[Expired] [Award Alert] East Coast to Dublin, Ireland, in Aer Lingus Business Class From 45k Miles

We have found some exceptionally cheap business-class award fares to Dublin departing from all over the Eastern U.S. in the first few months of 2025.

Starting at 45,000 miles plus taxes and fees, you can hop over to Ireland either in Aer Lingus’ or American’s lie-flat business classes. That means you’ll be flying with either airline, but you’ll save a ton of miles by booking elsewhere — relying on your Alaska miles to do the trick.

Let’s take a look at the details and the best ways to book.

Award Deal — Details

If you’re seeking an affordable award seat to Ireland at the front of the plane, this is the best option available.

On multiple dates from January to April 2025, you can fly across the ocean to the Irish capital for as few as 45,000 Alaska Mileage Plan miles plus just $19 in taxes and fees each way. Other award programs can sometimes charge this amount for seats in economy!

Here are the specifics of the fares:

• Class: Business
• Availability: Up to 4 seats
• Routes: Boston (BOS), Bradley (BDL), Chicago (ORD), Cleveland (CLE), Newark (EWR), New York-Kennedy (JFK), Philadelphia (PHL), Toronto (YYZ), and Washington, D.C. (IAD) to Dublin (DUB) nonstop on Aer Lingus and American Airlines
• Dates: January to April 2025
• Fares: 45,000 Alaska Mileage Plan miles plus $18.10 taxes and fees

There’s availability across the entire Eastern U.S., including hard-to-find locations such as Cleveland and Bradley Field.

If you’re flying from further afield, Aer Lingus also services multiple airports on the West Coast, in the middle of the U.S., and several airports in Canada. Depending on the distance, you’ll pay 55,000 to 70,000 miles per person on these routes.

Best Ways To Book

The cheapest price is 45,000 miles per person, flying from any of these cities to Dublin. You’ll also pay $19 in taxes and fees.

Aer Lingus AerClub will charge you 50,000 Avios for this same flight plus higher taxes and fees.

American, meanwhile, will charge you 62,000 miles one-way for its flights.

Alaska Airlines has a friendly award calendar that you can access by choosing the flexible dates option when searching for flights. Alternatively, you can use a site like Seats.aero to search a range of dates and routes at once to help you find availability.

Using a travel credit card that will reward you for booking flights is a good idea, not just when buying a cash flight. Many of those cards offer travel protections that will cover your expenses in the event of a delay or cancellation. Using one of these to pay the taxes and fees on an award ticket will trigger those protections if you need them.

How To Earn Alaska Miles

Let’s talk about how to earn Alaska Airlines miles in order to book these flights. Alaska Airlines offers 2 credit cards through Bank of America: 1 personal and 1 business card. You also can transfer Bilt Rewards points to Alaska Mileage Plan at a 1:1 ratio. Transfers to Alaska from Marriott Bonvoy occur at a 3:1 ratio. Plus, Alaska Airlines will launch a premium credit card in a few months, which will provide another option for earning Alaska miles.

Alaska Mileage Plan miles have been historically difficult to accumulate; however, the merger of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines has simplified the process. It’s possible to transfer Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles to Alaska Airlines at a 1:1 ratio. This opens additional options, as you can transfer Amex Membership Rewards points to Hawaiian at a 1:1 ratio before moving those to your Alaska Airlines account.

Final Thoughts

There’s never a bad time to visit Ireland. If a trip to Dublin has been on your mind, Alaska Mileage Plan has great availability to help you fly there in style and comfort, paying as few as 45,000 miles per person to fly in lie-flat business class. We don’t expect this availability to stick around long, so booking soon is a good idea.