May 2026 devaluation lifted India→North America (its "Canada, USA, Mexico and the Caribbean" zone) from 70k/115k to 80k/125k one-way. Full note on the TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go page
Economy: 80,000 points
Business: 125,000 points
TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go: what the points are worth and how to get them · Every way into TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go
Cash on top
None of the 10 programmes here publishes a cash figure for this route, so the totals above count it as ₹0; government taxes are still payable on every award. How we count cash on top
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Questions
How many points is an economy award from Lucknow to New York?
The cheapest verified economy seat is 40,000 points with American Airlines AAdvantage one way, read off the published chart on 6 Aug 2026. 6 programmes an Indian card reaches publish a verified economy price here; at our point values the same seat costs ₹40,000 through the cheapest and ₹64,000 through the dearest.
How many points is a business-class award from Lucknow to New York?
The cheapest verified business seat is 70,000 points with American Airlines AAdvantage one way, read off the published chart on 6 Aug 2026. 6 programmes an Indian card reaches publish a verified business price here; at our point values the same seat costs ₹70,000 through the cheapest and ₹1,00,000 through the dearest.
Which credit card points get me from Lucknow to New York?
For the economy seat (40,000 points with American Airlines AAdvantage), 11 ways in from Indian card points reach American Airlines AAdvantage. The easiest for a new cardholder is 240,000 RBL Reward Points, moved at 6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy, earned on RBL World Safari Plus and RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Card.
Sources
The award charts and programme pages every price above was read from, and the day we read them.
- American Airlines AAdvantage: aa.com read
- Air India Maharaja Points: airindia.com read
- Copa Airlines ConnectMiles: copaair.com read
- Air China PhoenixMiles: ffp.airchina.com.cn read
- Avianca LifeMiles: awardtravelfinder.com read
- Aegean Miles+Bonus: upgradedpoints.com read
- Air Canada Aeroplan: aircanada.com read
- United MileagePlus: awardwallet.com read
- EVA Air Infinity MileageLands: evaair.com read
- TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go: publish-p133109-e1368204.adobeaemcloud.com read