How Much Are Frontier Airlines FRONTIER Miles Worth?

How much Frontier Airlines miles are worth depends on the redemption methods you select. Using them to book award flights typically offers an average of around 1.1 cents to 1.2 cents per mile. Still, it's possible to get better value with little research, especially if you're flexible with your travel plans. Using your miles for magazine subscriptions is also an option and may provide pretty good value.

You get to earn FRONTIER Miles when you fly with Frontier Airlines, through the FRONTIER Airlines World Mastercard and when you spend with the program's partner merchants.

• How Much Are Frontier Airlines FRONTIER Miles Worth?
• How to Earn and Maximize Miles From Frontier Airlines
• How to Redeem FRONTIER Miles
• How to Get the Frontier Airlines Elite Status
• How We Determined the Value of Frontier Airlines FRONTIER Miles
• Other Questions You May Have About Frontier Airlines FRONTIER Miles

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When redeemed for flight tickets, the value of your Frontier Airlines FRONTIER Miles depends on whether you choose a Value Award, a Standard Award or a Last Seat Award. Value Awards require the least number of miles but come with limited availability. Last Seat Awards, meant only for Elite members, require the most miles but let you book even the last seat on a flight.

Each FRONTIER Mile is worth 1.1 cents to 1.2 cents on average, so you should aim to get at least this much value.

The Frontier Airlines FRONTIER Miles redemption chart gives you an idea of how many miles you might need to fly across different routes and award types. Redemptions for domestic travel within the U.S. start at just 10,000 miles.

From a strict monetary value standpoint, the Frontier Airlines FRONTIER Miles program does not do particularly well compared to frequent flyer programs run by other prominent U.S. and international airlines. Its value per mile is on the lower end. However, for some, the other perks that Frontier Airlines offers may make the program worthwhile.

You can earn FRONTIER Miles when you fly with Frontier Airlines, when you use the FRONTIER Airlines World Mastercard, through the program's hotel and car rental partners, as well as through other partner merchants.

Barclays provides the co-branded Frontier Airlines credit card: the FRONTIER Airlines World Mastercard. It has an annual fee of $89, but it offers plenty of opportunities to rack up the miles.

There's only one co-branded Frontier Airlines credit card currently on offer. As a result, you may consider comparing it with co-branded travel credit cards linked to hotel rewards programs that let you convert your points to FRONTIER Miles. As of this writing, these include Marriott Bonvoy and Radisson Rewards. U.S. Bank previously offered Radisson Rewards credit cards but stopped issuing them in April 2022.

The FRONTIER Airlines World Mastercard comes with an $89 annual fee. New cardholders can earn 50,000 bonus miles if they spend $500 on purchases and pay their annual fee completely within the first 90 days.

Eligible purchases made through flyfrontier.com earn 5X miles per dollar. You get 3X miles per dollar on restaurant purchases and 1X miles per dollar on all other purchases. In addition, you earn 1X qualifying miles per dollar on purchases and when you fly with Frontier.

If you spend at least $2,500 on purchases in a card membership year, you receive a $100 flight voucher. Additional benefits include priority boarding, award redemption fee waiver, no foreign transaction fees and an introductory low APR offer on balance transfers.

The Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card charges a steep $650 annual fee but provides various benefits in return. For starters, a welcome offer lets you earn 95,000 Marriott Bonvoy points if you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first three months. You may convert these to over 31,600 FRONTIER Miles at a 3:1 transfer ratio.

Using this card to make eligible purchases at participating Marriott Bonvoy properties earns 6X points per dollar. That is in addition to the points you earn (up to 10X points per dollar) for being a Marriott Bonvoy member and a Platinum Elite member (5X points per dollar), which is an automatic perk you enjoy as a cardholder. You earn 3X points per dollar when you book flights directly with airlines and at restaurants the world over. You earn 2X points per dollar on all other eligible purchases.

You get a free night award (worth up to 85,000 points) each year after your card's renewal month. You may also benefit through dining statement credits of up to $300 each year and a $100 property credit to cover eligible charges at Marriott Bonvoy properties.

Other benefits include an Earned Choice Award benefit, Global Entry/TSA PreCheck fee credit once every four years, 25 Elite Night credits per year, complimentary Priority Pass Select membership, no foreign transaction fees, travel protection and more.

Chase's Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card comes with a $95 annual fee. Spending a certain amount on the card within its first few months provides bonus points.

At participating Marriott Bonvoy properties, you earn 6X points per dollar (which is on top of the up to 10X points per dollar you earn for being a Marriott Bonvoy member and the 1X points per dollar for having Silver Elite status — a perk of the card). Each year, the first $6,000 you spend on combined gas station, grocery store and dining purchases earns 3X points per dollar. All other purchases earn 2X points per dollar.

On each account anniversary, you get a free award night (worth up to 35,000 points).

Additional benefits include 15 Elite Night credits per calendar year, 1 Elite Night credit for every $5,000 you spend, no foreign transaction fees and travel protection.

Signing up for the Frontier Airlines FRONTIER Miles program is simple and takes little time. Submitting your online application requires you to provide your name, email address, mailing address and phone number.

There's no fee involved in becoming a FRONTIER Miles member. You don't get any bonus miles when you enroll. The program comes with three Elite tiers that offer a variety of benefits, such as priority boarding, family seating and free checked bags.

When you fly with Frontier Airlines, you earn the same number of miles your flight covers. For example, if your flight travels a distance of 1,200 miles, you earn 1,200 FRONTIER Miles. Elite 50K and Elite 100K members stand to earn more miles through the program's Mileage Multiplier feature.

Unfortunately, Frontier Airlines does not currently have any partner airlines through which you may earn miles.

It is possible to buy FRONTIER Miles, and you need to pay 2.5 cents per mile. This is considerably more than the average value you may receive for your miles when redeeming them. As a result, think about buying FRONTIER Miles only if you're falling short of miles to redeem a high-value award that provides a value of 2.5 cents per mile or more.

If you're wondering how to use Frontier Airlines FRONTIER Miles, you need to start by logging in to your FRONTIER Miles account. Then, you may use your miles to book flight tickets with Frontier or redeem them for magazine subscriptions.

The number of miles you need to get award flights depends on the route you fly and the type of award you select. For example, you may get a one-way Value Award flight within the U.S. and Puerto Rico for as little as 10,000 miles, whereas a Last Seat Award would require a minimum of 22,500 miles. Similarly, you may find a Value Award ticket to or from Mexico for just 15,000 miles, but a Standard Award would require 25,000 miles. Round-trip award flights tend to require double the number of miles you'll need for a one-way ticket.

When you're redeeming your miles for flight tickets with Frontier, you should try to get a value of at least 1.1 cents to 1.2 cents per mile, although you might be able to do better if you're flexible with your travel dates.

Value Awards typically offer the best value for your miles. But they come with limited availability. As a result, you ideally want to book them as much in advance as possible. However, keep in mind that not all Frontier Airlines flights offer Value Awards.

Just when you wish to fly might also have a bearing on the number of miles you need for an award flight across the same route, so you'll want to do a little research. For example, an award flight from Buffalo, New York, to Denver, Colorado, in April requires 10,000 or 20,000 miles, depending on the date you fly.

In addition, some routes tend to provide better value than others. For example, you may expect to get good value when flying from various U.S. cities to Cancun, Mexico, or from Jamaica to cities in the Northeast. This is also the case if you fly between the U.S. and El Salvador or the U.S. and Guatemala. In all these instances, you may get an award flight for just 15,000 miles. Flying from the West Coast to the East Coast may also provide good value, with redemptions starting at just 10,000 miles.

If you don't have an Elite status or the FRONTIER Airlines World Mastercard, you might need to pay a redemption fee based on when you make your reservation for an award flight.

• Within six days of departure: $75
• From 7 to 20 days before departure: $50
• 21 to 179 days before departure: $15
• 180 or more days before departure: No fee

MoneyGeek experts have taken a close look at how the value of Frontier Airlines FRONTIER Miles changes based on different redemption methods. They have also carried out in-depth market research to determine the worth of your miles.

Take a look at answers to other commonly asked questions about how to redeem Frontier Airlines miles and how their value changes based on different redemption methods to determine the best way forward.