United Miles Value Calculator: United Miles To Dollars

United miles value

What's the average value of United miles? Our answer: 1.3 cents per mile when redeemed towards award flights with United and their partners.

Miles can also be used for a numerous amount of other redemptions which will give you anywhere from 0.30 to 0.78 cents per mile on average — significantly lower than redeeming them for flights.

Here's our breakdown on United miles value:

Redemption option	United miles value (in cents)
Award Flights (Research/Sweet Spots)	2
Award Flights (Average)	1.3
Cruises	0.78
United Club Membership	0.76
Car Rentals	0.75
TSA PreCheck	0.70
Hotels	0.68
United Wi-Fi Subscription	0.65 - 0.68
Gift Cards	0.30

United Flights

United miles will have the best value when redeemed towards flights with United Airlines and their airline partners. This will give you an average of 1.3 cents per mile meaning that 10,000 miles is worth around $130 in flight value.

Listed below are a few popular sweet spots when it comes to booking award flights with United Miles as well as some standard examples for redeeming miles for domestic and international travel.

• Fly United Polaris Business Class: If you're looking to redeem your miles directly with United, Polaris is a great option. One-way flights to Europe start at 60,000 miles. If you're trying to fly west, one-way flights to Asia starts at 70,000 United Miles.
• Fly From The U.S. To Europe On Lufthansa First Class: Lufthansa's first class sits high up on the list of top-rated first class products and you can obtain a seat for yourself starting at 110,000 Untied Miles for a one-way award flight.
• Fly From The U.S. To Europe In Economy: You can find higher-than-average value booking economy flights from the U.S. to Europe.
• United's Excursionist Perk: If you book a multi-city itinerary with three or more one-way awards, you will be eligible to receive one of those one-way awards for free as long as travel meets the rules.

Cruises

United miles can be used to book cruises through the United Cruises portal which will give you a value of around 0.78 cents per mile. It's possible to get slightly higher value when booking high-end rooms such as suites.

United Club Membership

United miles can be used to pay for United Club membership which gives you access to 45+ United Club locations worldwide as well as access to visit select partner lounges around the world. Both the individual member and couple membership will give you the same value of 0.76 cents per mile.

If you're really looking for lounge access, the better route to take is the United Club℠ Infinite Card which offers complimentary United Club Membership as it's primary perk (hence Club in the card's name). The card has a high annual fee, but the fee is lower than the $650 you'll have to dish out if you were to buy membership directly from United.

Car Rentals

You can rent cars with Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty using United miles. This will give you an average value of about 0.75 cents per mile.

The higher redemption values for car rentals will come from booking the smaller vehicles with Hertz. You'll also receive additional benefits booking with Hertz as they are partnered with United.

TSA PreCheck

If you want to get through security slightly faster, you can redeem 11,000 United miles to pay for a TSA PreCheck application. New enrollment for TSA PreCheck will cost you $78, so you're looking at about 0.7 cents per mile in value.

Hotels

Hotels can be booked using United miles via the United portal. This will give your miles an average of about 0.68 cents per mile which is pretty low when compared to airfare redemptions.

United Wi-Fi

United Miles can be used to pay for a Wi-Fi subscription that you can use towards United flights. Depending on the subscription, this will give your miles an average of 0.65 to 0.68 cents per mile.

Gift Cards

United miles can be redeemed for gift cards which starts at 3,333 United miles for a $10 denomination. This is the worst redemption option for United miles.

Merchandise and Apple

United Miles can be used to redeem electronics, housewares, jewelery, and more through the MileagePlus Awards Shop. The value of these redemptions will vary, but you can search by how many miles you're willing to spend. If you have a low amount of United Miles sitting in the dark corners of your account, awards look to start at 3,000 United Miles.

United Miles can also be used to purchase Apple products such as a Macbook, iPad, iPhone, or iWatch.

United miles to dollars calculator

Use the United Miles Value Calculator to convert United miles to dollars for flights, hotels, gift cards, and more, helping you understand the true monetary value of your miles.

Redemption value calculator

Use the Redemption Value Calculator to determine the exact cash value of your United miles. You'll need to know the full cost of the redemption in cash and the price in miles plus any additional cash, taxes, or fees you may have to pay.

This will help you easily calculate which redemption gives you the best value.

How does United miles value compare?

Here's how the average value of United miles stack up against other major U.S. airlines:

Credit cards that earn United miles

United offers a large handful of co-branded credit cards that you can use to earn United miles on everyday spending. These cards also offer a variety of benefits that can be useful to any United traveler.

Here are the cards United offers:

Use partner credit cards

United is transfer partner of two major rewards programs in the U.S.: Chase Ultimate Rewards and Bilt Rewards.

Bilt Rewards

Bilt points can be transferred to United at a rate of 1,000 Bilt points for 1,000 United miles. Bilt is most known for being able to earn points paying rent with no transaction fee which is fantastic.

Here is Bilt's credit card:

Chase Ultimate Rewards

Chase Ultimate Rewards points can be transferred to United at a rate of 1,000 Chase points for 1,000 United miles. Chase is one of the top travel rewards programs in the U.S. and is an excellent option if you want to earn lots of rewards transferable to United and many other programs via intro bonuses and everyday spending.

Here are the Ultimate Rewards credit cards that allow you to transfer to United: