Sample Travel Date:

  • Sample from Houston
  • September 20th – 27th
    • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel until early December or January 2022 – March 2022. A Sunday stay is required. Must purchase at least 14 day in advance of departure.
  • Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

  • Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
    • Departing from: IAH
      • For availability from other cities, replace IAH with airport code listed above
    • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
      • Textbox 1: EWR,IAD,JFK,ORD
      • Textbox 2: maxconnect 240
        • This is instructing ITA to search for the Basic Economy fare. Use those dates on Priceline and you will be presented with an option to upgrade to the regular economy fare
    • Destination: VIE
    • Return Advanced Routing Code: 
      • Textbox 1: EWR,IAD,JFK,ORD
      • Textbox 2: maxconnect 240
    • Click on the “Advanced Routing Codes” link to enable advanced routing code input
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Enter departure date
    • Length of stay: 3-10
      • The maximum search range is 7 days, so enter ranges in this format: 0-7, 3-10, 5-12, etc.
  • The ITA search page should look like the following when all values are inputted.
  • You cannot buy tickets through ITA. To buy tickets, follow our instructions below in the “How to Buy” section.

Fare Class:

Fare Class:

Sample Routing:

  • IAH – IAD (Washington D.C.) – VIE (Vienna) – IAD – IAH

Sample Mileage:

Lufthansa is a member of the Star Alliance and United  partners. Mileage earning with United is below.

  • Miles Flown: 11,276 miles or 5.5 cents per mile
  • Redeemable Miles: 2,455 miles

How to Buy:

  • Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
    • Select the $467 fare in the search results and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to a regular fare for $150 more (or $617 total roundtrip). The regular fare with advance seat assignment and ONE checked bag included.