|  | United Business Class To Europe, Up To 9 Seats |
| United has a nice chunk of business class award space to Amsterdam. While space is more widely available on the return, you can still find a nice bit of space on the outbound from some US airports.
Don’t forget, it may be possible to connect to other European destinations!
Points Wire Highlights
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Routes: EWR, IAD, IAH, ORD, SFO - AMS
Operating airline: United
Class of service: Business class (Polaris)
Dates: November 2024 - May 2025 (some other dates too)
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: *ANA Mileage Club: 100,000 miles (round-trip only) *Asiana Club: 40,000 miles *avianca lifemiles: 63,000 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 AMS: ~$94
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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|  | | EWR-AMS July: 29 December: 31 AMS-EWR July: 30 August: 2, 3, 20, 24 November: 5, 12, 25-29 December: 4, 10, 16, 17, 24-26 January: 1, 7-9, 14, 15, 21, 22, 27-29 February: 4, 5, 10-14, 16-20, 24-26 March: 3-5, 10-13, 18, 19, 25, 26 April: 1, 2, 8
IAD-AMS July: 28 December: 29, 31 January: 1, 22 February: 4, 17 AMS-IAD August: 15, 20, 23 September: 5 October: N/A November: 25-29 December: 10, 11, 18, 26 January: 8, 10, 15, 22, 23, 29 February: 3, 5, 6, 10, 13, 18, 20, 24, 25 March: 3, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19
IAH-AMS July: 27-30 August: 5, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19 November: 26 December: 29-31 January: 1 February: 25 AMS-IAH August: 15, 19, 21-23, 29 September: 4-12, 18, 25 October: N/A November: 25-29 December: 10, 17, 24-26 January: 21, 28 February: 4, 11, 18, 24-26 March: 3-6, 10-12, 18, 25 |
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| ORD-AMS August: 5 October: 29 November: 12, 25-28 December> 24, 28, 30, 31 January: 1, 6-8, 14, 16, 20-25, 27-30 February: 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 17-20, 24, 25 March: 4, 11, 18, 25 AMS-ORD August: 21, 31 November: 2, 5, 12, 26, 27, 29 December: 3, 4, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 28 January: 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 20-23, 25, 27-29 February: 1, 3-6, 8, 10-15, 17-20, 24-26 March: 1, 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, 25
SFO-AMS July: 28, 29 |
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| | |  | Flight Experience
A quick look at the flight schedule shows that United is operating 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. The seats are the same regardless.
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: Best East Coast Option, Chase Transfer Bonus
From IAD or EWR, Aeroplan is a great option at 60,000 points one-way for the non-stop. If you connect to IAD or EWR, the extra flight distance will almost always bump the rate to 70,000 points.
From IAH, ORD, and SFO, 70,000 Aeroplan points is a solid option, but lifemiles might be a better option if you have Amex, Bilt, Capital One, or Citi points.
However, the current 20% transfer bonus from Chase could make Aeroplan the best option from ORD as well.
With the Chase transfer bonus, you’d need to transfer the following points: EWR, IAD: 50,000 Chase points IAH, ORD, SFO: 59,000 Chase points
If you have the Chase Aeroplan Card, you can also get a 10% transfer bonus when you transfer 50,000+ Chase Ultimate Rewards points. From the central US and west coast, you’d need 54,000 Chase points.
Since this 10% bonus applies when transferring at least 50,000 points, you can’t benefit further on this one when flying from the east cost unless you’re booking multiple people.
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 Rate From Many Departure Cities & With Connections
With Amex, Bilt, Capital One, or Citi points, LifeMiles is often a better option than Aeroplan at 63,000 miles since a few routes (and many with connections) require 70,000 points.
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. A Lite membership is only $240 per year while a Basic membership is $600 but you get free changes and cancellations. Most people probably don’t need the higher tier memberships. |
|  | How To BookFrom United's homepage, 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 If booking with another Star Alliance partner, confirm space by searching with that program Transfer points (if necessary) Log into your account Run the search again Complete the booking
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