After recently creating the Delta Miles and the Delta Miles Calculator, I realized that there’s one piece of information I have unpublished that might be useful.
The Delta Miles Calculator will show a list of cities in order of price. This gives you ideas of where you could cheaply fly to from your home airport. After all, there are many 5,000 mile routes (792, to be exact).
However, some of these deals, international deals in particular, are so good that it might be worth driving a little further than normal, or even worth a positioning flight (I know there are a number of cities I could take a short flight to on Frontier for under $40).
This is a list of all the cheapest international and domestic flights with Delta SkyMiles.
Cheapest International Delta Miles Destinations
International flights for 6,000 Delta Miles:
| Cancún | Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Chicago, Miami, Chicago, | 6000 |
| Guatemala City | Houston | 6000 |
| Havana | Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, | 6000 |
| Mazatlán | Toronto | 6000 |
| Mexico City | Vancouver, Toronto, | 6000 |
| Montego Bay | Miami | 6000 |
| Puerto Vallarta | Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Santa Ana, | 6000 |
| Los Cabo | Houston, Houston, Los Angeles, Santa Ana, | 6000 |
International Delta Flights 8,000 miles or under:
| To | Points | From |
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Aruba
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7000 | Fort Lauderdale |
| 8000 | Pittsburgh | |
| Belize City | 7000 | Toronto |
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Cancún
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6000 |
Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Chicago, Miami, Chicago,
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| 7000 |
Baltimore, Jacksonville,
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| 8000 |
Austin, Nashville, Charleston, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Tampa,
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| Cozumel | 8000 | Toronto |
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Grand Cayman
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7000 | Toronto |
| 8000 |
Charleston, Jacksonville, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Richmond,
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Guadalajara
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7000 | Las Vegas |
| 8000 |
Palm Springs, Santa Ana, Vancouver,
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| Guatemala City | 6000 | Houston |
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Bermuda
|
7000 |
Toronto, Montreal,
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| 8000 |
Boston, Charleston, Denver, Newark, New York City, New York City, Ottawa,
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Havana
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6000 |
Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami,
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| 7000 |
Nashville, Baltimore, Cleveland, Richmond,
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| 8000 |
Austin, Charleston, New York City, New York City, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Rochester, NY,
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| Kingston | 8000 |
Fort Lauderdale, New York City, New York City, Orlando, Miami, Melbourne, FL, Sarasota,
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| Liberia | 8000 | Toronto |
| Mazatlán | 6000 | Toronto |
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Mexico City
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6000 |
Vancouver, Toronto,
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| 7000 |
Boston, Montreal,
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Montego Bay
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6000 | Miami |
| 7000 |
Baltimore, Orlando, Richmond,
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| 8000 |
Albany, NY, Nashville, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Bangor, Elmira/Corning, Erie, Ithaca, State College, Toronto,
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| Monterrey | 8000 | Toronto |
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Nassau
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7000 |
Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Panama City, FL, Washington, D.C., Jacksonville, New Orleans,
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| 8000 |
Nashville, Charleston, Orlando, Tampa,
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| Port-au-Prince | 8000 | Orlando, Miami, |
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Providenciales
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7000 |
Jacksonville, West Palm Beach,
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| 8000 |
Hartford, Panama City, FL, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Miami, New Orleans, Portland, ME, Tampa,
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Puerto Vallarta
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6000 |
Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Santa Ana,
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| 7000 | Portland, OR | |
| 8000 |
Denver, Newark, Spokane, Houston, Washington, D.C., Houston, San Francisco, San Jose, CA,
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| Punta Cana | 8000 | Fort Lauderdale |
| Saint Thomas | 8500 | Fort Lauderdale |
| San José | 8000 |
Miami, Toronto, Montreal,
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Los Cabo
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6000 |
Houston, Houston, Los Angeles, Santa Ana,
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| 7000 | San Diego | |
| 8000 |
Las Vegas, Oakland, San Jose, CA, Sacramento, Vancouver, Winnipeg,
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San Juan
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7000 | Miami |
| 8000 | Fort Lauderdale | |
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Santiago, Dominican Republic
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7000 |
New York City, Miami,
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| 8000 | Fort Lauderdale | |
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Santo Domingo
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7000 |
New York City, Miami,
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| 8000 |
Newark, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Orlando, Sarasota,
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| St. Maarten | 8000 |
Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Richmond,
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Cheapest Domestic Delta Miles Flights
Here is every domestic flight for 5,000 Delta Miles:
Conclusion
I hope this info is useful. I’m always open to feedback or suggestions on what to do with the data (or any tool :-p).
And remember to check out the Delta Miles Calculator!
![The [Only] Delta SkyMiles Award Chart](https://travelisfree.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-11-at-11.00.57-PM.png)
People are going to look at this list, try to reproduce, and (maybe) get lucky and find what you did. But probably not… So you may want to add a big “disclaimer” or “warning” that says how you created the chart/calculator and that the value you put in there represents the best possible fare—even if it shows up in just one flight over the next 365 days!
Unless you’re looking to travel peak season or close-in, the availability is better than that. The half dozen of the above routes I’ve looked into have, at minimum, good midweek (Tues-Thurs) and Saturday availability for weeks at a time.
I assume San José in the left column is the capital of Costa Rica, not San Jose, CA? Not seeing flights from SJC to YUL for 8,000. Would be awesome, if there were.
Looks good on paper but in reality is different. Looked up TPA -CAN and cheapest I’ve found is 11k one way with hella long lay over in Atlanta. Like 4-8 hours layover depending on the flight.
There is decent availability on the routes I looked up at prices close to the ones posted above, but frankly the pricing is absolutely bizarre.
Looked up ELP to SJC @ 5000 miles as you listed but found nothing less than 18000 from now through 31 Dec. Is that an insider fare? Would be great if it were real.
It would be very helpful if you could add what dates, and preferably flights, that the awards are available at these levels. I used the calculator, entered my home airport, checked a number of them and never could find anything close to what is listed.
Thanks!
Delta seems to have fixed this for YVR-MEX. 13k minimum now. 🙁
Drew, thank you! Needed a flight next week that was pricing out at 36.5k, … using your tool, I instead booked an 8k flight!
How is LGA-BOS 5,000 miles? I don’t think your calculator is right.