Transfer desk · by program
Feeding SAS EuroBonus from India
Every way in — 0 direct card routes, 4 chains via intermediaries, 3 partner-balance hops — priced at the ₹0.90/pt house value. Multi-leg paths show the aggregated end-to-end ratio. Every ratio here reads our points : partner miles — 2:1 means two of your points buy one partner mile, 1:2 means one point buys two. The cheapest way in today: HDFC Reward Points via Radisson Rewards at an aggregated 7:1 (₹7.00/mile).
Program detail — award charts, nerf log, ways out: the SAS EuroBonus hub →
01 · Direct from a card
No Indian card transfers into SAS EuroBonus directly — the chains one tap below are the only way in, and the lede above already names the cheapest of them. That scarcity is the whole reason they're worth the tolls.
02 · Via intermediaries — aggregated ratio
4 chains · every leg's toll multiplied in
Card points hopping through 1–4 partner programs into SAS EuroBonus, every leg multiplied into one end-to-end ratio. A chain is that whole path; each transfer inside it is a leg, and each one costs days and usually points. Only chains that unlock this program or beat the direct route render — the value-traps are suppressed.
| Path | Aggregated | Miles / pt | ₹ / mile | → out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Reward Points → Radisson Rewards → SAS EuroBonus legs 1:1 · 7:1 · only via HDFC Infinia Metal · HDFC Diners Club Black Metal · HDFC Regalia Gold · HDFC BizPower HDFC Regalia Gold: 14:1 · HDFC BizPower: 14:1 ⚠ min 2,000 pts | 7:1 | 0.14 | ₹7.00 | |
| SBI Travel Credits → Radisson Rewards → SAS EuroBonus legs 1:1 · 7:1 ⚠ min 2,000 pts | 7:1 | 0.14 | ₹7.00 | |
| Axis EDGE Reward Points → Radisson Rewards → SAS EuroBonus legs 5:2 · 7:1 Axis Magnus for Burgundy: 8.75:1 · Axis Burgundy Private: 8.75:1 · Axis Bank SELECT: 70:1 · Axis Bank Privilege: 70:1 · Axis Bank REWARDS: 70:1 · Samsung Axis Bank Infinite: 140:1 · Samsung Axis Bank Signature: 140:1 · Axis Bank My Zone: 140:1 · Axis Bank NEO: 140:1 · Axis Bank Freecharge: 140:1 · Axis Bank My Wings: 140:1 · Axis Bank My Zone Easy: 140:1 · Axis Bank Privilege Easy: 140:1 · IndianOil Easy Axis Bank: 140:1 · IndianOil Axis Bank Credit Card: 140:1 · Axis Bank Platinum: 140:1 · Axis Bank Pride Platinum: 140:1 · Axis Bank Pride Signature: 140:1 · Axis Bank Titanium Smart Traveller: 140:1 · Axis Bank Corporate Credit Card: 140:1 · Axis Bank Business Supreme Visa: 140:1 · Axis Bank Business Supreme Mastercard: 140:1 ⚠ min 2,000 pts | 17.5:1 | 0.06 | ₹7.00 | |
| Axis EDGE Miles → Radisson Rewards → SAS EuroBonus legs 1:1 · 7:1 Axis Olympus: 1.75:1 · IndianOil Axis Bank Premium: 14:1 ⚠ min 2,000 pts | 7:1 | 0.14 | ₹14.00 |
03 · Already holding hotel or partner points?
3 program hops · no card involved
Balance-origin hops — a transfer between two loyalty programs rather than out of a card, so it is a stash you already hold and no card is involved. Single leg, so the ratio is the aggregate. Most are rescue valves, not plans: check the ₹/mile before moving anything.
| Your balance in | Ratio | Miles / pt | ₹ / mile | Time | → out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximize MaxCoins In-app Redeem catalogue, read 2026-08-06 (owner screenshots): '100 MaxCoins = 100 SAS EuroBonus' — 1:1 into … | 1:1 | 1.00 | ₹1.08 | — | |
| Mag Miles FAQ: 'Mag Miles transfer to SAS EuroBonus at a 1:1 ratio.' PROMO, not structural: 'Get 80% Bonus Points … So… ⚠ min 100 Mag Miles first transfer, 10 thereafter | 1:1 (instant) | 1.00 | ₹1.00 | instant | |
| Radisson Rewards The better ratio of the pair, and the ONLY named exception to Radisson's 10:1 default — issuer wording, arch… ⚠ min 2,000 pts | 7:1 (a month or more) | 0.14 | ₹1.54 | 4–6 weeks (official) |
Miles/pt = SAS EuroBonus miles per 1 point of the source; aggregated ratios multiply every leg. ₹/mile prices the redemption at house values. Chain rows print their own mins and caps — a capped valve moves slowly no matter how good the ratio. Per-card exceptions show their own aggregated ratio on the row. Cards saved in your wallet are highlighted automatically.
Straight answers
The questions people actually type about moving points into SAS EuroBonus — answered from the same rows as the tables above, with the same numbers.
What's the best ratio into SAS EuroBonus?
No card transfers in directly, so the best ratio is a chain: 7:1 aggregated from HDFC Reward Points via Radisson Rewards. One source point ends up as 0.14 SAS EuroBonus points, a cost of ₹7.00 a mile. Every leg's toll is already multiplied into that number.
Do SAS EuroBonus points expire?
Yes — hard 4–5 years from earning (batch expiries); Diamond members' points never expire. That clock runs on the balance sitting in SAS EuroBonus, not on the card points you started with — which is the argument for transferring against a booking rather than parking a stash here.
What's the minimum transfer into SAS EuroBonus?
Not on the card routes. None of the issuers feeding SAS EuroBonus publishes a transfer minimum we can read — the number lives behind the transfer screen's login — so we print none rather than guess one and strand your points at the last step. Where a partner-balance hop does publish a floor, we print it: Mag Miles min 100 Mag Miles first transfer, 10 thereafter · Radisson Rewards min 2,000 pts. Each is per transaction, and any cap rides on the same row.