[Award Alert] Fly United Polaris From the U.S. to London With Wide-Open Award Space From 60K Points

Dreaming of a 2025 trip to London? You’re in luck. United Airlines just opened a ton of Polaris business class award space from three of its hubs — Chicago (ORD), Newark (EWR), and Washington-Dulles (IAD) — to the U.K.’s capital and largest city.

You can book these tickets for as few as 60,000 transferable points with Air Canada Aeroplan, and you’ll find availability through the end of the year. The best part? Some dates have as many as 9 open award seats.

Here’s how to find and book these United Polaris business class flights to London.

London Busines Class Award Deal — Details

Since United is a Star Alliance member, you can book these award flights with your United, Air Canada, Avianca, ANA, and Avianca miles. United’s Polaris business class product isn’t the most luxurious in the sky, but it has a comfortable lie-flat seat, and you can access United Polaris lounges before boarding.

• Class: Business
• Routes: Chicago (ORD), Newark (EWR), and Washington-Dulles (IAD) to London (LHR)
• Dates: January to December 2025
• Rates: From 60,000 points plus $55.30 in taxes and fees

You can use tools like Seats.aero to conveniently pull up available award flights — here’s a small sampling of available awards.

Best Ways To Book

One of the best ways to book United flights from the U.S. to London with points is by transferring American Express Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Brex Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, or Capital One miles to Air Canada Aeroplan.

You’ll pay 60,000 miles and a hair over $55 for a business class seat on these routes:

Alternatively, you can book these flights for 100,000 ANA miles plus roughly $380 in taxes and fees. You cannot book one-way tickets with ANA Mileage Club, but you can book open-jaw tickets and add a stopover if you wish.

You can transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to ANA, though transfers can take up to 3 days to process. But with this much open award space, if your schedule is flexible, you may be able to transfer Amex points to ANA now and still find bookable flights once the transfer is completed.

Final Thoughts

United Polaris is a great way to fly from the U.S. to Europe. It isn’t the most luxurious business class product out there. But for a relatively short flight from the Midwest or East Coast, you’ll arrive in London rested and ready to see the city.

But don’t wait — even though a lot of award space is available, it will likely be booked up over the coming days.