How to Book ANA First Class With Miles (2026)

Does ANA Really Require Round-Trip Bookings for First Class?

It depends on whose miles you're using. Since June 24, 2025, ANA Mileage Club allows one-way award bookings on ANA-operated flights for the first time — but if you're redeeming ANA miles for a Star Alliance partner airline instead of ANA metal, that award still must be booked round-trip (Award Travel Finder, Aug 2026).

That distinction matters because it's the opposite of what many older guides assume: the round-trip-only rule survives specifically for partner redemptions, not for ANA's own First Class product, which is where 'The Suite' lives. If juggling ANA's rules and mileage math sounds like more trouble than it's worth, MileMarketplace can book this flight for you instead, at a fixed, all-in price you see before you commit.

How Many ANA Miles Does First Class Cost?

ANA prices First Class on a published round-trip chart that varies by season and origin zone. The current low-season rate between North America and Japan is 150,000 Mileage Club miles round trip; regular- and high-season pricing has climbed sharply in recent revaluations, with some 2025-2026 reporting placing high-season pricing as high as 300,000 miles round trip on certain zones (Award Travel Finder, Aug 2026; Frequent Miler, 2025).

ANA revises this chart periodically and prices differ by exact origin city and zone, so treat these as a range, not a quote — confirm the live number for your dates directly at ana.co.jp before committing miles.

What Is ANA's 'The Suite' First Class Product?

The Suite is ANA's flagship First Class seat, flown on select Boeing 777-300ERs in a 1-2-1 layout with fully closing doors, a 43-inch 4K monitor — the largest of its kind on a commercial aircraft when it launched — and a fully lie-flat bed measuring 33 inches wide and 76 inches long. It replaced ANA's older first class cabin starting in 2019 and now flies key routes between Tokyo Haneda and New York JFK, London Heathrow, Los Angeles, and other long-haul destinations on the 777-300ER fleet.

Which Programs Can Book ANA First Class, and at What Rate?

ANA's own miles aren't the only way into The Suite — several partners can book it, at wildly different prices.

Is the Virgin Atlantic ANA First Class Sweet Spot Still Good in 2026?

Mostly, yes, on price — but less so on reliability. Virgin Atlantic still prices ANA First Class at 72,500–85,000 points one-way between the US/Europe and Japan (57,500 to Hawaii), a genuine discount to booking ANA's own miles in regular or high season, and Virgin doesn't add fuel surcharges to partner awards (One Mile at a Time, 2026).

The catch is operational: Virgin Atlantic cannot book ANA awards within 14 days of departure, dropped its 48-hour award hold, and reader reports through 2025 describe long stretches where business-class availability searches simply didn't work. Budget extra time and a backup plan if you're routing through Virgin Atlantic rather than booking direct (One Mile at a Time, 2026).

What Do ANA Award Taxes and Fuel Surcharges Cost in 2026?

ANA raised its fuel surcharge on Japan-North America routes sharply in 2026: tickets issued from May 1, 2026 carry about $350 one-way, up from roughly $180 before the increase (Wego, 2026). ANA's own rules also require a minimum of $70 in taxes and fees on any international award redemption, calculated by itinerary and cabin.

How Do You Book an ANA First Class Award, Step by Step?

The process differs slightly depending on whether you're using ANA's own miles or a partner program, but the shape is the same:

• Find availability. Search ana.co.jp directly for The Suite on ANA metal, or check united.com/aircanada.com as a proxy for Star Alliance space bookable through Virgin Atlantic or Aeroplan.
• Confirm the rate and the rule. Note whether you're booking ANA metal, where one-way is allowed, or a partner redemption on ANA miles, which still requires round trip, and confirm the season/zone price.
• Source the miles or points. ANA has one of the narrowest transfer ecosystems of any major program — only Amex Membership Rewards (1:1) and Marriott Bonvoy (3:1) transfer directly — so many flyers buy the shortfall on MileMarketplace instead.
• Book and ticket. Call the relevant program (Virgin Atlantic doesn't book ANA online) and ticket immediately; Virgin Atlantic in particular won't confirm inside 14 days of departure.
• Pay the taxes and fuel surcharge. Budget about $350 one-way on North America-Japan routes as of the May 2026 surcharge increase, plus the $70 minimum tax floor.

The Real Cost of Flying ANA First on Miles vs. Cash

Take a Tokyo-New York one-way Suite award at 75,000 ANA miles, the current low-season one-way rate to major North American cities. MileMarketplace shows no live ANA offers as this is written, so this estimate uses the roughly 1.9-cents-per-mile market floor MileMarketplace's own ANA guide cites for open-market ANA miles — call it $19 per 1,000, giving 75 x $19 = $1,425.00. Add MileMarketplace's 5% service fee ($71.25) and the $350 fuel surcharge, and the estimated all-in cost is $1,846.25 one-way.

Cash fares for the same JFK-Tokyo First Class route run about $15,193 one-way, or roughly $23,111 round trip, in 2026 fare data (Going, 2026). Even on a conservative market-rate estimate rather than a guaranteed live price, that's a potential savings of well over $13,000 one-way — worth checking MileMarketplace's live ANA inventory before assuming you have to collect the miles yourself. When it isn't in stock, have us book this flight and skip the miles question entirely.