SAS EuroBonus

What SAS EuroBonus is

How a frequent flyer program works: earning points with EuroBonus

EuroBonus awards points for flights from fixed tables: qualifying flights operated by SAS and selected flights with an SK flight number earn bonus points and level points. One example: on a flight within Europe, a Standard ticket in booking classes E, H, M, Q and W earns 1,000 level points and 1,000 bonus points.

When a SkyTeam partner operates a flight with an SK flight number, the number of points depends on travel class, booking class and distance flown. Status raises the yield: Silver adds 25%, Gold 50% and Diamond 75% on top of the bonus points for flights and upgrades. Booking an award trip with SAS, by contrast, collects no points and no qualifying flights.

Redeeming SAS EuroBonus points

SAS award flights have fixed point prices that depend on destination and travel class. The table shows the prices for a one-way flight valid since December 1, 2025.

The zone decides which row applies: Germany belongs to Nordic+, while Austria and Switzerland belong to the Europe zone. Award seats are limited and are released up to 330 days before departure. The fare is paid in points, and taxes and fees are paid by card, at an amount that depends on the trip.

Partner airlines use region tables. They show the points for a round trip, excluding taxes and fees imposed by the carrier. A one-way partner award flight costs 60% of the round-trip price. Air Europa, China Airlines and Vietnam Airlines charge double points.

Taxes, surcharges and fees

With EuroBonus, points cover the fare and nothing else. Taxes and fees on a SAS award flight are paid by card, and on partner flights the fees imposed by the carrier come on top. Fees for canceling, rebooking and booking a partner award add to that. For conversions we assume EUR 1 = CHF 0.93, so the franc amounts are approximate values.

We give no value per point in rappen or cents, because we have no sourced basis for one.

Expiry of points

Bonus points expire after a fixed term in EuroBonus: from receipt they stay usable for four or five years at most. Reaching Diamond ends expiry for your balance. That applies only to points a member earned personally, because tier benefits are personal and do not extend to points of other members in a Point Sharing group. Level points help with moving up only during the current 12-month qualification period.

Status levels from Member to Diamond

Your level depends on the level points you earn or on qualifying flights with SAS within a 12-month qualification period. The period starts in the month you join, and with the grace period that follows, your level expires 15 months after your joining date. You can move up at any time once you reach the required level points or qualifying flights. We did not find the thresholds for Silver, Gold and Diamond on the pages we checked, so we state no figures.

Within SkyTeam, Silver members count as Elite, and Gold and Diamond members as Elite Plus. SkyPriority goes to SkyTeam First and Business Class travelers and to Elite Plus members regardless of travel class.

Member

Member is the entry level, and it already includes seat selection. We have no sourced information on lounge, baggage, priority and upgrades.

Silver

Silver brings comfort at the airport. Members get 1 extra checked bag, priority check-in and priority boarding, and can choose their seat. In the SAS Upgrade auction their bid counts 10% higher, and flights earn 25% more bonus points. We have no sourced information on the lounge.

Gold

Gold brings free lounge access. It also adds 2 extra checked bags, fast track plus priority baggage and boarding, and an assured seat. The bid for SAS Upgrade counts 20% higher, and flights earn 50% more bonus points.

Diamond

Diamond adds further benefits to Gold. Members get 2 extra checked bags, free lounge access, fast track plus priority baggage and boarding and an assured seat. They pay no booking fees for SAS Bonus trips and rebook free of charge on the day of departure. The bid for SAS Upgrade counts 30% higher, and flights earn 75% more bonus points. We have no sourced information on bringing guests for Gold and Diamond.

Frequent flyer program in Switzerland, Germany and Austria

SAS serves all three countries, so EuroBonus can also be used from the DACH region. From or via Oslo, Copenhagen or Stockholm, SAS flies to Switzerland, to Geneva (GVA) and Zurich (ZRH). In Germany the destinations are Berlin (BER), Düsseldorf (DUS), Frankfurt (FRA), Hamburg (HAM), Hannover (HAJ), Munich (MUC) and Stuttgart (STR). In Austria SAS flies to Innsbruck (INN), Salzburg (SZG) and Vienna (VIE), and a few destinations are seasonal only.

For earning outside flights we found only one sourced path. The German EuroBonus page currently lists 70 bonus points and 35 level points per EUR 10 spent on hotel stays at Scandic in Scandinavia, Germany or Poland. For Switzerland and Austria we found no sourced earning path.

Who SAS EuroBonus is not for

SAS EuroBonus as an alternative to Miles & More

Which program is the best depends on where you depart and which airlines you fly. If you look for Miles & More alternatives, EuroBonus is a program of the SkyTeam alliance with fixed point prices on SAS award flights. For a comparison of frequent flyer programs, look at Miles & More, Flying Blue and the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. For status and alliance context, read SAS EuroBonus and SkyTeam Elite Plus, and on the alliance change read Miles & More and the SAS alliance switch. All programs are listed in the program archive, and how we check information is explained on the methodology page.