MileValue is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as CreditCards.com. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers. Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Enrollment may be required for select American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress.com to learn more.
Note: Some of the offers mentioned below may have changed or are no longer be available. You can view current offers here.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), a Star Alliance partner, operates a flight six days per week between Houston and Stavanger, Norway.
The flight is operated by a 44-seat, all Business Class 737 with angled-flat seats in Business Class. Award space is excellent on the route for the next eight months.
The route interests me for its unique aircraft, unique onboard layout, and the fact that it serves the second closest airport to Trolltunga in Norway.
Award Space
Both directions show a similar pattern of award space. You can book the flight most days between now and the end of April 2016, after which it is mysteriously unavailable for awards.
The flight to Norway leaves at 9:45 PM and arrives the next day at 2:15 PM.
Award space looks like this for most of the next eight months.
Then award space abruptly ends on April 28.
The return to the United States looks very similar.
The late afternoon flight has award space almost every day except Tuesdays when it doesn’t operate.
Award space suddenly runs out April 28, 2016.
Connections
Since Houston is a United hub, it should be very easy to connect to this flight from throughout North America. Here is a sample itinerary from Los Angeles.
Connections in Stavanger are also very possible. Here are the SAS flights from Stavanger.
Certainly connecting to Oslo or Bergen is very easy.
The place I most want to visit in Norway is Trolltunga. It is 4 hours by bus from Bergen’s airport and 6 hours by bus from Stavanger’s.
Booking the Award
You can book all the award space in this post with any Star Alliance miles by calling the appropriate airline or booking on its website. Here are the award prices for a one way Business Class award (in bold if there are NO fuel surcharges on the award):
- Asiana: 40k miles
- Aeroplan: 45k miles
- Lufthansa: 52k miles
- LifeMiles: 63k miles
- Singapore: 65k miles
- United: 70k miles
Just getting started in the world of points and miles? The Chase Sapphire Preferred is the best card for you to start with.
With a bonus of 60,000 points after $4,000 spend in the first 3 months, 5x points on travel booked through the Chase Travel Portal and 3x points on restaurants, streaming services, and online groceries (excluding Target, Walmart, and wholesale clubs), this card truly cannot be beat for getting started!
Editorial Disclaimer: The editorial content is not provided or commissioned by the credit card issuers. Opinions expressed here are the author’s alone, not those of the credit card issuers, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by the credit card issuers.
The comments section below is not provided or commissioned by the bank advertiser. Responses have not been reviewed, approved, or otherwise endorsed by the bank advertiser. It is not the bank advertiser’s responsibility to ensure all questions are answered.
No fuel surcharges on SAS through Aeroplan — would be the best option here.
Nice catch.
No fuel surcharges on SAS through Aeroplan — would be the best option here.
Nice catch.
And there is a similar lookout in Austria, albeit without fjords.
What’s it called?
And there is a similar lookout in Austria, albeit without fjords.
What’s it called?
Wow, it’s crazy how much range they can get out of a 737 with the all business class configuration!
I thought the exact same thing. I am NOT a plane geek, but I didn’t realize those things could fly more than about 5-6 hours.
I am new to booking travel with United miles with other airlines for Star/Partner 1st and Business Class Travel .
United’s website shows 70,000 miles for Star Business Class.
How do you book Aeroplan: 45k miles for one way 1st and Business Class Travel to Europe?
You use Aeroplan miles. Different miles, different award charts for the same flights, different prices. So sign up for an Aeroplan account and earn transferable points that can be transferred there (AMEX Membership Rewards and SPG Starpoints.)
[…] Incredible Business Class Award Space on This Obscure Transatlantic Route (MileValue). If only Stavagar had good flight connections to Svalbard I would change my January ticket. […]