[Award Alert] Business Class Availability to Amsterdam from 48.5K Points

Updated: July 11, 2025, 9:53am CDT

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Award Deal — The Details
How To Book
Final Thoughts

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Great business class deals pop up occasionally, and when they do, we let you know. This time, we’ve found some excellent award prices and solid availability to and from Amsterdam for the end of this year and into 2026.

These lie-flat seats are bookable with points and miles you likely already have, starting at just 48,500 each way, flying on KLM.

Let’s take a look at the details.

Award Deal — The Details

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is going to be your key to scoring these great KLM lie-flat business class seats to Amsterdam.

The best availability is mostly from Chicago and Washington, D.C., but there are rare dates available from some other cities as well.

Class: Business
Route: Chicago (ORD) and Washington, D.C. (IAD) to Amsterdam (AMS)
Airline: KLM
Cost: 48,500 points plus $298 in taxes and fees
Travel Dates: November 2025 to March 2026
Award Seats: Up to 3 per route

Redeeming 48,500 points to fly to Europe in business class is a fantastic deal, even with the expensive fees.

To search for available dates, you can use a tool like Seats.aero, which provides a big-picture overview across a range of dates and airports.

seats aero ams deal — Image Credit: Seats.aero

Hot Tip:

Through August 15, 2025, you can get a 20% discount with the promo code UPGRADED on a Seats.aero membership to help you find award flight availability using points.

How To Book

Once you have an idea of the route and dates you want to book, head over to Virgin Atlantic to search for your flight.

This award deal offers up to 3 seats on various dates in business class as well as economy.

Screenshot — Image Credit: Virgin Atlantic

Once you have confirmed availability, you can go ahead and book, or if you need to, transfer some points over.

To boost your balance of Virgin Atlantic points, you can transfer points at a 1:1 ratio from American Express Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Wells Fargo Rewards. You can also transfer Marriott Bonvoy points at a 3:1 transfer ratio, with a 5,000-point bonus for transferring at least 60,000 in a single transaction.

Not only can you take advantage of this points deal, but you’ll likely score a bargain on hotels and other activities by visiting in winter, which is typically low season in Amsterdam and other European cities.

Final Thoughts

With business class seats available across several dates, now is a good time to fly to Amsterdam by booking award seats on KLM through Virgin Atlantic. And once you’re in Amsterdam, pretty much all other cities in Europe are a quick train ride or flight away, often on low-cost carriers.

Thus, even if you aren’t heading to Amsterdam but want to visit another part of Europe, it could be worth booking these flights before they disappear.