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Fly Lufthansa business class starting at 60k points one way
Routes: BOS, DEN, IAD, ORD, and YUL to and from Munich (MUC)
Airline: Lufthansa
Programs to book with: Air Canada, Avianca, United
Travel timeline: February through November 2026 with most availability in July-August
Cost: Starting at 60k points + around $60-200 in tax/fees one way
Transfer partners: American Express, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Wells Fargo
Summary: Fly Lufthansa business class for as low as 60k points one way
Why I like this deal: 1) Multiple seats (some dates have 9+), 2) availability during spring break and summer seasons, and 3) reasonable cost for business class awards.
Dates with 2+ business class seats
BOS-MUC
February: 1, 2, 23, 24
March: 2, 30, 31
April: 5-7, 13, 14
May: 5, 11
July: 13, 19-21, 26-29
August: 1-5, 7-12, 15-18, 24
October: 13, 19, 20
MUC-BOS
February: 5, 6, 10, 11-13, 18, 19, 25, 26
March: 4, 11, 12, 17, 24, 25, 30
April: 1-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-23, 28-30
May: 1, 2, 6-8, 12-15, 19, 21, 26, 28
June: 2-5, 912, 16-19, 23-26
July: 1, 2, 8-10, 15, 16, 22, 28-30
August: 3, 5, 7, 10, 12-14, 16-21, 24-29
September: 1-4, 8-111, 16-18, 24, 25
October: 6, 20, 22
DEN-MUC
July: 26, 27, 30
August: 2-4, 9-11, 16
MUC-DEN
August: 18, 20, 21, 25-28
September: 1-4, 9, 10
IAD-MUC
March: 23, 29-31
April: 4-7, 19, 20, 22, 26, 27
May: 3, 11
July: 12-15, 19-31
August: 1-21, 23, 24, 30
October: 12, 18-21, 26
November: 2
MUC-IAD
March: 13, 16, 18-20, 25, 26, 30, 31
April: 1-3, 7-10, 13-18, 20-24, 27-30
May: 1, 2, 4-8, 11-15, 18-21, 26-28
June: 2-4, 8-11, 15-19, 22-26
July: 1, 2, 8-10, 14, 16, 22-24, 29, 30
August: 6, 7, 10-14, 17-31
September: 1-11, 14-19
October: 7, 8, 2-22, 29
November: 5
ORD-MUC
February: 2, 9, 23
March: 2
July: 26, 27
August: 2, 3, 8-10, 15-18, 23
MUC-ORD
February: 4, 12, 25
March: 5, 10-12
April: 1, 8, 9, 30
May: 7, 21
June: 18, 25
July: None
August: 26, 27
September: 2, 3
YUL-MUC
February: 9
March: 9, 22, 29, 31
April: 7
July: 21, 27, 31
August: 3-5, 9, 11, 12
MUC-YUL
February: 1, 5, 12, 18, 19, 25
March: 11, 25, 31
April: 7, 9, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 29
May: 5-7
June: 16, 19
Cost breakdown
Air Canada: Starting at 60-70k points + $67-260 in tax/fees. Spend an extra 15k points to make the flight freely changeable/cancellable. Otherwise $75 CAD for changes and $150 CAD to cancel per ticket.
Transfer Partners: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase
Tip: Air Canada Aeroplan has a great stopover program, where you can have a stopover (in MUC in this instance) before going to your next destination. It costs 5k points per ticket to add a stopover.
Avianca: Starting at 80k points + $30-170 in tax/fees. $150 change fee and $200 cancel fee unless you have a Lifemiles+ subscription. Taxes/fees are also likely higher but not shown until you check out. You can’t check out unless you have Lifemiles in your account already… and be aware Lifemiles customer support is not the greatest.
Transfer Partners: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Wells Fargo
United: 80k points + $6-170 in tax/fees. Free changes/cancellations.
Transfer Partners: Bilt, Chase
How to search and book?
1) There’s no easy way to use a calendar view to find dates. United is a good option but it will show flights on other airlines such as Lufthansa and Swiss that may require a connection.
2) For United, put in destination, # of passengers, flexible dates, business class, then click on “Find flights”.
Source: United
3) After searching, the calendar view should appear. Find dates with the 80k or 88k awards cost as those are saver awards. (80k if you have United status or if you have a United credit card).
Source: United
4) Confirm the flight details including if the number of seats you need is bookable, aircraft type, and timing. Then book with your preferred program.
Source: United
Use Lufthansa and Star Alliance network to fly beyond Germany
Use these US to FRA/MUC flights as a gateway to Europe and connect through FRA/MUC to other parts of Europe. Total points costs will be fairly similar. See below example for Denver to Athens for 80k points.
DEN-MUC-ATH for 80k points
Lufthansa business class
Currently, the available award flights are generally on Lufthansa’s A380 (2-2-2) but the ORD route is currently on the A350 with the new Allegris seating (1-2-1) and the YUL route is on the A350 that is 1-2-1 but not Allegris.
A380 business class
Source: Aerolopa (left) and One Mile at a Time (right)
A350 with Allegris
Source: Aerolopa (left) and Lufthansa (right)
A350 without Allegris
Source: Aerolopa (left) and One Mile at a Time (right)
Reviews
Allegris Business A350 YVR-MUC (One Mile at a Time)
Details on A350 non-Allegris (One Mile at a Time)
A380 business class BOS-MUC (Milesopedia)
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About Find Flights for Me.
I started the idea of Find Flights for Me back in 2023 to help educate and inspire people to use their credit card points more effectively, with a focus on using points to fly business and first class flights.
When I’m not working on Wall Street or searching for flight deals, you can find me planning for my upcoming wedding, enjoying local restaurants, helping my parents book their next trip, traveling internationally, or visiting friends/family in NYC, Philadelphia, or DC.