Frequent Miler's latest team challenge, Million Mile Madness, is almost done! The last two weeks Greg, Nick, and Stephen competed to earn 1 Million SAS miles by flying 15 airlines. But who completed the challenge with the most Speed, Affordability, and Style?
| Sorry, this deal is no longer available. Do you want to be alerted about new deals as they’re published? Click here to subscribe to Frequent Miler's Instant Posts by email. |
SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) is offering some surprisingly cheap flights to Dublin in Premium Economy at the moment. You can fly Premium Economy from only $414 round trip, with reviews suggesting it’s a nice experience for the low price.
The Deal
- Fly from Newark to Dublin in Premium Economy from $414 round trip.
- Direct link to offer.
Key Terms
- Flights available March-May & September-October.
Quick Thoughts
During our 3 Cards, 3 Continents adventure last year, I flew to Europe with Norse Atlantic Airways in Premium Economy for less than $250. I thought that was a decent price for the experience that was more comfortable than past economy flights I’ve taken to Europe, so spending even less than that on an each-way basis with this SAS opportunity is a great deal.
I’ve never flown with SAS, but Thrifty Traveler’s review of Premium Economy on an A330 suggests that it’s a decent experience. They paid $792 for their round trip flights and $414 seems abnormally low given the cabin, so I wouldn’t expect this low rate to last.
Something important to note is that these flights include a layover in Scandinavia in both directions; it’s usually in Oslo, but some options go via Stockholm. That extends your travel time, so flying directly to Dublin in economy might be preferable to flying Premium Economy with an extra leg each way. Having said that, $414 in Premium Economy might still be cheaper than direct flights in economy to Dublin. Some itineraries also include an overnight in Oslo on the way back, so that could give you a chance to explore the city for an evening seeing as those flights arrive in Oslo at ~4pm and don’t depart until ~11am the next morning.
There’s pretty good availability for this pricing as I’m seeing sub-$450 round trip flights in March, April, May, September and October. They’re not available for flights every day of the week in those months, but if you have a little flexibility with your dates in the spring or fall, you can hopefully find something.
It looks like the cheapest prices showing on Google Flights are bookable via smaller sites like Travelcation, FlyUs, etc. If you have issues with your flights, resolving them can prove to be problematic when booked via smaller third parties, so it might be worth paying the extra ~$30 to book directly with SAS.
My wife and I have been to the Republic of Ireland a few times, including Dublin twice. We love it there and would happily return, although we’re not going to be able to take advantage of this SAS deal in order make it there this year. We last visited a few months ago, staying at the Hyatt Centric The Liberties which was in an excellent spot to explore the parts of the city we wanted to see. I’ll be publishing a review of that hotel in the next week or two, but spoiler alert – I’d definitely stay there again in case you want a recommendation.
Want to learn more about miles and points? Subscribe to email updates or check out our podcast on your favorite podcast platform.
how do you get your face on a pint of beer?
When visiting the Guinness Storehouse, you can pay 6 EUR to get an extra pint of Guinness with your photo on it. You get a photo taken, then the image gets fed to a machine which adds that image to the head of the pint using barley extract.
what will they think of next? hahahaha. I thought all gadgets like that went away once the in-flight magazines went away. No Brookstone or Sharper Image around here either…have they gone under? /s
I’m also excited to read your review-we’re headed there in March and have another stay at The Shelbourne reserved. I enjoy a Dublin visit every couple of years though and would prefer to stay at a Hyatt when possible so your review will be helpful for the next trip’s decision making.
Looking forward to your review of the Hyatt Centric. We had reservations there that were cancelled due to Covid. Just spoke to a Dublin resident last week who said the Liberties is definitely changing for the better, but if you leave the hotel and walk the wrong way, you are going to end up in some sketchy areas. So definitely curious as to your thoughts.
I guess there might be some sketchy areas, but we did a fair bit of walking about and felt perfectly safe. We walked to various distilleries, restaurants, the Guinness Storehouse, etc. and didn’t encounter anything dodgy, but I’m sure a resident there would know about the area better, so maybe there are some streets a little further along that you wouldn’t want to walk down at night by yourself.
Stayed at Hyatt Centric four nights in September. First time in Dublin. It’s a solid Hyatt Centric. Don’t know which direction “the wrong way” is, but we did not find it, meaning sketchy areas.
This said, we did not find walking one of Dublin’s great charms, since sidewalks are often very narrow and roadways are in constant use by vehicles too big for, well, the size of the roads. So I end up having a mitigated impression of Dublin, at least so far as walking from the Hyatt Centric is concerned, and, yes, because of safety, but danger from people in cars, not people not in cars.