Cheap: How To Buy Delta Miles

: You must buy in chunks of 2,000, meaning a minimum spend of about $70 to $75 .

: Normally, Delta sells miles for 3.5 to 3.76 cents each .

Meet Alex. Alex found the perfect flight to Tokyo but was exactly 2,000 miles short of an award ticket. To get those miles, Alex had to navigate the math of "buying" vs. "earning" Delta SkyMiles. The Direct Purchase (The Expensive Shortcut) how to buy delta miles cheap

Alex learned that Delta occasionally runs promotions. For the first time recently, they offered a .

Instead of buying miles directly, Alex found ways to "buy" them much cheaper by spending on things he already needed: Delta Is Offering up to a 50% Bonus When You Buy SkyMiles : You must buy in chunks of 2,000,

: Even at the sale price, you are still paying more than the miles are usually worth. This only makes sense if you need a tiny amount to top off an account for a high-value flight. The "Hack" (Buying Through Purchases)

Alex first looked at buying miles directly from the . Alex found the perfect flight to Tokyo but

: With a 50% bonus, the cost drops to roughly 2.41 to 2.51 cents per mile .