[Expired] Southwest Has Flights Starting at 7K Points, 10K to Hawaii [Book by July 20]

If you’ve been wanting to book a Southwest flight and have some Rapid Rewards points to use, you can book award flights starting at 7,000 points. But you’ll have to act quickly, as the tickets must be booked by July 20, 2026.

With transcontinental flights available for 7,000 points and flights to the Caribbean starting at 8,000 points, there are some great prices in this limited-time offer.

Let’s take a look at all you need to know.

Book Southwest Award Flights From 7,000 Points

This latest Southwest promotion is pretty straightforward: You can book award flights starting at a flat rate:

• 7,000 points within the continental U.S.
• 8,000 points to select Mexico and Caribbean destinations
• 10,000 points to Hawaii
• 12,000 points to Anchorage

Luckily, everyone can participate. There’s no registration required for this current promotion. These prices apply to one-way Basic fares.

With this offer, you can redeem Southwest points starting at these discounted rates if you book an award flight by the end of the day on July 20, 2026.

There’s no promo code required, but blackout dates and restrictions apply. You must book at least 21 days in advance.

Eligible travel dates include:

• Continental U.S. and interisland Hawaii flights
  • Travel August 8-November 18, 2026
  • Blackout date: September 7, 2026
  • Travel not valid on Friday or Sunday
• Continental U.S. to/from other destinations
  • Travel August 11-November 18, 2026
  • Blackout dates: September 3-8, 2026
  • Travel on Sunday to Wednesday departing continental U.S.
  • Travel on Tuesday to Friday on flights to the continental U.S.
• Travel to/from Puerto Rico is valid on Monday to Thursday

Fares may vary by destination, flight, and day of the week and won’t be available on some flights that operate during very busy travel times and holiday periods.

Bookings are subject to these restrictions:

• Prices are available starting at a flat rate, which varies by flight destination.
• Discount is applied automatically without needing a promo code, but mandatory taxes and fees aren’t discounted.
• Not all flights are eligible for this promotion.
• Must book directly with Southwest to get the discount.
• Discount doesn’t apply to Cash + Points bookings.
• Discount doesn’t apply to the government taxes and fees assessed on each purchase.
• Fares are valid on nonstop flights only.

Note that the points rebate won’t count toward A-List or A-List Preferred status, and this promotion only applies to new bookings.

It’s worth noting that Southwest Rapid Rewards is a revenue-based rewards program, which means that award rates are aligned very closely with cash fares. All of this means that this promotion represents a fairly rare opportunity to redeem Rapid Rewards points at an outsized value.

This could also be a great time to check your existing award bookings with Southwest. You can cancel and rebook them with the new, discounted rates if that would be cheaper than what you originally paid.

Final Thoughts

This is a great promotion for anyone with some Rapid Rewards points in their account. Since Southwest has a revenue-based award program, deals like this are rare and lucrative.

If you have any potential Southwest travel in the near future, it could be worth booking flights now to take advantage of this deal, especially considering the fact that you can change or cancel flights later with no fees.

If you’re going to book, remember to do so no later than July 20.