Maximize Miles on DEN-DUS
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Westminster, CO
Programs: UA1K, Platinum Elite
Posts: 343
Maximize Miles on DEN-DUS
I need to go to Dusseldorf next month, and can only fly economy. This is the first year that I am only a Premier Platinum and it is killing me. I will be able to make 1K again, but I don't want to have to do a December MR if I can avoid it. Can anyone recommend a legitimate routing that will maximize my United miles for this trip?
#4
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,879
The first one only has 7246 miles with 500 min.
OP, you can do multiple destination search at united.com by adding some cities in the middle such as SFO, e.g., DEN-SFO, SFO-DUS, DUS=SFO and SFO-DEN. Good luck.
OP, you can do multiple destination search at united.com by adding some cities in the middle such as SFO, e.g., DEN-SFO, SFO-DUS, DUS=SFO and SFO-DEN. Good luck.
#5
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 31,837
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=DEN-SFO...s&DU=mi&DM=500
multi destination search on United.com is garbage BTW. Use ITA to find the best routing using UA and UA* commands inserting places like SFO, IAH, FCO etc. to build it up, then link it out to a booking engine or via google flights.
routing rules DEN-DUS are this:
PHP Code:
/VIA THE ATLANTIC/
MAP CONSTRUCTED LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT
1. DEN-AC/LH/UA-ATL/BOS/CHI/CLE/EWR/NYC/PHL/WAS/YHZ/YMQ/YOW/
YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/
LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-
BER/CGN/DUS/FRA/HAJ/HAM/MUC/STR-4U/EW/LH/UA-DUS
2. DEN-AC/LH/UA-ATL/BOS/CHI/CLE/EWR/NYC/PHL/WAS/YHZ/YMQ/YOW/
YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/
LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-
DUS
3. DEN-AC/LH/UA-ATL/BOS/CHI/CLE/EWR/NYC/PHL/WAS/YHZ/YMQ/YOW/
YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/
LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-
EAP/GVA/ZRH-LX/UA-DUS
4. DEN-AC/LH/UA-ATL/BOS/CHI/CLE/EWR/NYC/PHL/WAS/YHZ/YMQ/YOW/
YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/
LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-
GRZ/LNZ/SZG/VIE-OS/UA-DUS
5. DEN-AC/LH/UA-ATL/BOS/CHI/CLE/EWR/NYC/PHL/WAS/YHZ/YMQ/YOW/
YTO-UA-DUS
6. DEN-AC/LH/UA-BOS/CLT/DTT/EWR/NYC/PHL/WAS/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-
AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/
MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-BER/CGN/
DUS/FRA/HAJ/HAM/MUC/STR-4U/EW/LH/UA-DUS
7. DEN-AC/LH/UA-BOS/CLT/DTT/EWR/NYC/PHL/WAS/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-
AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/
MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-DUS
8. DEN-AC/LH/UA-BOS/CLT/DTT/EWR/NYC/PHL/WAS/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-
AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/
MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-EAP/GVA/
ZRH-LX/UA-DUS
9. DEN-AC/LH/UA-BOS/CLT/DTT/EWR/NYC/PHL/WAS/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-
AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/
MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-GRZ/LNZ/
SZG/VIE-OS/UA-DUS
10. DEN-AC/LH/UA-BOS/CLT/DTT/EWR/NYC/PHL/WAS/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-
DUS
11. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/CLE/DEN/HOU/LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-ATL/BOS/CHI/
CLE/EWR/NYC/PHL/WAS/YHZ/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/
BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/
PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-BER/CGN/DUS/FRA/HAJ/HAM/
MUC/STR-4U/EW/LH/UA-DUS
12. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/CLE/DEN/HOU/LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-ATL/BOS/CHI/
CLE/EWR/NYC/PHL/WAS/YHZ/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/
BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/
PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-DUS
13. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/CLE/DEN/HOU/LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-ATL/BOS/CHI/
CLE/EWR/NYC/PHL/WAS/YHZ/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/
BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/
PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-EAP/GVA/ZRH-LX/UA-DUS
14. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/CLE/DEN/HOU/LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-ATL/BOS/CHI/
CLE/EWR/NYC/PHL/WAS/YHZ/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/
BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/
PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-GRZ/LNZ/SZG/VIE-OS/UA-
DUS
15. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/CLE/DEN/HOU/LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-ATL/BOS/CHI/
CLE/EWR/NYC/PHL/WAS/YHZ/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-DUS
16. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/CLE/DEN/HOU/LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-CHI/EWR/HOU/
NYC/WAS-AC/LH/UA-EWR/NYC/WAS-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/
DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/
ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-BER/CGN/DUS/FRA/HAJ/HAM/MUC/STR-
4U/EW/LH/UA-DUS
17. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/CLE/DEN/HOU/LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-CHI/EWR/HOU/
NYC/WAS-AC/LH/UA-EWR/NYC/WAS-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/
DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/
ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-DUS
18. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/CLE/DEN/HOU/LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-CHI/EWR/HOU/
NYC/WAS-AC/LH/UA-EWR/NYC/WAS-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/
DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/
ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-EAP/GVA/ZRH-LX/UA-DUS
19. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/CLE/DEN/HOU/LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-CHI/EWR/HOU/
NYC/WAS-AC/LH/UA-EWR/NYC/WAS-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/
DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/
ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-GRZ/LNZ/SZG/VIE-OS/UA-DUS
20. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/CLE/DEN/HOU/LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-CHI/EWR/HOU/
NYC/WAS-AC/LH/UA-EWR/NYC/WAS-UA-DUS
21. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/CLE/DEN/HOU/LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-YEA/YYC-AC/
LH/UA-YHZ/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/
EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/
LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-BER/CGN/DUS/FRA/HAJ/HAM/MUC/STR-4U/EW/LH/
UA-DUS
22. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/CLE/DEN/HOU/LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-YEA/YYC-AC/
LH/UA-YHZ/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/
EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/
LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-DUS
23. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/CLE/DEN/HOU/LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-YEA/YYC-AC/
LH/UA-YHZ/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/
EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/
LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-EAP/GVA/ZRH-LX/UA-DUS
24. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/CLE/DEN/HOU/LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-YEA/YYC-AC/
LH/UA-YHZ/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/
EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/
LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-GRZ/LNZ/SZG/VIE-OS/UA-DUS
25. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/CLE/DEN/HOU/LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-YEA/YYC-AC/
LH/UA-YHZ/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-DUS
26. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/EWR/HOU/NYC/WAS-AC/LH/UA-EWR/NYC/WAS-UA-
AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/
MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-BER/CGN/
DUS/FRA/HAJ/HAM/MUC/STR-4U/EW/LH/UA-DUS
27. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/EWR/HOU/NYC/WAS-AC/LH/UA-EWR/NYC/WAS-UA-
AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/
MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-DUS
28. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/EWR/HOU/NYC/WAS-AC/LH/UA-EWR/NYC/WAS-UA-
AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/
MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-EAP/GVA/
ZRH-LX/UA-DUS
29. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/EWR/HOU/NYC/WAS-AC/LH/UA-EWR/NYC/WAS-UA-
AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/
MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-GRZ/LNZ/
SZG/VIE-OS/UA-DUS
30. DEN-AC/LH/UA-CHI/EWR/HOU/NYC/WAS-AC/LH/UA-EWR/NYC/WAS-UA-
DUS
31. DEN-AC/LH/UA-DFW-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/
FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/
LX/OS/SN/UA-BER/CGN/DUS/FRA/HAJ/HAM/MUC/STR-4U/EW/LH/UA-
DUS
32. DEN-AC/LH/UA-DFW-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/
FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/
LX/OS/SN/UA-DUS
33. DEN-AC/LH/UA-DFW-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/
FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/
LX/OS/SN/UA-EAP/GVA/ZRH-LX/UA-DUS
34. DEN-AC/LH/UA-DFW-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/
FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/
LX/OS/SN/UA-GRZ/LNZ/SZG/VIE-OS/UA-DUS
35. DEN-AC/LH/UA-DFW-UA-DUS
36. DEN-AC/LH/UA-LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-DEN/HOU-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/
BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/
PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-BER/CGN/DUS/FRA/HAJ/HAM/
MUC/STR-4U/EW/LH/UA-DUS
37. DEN-AC/LH/UA-LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-DEN/HOU-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/
BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/
PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-DUS
38. DEN-AC/LH/UA-LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-DEN/HOU-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/
BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/
PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-EAP/GVA/ZRH-LX/UA-DUS
39. DEN-AC/LH/UA-LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-DEN/HOU-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/
BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/
PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-GRZ/LNZ/SZG/VIE-OS/UA-
DUS
40. DEN-AC/LH/UA-LAX/SFO-AC/LH/UA-DEN/HOU-UA-DUS
41. DEN-AC/LH/UA-YEA/YYC-AC/LH/UA-YHZ/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/
BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/
MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-BER/CGN/DUS/FRA/
HAJ/HAM/MUC/STR-4U/EW/LH/UA-DUS
42. DEN-AC/LH/UA-YEA/YYC-AC/LH/UA-YHZ/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/
BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/
MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-DUS
43. DEN-AC/LH/UA-YEA/YYC-AC/LH/UA-YHZ/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/
BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/
MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-EAP/GVA/ZRH-LX/
UA-DUS
44. DEN-AC/LH/UA-YEA/YYC-AC/LH/UA-YHZ/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-AMS/BCN/
BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/
MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-GRZ/LNZ/SZG/VIE-
OS/UA-DUS
45. DEN-AC/LH/UA-YEA/YYC-AC/LH/UA-YHZ/YMQ/YOW/YTO-UA-DUS
46. DEN-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/
LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-
BER/CGN/DUS/FRA/HAJ/HAM/MUC/STR-4U/EW/LH/UA-DUS
47. DEN-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/
LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-
DUS
48. DEN-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/
LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-
EAP/GVA/ZRH-LX/UA-DUS
49. DEN-UA-AMS/BCN/BER/BHX/BRU/CPH/DUB/DUS/EDI/FRA/GVA/HAM/
LIS/LON/MAD/MAN/MIL/MUC/PAR/ROM/ZRH-4U/EW/LH/LX/OS/SN/UA-
GRZ/LNZ/SZG/VIE-OS/UA-DUS
50. DEN-UA-DUS