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Bottom Line: ANA offers the second-cheapest business class award option to Sweden, right behind Asiana Airlines.
American Airlines AAdvantage
One of the things to consider when earning American Airlines AAdvantage miles is that the award program doesn’t have a ton of sweet spots.
Compared to other Oneworld airline award programs, you’ll pay a premium on many routes when redeeming AAdvantage miles.
Hot Tip: Booking off-peak award flights is the way to go with the American Airlines AAdvantage program. Off-peak dates on American Airlines and partner airline flights to Europe are from January 10 to March 14 and November 1 to December 14.
Here’s the AAdvantage award chart for nonstop Finnair flights to Sweden:
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Cabin Class
Oneworld Miles Cost
Taxes and Fees
Economy Off-Peak
45,000
~$6 to $65
Economy
60,000
~$6 to $65
Business
115,000
~$6 to $65
Hot Tip: Booking Finnair flights nonstop is an excellent way to minimize those pesky fuel surcharges on European flights!
With the required number of AAdvantage miles in your account, you can book flights like these to Sweden:
Los Angeles (LAX) – Stockholm (ARN) for 115,000 American Airlines miles in Finnair business class
New York (JFK) – Stockholm (ARN) for 45,000 American Airlines miles in Finnair economy class
The American Airlines award booking process is as follows:
Search for flights on American Airlines’ website.
Book the flight online.
Pay the taxes and fees.
Earning American Airlines AAdvantage Miles
Earning AAdvantage miles should not take much effort.
American Airlines has both a transferable program partner in Marriott Bonvoy and also offers several co-branded credit cards.
The transfer time from Marriott is Bonvoy 2 days at a ratio of 3:1. We provide an in-depth analysis of the various Marriott credit cards available.
Asiana Club
Asiana Club is another Star Alliance program to keep in mind when booking flights to Sweden.
Asiana Airlines receives the most coverage for the ability to book business and first class Star Alliance flights to Europe at low rates.
The catch with Asiana Airlines is that you’re on the hook for the fuel surcharges. Fuel surcharges and the online booking process are what frustrate many travelers about the Asiana Club program.
Here’s the award chart for flights between the U.S. and Sweden:
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Cabin Class
Star Alliance Miles Cost
Taxes and Fees
Economy
50,000
$106+
Business
80,000
$106+
First
100,000
$1,776+
Example flights to Sweden that can be booked by redeeming Asiana Airlines miles include:
Miami (MIA) – Stockholm (ARN) for 80,000 Asiana miles in SAS business class
New York (JFK) – Stockholm (ARN) for 80,000 Asiana miles in SAS business class
Redeeming Asiana Airlines miles takes a bit of effort but is made easier if you use the process below:
Search for Star Alliance partner flights on United.
Call Asiana Airlines at 800-227-4262 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. PST Monday to Friday.
Book the flight over the phone.
Pay the taxes and fees.
Earning Asiana Airlines Miles
Marriott Bonvoy is the only partner of the Asiana Club program, making it difficult to earn Asiana Airlines miles.
The same 5,000-mile bonus can be earned when transferring 60,000 Marriotts Bonvoy points at a time. Before transferring any points, keep in mind Marriott Bonvoy point transfers take 4 days at a 3:1 ratio.
Bottom Line: Flying business class on airlines with low taxes and fees is the way to receive the most value with Asiana Airlines miles.
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
Joining American Airlines is our second Oneworld member in Cathay Pacific.
One of the best ways to redeem Cathay Pacific Asia Miles is on British Airways business and first class flights between the U.S. and Europe. The reason is that you’ll pay lower taxes and fees.
The Asia Miles program is not known for having a competitive award chart, and many of its partner airlines can’t be booked online. Here’s the approximate award chart:
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Cabin Class
Oneworld Airlines Cost
Taxes and Fees
Economy
54,000+
$164+
Business
100,000+
$164+
First
150,000+
$656+
Hot Tip: Cathay Pacific doesn’t have an award chart when you’re flying 1 Oneworld airline partner. Simply add 5,000 miles to the pricing shown in the Asia Miles Standard Award chart.
For those of you with Asia Miles, consider booking flights like these to Sweden:
Boston (BOS) – London (LHR) – Stockholm (ARN) for 100,000 Asia Miles in British Airways business class
Miami (MIA) – Stockholm (ARN) for 54,000 Asia Miles in Finnair economy class
You can book British Airways, Finnair, and Iberia flights to Sweden using these steps:
Search for partner airline flights on Asia Miles’ website.
Book the flight online.
Pay the taxes and fees.
For other airline partners that fly to Sweden (i.e. American Airlines), the process is a little different:
Search for American Airlines award availability on British Airways’ website.
Call Cathay Pacific at 866-892-2598 to confirm award availability.
Book the flight over the phone.
Pay the taxes and fees.
Earning Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
Cathay Pacific has partnerships with American Express, Brex Rewards, Capital One, Citi, and Marriott Bonvoy, meaning it’ll be extremely easy to earn Cathay Pacific Asia Miles.
Cathay Pacific also offers a co-branded Synchrony Bank credit card, allowing you to earn Asia Miles directly from your spending.
If you find yourself with American Express, Brex, Capital One, Citi, and/or Marriott Bonvoy points, keep the transfer ratios and times in mind as they are different.
American Express points transfer in around a day at a 1:1 ratio, Capital One Miles transfers take 5 days at a 1:1 ratio, Citi point transfers take 24 hours at a 1:1 ratio, Brex points transfer at a 1:1 ratio in 1 business day, and Marriott Bonvoy point transfers take 5 days at a 3:1 ratio.
Marriott Bonvoy transfers come with a bonus of 5,000 Asia Miles when you transfer 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points at once.
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Iberia Plus
Iberia is the third Oneworld airline partner to make this list.
For U.S. travelers, there are 2 things that you may be familiar with about the Iberia Plus program — the ability to book domestic American Airlines flights and the ability to redeem Iberia Avios (miles) for Iberia flights during off-peak dates between the U.S. and Europe.
Before you start earning Iberia Avios or transferring points to Iberia, you’ll want to keep in mind that some partners, like American Airlines, require you to book round-trip flights.
Many travelers see this as a drawback when using the Iberia Plus program.
Check out the award chart for off-peak flights booked using Iberia Avios:
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Cabin Class
Iberia Avios Cost
Taxes and Fees
Economy Off-Peak
42,500
$164+
Business Off-Peak
85,000
$164+
Hot Tip: If you’re looking for an even cheaper flight option to Europe, consider redeeming Aer Lingus AerClub Avios. You’ll need to book an additional flight to Sweden, but you can fly to Europe in economy at extremely low prices using Aer Lingus Avios.
Award flights to Sweden that can be booked using Iberia Avios include:
Boston (ORD) – Madrid (MAD) – Stockholm (ARN) for 85,000 Iberia Avios in Iberia business class off-peak
New York (JFK) – Madrid (MAD) – Stockholm (ARN) for 42,500 Iberia Avios in Iberia economy class off-peak
Booking award flights to Sweden redeeming Iberia Avios is pretty simple. Use the process below to book:
Search for Iberia flights on Iberia’s website.
Book Iberia flights online.
Pay the taxes and fees.
Earning Iberia Avios
Earning Iberia Avios won’t be too much of a challenge.
Iberia offers a co-branded Chase credit card that earns Iberia Avios and also has partnerships with American Express, Chase, and Marriott Bonvoy.
The transfer times and ratios are different among the transferable point programs. American Express and Chase have 1:1 transfer ratios while Marriott Bonvoy has a 3:1 transfer ratio. Chase transfers almost instantly, Amex takes 1 to 3 business days, and Marriott Bonvoy takes around 1 business day. With Marriott Bonvoy transfers, try to transfer 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points at a time to earn the 5,000-mile bonus.
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Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
Japan Airlines’ Mileage Bank is an interesting program that doesn’t get much media coverage and is known for is offering low rates on Oneworld partner airline flights.
While Japan Airlines has competitive award prices, its miles can be tough to earn — one of the drawbacks of this program that you should keep in mind.
Hot Tip: Japan Airlines has a partnership with SkyTeam’s Air France outside of its partnership with the Oneworld alliance. This works in your favor as you can use Japan Airlines miles to book an Air France award flight.
Here’s the JAL Mileage Bank award chart for Oneworld flights:
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Cabin Class
Oneworld Miles Cost
Taxes and Fees
Economy
50,000+
$89+
Business
85,000+
$89+
First
100,000+
$328+
If you have Japan Airlines miles, here are a couple of flights to Sweden that you can book:
Boston (BOS) – Paris (CDG) – Stockholm (ARN) for 85,000 Japan Airlines miles in Air France business class
New York (JFK) – Helsinki (HEL) – Stockholm (ARN) for 85,000 Japan Airlines miles in Finnair business class
Using the steps below will help you book a flight to Sweden with Japan Airlines miles:
Search for Oneworld flights on British Airways’ website.
Search for Saver-level Air France flights on Delta.
Confirm the same availability on Japan Airlines.
Book the flight online.
Pay the taxes and fees.
Earning Japan Airlines Miles
Japan Airlines only partners with Marriott Bonvoy, so it may be challenging to earn Japan Airlines miles.
In addition to earning points via Marriott Bonvoy, Japan Airlines offers a co-branded First National Bank of Omaha credit card.
Due to the low welcome offer and earn rates, we’d recommend passing on it for now.
For those of you looking to transfer Marriott Bonvoy points, the transfer time takes 2 days at a 3:1 ratio.
Keep in mind that you’ll receive a 5,000-mile bonus with every 60,000 points that you transfer to Japan Airlines.
Bottom Line: For flights to Sweden, flights that travel the shortest distance require the fewest number of Japan Airlines miles.
Korean Air SKYPASS
South Korea-based Korean Air is the lone SkyTeam partner to make this list.
For U.S. travelers, the SKYPASS program is known for competitive business class award flights to Europe and competitive award flights on Air France between Los Angeles and Tahiti.
Fuel surcharges and its online booking process are 2 downsides that you should be aware of when redeeming Korean Air miles.
Particularly on this route, expect to pay several hundred dollars in fees.
Hot Tip: If you’re looking to fly SkyTeam airline partners to Stockholm, we also recommend checking the award prices on Air France, Delta, and KLM.
The following is the award chart for a SkyTeam award flight booked using Korean Air miles:
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Cabin Class
SkyTeam Award Miles Cost
Taxes and Fees
Economy
50,000
$613+
Business
80,000
$613+
You can redeem Korean Air miles on flights like these to Sweden:
Atlanta (ATL) – Paris (CDG) – Stockholm (ARN) for 80,000 Korean Air miles in Delta or Air France business class
Detroit (DTW) – Amsterdam (AMS) – Stockholm (ARN) for 50,000 Korean Air miles in Delta or KLM economy class
Award flights to Stockholm can be booked much easier by following these steps:
Search for SkyTeam flights on Air France, Delta, or KLM.
Confirm the same availability on Korean Air or call Korean Air at 800-438-5000.
Book the flight online or over the phone.
Pay the taxes and fees.
Earning Korean Air SKYPASS Miles
Marriott Bonvoy is the only transferable point program that partners with Korean Air, and for this reason, you may have a tough time earning Korean Air SKYPASS miles.
For those of you holding Marriott Bonvoy points, the transfer time to Marriott Bonvoy takes 48 hours at a 3:1 ratio.
Another way that you can earn Korean Air miles is by putting your spend on its co-branded U.S. Bank-issued credit card.
Bottom Line: Using Korean Air miles to fly SkyTeam business class can open up incredible value. The main thing to factor in with these flights is the fuel surcharges.
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
Booking Singapore Airlines premium cabin flights and booking discounted flights during its Spontaneous Escapes are 2 things the KrisFlyer program is known for.
What you may not have considered is using KrisFlyer miles to book Star Alliance flights to Sweden.
Star Alliance business class award pricing is probably a pass for us, but if you have a lot of Singapore Airlines miles, you can get some good value from them.
Here is the award chart:
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Cabin Class
Star Alliance Miles Cost
Taxes and Fees
Economy
61,000
$106+
Business
162,000
$106+
Hot Tip: If you don’t mind booking an additional flight to Stockholm, you can fly Singapore Airlines between the U.S. and Europe. The 2 routes are New York (JFK) – Frankfurt (FRA) and Houston (IAH) – Manchester (MAN).
Star Alliance flights to Sweden that you can book with KrisFlyer miles include:
Chicago (ORD) – Stockholm (ARN) for 61,000 KrisFlyer miles in SAS economy class
Miami (MIA) – Stockholm (ARN) for 61,000 KrisFlyer in SAS economy class
Singapore Airlines has a straightforward award booking process that looks like this:
Search for Star Alliance flights on United.com.
Confirm the same availability on Singapore Airlines.
Book the flight online.
Pay the taxes and fees.
Earning Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Miles
American Express, Chase, Citi, Capital One, Brex Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy all partner with Singapore Airlines.
This means that it’ll be easy to earn Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles. Unfortunately, Singapore Airlines doesn’t offer a co-branded credit card for the U.S. market, so transferable points will be the main way to earn miles without flying.
Amex, Chase, Citi, Capital One, and Brex all transfer at a 1:1 ratio. All of them may take 1 to 2 business days to transfer.
When transferring Marriott Bonvoy points, the transfer ratio is 3:1. Also, keep in mind that you’ll receive a 5,000-mile bonus when transferring 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points at a time to Singapore Airlines.
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The Capital One Venture X card is an excellent option for travelers looking for an all-in-one premium credit card.
Learn More(at Capital One’s secure site)The Capital One Venture X card is an excellent option for travelers looking for an all-in-one premium credit card.
UP’s Bonus Valuation*:
$1,350
APR
19.99% – 29.74% (Variable)Why We Like This Card
The Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is the premium Capital One travel rewards card on the block.
Points and miles fans will be surprised to see that the Capital One Venture X card packs quite the punch when it comes to bookings made through Capital One, all while offering the lowest annual fee among premium credit cards.
Depending on your travel goals and preferences, the Capital One Venture X card could very well end up being your go-to card in your wallet.
Card HighlightsEarn 75,000 bonus miles when you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening, equal to $750 in travelReceive a $300 annual credit for bookings through Capital One Travel, where you’ll get Capital One’s best prices on thousands of trip optionsGet 10,000 bonus miles (equal to $100 towards travel) every year, starting on your first anniversaryEarn unlimited 10X miles on hotels and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel and 5X miles on flights and vacation rentals booked through Capital One TravelEarn unlimited 2X miles on all other purchasesUnlimited complimentary access for you and two guests to 1,300+ lounges, including Capital One Lounges and the Partner Lounge NetworkUse your Venture X miles to easily cover travel expenses, including flights, hotels, rental cars and more—you can even transfer your miles to your choice of 15+ travel loyalty programsEnjoy a $100 experience credit and other premium benefits with every hotel and vacation rental booked from the Premier CollectionReceive up to a $120 credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck®
Financial Snapshot
APR: 19.99% – 29.74% (Variable)Foreign Transaction Fees: None
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Bottom Line: Booking Star Alliance economy flights to Europe is what we recommend. If business class is your jam, consider using ANA, Asiana, or Aeroplan to unlock more competitive award pricing.
United Airlines MileagePlus
The last airline on this list is one that U.S. travelers likely have used in the past.
United Airlines’ MileagePlus program is known for its ability to book award flights without fuel surcharges, saving you a ton of cash when you’re flying Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa.
While you will not pay fuel surcharges with United, one of the downsides to redeeming MileagePlus miles to book award flights is that you will pay more in miles.
Hot Tip: Consider using United miles when you want to book partner airline flights that have high fuel surcharges.
Although the award chart isn’t published any longer, here’s how much Saver-level tickets generally cost:
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Cabin Class
United Miles Cost
Taxes and Fees
Economy
60,000
$106+
Business
120,000
$106+
Star Alliance Business
140,000
$106+
First
220,000
$106+
With many Star Alliance airline partners based in Europe, you have tons of award flight options to Sweden like these:
United makes it easy to book award flights. You can also follow this process:
Search for flights on United’s website.
Book the flight on United.
Pay the taxes and fees.
Earning United Airlines MileagePlus Miles
United Airlines has 2 transferable point program partnerships — Chase Ultimate Rewards and Marriott Bonvoy.
United also offers several co-branded credit cards. The spend that you put on these cards directly earns MileagePlus miles.
For those looking to transfer Chase points, the points transfer instantly at a 1:1 ratio.
Marriott Bonvoy points transfer within 2 days at a 3:1 ratio, and with every 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points that you transfer, you’ll receive a 10,000-mile bonus.
Bottom Line: United doesn’t offer the lowest award prices to Sweden. However, United miles shield you from high fuel surcharges that you’ll typically see when booking Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa.
Final Thoughts
You have numerous airline programs to choose from when booking your next trip to Sweden.
With an array of economy, business, and first class options, the only thing holding you back is deciding what award flight makes the most sense for you.
When booking award flights to Sweden, we recommend earning transferable points.
These types of points allow you to book flights in any of the programs on this list.
You’ll have the most flexibility when you’re ready to book your next European vacation to this beautiful Scandinavian country.
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