Page Contents<\/p>
- The Cheapest Award Flights to Europe<\/a>
- Saver Virgin Atlantic award flights<\/a><\/li>
- Off-Peak Aer Lingus flights to Dublin, Ireland via British Airways or Aer Lingus Avios<\/a><\/li>
- Iberia flights to Madrid, Spain booked via Iberia<\/a><\/li>
- Flights to Italy or Greece on Emirates<\/a><\/li>
- Air France and KLM flights booked via Flying Blue<\/a><\/li>
- Select Star Alliance routes booked with Avianca LifeMiles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Best Transferable Points for These Sweet Spots<\/a><\/li>
- Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n
The Cheapest Award Flights to Europe<\/span><\/h2>\n
Saver Virgin Atlantic award flights<\/span><\/h3>\n
Virgin Atlantic\u00a0recently adopted dynamic pricing<\/a>. While that is typically bad news for award flights, in this case, there were some huge positives.\u00a0When finding saver awards on Virgin<\/a> to the U.K., both the award pricing and the notoriously high surcharges have been reduced. This means Virgin Atlantic's transatlantic economy awards stand out as the cheapest award flights to Europe:<\/p>\n
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- Northeast (Boston, New York, Washington D.C.) to U.K.:<\/strong> 6,000 points<\/li>\n
- Midwest & South (Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Tampa) to U.K.:<\/strong> 7,500 points<\/li>\n
- West (Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle) to U.K.:<\/strong> 9,000 points<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
As mentioned, the fees on these saver flights are lower as well. This one-way Orlando (MCO) to London (LHR) flight is incredibly only 7,500 miles and $76 in fees. These economy flight fees used to be in the hundred of dollars, but are now much more appealing.<\/p>\n
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Credit: Virgin Atlantic<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n Whereas Virgin Atlantic used to charge roughly the same award cost for flights on Delta metal as on Virgin's own metal, you can see that now the points and\u00a0<\/em>fees are lower when flying on Virgin metal.<\/p>\n
Credit: Virgin Atlantic<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n Virgin Atlantic also offers an efficient use of miles for travel on partner airlines across the Atlantic. SkyTeam partner Flying Blue (think Air France and KLM) represents another excellent way to spend Virgin Atlantic miles.<\/p>\n
As you'll see below, even when booking a Flying Blue Promo Reward, an award flight from Las Vegas to Amsterdam costs 18,750 miles and $101 in fees. Well, if booking through Virgin, the points are slightly lower (15,000) and the fees are slightly higher ($164).<\/p>\n
Las Vegas to Amsterdam booking through Virgin Atlantic.<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n This means Virgin is an alternative to consider when booking this flight, especially if you time it with a 30-40% transfer bonus<\/a>. Just like many of the programs mentioned in this article, Virgin Atlantic partners with all major points currencies at a 1:1 ratio. That means you can transfer to Virgin Atlantic from Amex, Chase, Citi, Marriott, Bilt, and even Capital One \u2014 though you have to transfer to Virgin Red first with Capital One<\/a>.<\/p>\n
From<\/div>To<\/div>Transfer Ratio<\/div>Min.Transfer<\/div>Average Time<\/div><\/div>Amex (Membership Rewards)<\/a>United States<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1,000:1,000<\/div>-<\/div>Immediate<\/div><\/div><\/div>Amex (Membership Rewards)<\/a>United Kingdom<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>500:500<\/div>1,000<\/div>Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div>Capital One<\/a>United States<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>100:100Capital One points transfer to Virgin Red. Link your Virgin Red and Flying Club accounts to use points for flights<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>1,000<\/div>Immediate<\/div><\/div><\/div>Chase (Ultimate Rewards)<\/a><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1,000:1,000<\/div>-<\/div>Immediate<\/div><\/div><\/div>Citibank (ThankYou Rewards)<\/a>United States<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1,000:1,000<\/div>-<\/div>Immediate<\/div><\/div><\/div>Marriott (Bonvoy)<\/a><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>3:1<\/div>3,000<\/div>15 hours<\/div><\/div><\/div>Bilt Rewards<\/a><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1,000:1,000<\/div>2,000<\/div>15 hours<\/div><\/div><\/div>Heathrow Airport (My Heathrow)<\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>250:250<\/div>-<\/div>Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div>Hilton (Honors)<\/a><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>10,000:1,500<\/div>-<\/div>11 hours<\/div><\/div><\/div>Hyatt (World of Hyatt)<\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1,250:750Bonus for transferring 50,000+ points<\/div><\/div>5,000<\/div>Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div>IHG Hotels & Resorts (One Rewards)<\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div>10,000:2,000<\/div>-<\/div>5 days<\/div><\/div><\/div>Rove<\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div> - Midwest & South (Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Tampa) to U.K.:<\/strong> 7,500 points<\/li>\n
- Off-Peak Aer Lingus flights to Dublin, Ireland via British Airways or Aer Lingus Avios<\/a><\/li>
- Saver Virgin Atlantic award flights<\/a><\/li>
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