Aeroplan Award Chart
Aeroplan business class to Asia
Per-partner mileage cost, cash-fee economics, and sweet-spot callouts for Aeroplan redemptions to Asia. Distance-based published chart — predictable mileage cost with peak / off-peak tiers.
Last updated · Reviewed by Editorial Team
Aeroplan is Air Canada's frequent-flyer programme and one of the most rewarding currencies for premium-cabin redemptions across the Star Alliance network. The 2020 relaunch introduced a distance-based award chart with peak / off-peak tiers — predictable mileage cost, with the cash component (carrier surcharges) the principal variable. For US-resident travelers, Aeroplan is often the highest-value Star Alliance currency available via credit-card transfer partners; the published chart makes it possible to model the cost of a redemption before the booking attempt.
East and South-East Asia — covering long-haul redemptions to cities such as Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Bangkok, and Shanghai. The most-redeemed long-haul region for premium cabin, with the strongest partner-metal options across all three alliances.
At a glance
Aeroplan → Asia key facts
| Programme | Air Canada Aeroplan · star-alliance |
|---|---|
| Chart type | distance based |
| Default origin | North America |
| Region scope | Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, and more |
| Lowest miles cost | 75,000 miles |
| Partner options below | 3 |
| Last verified | 2026-05-07 |
Redemption options
Partner-metal comparison
Mileage cost + cash component for each bookable partner. The cheapest miles cost is rarely on the home carrier's metal.
| Partner | Sample routing | Miles (one-way) | Cash component | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA | Toronto (YYZ) → Tokyo (NRT) via ANA metal | 87,500 | ~$40-$90 | ANA "The Room" J on the 777-300ER. Aeroplan distance band: > 11,000 miles, peak rate. |
| Singapore Airlines | New York (JFK) → Singapore (SIN) via SQ metal | 105,000 | ~$40-$90 | SQ A350-900ULR ultra-long-haul J. Aeroplan distance band: > 12,000 miles, peak rate. Off-peak: 87,500. |
| Air Canada | Toronto (YYZ) → Tokyo (HND) via AC metal | 75,000 | ~$40-$90 | Air Canada Signature Class on 787-9 / 777-300ER. Lower distance-band rate vs ANA partner award. |
Sweet spot
75,000 Aeroplan miles for Air Canada Signature Class to Tokyo
Air Canada-operated metal redemptions to Asia 1 destinations (Japan, Korea) are 75,000 miles off-peak — meaningfully cheaper than the ANA partner award rate (87,500). For US-resident Aeroplan holders, the Toronto / Vancouver positioning flight makes this the strongest North America-Asia value in the chart.
Worth knowing
Caveats and gotchas
Aeroplan distance bands are calculated on great-circle miles, not segment-by-segment summed miles. Connections add segments but rarely push the redemption into a higher band unless the routing is materially indirect.
ANA / Singapore Airlines partner awards via Aeroplan carry minimal cash fees ($40-90 range) — among the cleanest cash-fee economics of any major Star Alliance partner-award programme.
Connection points from US gateways: YYZ, YVR, YUL all work; NRT/HND/SIN as destinations release space at typical Star Alliance partner pace.
How to book
The actual booking channel
aircanada.com — most partner awards bookable online via the Aeroplan tab. Phone Aeroplan Concierge for complex multi-segment routings; phone fee waived on multi-partner itineraries.
Methodology
How this row is verified
Aeroplan rebuilt itself in November 2020 around a distance-based award chart with peak / off-peak pricing tiers. The chart is published and predictable; carrier surcharges on some Star partners (Lufthansa, Air France via codeshare) are the variable component.
Mileage costs above reflect the published or observable rate for one-way business-class redemptions on the partner-metal options listed. Cash components are the taxes, government fees, and carrier surcharges the holder still pays at booking — these are the principal variable to model when comparing programmes against each other for the same metal. Distance-based pricing means the same partner may carry different costs for different sample routings within the same region — the routings shown above are representative.
Last verified: 2026-05-07. Each refresh re-checks the programme's own published chart, programme rules page, and (for dynamic programmes) recent search-result snapshots from the programme's award search tool.
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