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United Explorer Card for London
How United Explorer Card points fit a London trip. Transfer partners, saver pricing, and the math on whether this is the right card to chase for the destination.
Best points play for London
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club to Upper Class is the East Coast sweet spot, but watch the £600+ surcharges.
Card sign-up bonus
70,000 miles + 10,000 AU bonus
Bonus value: $1,040
Saver business to London
47,500 pts
Each way (saver-level)
How to use United Explorer Card points for London
- →70,000 miles + 10,000 AU bonus from the SUB covers a meaningful chunk of a round-trip business class redemption to London.
- →Best airlines to London: british-airways, virgin-atlantic, american. Transfer points to partners that book these carriers.
- →Hotel sweet spot: Andaz London Liverpool Street (cat 4, ~15k pts).
Routes from US gateways
JFK-LHREWR-LHRBOS-LHRLAX-LHR
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