Don’t live near LAX?  No problem.

I am assuming you read my previous post on how to get 2 Round Trips Tickets to Hawaii for $105.  If not, go read that first before reading this post.  If you want to get to Hawaii and you don’t live near LAX, there are a few workarounds for your situation.

Option 1: Fly to LAX on a Paid Ticket

Depending on where you live and the time of year, flights can be relatively cheap or extremely expensive.  I would recommend purchasing tickets far in the future and travelling during slower times of the year.  The below screenshots come from ITA Matrix.

$138 Round Trip from Northern California (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and Sacramento) is pretty cheap during August and September.

 

$158 Round Trip from Texas (Dallas, Austin, and Houston) is pretty cheap during August and September.

 

$228 Round Trip from Florida (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Tampa) is affordable during August and September.

 

$293 Round Trip from the Northeast (New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia) is affordable during August and September.

 

I would also recommend flying Southwest Airlines and signing up for their promotional emails.  Sometimes Southwest has much cheaper prices than United, US Airways, American, and Delta, but their prices do not show up in ITA Matrix.

Here are the updated prices for 2 round trip tickets to Hawaii:

• $190 per person for Northern California: $105 + (2 x $138) = $381 or $190 per person
• $210 per person for Texas: $105 + (2 x $158) = $421 or $210 per person
• $280 per person for Florida: $105 + (2 x $228) = $561 or $280 per person
• $345 per person for the Northeast: $105 + (2 x $293) = $691 or $345 per person

 

Option 2: Using British Airways Avios to get to LAX

As you remember, British Airways’s Award Chart is distance-based and shorter flights require less Avios.

The chart below represents all the airports that are within 650 miles of LAX.  Therefore, flights between the airports below and LAX require only 4,500 Avios each way or 9,000 Avios round trip.

Airport Code	One Way Miles	Round Trip Miles	Round Trip Miles to Hawaii	Total Miles
FAT	4,500	9,000	25,000	34,000
LAS	4,500	9,000	25,000	34,000
MRY	4,500	9,000	25,000	34,000
PHX	4,500	9,000	25,000	34,000
RNO	4,500	9,000	25,000	34,000
SAN	4,500	9,000	25,000	34,000
SBA	4,500	9,000	25,000	34,000
SFO	4,500	9,000	25,000	34,000
SJC	4,500	9,000	25,000	34,000
SLC	4,500	9,000	25,000	34,000
SMF	4,500	9,000	25,000	34,000
TUS	4,500	9,000	25,000	34,000

The chart below represents all the airports that are between 651 and 1,151 miles of LAX.  Therefore, flights between the airports below and LAX require only 7,500 Avios each way or 15,000 Avios round trip.

Airport Code	One Way Miles	Round Trip Miles	Round Trip Miles to Hawaii	Total Miles
ABQ	7,500	15,000	25,000	40,000
ASF	7,500	15,000	25,000	40,000
DEN	7,500	15,000	25,000	40,000
EGE	7,500	15,000	25,000	40,000
ELP	7,500	15,000	25,000	40,000
SAF	7,500	15,000	25,000	40,000

The chart below represents all the airports that are between 1,152 and 2,000 miles of LAX.  Therefore, flights between the airports below and LAX require only 10,000 Avios each way or 20,000 Avios round trip.

Airport Code	One Way Miles	Round Trip Miles	Round Trip Miles to Hawaii	Total Miles
AUS	10,000	20,000	25,000	45,000
DFW	10,000	20,000	25,000	45,000
IAH	10,000	20,000	25,000	45,000
OKC	10,000	20,000	25,000	45,000
ORD	10,000	20,000	25,000	45,000
STL	10,000	20,000	25,000	45,000

The chart below represents all the airports that are between 2,001 and 3,000 miles of LAX.  Therefore, flights between the airports below and LAX require only 12,500 Avios each way or 25,000 Avios round trip.

Airport Code	One Way Miles	Round Trip Miles	Round Trip Miles to Hawaii	Total Miles
BOS	12,500	25,000	25,000	50,000
DCA	12,500	25,000	25,000	50,000
EWR	12,500	25,000	25,000	50,000
FLL	12,500	25,000	25,000	50,000
IAD	12,500	25,000	25,000	50,000
JFK	12,500	25,000	25,000	50,000
MCO	12,500	25,000	25,000	50,000
MIA	12,500	25,000	25,000	50,000

Download the excel spreadsheet: British Airways Avios to Hawaii Calculations.xlsx

If you don’t live within 650 miles of LAX, I would highly recommend buying round trip airfare to LAX.  If you want to spend the least amount of money, you can only get 1 round trip flight to Hawaii for $100 ($95 annual fee plus $5 taxes/fees) with British Airways Avios.

Some (good and bad) options to get more British Airways Avios:

• You can also earn Avios by using your Chase British Airways Visa card.  Each dollar you spend will earn 1.25 Avios.  Every $800 you charge on the card will get you 1,000 Avios.  This is a very costly way to get extra Avios and it is most likely a TERRIBLE deal as well.
• Transfer American Express Membership Reward Points into British Airways Avios through June 7, 2013 and receive a 35% transfer bonus.  This is the BEST deal right now.
• Transfer Chase Ultimate Reward Points instantly to British Airways Avios.  This is a GOOD deal.

 

How to Transfer Chase Ultimate Reward Points into British Airways Avios

Log into your Chase account and go to Ultimate Rewards.  You need to have a Chase Sapphire Preferred, Chase Ink Bold, or Chase Ink Plus card to be able to transfer your Ultimate Reward Points.  To sign up for any of these cards, please go to my Travel Credit Cards page.

Under the Point Transfer tab, click British Airways Executive Club.

Enter the number of Ultimate Reward Points you want to transfer in the box (you can only transfer in increments of 1,000).  Enter your British Airways Account number, and you first and last name.  Click the green Transfer Points button.

Confirm the number of miles, your British Airways account number, and your first and last name.  Click the green Transfer Points button.

Within seconds, the transfer should be complete.  Log out and log back in to your British Airways.  Click the Manage my Account link on the left column.

Click the My Statement link.

You should see your latest Chase Ultimate Rewards Point transfer.

After you have the correct number of British Airways Avios in your account, you can book your entire trip by following the award booking instructions.

If you have any questions, leave a comment below.  If you want me to do all the research and book the award, go to my Award Booking Service and I will be glad to help.