Economy award flights from New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Zurich (ZRH)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 12 programs for LGA→ZRH. Lowest: 19,500 points + $180.70 with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, which showed economy award space on 7 dates. No nonstop economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
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- Lowest observed
- 19,500 points + $180.70
- Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Programs with space
- 12 of 12
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 113 of 119
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on LGA→ZRH, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Atlantic Flying ClubLowest observed | 19,500 pts + $180.70 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL), SAS (SK) | 1 | 7 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 21,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA), Aer Lingus (EI) +1 more | — | 113 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 27,500 pts + $44.80 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA) | 9+ | 46 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 30,000 pts + $35.80 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL) | 9+ | 74 | See dates | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 30,000 pts + $9.33 | 1 stop | United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 22 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 34,700 pts + $98.00 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air France (AF), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA) +4 more | 2 | 66 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 35,000 pts + $157.30 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL) | 9+ | 38 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 40,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), ITA Airways (AZ), JetBlue (B6), Aer Lingus (EI) +10 more | 9+ | 93 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 40,000 pts + $75.61 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), Air Dolomiti (EN), Lufthansa (LH), SWISS (LX) +3 more | 4 | 86 | See dates | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 40,000 pts + $26.70 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), Lufthansa (LH), SWISS (LX), United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 39 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 48,800 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air Canada (AC), Air France (AF), British Airways (BA) +2 more | 1 | 73 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 51,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | United Airlines (UA) | 1 | 22 | See dates |
Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.
Observed economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 22,500 pts + $9.00 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 27,500 pts + $44.80 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 30,000 pts + $9.53 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 34,700 pts + $98.00 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 35,000 pts + $157.40 | 8 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 35,000 pts + $25.40 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Avianca LifeMiles | 40,000 pts + $26.70 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 40,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
How often economy award space showed up
Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had economy award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 7 of 80 | 8% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 113 of 119 | 94% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 46 of 78 | 58% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 74 of 79 | 93% | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 22 of 78 | 28% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 66 of 83 | 79% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 38 of 79 | 48% | |
| United MileagePlus | 93 of 93 | 100% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 86 of 86 | 100% | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 39 of 89 | 43% | |
| GOL Smiles | 73 of 73 | 100% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 22 of 78 | 28% |
Best months for economy from New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Zurich (ZRH)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27,500 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 8 | |
| 22,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 22,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 20 | |
| 19,500 pts + taxes vary | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 3 | |
| 19,500 pts + taxes vary | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 3 | |
| 22,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 7 | |
| 30,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 23,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 34,700 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 8 | |
| 21,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 12 | |
| 37,500 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 1 | |
| 23,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 10 |
Lowest economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no economy space that month.
| Program | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Clubpoints | — | — | 35,000 | 19,500 | 19,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 30,000 | 22,500 | 22,500 | 22,500 | 22,500 | 22,500 | 30,000 | 23,000 | 49,500 | 21,000 | 44,000 | 23,500 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 27,500 | — | 27,500 | 27,500 | 27,500 | 55,000 | 55,000 | — | 35,000 | 35,000 | — | 27,500 |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 65,700 | — | 55,500 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 48,300 | 53,700 | 79,500 | 73,200 | 37,500 | 37,500 | 37,500 |
| Virgin Australia Velocitypoints | 30,000 | — | 42,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | — | — | 30,000 | — | 30,000 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 34,700 | — | 34,700 | 34,700 | 34,700 | 34,700 | 34,700 | 43,500 | 34,700 | 34,700 | 43,500 | 34,700 |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | — | — | — | 49,000 | 60,000 | — | 35,000 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 40,000 | 58,300 | 40,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 40,000 | 48,296 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 85,287 | 48,361 | 40,000 | 62,463 | 40,000 |
| Avianca LifeMilesmiles | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | — | 40,000 |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 74,600 | — | 69,500 | 70,900 | 70,400 | 49,800 | 71,500 | 237,700 | 180,000 | 48,800 | 48,800 | 57,100 |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | 51,000 | — | 56,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | — | — | 51,000 | — | 51,000 |
Airlines seen in economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles and GOL Smiles
- Air France (AF): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Delta SkyMiles, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and GOL Smiles
- Finnair (AY): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Condor (DE): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Delta SkyMiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Aer Lingus (EI): American Airlines AAdvantage and United MileagePlus
- Air Dolomiti (EN): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus
- IBERIA (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- KLM (KL): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Delta SkyMiles, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and GOL Smiles
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and Avianca LifeMiles
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and Avianca LifeMiles
- EL AL (LY): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Austrian (OS): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- SAS (SK): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus
- TAP Portugal (TP): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): Virgin Australia Velocity, United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles and JetBlue TrueBlue
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): Air Canada Aeroplan
Economy on nearby routes
The lowest economy award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from New York LaGuardia (LGA) and to Zurich (ZRH). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich (ZRH) to New York LaGuardia (LGA)Return direction | 12,700 miles | GOL Smiles | 28 |
| New York JFK to Zurich (ZRH)Another New York airport | 12,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 91 |
| Newark (EWR) to Zurich (ZRH)Another New York airport | 12,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 36 |
| New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ)Also from LGA | 4,500 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 292 |
| New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Nassau (NAS)Also from LGA | 5,500 points | JetBlue TrueBlue | 318 |
| New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Denver (DEN)Also from LGA | 10,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 320 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Zurich (ZRH)Also to ZRH | 12,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 89 |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Zurich (ZRH)Also to ZRH | 12,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 59 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 5:4 · Instant | — | 1:0.6 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
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Questions about economy award flights from New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Zurich (ZRH)
What's the lowest economy award from New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Zurich (ZRH)?
19,500 points + $180.70 with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club showed economy award space on 7 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 00:13 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Zurich (ZRH)?
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (7 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (113 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (46 dates), Delta SkyMiles (74 dates), Virgin Australia Velocity (22 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (66 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (38 dates), United MileagePlus (93 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (86 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (39 dates), GOL Smiles (73 dates) and JetBlue TrueBlue (22 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop economy award space from New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Zurich (ZRH)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest economy award prices from New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Zurich (ZRH)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest economy award AwardTool observed was for Jan 2027 departures: 19,500 points with Virgin Atlantic (3 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.