How to Maximise SAS EuroBonus Points

How to determine the value of a point?

There are two ways to use your points. You can pay completely with points (excluding the booking fee) or partially with points. The easiest way to determine the value of a point is by using the formula:

(Price of the flight – Booking fee) / Amount of points.

Example: Oslo to Stavanger, cheapest flight 84,28 euro.

Completely with points:

84,28 – 20,02 booking fee = 64,26.- Euro
64,26.- / 5000 Points = 0,012852 Euro per point

Partially Points:

10585 Points + 26.90 booking fee = 0,005421 Euro per point

By using this calculation, we can see that paying partially with points is a bad idea. I recommend only using points if you can pay for the whole flight.

What is the best Eurobonus deal?

We can use the same formula as before to determine what type of flight will yield the best result. As you can see the value of the points varies largely. The points of the flight are often rounded off to a whole number, say 5000, 10000, 15000 or more. This has a big impact on the euro’s per point. It is therefore best to use your points on short in-land flights, which cost ‘just’ 5000 points. Inland layovers are also included. Making these the best deal, for instance, if you go from Stavanger to Svalbard via Oslo. You can do this for just 5000 points. Even though this flight would usually cost well over 100 euros.

Flight	Date	Price	Booking fee	Points	Formula	Euro per point
Oslo Malaga	20 nov	104,77	33,70	15000	(104,77-33,7)/15000	0,004738
Stavanger Oslo	20 nov	80.32	20,02	5000	(80,03-20,02)/5000	0,012002
Amsterdam Oslo	09 dec	163.38	54.38	15000	(163.38-54.38)/15000	0.007267
Stockholm Oslo	20 nov	58,30	22,03	10000	(58,30-22,03/10000)	0,003627
Oslo Bergen	20 nov	80,32	22,02	5000	(80,03-22,02)/5000	0,011602
Stavanger Longyearbyen	08 dec	107.44	32.44	5000	(107,44-32,44)/5000	0.015