ANA Mileage Club

What the ANA Mileage Club is

How a frequent flyer program works: earning miles with the ANA Mileage Club

On international ANA flights the credit depends on the distance and on the booking class. The result is the basic sector mileage multiplied by the rate of the booking class. The Economy classes V, W, S and T pay 50% of the basic sector mileage, while L and K pay only 30%. A ticket in O, I, R or X earns no miles. The published table refers to departures from Japan and dates from December 2018. It therefore tells you nothing about departures from Zurich, Frankfurt or Vienna.

Besides flights, there are routes through partners. If you use the Swiss ANA site, online bookings with ANA WORLD HOTEL and ANA WORLD CAR RENTAL earn miles. The booking has to be paid in full by credit card.

For Germany and Austria, the ANA country pages each show one car rental route: members get 350 miles per booking with Sixt. We have not captured the conditions of that offer, which are listed on the ANA country pages. American Express Membership Rewards points convert into ANA miles only if the card was issued in the U.S.. For readers in Germany and Austria that is not a documented route.

Redeeming ANA miles

International ANA award tickets start at 6,000 miles one way, or 12,000 miles for a return trip. The exact price depends on the zones of departure and destination. Season and cabin add to it.

One example for Europe: for a round trip between Japan and Europe, ANA asks 45,000 miles in Economy in the Low Season and 55,000 miles in the Regular Season. In Business Class the figures are 110,000 miles in the Low Season, 115,000 miles in the Regular Season and 180,000 miles in the High Season.

Awards on partner airlines begin at 7,500 miles one way and 15,000 miles round trip.

Taxes, surcharges and fees

Miles do not pay the whole price of an ANA award. On international ANA awards, taxes and fees plus fuel surcharges are added, at least USD 70 according to ANA (as of February 2015). For partner airlines, ANA names at least USD 57 with the same date. Both amounts are old, and the real total can be much higher. The pages we checked give no amounts in CHF or EUR, and we convert nothing.

We state no value per mile in cents or rappen because we lack a sourced basis for it.

Expiry of miles

ANA miles have a limited life. The count begins in the month of the service, and the miles lapse at the end of the 36th month. Diamond members keep their miles for as long as they hold the status.

The current terms run until November 30, 2026, and revised terms take over on December 1, 2026. We have not captured that text, so we say nothing on whether expiry changes.

Status tiers Bronze, Platinum and Diamond

Status depends on the Premium Points of one calendar year. What you collect from January to December sets the status of the following year, which begins on April 1 and runs for one year. A transfer into the next year is not possible.

The points follow from basic sector mileage times the accrual rate by booking class and fare, times the route ratio, with Boarding Points added. If you fly a Star Alliance airline or a Connecting Partner in a class whose rate is below 100%, you get no Boarding Points. Miles from hotels and cards, plus those from other partners beyond the ANA Group, Star Alliance and Connecting Partners do not count toward Premium Points.

Status at another airline does not help: Star Alliance Gold or Silver cannot be turned into an ANA status.

Bronze Service

Bronze brings some relief, but many benefits come with conditions. The flight mile bonus is up to 55%. A further free bag exists on international trips only, and priority check-in only when flying Premium Economy. On ANA domestic flights in Japan you pick your seat at booking. Lounge entry runs through Upgrade Points, and that service ends with fiscal year 2026. Points from that year stay usable until March 31, 2027. Members who are eligible can take companions along for miles or Upgrade Points.

Platinum Service

Platinum is the first tier with fixed lounge entry. It adds a flight mile bonus of up to 105% and a further free bag. On every ANA Group flight you board early, whatever the cabin. In Economy on international ANA Group flights, the fee for reserving a seat ahead falls away. The ANA SUITE LOUNGE is normally kept for Diamond members, yet Platinum members receive a limited number of vouchers from 80,000 Premium Points.

Diamond Service

Diamond has the same entries as Platinum for lounge, baggage, boarding and seats. The flight mile bonus reaches up to 130%, and miles never expire while the status lasts. The ANA SUITE LOUNGE is normally open to Diamond members.

With Upgrade Points, Bronze, Platinum and Diamond members can move up to the next higher cabin on international flights. The Upgrade Points service ends with fiscal year 2026, and points from that year stay usable until March 31, 2027.

Frequent flyer program for Switzerland, Germany and Austria

In our sources ANA has no hub in the German-speaking region, but the status counts with partners: Bronze corresponds to Star Alliance Silver. Platinum and Diamond correspond to Star Alliance Gold.

In Switzerland, the Star Alliance member SWISS runs hubs in Zurich (ZRH) and Geneva (GVA). In Germany, Lufthansa flies via Frankfurt (FRA) and Munich (MUC), and in Austria, Austrian Airlines is based at Vienna Airport (VIE). Whether miles on these flights are credited to an ANA account we have not checked, so we say nothing on it.

Who the ANA Mileage Club is not for

Miles & More alternatives: the ANA Mileage Club compared

Which miles program is the best depends on the airline you fly and the airport you fly from. If you are looking for alternatives to Miles & More, the ANA Mileage Club fits mainly when ANA or Japan is part of your main route. All programs are listed in the program archive, and the page Methodology describes how we check statements.