Economy award flights from Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to Johannesburg (JNB)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 15 programs for FCO→JNB. Lowest: 15,000 points + $200.39 with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, which showed economy award space on 16 dates. No nonstop economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 13, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 15,000 points + $200.39
- Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Programs with space
- 15 of 15
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 26 of 29
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In economy, the lowest award seen was 15,000 points + $200.39 with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, against 22,500 miles + $184.40 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue, the next-lowest program. With Avianca LifeMiles, business class started at 46,750 miles + $52.88, about 1.8 times the points of its lowest economy award (25,500 miles + $49.90).
Compare programs for economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on FCO→JNB, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Atlantic Flying ClubLowest observed | 15,000 pts + $200.39 | 1 stop |  AF KL | 1 | 16 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 22,500 pts + $184.40 | 1 stop | AF EYKL KQ+1 | 7 | 22 | See dates | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 25,500 pts + $49.90 | 1 stop |  LH LX | 9+ | 13 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 30,000 pts + $59.40 | 1 stop |  AY BAEY IB+3 | — | 26 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 30,000 pts + $227.38 | 1 stop |  EK | 9+ | 24 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 35,000 pts + $47.40 | 1 stop |  4Y 4Z A3 AZ+14 | 3 | 26 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 35,000 pts + $273.02 | 1 stop | AFKL | 9+ | 17 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 40,675 pts + $216.20 | 1 stop |  ETEY GF LY | 9+ | 24 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 42,500 pts + $101.60 | 1 stop | BA QR | 1 | 26 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 42,500 pts + $79.58 | 1 stop | A3AZEK EN+6 | 6 | 22 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 44,000 pts + $59.40 | 1 stop | EY | 9+ | 18 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 47,600 pts + $227.38 | 1 stop | AFBAEKIB+1 | 1 | 23 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 50,000 pts + $178.25 | 1 stop |  TK | 1 | 19 | See dates | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 50,000 pts + $173.32 | 1 stop | QR | 1 | 18 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 85,200 pts + taxes not reported | 2 stops | AFBAEKET+7 | 9+ | 13 | 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 15,000 pts + $200.56 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Avianca LifeMiles | 25,500 pts + $49.90 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 30,000 pts + $59.70 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 30,000 pts + $227.76 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 35,000 pts + $47.70 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 35,000 pts + $273.02 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 37,000 pts + $183.70 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 42,124 pts + $214.70 | 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 | 16 of 26 | 61% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 22 of 26 | 84% | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 13 of 25 | 52% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 26 of 29 | 89% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 24 of 26 | 92% | |
| United MileagePlus | 26 of 26 | 100% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 17 of 26 | 65% | |
| Etihad Guest | 24 of 25 | 96% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 26 of 26 | 100% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 22 of 25 | 88% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 18 of 26 | 69% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 23 of 26 | 88% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 19 of 21 | 90% | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 18 of 25 | 72% | |
| GOL Smiles | 13 of 13 | 100% |
Economy compared with business class, by program
Each program's lowest one-way economy and business-class awards on FCO→JNB, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the business-class award needed. — in the last column means one of the two is a mixed-cabin award or was not seen on 2 or more dates.
| Program | Economy | Business | Business ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 15,000 points + $200.39 | 61,000 points + $323.10 | 4.1× |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 22,500 miles + $184.40 | 85,000 miles + $418.90 | 3.8× |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 25,500 miles + $49.90 | 46,750 miles + $52.88 | 1.8× |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 30,000 miles + $59.40 | 55,000 miles + $81.50 | 1.8× |
| Emirates Skywards | 30,000 miles + $227.38 | 83,000 miles + $874.11 | 2.8× |
| United MileagePlus | 35,000 miles + $47.40 | 90,000 miles + $51.68 | 2.6× |
| Delta SkyMiles | 35,000 miles + $273.02 | 65,000 miles + $880.01 | 1.9× |
| Etihad Guest | 40,675 miles + $216.20 | 85,000 miles + $239.30Mixed cabin | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 42,500 points + $101.60 | 85,000 points + $101.90 | 2× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 42,500 points + $79.58 | 70,000 points + $79.58 | 1.6× |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 44,000 points + $59.40 | 95,300 points + $59.70 | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 47,600 points + $227.38 | 124,100 points + $998.87Mixed cabin | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 50,000 miles + $178.25 | 100,000 miles + $380.74 | 2× |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 50,000 points + $173.32 | 104,000 points + $433.44 | 2.1× |
| GOL Smiles | 85,200 miles + taxes not reported | 218,000 miles + taxes not reported | 2.6× |
Best months for economy from Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to Johannesburg (JNB)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15,000 pts + $200.56 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 3 | |
| 30,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 30,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 15,000 pts + taxes not reported | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 5 | |
| 15,000 pts + taxes not reported | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 6 | |
| 15,000 pts + taxes not reported | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 2 | |
| 30,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 |
A month's taxes are those of an award AwardTool recorded at that month's lowest price for a departure that month. “Taxes not reported” means the data has none for that month; the award still has taxes and fees.
Lowest economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles, with the taxes of that month's lowest award and the program's open dates that month under it. A price without taxes had none reported for that month. — means the program showed no economy space that month.
| Program | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Clubpoints | 15,000+ $200.56 · 3 dates | — | — | 15,0005 dates | 15,0006 dates | 15,0002 dates | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 37,000+ $183.70 · 1 date | 53,500+ $184.30 · 3 dates | — | 22,5005 dates | 22,5006 dates | 30,0002 dates | 30,0005 dates |
| Avianca LifeMilesmiles | 25,500+ $49.90 · 3 dates | — | — | 25,5004 dates | 25,5005 dates | 25,5001 date | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 30,000+ $59.70 · 5 dates | 30,0001 date | 30,0001 date | 30,0006 dates | 30,0006 dates | 30,0002 dates | 30,0005 dates |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | 30,000+ $227.76 · 5 dates | 52,5001 date | — | 30,0005 dates | 52,5006 dates | 30,0002 dates | 30,0005 dates |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 35,000+ $47.70 · 5 dates | 35,0003 dates | — | 35,0005 dates | 35,0006 dates | 35,0002 dates | 35,0005 dates |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 35,000+ $273.02 · 3 dates | — | — | 35,0005 dates | 35,0006 dates | 35,0002 dates | 35,0001 date |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 42,124+ $214.70 · 5 dates | 114,4533 dates | — | 40,6754 dates | 40,6755 dates | 44,1822 dates | 40,6755 dates |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 42,500+ $101.90 · 5 dates | 200,0003 dates | — | 42,5005 dates | 42,5006 dates | 42,5002 dates | 42,5005 dates |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 42,500+ $79.78 · 5 dates | — | — | 42,5004 dates | 42,5006 dates | 42,5002 dates | 42,5005 dates |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | 44,000+ $59.70 · 5 dates | — | — | 44,0003 dates | 44,0005 dates | 44,0002 dates | 44,0003 dates |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 47,600+ $227.76 · 5 dates | — | — | 47,6005 dates | 51,8006 dates | 47,6002 dates | 47,6005 dates |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 50,0003 dates | 50,0001 date | — | 50,0004 dates | 50,0004 dates | 50,0002 dates | 50,0005 dates |
| Virgin Australia Velocitypoints | 50,000+ $173.71 · 1 date | — | — | 50,0005 dates | 50,0005 dates | 50,0002 dates | 50,0005 dates |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | 88,6003 dates | — | 87,0005 dates | — | 85,2002 dates | 90,1003 dates |
Airlines seen in economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Eurowings Discover (4Y): United MileagePlus
- Airlink (4Z): United MileagePlus
- Aegean Airlines (A3): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Delta SkyMiles, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Finnair (AY): American Airlines AAdvantage
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards, Air Canada Aeroplan, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Air Dolomiti (EN): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus, Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Eurowings (EW): United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, American Airlines AAdvantage, Etihad Guest, Air Canada Aeroplan, JetBlue TrueBlue and GOL Smiles
- Gulf Air (GF): Etihad Guest
- Iberia (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- KLM (KL): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Delta SkyMiles, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Kenya Airways (KQ): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Lufthansa (LH): Avianca LifeMiles, United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): Avianca LifeMiles, United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- El Al (LY): Etihad Guest
- Egyptair (MS): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and GOL Smiles
- Austrian (OS): United MileagePlus
- Croatia Airlines (OU): United MileagePlus
- Qatar Airways (QR): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Virgin Australia Velocity and GOL Smiles
- Royal Jordanian (RJ): American Airlines AAdvantage
- South African Airways (SA): United MileagePlus
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan, Turkish Miles & Smiles and GOL Smiles
- TAP Portugal (TP): United MileagePlus
- Air Europa (UX): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and GOL Smiles
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Oman Air (WY): American Airlines AAdvantage
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 Rome Fiumicino (FCO) and to Johannesburg (JNB). One way, in the program's points or miles, with that award's taxes when the data has them.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg (JNB) to Rome Fiumicino (FCO)Return direction | 25,500 miles + $42.78 | Avianca LifeMiles | 17 |
| Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to Miami (MIA)Also from FCO | 12,000 points + $269.88 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 170 |
| Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from FCO | 12,200 miles + taxes not reported | GOL Smiles | 151 |
| Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also from FCO | 12,000 points + $269.14 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 122 |
| Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to New York JFKAlso from FCO | 12,000 points + $269.14 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 165 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Johannesburg (JNB)Also to JNB | 16,500 points + $287.20 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 259 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Johannesburg (JNB)Also to JNB | 27,000 points + $258.30 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 43 |
| Atlanta (ATL) to Johannesburg (JNB)Also to JNB | 20,000 points + $169.90 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 71 |
Points that transfer to these programs
Check current transfer bonuses. Most transfers can't be reversed. AwardTool's list has no transfers from these US card programs to GOL Smiles and Virgin Australia Velocity.
Questions about economy award flights from Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to Johannesburg (JNB)
How many points for economy from Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to Johannesburg (JNB)?
The lowest economy award AwardTool has seen was 15,000 points + $200.39 with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. Seen Oct 27, 2026, 17:44 UTC for a Nov 26, 2026 departure. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club showed economy award space on 16 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 9, 2026, 22:07 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to Johannesburg (JNB)?
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (16 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (22 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (13 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (26 dates), Emirates Skywards (24 dates), United MileagePlus (26 dates), Delta SkyMiles (17 dates), Etihad Guest (24 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (26 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (22 dates), JetBlue TrueBlue (18 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (23 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (19 dates), Virgin Australia Velocity (18 dates) and GOL Smiles (13 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly economy nonstop from Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to Johannesburg (JNB) on points?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
How much are taxes and fees on economy award flights from Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to Johannesburg (JNB)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $47.40 with MileagePlus (35,000 miles + $47.40) to $273.02 with SkyMiles (35,000 miles + $273.02). GOL Smiles did not report taxes for its lowest award. Amounts are one way per traveler in USD and can differ on other dates and routings.
What's the best month to fly economy from Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to Johannesburg (JNB) on points?
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 Apr 2027 departures: 15,000 points + taxes not reported with Virgin Atlantic (6 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.