Atmos Rewards (Alaska, Hawaiian): what it is worth to Europe

What Atmos points are competing with

A number in cents per point means nothing on its own. It only means something against the cash price of the same seat, and the seat has to be one Atmos can actually book. Atmos reaches oneworld. Below is what those airlines charged for a round trip to Europe in our own carrier grid, priced on August 31, 2026.

So the number to hold in your head is 58,000 points. That is what it takes to match the $930 median economy fare at our 1.6¢ valuation, across 630 routes from 26 US airports. An award priced under it beats buying the ticket. An award priced over it means you should buy the ticket and keep the points.

Run the same arithmetic against business class and it comes out at 465,000 points against a $7,439 median fare — and that is the number to distrust, including when we are the ones printing it. Business sells for 8× economy on these routes, so measuring one award against the business median instead of the economy one makes Atmos look 8 times better with nothing whatsoever changed about the ticket. That is how every eye-catching points valuation gets built. Ours is 1.6¢ because the fare worth dividing by is the one you would actually have paid.

Where you leave from moves this more than most people expect. These airlines price lowest out of Boston at a $803 median. The cheapest single fare we recorded on any of them was $564 on Royal Air Maroc.

The airlines Atmos can put you on

Ranked by how much more than the cheapest option each one charges, at the median, on the routes it flies. This is alliance membership only — every program here also books partners outside its alliance, and we do not list those until we have checked them against the program’s own page.

• Royal Air Maroc38 routescheapest on its routes
• Qatar Airways8 routes · flown by Jon+$9
• Royal Jordanian5 routes+$61
• Finnair36 routes · flown by Jon+$71
• American247 routes+$86
• British Airways491 routes · flown by Jon+$89
• Iberia62 routes+$131

How to get Atmos miles

No bank currency in our set reaches Atmos. Amex and Capital One both publish their partner lists and neither includes it. The only route in we hold is from a hotel currency, which makes Atmos a program you earn by flying or by holding its card rather than one you top up on the way to a trip.

• Bonvoy → Atmos · 3:1 · strength 24

  The only route into Atmos Rewards in our data — no bank currency here reaches it — so if you want its distance-based oneworld awards, Bonvoy is how you top up.

Cards that earn Atmos

Airfare multipliers only. A card earning 4× on flights is a different tool from one earning 4× on groceries, and only one of them matters here.

• Atmos Rewards (Bank of America)personal3× *

* Flagged for re-verification against the issuer’s own page. We show the flag rather than publish a number two sources disagree on.

Common questions

What is an Atmos point worth?

We value it at 1.6 cents for transatlantic redemptions, which ranks it 5 of 16 programs we track. The former Alaska Mileage Plan, renamed in 2025 when HawaiianMiles merged in. Distance-based oneworld partner awards, with a stopover allowed on one-ways. That figure is deliberately conservative: it is what you can expect to get on dates you actually want, not the best redemption anyone found all year.

How many Atmos points is a flight to Europe worth?

At our 1.6¢ valuation, about 58,000 points matches the $930 median economy round trip on the oneworld carriers Atmos books — a figure taken from 630 routes out of 26 US airports in our own fare grid. Book an award under that and it beats paying cash; over it, pay cash and keep the points. The same arithmetic in business class gives 465,000 points against a $7,439 median, which is the figure to be skeptical of: business sells for 8× economy on these routes, so measuring an award against it makes any program look several times better without the ticket changing at all.

How do I earn Atmos miles?

The practical route for most people is transferring in from a bank currency. One partner transfers in, the strongest being Bonvoy at 3:1. The only route into Atmos Rewards in our data — no bank currency here reaches it — so if you want its distance-based oneworld awards, Bonvoy is how you top up.

Which credit cards earn Atmos?

1 in our set, led by Atmos Rewards (Bank of America) at 3× on airfare (a rate we have flagged for re-verification). We track airfare multipliers only, because that is the spend this site is about.