


This post is going to be long. Please be patient. If you really want to learn how to game this uber-sneaky airline, you will have to learn a thing or two. Better yet, bookmark this page and use it as a reference.
My previous post is here:
The Definitive Guide to Gaming Spirit. Part 1: Intro and Easy 8,000 Points
By the way, my 8,000 miles have been posted since then.
Spirit Air Free Spirit frequent flyer program is region-based (4 regions). It used to have a very user-friendly redemption interface, whereas you would pick your departure city, and the chart would nicely list all the city within every zone and give you the levels you would pay. However, since their network has grown so dramatically in the last few years, they have decided to give all that profit to some cretins web designers, who have made everything confusing as hell. The end result is this.
Yeah, I know, good luck with that! Especially considering that some airports that Spirit serves are not even there, like Houston, for example. My list below is more accurate, so you might consider using that instead, but only for non-stop flights!
Before we proceed, let’s agree on a few things. If you do not want to get BoA Free Spirit credit card, you should stop reading now. Just forget Spirit altogether and save yourself a lot of aggravation. You will thank me later.
Second, even though Free Spirit is very capacity controlled, you must treat the following table as a rough guide of what to expect, and not the last word. In many cases you can still find off-peak redemption rates when you expect them the least, so keep checking. Yes, I know its’ not updated, but like I said: rough guide.
Third, people who keep telling you that Spirit miles are “useless” either repeat what they’ve heard, or they are complainers who would have a problem with any frequent flyer program. If you have made it this far, you already know that in order to fly for free, you must be flexible on your dates or your destinations–otherwise, you shouldn’t be playing this game.
Now that we’ve got this issue out of the way, let’s see our options. Below you will find the list of the US cities and their off-peak redemptions rates for all corresponding non-stop flights (one way). Why non-stop?
Because like British Airways Avios, Spirit miles offer the best possible redemptions for direct, non-stop flights. Although, just like with Avios, there are exceptions, as well.
Atlantic City:
Fort Lauderdale–2,500 miles
Fort Myers–2,500 miles
Myrtle Beach–2,500 miles
Orlando–2,500 miles
Tampa–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Atlanta–2,500 miles
Boston–2,500 miles
Chicago-O’Hare–2,500 miles
Detroit–2,500 miles
West Palm Beach–2,500 miles
Atlanta:
Dallas/Fort Worth–2,500 miles
Fort Lauderdale–2,500 miles
Houston–Intercontinental–2,500 miles
(begins August 1, 2014)
Seasonal:
Atlantic City–2,500 miles
Baltimore/Washington-BWI:
Dallas/Fort Worth–2,500 miles
Fort Lauderdale–2,500 miles
Las Vegas–7,500 miles
Seasonal:
Chicago-O’Hare–2,500 miles
Minneapolis/St. Paul–2,500 miles
Myrtle Beach–2,500 miles
Boston:
Fort Lauderdale–2,500 miles
Myrtle Beach–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Atlanta–2,500 miles
Atlantic City–2,500 miles
Chicago–O’Hare–2,500 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth–5,000 miles
Fort Myers–5,000 miles
West Palm Beach (begins November 21, 2014)–2,500 miles
Charlston (Seasonal):
Myrtle Beach–2,500 miles
Chicago-ORD:
Dallas/Fort Worth–2,500 miles
Denver–2,500 miles
Fort Lauderdale–2,500 miles
Fort Myers–2,500 miles
Houston–Intercontinental–2,500 miles
Kansas City (begins August 7, 2014–2,500 miles
Las Vegas–7,500 miles
Los Angeles–7,500 miles
Minneapolis/St. Paul–2,500 miles
New York–LaGuardia–2,500 miles
Oakland–7,500 miles
Orlando–2,500 miles
Tampa–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Atlantic City–2,500 miles
Baltimore–2,500 miles
Boston–2,500 miles
Myrtle Beach–2,500 miles
Phoenix–5,000 miles
Portland–5,000 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth:
Atlanta–2,500 miles
Baltimore/Washington–2,500 miles
Chicago–O’Hare–2,500 miles
Denver–2,500 miles
Detroit–2,500 miles
Fort Lauderdale–2,500 miles
Kansas City (begins August 7, 2014)–2,500 miles
Las Vegas–2,500 miles
Los Angeles–2,500 miles
Minneapolis/St. Paul–2,500 miles
New Orleans–2,500 miles
New York–LaGuardia–5,000 miles
Oakland–5,000 miles
Orlando–2,500 miles
Philadelphia
Phoenix–2,500 miles
San Diego–2,500 miles
Tampa–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Boston–5,000 miles
Fort Myers–2,500 miles
Myrtle Beach–2,500 miles
Portland–5,000 miles
Cancun (Arrival)
San Jose Del Cabo (Arrival)
Denver:
Chicago–O’Hare–2,500 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth–2,500 miles
Detroit–2,500 miles
Fort Lauderdale–5,000 miles
Houston–Intercontinental–2,500 miles
Las Vegas–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Minneapolis/St. Paul–2,500 miles
Phoenix–2,500 miles
Detroit:
Atlantic City–2,500 miles
Cancún
Dallas/Fort Worth–2,500 miles
Denver–2,500 miles
Fort Lauderdale–2,500 miles
Fort Myers–2,500 miles
Houston–Intercontinental–2,500 miles
Kansas City (begins August 7, 2014)–2,500 miles
Las Vegas–7,500 miles
Los Angeles–7,500 miles
New York–LaGuardia–2,500 miles
Orlando–2,500 miles
Tampa–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Minneapolis/St. Paul–2,500 miles
Myrtle Beach–2,500 miles
Fort Lauderdale:
Aguadilla–2,500 miles
Armenia (Colombia)–5,000 miles
Aruba–2,500 miles
Atlanta–2,500 miles
Atlantic City–2,500 miles
Baltimore–2,500 miles
Bogotá–5,000 miles
Boston–2,500 miles
Cancún–2,500 miles
Cartagena–2,500 miles
Chicago–O’Hare–2,500 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth–2,500 miles
Denver–5,000 miles
Detroit–2,500 miles
Guatemala City–2,500 miles
Houston-Intercontinental (begins September 3, 2014)–2,500 miles
Latrobe/Pittsburgh–2,500 miles
Lima–10,000 miles
Los Angeles-7,500 miles
Managua–2,500 miles
Medellin–Cordova–5,000 miles
Montego Bay–2,500 miles
Myrtle Beach–2,500 miles
New Orleans (begins August 1, 2014)–2,500 miles
New York–LaGuardia–2,500 miles
Niagara Falls–2,500 miles
Orlando–2,500 miles
Panama City–2,500 miles
Plattsburgh (NY)–5,000 miles
Port-au-Prince–2,500 miles
St. Maarten–2,500 miles
St. Thomas–2,500 miles
San José de Costa Rica–2,500 miles
San Juan–2,500 miles
San Pedro Sula–2,500 miles
San Salvador (Bahamas)–2,500 miles
San Salvador–2,500 miles
Santiago de los Caballeros–2,500 miles
Santo Domingo–2,500 miles
Tampa–2,500 miles
Toluca/Mexico City–5,000 miles
Seasonal:
Kingston–2,500 miles
Las Vegas–7,500 miles
Minneapolis–St. Paul–5,000 miles
Punta Cana–2,500 miles
Fort Myers:
Atlantic City–2,500 miles
Detroit–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Boston–5,000 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth–2,500 miles
Latrobe/Pittsburgh (begins December 18, 2014)–2,500 miles
Minneapolis/St. Paul–5,000 miles
Chicago-O’Hare–2,500 miles
Houston:
Atlanta (begins August 1, 2014)–2,500 miles
Chicago–O’Hare–2,500 miles
Denver–2,500 miles
Detroit–2,500 miles
Fort Lauderdale (begins September 4, 2014)–2,500 miles
Kansas City (begins August 8, 2014)–2,500 miles
Las Vegas–2,500 miles
Los Angeles–5,000 miles
New Orleans (begins August 1, 2014)–2,500 miles
Orlando–2,500 miles
San Diego (begins September 3, 2014)–5,000 miles
Seasonal:
Minneapolis/St. Paul–5,000 miles
Kansas City:
Chicago-O’Hare (begins August 7, 2014)–2,500 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth (begins August 7, 2014)–2,500 miles
Detroit (begins August 7, 2014)–2,500 miles
Houston–Intercontinental (begins August 8, 2014)–5,000 miles
Las Vegas (begins August 7, 2014)–2,500 miles
Las Vegas:
Baltimore/Washington–7,500 miles
Chicago-O’Hare–5,000 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth–2,500 miles
Denver–2,500 miles
Detroit–2,500 miles
Houston-Intercontinental–2,500 miles
Kansas City (begins August 7, 2014)–2,500 miles
Los Angeles–2,500 miles
Minneapolis/St. Paul–5,000 miles
Oakland–2,500 miles
Philadelphia–7,500 miles
Portland–2,500 miles
San Diego–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Fort Lauderdale–7,500 miles
Latrobe/Pittsburgh
Fort Lauderdale–2,500 miles
Orlando–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Myrtle Beach–2,500 miles
Tampa–2,500 miles
Fort Myers–2,500 miles
Los Angeles:
Chicago-O’Hare–5,000 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth–2,500 miles
Detroit–7,500 miles
Fort Lauderdale–7,500 miles
Houston-Intercontinental–5,000 miles
Las Vegas–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Minneapolis/St. Paul–5,000 miles
Minneapolis/Saint Paul:
Chicago–O’Hare–2,500 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth–2,500 miles
Las Vegas–5,000 miles
Seasonal:
Baltimore/Washington–2,500 miles
Denver–2,500 miles
Detroit–2,500 miles
Fort Lauderdale–5,000 miles
Fort Myers–5,000 miles
Houston–Intercontinental
Los Angeles–5,000 miles
Orlando–5,000 miles
Phoenix–5,000 miles
Tampa–5,000 miles
Myrtle Beach:
Atlantic City–2,500 miles
Fort Lauderdale–2,500 miles
New York–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Baltimore–2,500 miles
Charleston, (WV)–2,500 miles
Chicago-O’Hare–2,500 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth–2,500 miles
Detroit–2,500 miles
Latrobe/Pittsburgh–2,500 miles
Niagara Falls–2,500 miles
Philadelphia–2,500 miles
Plattsburgh–2,500 miles
New Orleans:
Dallas/Fort Worth–2,500 miles
Fort Lauderdale (begins August 1, 2014)–2,500 miles
Houston-Intercontinental (begins August 1, 2014)–2,500 miles
New York LGA:
Chicago–O’Hare–2,500 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth–5,000 miles
Detroit–2,500 miles
Fort Lauderdale–2,500 miles
Myrtle Beach–2,500 miles
Niagara Falls:
Fort Lauderdale–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Myrtle Beach–2,500 miles
Oakland:
Chicago–7,500 miles
Dallas–5,000 miles
Las Vegas–2,500 miles
Orlando:
Atlantic City–2,500 miles
Chicago–O’Hare–2,500 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth–2,500 miles
Detroit–2,500 miles
Fort Lauderdale–2,500 miles
Houston–Intercontinental–2,500 miles
Latrobe/Pittsburgh–2,500 miles
San Juan–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Minneapolis/St. Paul–5,000 miles
Philadelphia:
Dallas/Fort Worth–5,000 miles
Las Vegas–7,500 miles
Seasonal:
Myrtle Beach–2,500 miles
Phoenix:
Dallas–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Chicago–5,000 miles
Denver–2,500 miles
Minneapolis/St. Paul–5,000 miles
Plattsubrg:
Fort Lauderdale–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Myrtle Beach–2,500 miles
Portland:
Las Vegas–2,500 miles
San Diego–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Chicago–5,000 miles
Dallas–5,000 miles
San Diego:
Dallas–2,500 miles
Houston–5,000 miles
Las Vegas–2,500 miles
Portland–2,500 miles
Los Cabos–2,500 miles
Tampa:
Atlantic City–2,500 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth–2,500 miles
Detroit–2,500 miles
Fort Lauderdale–2,500 miles
Seasonal:
Chicago-O’Hare–2,500 miles
Latrobe/Pittsburgh (begins December 18, 2014)–2,500 miles
Minneapolis/St. Paul
West Palm Beach (Seasonal):
Atlantic City–2,500 miles
Boston (begins November 21, 2014)–2,500 miles
I hope you recognize the value when you see it. If you are flexible and not a snob, you can make like a bandit with Spirit. In my next and final post, I will talk about some more tricks and sweet spots in the Free Spirit program, as well as about certain things you might wish to avoid.
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