How to book cheap Virgin Atlantic tickets from Dublin
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I’ve spent quite a bit of time over recent months highlighting attractive British Airways Club World fares from various starting points across Europe.
What is discussed less often is that Virgin Atlantic has a history of selling very cheap Upper Class tickets out of Dublin.
Don’t try to look for these deals on the Virgin Atlantic website. Dublin is not an option in the dropdown menu! You need to go over to Expedia, Opodo etc.
Here is an example for next month, flying Dublin to Miami in Upper Class:
Ignore the British Airways logo above. That only appears because the Dublin to Heathrow legs book onto a British Airways service.
The long haul legs from Heathrow to Miami are in Virgin Atlantic Upper Class. You are paying just £980 return.
I could only get these deals to price for US destinations. I had no luck with sub-£1,000 pricing to Dubai, Johannesburg etc.
Here is £1,091 to New York in January. This involves flying Economy on Aer Lingus to and from Dublin:
Here is a £1,100 Upper Class fare to Las Vegas. Note that this connects to the Manchester service and not through Heathrow:
This is something to bear in mind next time you are planning a trip to the US. Remember that, whilst you won’t receive hotel loyalty points for hotel rooms booked on Expedia, this does not apply to airlines. You receive the same miles and tier credit however you book.
I really must sort out an Upper Class review flight this year as I haven’t flown it in a l-o-n-g time – you can find out more about Upper Class on the Virgin website here.
How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (March 2024)
As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Virgin Points from UK credit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.
You can choose from two official Virgin Atlantic credit cards (apply here, the Reward+ card has a bonus of 15,000 Virgin Points):
Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard
15,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review
Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard
A generous earning rate for a free card at 0.75 points per £1 Read our full review
You can also earn Virgin Points from various American Express cards – and these have sign-up bonuses too.
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for a year and comes with 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 20,000 Virgin Points.
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review
The Platinum Card from American Express comes with 40,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 40,000 Virgin Points.
The Platinum Card from American Express
40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a fee Read our full review
Small business owners should consider the two American Express Business cards. Points convert at 1:1 into Virgin Points.
SPECIAL OFFER: You receive a huge 120,000 Membership Rewards points if you apply for American Express Business Platinum by 9th April 2024. You receive 80,000 points for spending £12,000 within 90 days and a further 40,000 points if you retain the card for 14 months. Click here to apply.
SPECIAL OFFER: You receive 60,000 Membership Rewards points if you apply for American Express Business Gold by 9th April 2024. Remember that the card is FREE for the first year. You receive 40,000 points for spending £6,000 within 90 days and a further 20,000 points if you retain the card for 14 months. Click here to apply.
American Express Business Platinum
Crazy 120,000 points bonus (to 9th April) and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review
American Express Business Gold
Huge 60,000 points sign-up bonus (until 9th April) and free for a year Read our full review
Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Virgin Points.
(Want to earn more Virgin Points? Click here to see our recent articles on Virgin Atlantic and Flying Club and click here for our home page with the latest news on earning and spending other airline and hotel points.)
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