Fly Aer Lingus Business Class to Europe from 45K Points

Fly Aer Lingus Business Class to Europe for 48K Miles

Fly Aer Lingus Business Class between Europe and the U.S. this fall from 45,000 Alaska miles or from 50,000 Avios per person, depending on travel dates.

Travel to Dublin DUB from Boston BOS, Cleveland CLE, Hartford BDL, Minneapolis MSP, New York JFK, or Philadelphia PHL.

Travel to Shannon SNN from Boston BOS or New York JFK. It's easy to connect from Dublin to other destinations in Europe, if you don't plan to stay in the Emerald Isle, and Aer Lingus flies from Shannon to London LHR and Paris CDG (low cost carrier Ryanair flies to additional cities).

Aer Lingus and British Airways charge 50K Avios each way off-peak (63K from Orlando off-peak, but only a few Oct. and Nov. dates).

Aer Lingus awards can also be booked with United MileagePlus miles, but it's considerably more expensive, at 93,000 miles each way. Alaska Mileage Plan is a better bet, at 45,000-55,000 miles each way.

As always, award availability is dynamic and can change at any time.

Boston to Dublin / DUB to BOS: October-early December 2025 dates
Boston to Shannon / SNN-BOS: October-November 2025 dates
Shannon to Boston: several July-Sep. 2025 dates
Cleveland CLE to Dublin: October-November 2025 dates
DUB-CLE: a few Sep.-Oct. dates, mostly November 2025 dates
Hartford BDL to Dublin: late Nov.-early Dec. 2025 dates
Dublin to Hartford: a few late Sep. 2025 dates, good Oct.-Nov. 2025 availability
Minneapolis to Dublin / DUB-MSP: good late. Sep., Oct., Nov., Dec. 2025 availability
New York JFK to Dublin / DUB-JFK: several Oct., Nov., early Dec. 2025 dates
JFK-Shannon SNN and SNN-JFK: good Oct.-Nov. 2025 availability
Philadelphia PHL-Dublin / DUB-PHL: late. Sep.-early Dec. 2025 dates

Where to Stay in Ireland

We recommend The Merrion in Dublin, although only the rooms and suites in the Main House, such as the Deluxe King, Junior Suite, Merrion Suite or Specialty Suite. The hotel's 2-Michelin star restaurant, Patrick Guilbaud is well worth it for a sumptuous lunch or dinner of inspired French cuisine. We also highly recommend a castle hotel stay, especially the wonderful Ballyfin in County Laois, only a little over an hour from Dublin. We also recommend Ashford Castle in County Mayo. Lake view rooms and suites afford gorgeous views of Lough Corrib. We can assist TravelSort Clients with reservations that include Virtuoso benefits, such as upgrades, complimentary breakfast, and hotel credit.

Here's our Ballyfin video review: