Originally Posted by
oliver2002
I have used miles a few times to affordably travel at very short notice (2-3h) for a very very urgent need.
I booked a ticket an hour ago for a departure 4 hours hence. A $430 walk-up fare was 7,500 points. Call it 5.5cpm if you want. Or don't. But it was a good value to me and that's a coach seat for a 200 mile trip. But the bus and train options sucked, either price, time or both.