Not an award: compare a 10,000-Avios + fees flight or a 6,000-10,000-mile Flying Blue award with Eurostar continental redemptions of 2,000 Club Eurostar poin…. Taxes and fees: –. Checked 2026-11-02.
Price
Not an award: compare a 10,000-Avios + fees flight or a 6,000-10,000-mile Flying Blue award with Eurostar continental redemptions of 2,000 Club Eurostar points Standard Value RT (no taxes) or a cheap train fare. See data/rail-alternatives.json pairs BRU-PAR, BRU-LON, BRU-AMS, BRU-CGN, BRU-FRA, BRU-LUX.
How to book
Rail: Eurostar / SNCB International / DB. If continuing long-haul, use Air&Rail (TGV to CDG, Eurostar to Schiphol) on the AF/KLM ticket instead of a separate short-haul award.
The catch
pickthetrain door-to-door model: BRU-FRA train wins by only ~14 min. Rail facts come from data/rail-alternatives.json (sources inside that file), not re-checked here.
Lounges where you start
British Airways Club (Avios)
Fixed Reward Flight prices by route from London, off-peak/peak, with Reward Flight Saver (fixed cash part).
| European card | Ratio |
|---|---|
| Amex Spain | 1:1 |
| Amex UK | 1:1 |
| Revolut (EEA) | 1:1 |
| Revolut (UK) | 1:1 |
| Amex France | 5:4 |
| Amex Germany | 5:4 |
| Amex Italy | 5:4 |
| Amex Netherlands | 5:4 |
| Amex Belgium | 3:2 |
| Amex Switzerland | 3:2 |
| Amex Sweden | 20:1 |
More on British Airways Club (Avios)
Sources: pickthetrain.com, airfranceklm.com. Award prices and availability change; confirm on the program’s site before you transfer points. Check any award against the cash fare with the points or cash calculator. All European deals.
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