Loyalty programs · By Points Frog Editorial ·
ANA's current international award guidance permits one-way reservations and tickets issued from June 24, 2025. The page also identifies the older rules for tickets issued through June 23. A guide written before that change may describe a roundtrip requirement that does not govern a new booking today.
This matters when you can find a good outbound reward but want a different return plan. Start with the current one-way search and the real quote. You do not need to design a roundtrip solely because an old article says that ANA miles always require one.
Match the guide to the ticket
Check the rule's effective date and whether it concerns ANA-operated flights or partner awards. ANA's international award page separates its own flights from partner-operated codeshares. The marketing flight number alone does not tell you which award rules apply.
Use the ANA Mileage Club points-value page and Lounge Frog’s ANA directory to orient the search. Write the operating airline beside every leg before comparing the quote with a chart.
Our partner-flight identification guide illustrates the same planning habit in another program. It is not a source for ANA's pricing or ticket rules. The program issuing the reward sets those conditions.
Search the date and cabin you need
ANA says its international mileage requirements depend on the departure and arrival zones, season and cabin. A headline minimum is not the price of every route. Search the actual travel date and read the quote before deciding how many miles the journey requires.
For a mixed-cabin one-way itinerary, ANA's page says the higher cabin's mileage applies. Review each segment so you know which flights provide the cabin you value. A short premium segment should not be mistaken for a long-haul premium seat.
The mixed-cabin itinerary checklist can help you read a result one leg at a time. Our flexible-date search guide offers another way to think about date choices without treating a different program's prices as ANA's.
Price the return as a separate problem
A confirmed outbound does not provide a route home. Search the return dates, travelers and cash charges before transferring or committing the full trip budget. A one-way option is useful because it gives flexibility; it does not guarantee a second reward later.
Compare a return on another program, a suitable cash ticket or a different departure date. Include the cost and time of any airport change. The Haneda directory and the Narita directory help distinguish two different Tokyo airport plans.
If the trip includes a cruise, add Cruise Frog’s port guides to the timing check. The reward should support the full journey, including the time needed to reach the ship and the route after disembarkation.
Keep evidence of the final choice
Save the itinerary, mileage total, cash charges and change or refund terms before ticketing. Confirm the current transfer route and expected timing if another balance will fund the award. Our transfer checklist helps keep a searched seat distinct from a completed ticket.
Use the program directory when comparing another currency for the return. The strongest plan uses current rules for each ticket and has a workable trip in both directions. An old roundtrip-only summary should not decide a new ANA booking.
Sources and date checked
Checked October 14, 2026. ANA’s current international award guidance.