Quick Overview

  • Flying Blue miles can be purchased directly through their Buy Miles portal to quickly top off your account.
  • Flying Blue miles cost 3.17 cents per mile for purchases of 2,000–8,000 miles, and 3.05 cents per mile for purchases over 10,000 miles.
  • You can buy as few as 2,000 Flying Blue miles for $63.40.
  • Flying Blue Explorer members can buy up to 100,000 miles per year (costing $3,050), while Silver members and higher can purchase up to 300,000 miles annually.
  • Buying Flying Blue miles can be valuable if you’re just shy of a redemption or can redeem them at a higher rate than the purchase cost.

Use our Buy Flying Blue miles calculator to find out how much it will cost you to buy Air France-KLM miles at the standard rate.

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Cost to buy Flying Blue miles

Flying Blue Miles will cost you 3.17 cents per mile if you buy less than 10,000 miles and 3.05 cents per mile if you buy 10,000 miles or more in a single transaction. So buying more does get you a discount, but not a large one.

Buying Flying Blue Miles
Miles Purchased Cost Per Mile (in cents)
2,000 - 8,000 Miles 3.17
10,000 - 100,000 Miles 3.05

How many Flying Blue miles can you buy?

The minimum amount of Flying Blue miles you can buy in a single transaction is 2,000 which will cost you $63.40. The maximum amount of miles will vary based on your status in the Flying Blue program.

Flying Blue Explorer members can only buy up to 100,000 Flying Blue Miles per calendar year, while those with Flying Blue Silver or higher can buy an unlimited amount of Flying Blue Miles per calendar year, but are limited to 300,000 miles per transaction.

Flying Blue Miles Buy Limits
Explorer Silver, Gold, Platinum
Minimum Purchase
Per Transaction
 2,000 Miles 2,000 Miles
Maximum Purchase
Per Transaction
 100,000 Miles 300,000 Miles
Maximum Purchase
Per Calendar Year
 100,000 Miles Unlimited

Buy Flying Blue Miles Calculator

Use the calculator to estimate how much it will cost you to buy Flying Blue Miles at the standard rate.

Enter any amount of Flying Blue Miles to calculate the estimated cost.

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How to buy Flying Blue miles

You can buy Flying Blue Miles by following these steps:

  1. Go to the Flying Blue Buy Miles page.
  2. Log into your Flying Blue account.
  3. Select how many Flying Blue Miles you want to buy.
  4. Enter your payment information.
  5. Review the details and agree to the terms and conditions.
  6. Click Buy Miles.
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