US West Coast: €391 SAS and Alaska Airlines Flights from Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen (incl. Hold Luggage)

Scandinavian Airlines and Oneworld member Alaska Airlines currently team up to bring you cheap flights from Scandinavia to various US West Coast destinations. Prices go as low as €391 for a ticket including a 23kg checked bag both was. Itineraries typically consist of an SAS flight to New York and a transcontinental flight with Alaska Airlines.

You can find the following fares with departure from Oslo (all including hold luggage):

• San Diego at €391 (~NOK 4,576)
• Seattle at €392 (~NOK 4,588)
• Portland at €398 (~NOK 4,658)
• Las Vegas at €405 (~NOK 4,740)
• San Jose at €426 (~NOK 4,986)
• San Francisco at €458 (~NOK 5,361)
• Los Angeles at €483 (~NOK 5,653)

These prices are possible with departure from Stockholm (incl. checked bag):

• San Diego at €411 (~SEK 4,539)
• Portland at €411 (~SEK 4,539)
• Seattle at €423 (~SEK 4,672)
• Las Vegas at €435 (~SEK 4,804)
• San Jose at €435 (~SEK 4,804)
• San Francisco at €478 (~SEK 5,279)
• Los Angeles at €480 (~SEK 5,301)

Finally, from Copenhagen, you can expect to pay the following (including checked bags, too):

• Seattle at €447 (~DKK 3,337)
• Portland at €447 (~DKK 3,337)
• Las Vegas at €447 (~DKK 3,337)
• San Jose at €448 (~DKK 3,344)
• San Diego at €468 (~DKK 3,493)

Our availability calendar highlights all possible flight dates at the lowest price for trips up to 28 days. It will forward you to SAS with your selected flight dates.

The calendar does not show itineraries with longer layovers. If you don’t mind those, you can also reach Salt Lake City or Anchorage, Alaska for less than €500.

Most itineraries consist of a long-haul SAS flight to New York onboard their long-haul fleet consisting of Airbus A350, A330 and A321LR aircraft. While these have varying seating patterns, you can expect video-on-demand and power outlets on all seats.

In most cases, you will continue your journey on an Alaska Airlines planes, in most cases from New York or Los Angeles. Since their Boeing 737-fleet does not feature personal monitors, you might want to stay on a Scandinavian Airlines plane as long as possible. Some itineraries include flights with Delta Air Lines.

Search & Book

According to the fare rules, these tickets are on sale without an expiration date for travel between November 2024 and March 2025. A minimum stay of six days or one night from Saturday to Sunday is necessary to get the lowest fare. You cannot travel two weeks before and after Christmas.

Google Flights helps you find additional flight dates or itineraries and destinations that require longer layovers. Since the cheapest tickets with checked bags are sold directly by SAS, it makes sense to book there directly. To some destinations, you can find much better availabilities on flysas.com than Google indicates.

Miles & Points

Scandinavian Airlines issues tickets in booking class L, while Alaska Airlines segments in booking class O. This wild combination results in the following earnings for the SAS segments:

Since SAS Scandinavian Airlines is leaving the Star Alliance on August 31, you won’t be able to earn miles at any program other than SAS EuroBonus with these flights. It is likely that you will be able to earn miles at some SkyTeam programs, such as FlyingBlue, but there is still no official information regarding this.

The Oneworld segments with Alaska Airlines will earn the following for the segment from Newark to San Diego:

Since possible itineraries and operating airlines vary wildly, you might want to use our Mileage Calculator to find out about your personal accrual:

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