How to Fly to EUROPE With Points! (Amex Points, Chase Points & More!)

Want to travel to Europe CHEAP? I’ll show you how to use credit card points for your flight so you can save TONS of money. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the (almost) free flight! Click “Show More” to see Ad Disclosure.Show more

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Europe is a destination so many people want to go to from the United States. Fortunately, learning how to fly to Europe cheap is easy once you learn how to use credit card points! We’ll look at 3 major airline programs along with some sample itineraries, plus the credit cards you may want to get to make it all happen!

00:00 - INTRO

00:13 - AIR CANADA AEROPLAN: This is still a distance-based airline rewards program, meaning the number of points you’ll need to redeem is based on the distance flown. In the video you’ll find 3 examples of how to fly from New York (JFK) to Frankfurt (FRA), Rome (FCO), and London (LHR). Air Canada is part of the Star Alliance, so you can use your Aeroplan points to fly on partner airlines like ANA, Avianca, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, and others.

To earn Air Canada Aeroplan points, you’ll want to start with the following programs and credit cards:

- American Express Membership Rewards Points: Any Amex credit card that earns these points will allow you to use Amex Transfer Partners, including the Amex Platinum Card, Amex Gold Card, and Amex Green Card

- Chase Ultimate Rewards Points: You’ll want to obtain Chase credit cards that give you access to Chase Transfer Partners. The current options include the Chase Sapphire Preferred, Chase Sapphire Reserve, and Chase Ink Business Preferred.

- Capital One Venture / Spark Miles: You can get any Capital One credit card that earns Venture miles (e.g. Capital One VentureOne card, Capital One Venture Rewards card, Capital One Venture X card) or a Capital One Spark business card that earns miles.

- Bilt Rewards points: The only option at this time is the Bilt Mastercard / Bilt Credit Card.

All of the programs transfer directly to Air Canada Aeroplan.

08:17 - AIR FRANCE-KLM FLYING BLUE: A great airline rewards program to fly to Europe. There’s no published award chart anymore, but they do have a useful calculator located at this link: https://www.flyingblue.fr/en/earn-spend/flights/rewards

Sample itineraries include Los Angeles (LAX) to Paris (CDG), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Amsterdam (AMS), and Atlanta (ATL) to Barcelona (BCN).

All 5 major travel credit card rewards programs transfer to Flying Blue (Amex, Chase, Capital One, Citi, Bilt). For Citi, just the Citi Premier Card offers access at this time.

Air France and KLM are both part of the SkyTeam Alliance.

13:31 - UNITED MILEAGEPLUS: This is an excellent U.S. airline for flying to Europe. In the video I go over possible routes from New Jersey (EWR) to Athens (ATH), Miami (MIA) to Vienna (VIE), and Chicago (ORD) to Dublin (DUB). United Airlines is another Star Alliance airline (same as Air Canada).

You can get United miles by transferring directly from both the Chase Ultimate Rewards program and the Bilt Rewards program.

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