Germany → New York with points

Search across these airline websitesUnited · Air Canada · Singapore

Transfer from this cardChase · Amex · Capital One

Book!Only after the exact seat appears

The airlines

First, find the flight

Berlin (BER)

United → Newark (EWR)9:55 AM → 1:05 PM

Frankfurt (FRA)

Lufthansa → JFK11:00 AM → 1:35 PM

Lufthansa → EWR1:30 PM → 4:00 PM

United → EWR11:05 AM → 1:55 PM

Singapore → JFK8:35 AM → 11:15 AM

American → Dallas (DFW)10:15 AM → 2:25 PM

Munich (MUC)

Lufthansa → JFK12:45 PM → 3:40 PM

Lufthansa → EWR4:10 PM → 7:05 PM

United → EWR9:20 AM → 12:20 PM

UUnited

LLufthansa

SSingapore

An alliance is a group of airlines that cooperate

Star Alliance is the one that matters here: the Germany → New York nonstops shown above are all Star Alliance.

United, Lufthansa, and Singapore operate the flights shown above. You can book points flights through their programs.

Air Canada and ANA are also Star Alliance programs that can be used to book flights for these routes.

The transfer partners

Now compare the Star Alliance programs

These prices should be the same on other dates when the same award type is available. Please confirm the live price and availability for your desired date.

United MileagePlus

BER → EWR: 31.9k + $110.33 economy

FRA → EWR: 36.3k + $153.73 economy

MUC → EWR: 38.8k + $133.73 economy

Business: 200k + the same route’s cash amount

Chase

About 10% off the United-operated economy prices above for eligible United cardholders: 31.9k → 28.7k, 36.3k → 32.6k, and 38.8k → 34.9k.

Air Canada Aeroplan

BER → EWR: 40k + CA$224 economy

FRA → JFK: 32.5k + CA$283 economy

MUC → EWR: 40k + CA$256 economy

Business FRA → JFK: 60k + CA$286

Business MUC → JFK: 75k + CA$256

Chase

Amex

Capital One

A very useful second search for the same Star Alliance seats.

Singapore KrisFlyer

FRA → JFK direct: 27.5k + EUR 131.67 economy

FRA → JFK partner: 32.5k + EUR 348.21 economy

Business direct: 89k + EUR 131.67

Business partner: 89.5k + EUR 873.21

Chase

Amex

Capital One

This is only the Frankfurt ↔ JFK option.

ANA Mileage Club

Round trip: 55k economy + about US$490.98

One way: not available in this booking setup

Amex

Keep this for round trips or multi-city bookings.

One useful price check

27.5k + EUR 131.67

Singapore’s direct FRA → JFK economy price was the lowest points-plus-cash combination shown.

Prices shown here were collected for January 13, 2027. They should be in a similar neighborhood on other dates, but check the live price and availability before transferring points.

More detail: ANA round trips

ANA is an option for round-trip or multi-city flights. It cannot be used for a simple one-way booking in this setup. The example is 55k miles + about US$490.98; compare that total with the other programs before deciding.

More detail: Dallas (DFW)

Frankfurt → Dallas/Fort Worth is the American Airlines route, in the separate oneworld alliance. AA and Alaska cannot easily transfer points in directly, so you may need a more flexible source such as British Airways, Cathay, Qantas, or Qatar. The AA price shown was 30k + $153.73 in economy.

British Airways · Chase

Cathay · 1,000 Amex → 800 Cathay

Cathay · Capital One

Actual search results

The screenshots behind the prices

These are one-way searches for January 13, 2027. Availability is the part most likely to change.

United award search results from Frankfurt to New York — **United:** FRA → EWR and partner options.

Air Canada Aeroplan award results from Frankfurt to New York — **Air Canada:** partner seats at a different points and cash price.

Singapore direct award result from Frankfurt to New York — **Singapore:** direct FRA → JFK economy.

ANA round-trip award result — **ANA:** round-trip economy.

American Airlines award search from Frankfurt to Dallas Fort Worth — **American:** separate FRA → DFW option.

New York:
United → Air Canada → Singapore if FRA–JFK.

Dallas:
American, with flexible oneworld bookers if needed.

Before transferring:
Confirm the exact seat, then compare points + cash.