[Award Alert] Wide-Open Business Class Availability to Switzerland From 60K Points

Cheese, chocolate, and beautiful scenery … what more could you want in a destination? How about arriving there in a lie-flat business class?

Our team has found plenty of availability for flights to Zurich, Switzerland from several U.S. airports for just 60,000 points each way.

With wide-open award availability round-trip, this may be the best time to book a fall Europe trip or a Swiss ski vacation this winter! Let’s take a look at the details.

Award Deal — Details

We are seeing wide-open availability in each direction, flying lie-flat business class on SWISS Air or in United Polaris starting at 60,000 points when booking via Air Canada Aeroplan.

There are also options in economy for just 35,000 points, if you don’t mind flying in the back of the plane on this nonstop, 8-hour flight.

• Class: Business
• Route: Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), New York (JFK), Newark (EWR), Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), Washington, D.C. (IAD), to Zurich (ZRH)
• Cost: 60,000 to 70,000 Aeroplan points and CA $77 (~$57) in taxes and fees
• Travel Dates: October 2024 to April 2025
• Award Seats: Up to 7 passengers per route

With availability for up to 7 passengers, this is a great chance to visit Switzerland or use its central location as a jumping-off point to explore Europe this summer and beyond.

How To Book

There is currently wide-open availability each way, both in economy and business class. Here are some examples of outbound flights that we’ve found:

• Boston (BOS) to Zurich (ZRH): 18 dates found between October 7 to March 3
• San Francisco (SFO) to Zurich (ZRH): 12 dates found between December 31 to March 3
• Newark (EWR) to Zurich (ZRH): 20 dates found between December 30 to March 4

Here are some examples of return dates:

• Zurich (ZRH) to Boston (BOS): 32 dates found between October 15 to March 4
• Zurich (ZRH) to San Francisco (SFO): 8 dates found between November 27 to January 29
• Zurich (ZRH) to Newark (EWR): 63 dates found between November 6 to April 23

The good thing about Aeroplan points is that you can quickly (and easily) transfer them from Amex Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One Miles, and Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Air Canada Aeroplan at a 1:1 rate. You can even transfer from Marriott Bonvoy at a 3:1 ratio if you are in a pinch.

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Final Thoughts

Jetting off to Switzerland in business class is a dream for many. And with 60k- to 70k-point flights, we can help make that dream a reality!

If you are ready to book your flight, just navigate over to Aeroplan’s website, and you will be on your way in just a few clicks.