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United Business Class To Germany, Up To 9 Seats |
| If you’re looking for business class flights to Europe in early or late 2025, this could be a great option for you out of Chicago and Washington, DC. You can find up to nine award seats on these routes plus a smattering of dates on other routes as well.
Now, let’s get into it! |
|  | Straight To The Points
Routes To Frankfurt (FRA): Chicago (ORD), Washington (IAD)
There are scattered dates with availability to Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich from several U.S. airports. I’ve included those dates as well.
Operating airline: United
Class of service: Business class (Polaris)
Dates: February - March / November - December 2025
Seats available: 2 (up to 9)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1 (777-300 and 787-10); 1-1-1 (767)
Book with (per person, one-way):
*Air Canada Aeroplan: EWR - FRA, BER: 60,000 points DEN, IAD, IAH, ORD, SFO - FRA: 70,000 points DEN, EWR, IAD, ORD - MUC: 70,000 points
*ANA Mileage Club: 100,000 miles (round-trip only) *Asiana Club: 40,000 miles *avianca lifemiles: 69,000 miles *EVA Infinity MileageLands: 65,000 miles *Lufthansa Miles & More: 56,000 miles *Singapore KrisFlyer: 81,000 miles *Turkish Miles&Smiles: 90,000 miles *United MileagePlus: 80,000 miles
*No Surcharges
Taxes/fees (per person): From IAD: ~$5.60 From Germany: ~$111
Aeroplan and lifemiles have partner booking fees.
Bank transfer partners: Air Canada: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott Asiana Club: Marriott lifemiles: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott EVA: Capital One, Citi Singapore: Amex, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott Turkish: Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott United: Bilt, Chase, Marriott
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|  | | IAD-FRA February: 18, 19, 24, 25 March: 3, 4, 10 Apr-Jun: N/A July: 14, 22, 28, 29 August: 4, 10-12 September: N/A October: 20, 27 November: 10, 17, 25, 26 December: 8, 28-31 January: 6 FRA-IAD February: 19, 20, 24-27 March: 2-8, 10-13, 17-20, 25-27 April: 15, 24, 25, 29 May: 2, 13 Jun-Jul: N/A August: 22 Sep-Oct: N/A November: 25, 28 December: 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 14-16, 18, 22-29 January: 6
ORD-FRA February: 24, 25 March: N/A April: 20 May-Oct: N/A November: 24, 26 December: 24, 28-31 January: 1 FRA-ORD February: 16, 18, 20, 25, 26 March: 4, 6, 11, 12, 18, 20 April: 9, 15, 23, 24, 30 May: 1 Jun-Oct: N/A November: 5, 24-28 December: 3, 4, 9, 11, 15, 17, 18, 22, 24-27, 29
EWR-BER February: 24, 25 Mar-Nov: N/A December: 31 BER-EWR February: 11, 12, 25, 27 March: 13 Apr-Oct: N/A November: 27
EWR-FRA February: 24 March: 3, 17, 19 April: 17, 23 May-Sep: N/A December: 24, 30 FRA-EWR February: 2-, 22, 25, 27 March: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 18 April: 25 May-Jul: N/A August: 21 Sep-Oct: N/A November: 24, 25, 27 December: 24, 25, 29
DEN-FRA December: 31 January: 1 FRA-DEN February: 26 March: 4 Apr-Oct: N/A November: 26, 27 December: 3, 17, 21, 24, 25, 28 |
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| IAH-FRA November: 26 December: 28-31 FRA-IAH April: 24 May-Oct: N/A November: 25, 27 December: 4, 18, 24, 25
SFO-FRA December: 30, 31 January: 1 FRA-SFO December: 21 24-26
DEN-MUC December: 31 MUC-DEN February: 24, 26 March: 3, 5, 12, 19 Apr-Oct : N/A November: 26, 27 December: 24, 25
EWR-MUC February: 24, 25 Mar-Nov: N/A December: 30 MUC-EWR February: 19, 27 March: 11-13, 18, 19 Apr-Jul: N/A August: 28 September: 4 October: N/A November: 27 December: 24, 25
IAD-MUC February: 19, 24 March: 3 MUC-IAD February: 19, 20, 25, 27 March: 4, 5, 10-13, 19, 20 Apr-Oct: N/A November: 26, 27 December: 24, 25
ORD-MUC February: 24, 25 March: 3 Apr-Nov: N/A December: 24, 29, 31 MUC-ORD February: 20, 25, 26 March: 5, 11, 12 Apr-Oct: N/A November: 26, 27 December: 4, 16
EWR-BER February: 24, 25 Mar-Nov: N/A December: 31 BER-EWR February: 11, 12, 25, 27 March: 13 Apr-Oct: N/A November: 27 |
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| |  | Flight Experience
United operates their Boeing 767, 777, 787-10 on these routes. On the 777 and 787-10, you’ll find a 1-2-1 cabin layout while the 767 has a 1-1-1 layout. Both layouts offer the same lie-flat seat with direct aisle access.
When departing from the US, I generally suggest eating at the Polaris Lounge and skipping meal service on the flight. Polaris Lounges typically have much better food and a solid selection of drinks.
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| Best Ways To Book
Aeroplan: Great East Coast Option, Solid Overall
Aeroplan is your best bet between Newark (EWR) and Berlin (BER) or Frankfurt (FRA) at only 60,000 points one-way. Other routes are 70,000 points which is only 1,000 more points than required by lifemiles. However, Aeroplan is easier to work with if there are any issues.
If you have the Chase Aeroplan Card, you can also get a 10% transfer bonus when you transfer 50,000+ Chase Ultimate Rewards points. With the bonus, you’ll only need to transfer 55,000 or 64,000 points depending on the route.
If you connect from the west coast and within Europe, the total flight distance could bump the award rate up to 90,000 Aeroplan points.
You can also include a stopover for 5,000 additional miles. Use GCmap to calculate your total flight distance and double-check Aeroplan's award chart.
ANA: Great Round-trip Option, Slow Amex Transfers
At 100,000 miles round-trip, ANA Mileage Club is your best round-trip option. However, Amex is your only transfer option and transfers can take a few days.
Connections won't increase the award rate but could increase the taxes/fees if you connect in Europe on a Star Alliance partner that has surcharges.
Lifemiles: Great Option With Amex Transfer Bonus
Lifemiles’s rate of 69,000 miles one-way is slightly better than Aeroplan’s, but cancellation fees are steep and their call center can be difficult.
However, with lifemiles’ 15% bonus on Amex transfers, you’d only need 60,000 points from anywhere in the U.S. and/or if you connect within Europe which will make this the best option in almost all cases. This transfer bonus is run by lifemiles, so you won’t see it reflected in your Amex account.
If you redeem a ton of lifemiles each year, it might be worth getting a lifemiles+ subscription to get a 10% rebate on Star Alliance redemptions.
EVA: Great Citi Option, Tough Program To Use
At 65,000 miles one-way, EVA Infinity MileageLands is your best option if you only have Citi points. Please keep in mind that booking for other people from your account is a pain, so you’re likely better off booking each person from their own EVA account. |
|  | How To Search
Search with United: Select Advanced search Choose to show price in miles Select Roundtrip or One-way Enter the origin & destination Select Nonstop only (if you don't need a connection) Select the number of passengers Select your dates or choose Flexible dates and choose a month Select Business Run the search
Search with the program you want to use to book before you transfer points.
Happy booking! |
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