Compare 11 loyalty programs for New York to Lisbon award flights, with economy seats from 12,000 points.
New York to Lisbon is a transatlantic corridor, and nonstop award space shows up on TAP Air Portugal and Delta. It's priced by 11 programs, and economy starts at 12,000 points on a routing that includes Air France. The lowest price comes through Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, not Air France's own program, so it pays to look past the obvious choice before transferring anything. This page lines up every program on JFK–LIS in one place.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | Premium economy | Business |
|---|---|---|---|
 Air FranceAF | 12,000Lowest | 40,000Lowest | Not available |
 KLMKL | 12,000Lowest | Not available | 120,500pts |
 American AirlinesAA | 21,000pts | 40,000Lowest | Not available |
 Royal Air MarocAT | 22,500pts | Not available | 45,000Lowest |
 British AirwaysBA | 22,500pts | Not available | Not available |
 IberiaIB | 22,500pts | Not available | Not available |
 DeltaDL | 23,500pts | Not available | Not available |
 TAP Air PortugalTP | 29,000pts | Not available | Not available |
 FinnairAY | 30,000pts | Not available | 125,400pts |
 Scandinavian AirlinesSK | 30,000pts | Not available | Not available |
When award seats between New York and Lisbon price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | No award data |
| Dec 2026 | 12,000 |
| Jan 2027 | No award data |
| Feb 2027 | 12,000 |
| Mar 2027 | 12,000 |
| Apr 2027 | 22,500 |
| May 2027 | 25,000 |
| Jun 2027 | No award data |
| Jul 2027 | No award data |
16 airlines with award seats between New York and Lisbon, nonstop or connecting.
American AirlinesAA
Air CanadaAC
AviancaAVFinnairAY
JetBlueB6British AirwaysBADeltaDL
EmiratesEKIberiaIB
LufthansaLH
Qatar AirwaysQRScandinavian AirlinesSK
Singapore AirlinesSQ
Turkish AirlinesTKTAP Air PortugalTP
United AirlinesUAWhat to know before booking New York to Lisbon with points.
About 3,360 miles, roughly 7h15 nonstop. Lisbon runs 5 hours ahead of New York (4 for a few weeks a year, while the clocks change on different dates). Data covers November 2026–July 2027. Across all five months with calendar prices, December 2026, February 2027, and March 2027 are the cheapest (12,000 points); May 2027 is the priciest (25,000).
New York to Lisbon is served by American Airlines, Air Canada, Air France and 28 more, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 11 loyalty programs to find the best value for your points. Award prices start from 12,000 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
Roughly 3,360 miles separate New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), so a nonstop spends about 7h15 in the air, a little more or less depending on winds and direction. The nonstop award space in the data is split between TAP Air Portugal and Delta. The Airbus A321 appears on some of those nonstop award segments. Nonstops make up only about 2% of the award options in the data; the rest connect.
At over seven hours in the air, New York–Lisbon is long enough for the cabin to matter, so pick it before the program. Saving points means connecting: the economy floor connects once, and an economy nonstop on either carrier costs more. The cheapest economy seat adds about $180 in taxes and fees, well above the route's typical economy taxes, so weigh points and cash together before booking. Measured against economy, premium economy is about 3.3 times the points and business about 3.8 times.
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club takes economy at 12,000 points. American AAdvantage is cheapest in premium economy at 40,000 points. Alaska Atmos Rewards wins business class at 45,000 points. Among the remaining eight programs, United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan, and Air France-KLM Flying Blue are good places to cross-check. Economy also prices as a partner award, with the long leg on Air France.
On points, New York–Lisbon has nonstop seats from TAP Air Portugal (Star Alliance) and Delta (SkyTeam), which puts partner programs from both alliances in play for a nonstop. Connecting awards near the price floor run through Paris, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt. Partner pricing sets the business-class floor: Alaska Atmos Rewards books Royal Air Maroc as a oneworld partner, and no program prices Royal Air Maroc lower in that cabin at last check.
On the New York end, Newark (EWR) starts at 9,500 points in economy, under the route's 12,000-point economy floor; LaGuardia (LGA) prices from 22,500. Newark also logs nonstop flights to Lisbon in the data. New York to Amsterdam prices the same, from 12,000 points at last check.
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Common questions travelers ask about the New York to Lisbon route.
