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United Airlines, considered one of the largest airlines in the world, can take you to over 300 destinations across six continents.
Additionally, as a member of Star Alliance and a partner of multiple other airlines, United Airlines and its loyalty program United MileagePlus let you earn and redeem miles around the world.
In this article, we’ll share the details on United Airlines’ vast network of destinations, its network partners, and how Canadians can earn and redeem through its loyalty program.
United Airlines centralizes its operations around 8 hub airports (7 in the continental US and 1 in Guam). These hubs include:
From these hub airports, United Airlines flies to destinations across six continents, which we’ll go over in the sections below.
United Airlines’ domestic US network includes 200+ destinations across the entirety of the US.
In addition to the airline’s 7 hub airports, they also fly to popular locations like Miami, New Orleans, Austin, San Diego, and Portland, Oregon.
Plus, the airline additionally services a wide offering of smaller airports across nearly every US state, making it simple to travel from coast to coast and just about everywhere in the middle.
For travellers heading to/from Canada and Mexico, United Airlines offers a number of routes, many of which are codeshares with Air Canada. Thanks to these many options, United MileagePlus members and Aeroplan members will find it easy to earn their preferred loyalty currency on each flight they take.
United Airlines destinations in Canada consist of major hub airports in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver, and 7 additional airports across the country, including Halifax, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Regina, Quebec City, and Ottawa.
For those looking to go further, it’s also easy to connect onwards to the rest of Canada using Air Canada, United Airlines’ Star Alliance partner.
Of course, for Canadians travelling to the US or further abroad, United Airlines global network and diverse airline partnerships makes it easy to explore beyond the North American continent by connecting through the airline’s hub airports.
Outside of the US, Mexico offers the most United Airlines destinations in a single country, with the airline providing service to 24 airports across multiple states.
These 24 destinations including fantastic cities such as Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey, where you can enjoy the fantastic food and culture, and popular vacation destinations like Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, and San Jose del Cabo, where you can put your feet up and relax in the sunshine.
In terms of destinations further south, United Airlines flies to nearly 40 destinations across South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
These include fantastic cities like Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Lima, Peru; Quito, Ecuador; and Bogota, Colombia in South America, giving you fantastic jumping off points for trips to Carnaval, Machu Picchu, the Galapagos Islands, and more.
In Central America, United Airlines flies to Belize City, Belize, and San Jose, Costa Rica, so if you’ve got some United MileagePlus miles to redeem maybe consider Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula or Monteverde rainforest for your next adventure.
Alternatively, if you’re more of a tropical beach type, United Airlines can take you to explore the islands of the Caribbean, including great destinations for all-inclusive vacations like Aruba, Montego Bay, Jamaica; and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
A sojourn in Europe is often a top choice for travellers, with the continent showcasing many different styles of adventures to suit all types.
With United Airlines and United MileagePlus, you can travel using the airline’s routes to approximately 35 destinations within the European continent, including favourites like the Azores, Madrid, Paris, London, Dubrovnik, Brussels, and more.
Whether you’re looking to take in the art and culture of a city or take a hike across the Alps, United Airlines, their loyalty program, and their partner airlines, can get you where you want to be.
United Airlines’ network continues further, taking travellers to 5 destinations in Africa: Marrakech, Lagos, Accra, Johannesburg, and Cape Town.
These destinations represent a welcome option to explore these incredible regions, with travel possibilities including touring the wine country or heading out on safari in South Africa, or exploring the history, culture, and food of Morocco and the Maghreb via Marrakech.
The network also services Dubai, a massive travel hub and popular stopover destinations, and Tel Aviv, as its only destinations in the Middle East, as well as New Delhi as its sole destination in India.
Across the Pacific zone, United Airlines connects travellers to over 20 destinations in Asia, Oceania, and India.
In Australia and New Zealand, United Airlines flies directly to 6 key destinations: Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Auckland, and Christchurch.
Further to the north, United Airlines offers routes to several popular Asian destinations like Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong, Beijing, and more. It additionally services a couple destinations in Southeast Asia, such as the major travel hub and city-state of Singapore, as well as the bustling capital city of the Philippines, Manila.
Travellers looking to go beyond United Airlines’ destinations can enjoy further connections through their partnerships with Air New Zealand, Asiana, ANA, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, and more, connecting routes across the entirety of the region.
Finally, United Airlines offers some super unique destinations across Polynesia and much of Micronesia thanks to their 8th airport hub in Guam.
From here, you can enjoy the island lifestyle on the well-known island of Tahiti and on the lesser-known, but also gorgeous, islands and atolls of Yap, Majuro, Kwajalein, and more.
United Airlines is one of the founding members of the Star Alliance network, the largest airline network in the world.
The Star Alliance network connects 25 airlines, including Air Canada, and their loyalty programs, making booking flights across each airline’s network almost seamless, whether you’re using cash or points.
Additionally, United Airlines partners with the following non-Star Alliance airlines:
Members of the United MileagePlus loyalty program can opt to earn miles through many of the above partners, both Star Alliance and non-Star Alliance alike, and can also redeem United MileagePlus miles for flights across these partners as well.
United MileagePlus miles can be earned the following ways:
Of this list, the two most common and fastest ways to earn miles is by flying with United Airlines or its partner airlines, and by spending on a co-branded credit card.
Unfortunately, it’s been historically difficult to earn United MileagePlus points in Canada since we haven’t had a United Airlines credit card; however, that’s all about to change:
In 2026, Canadians will be invited to earn United MileagePlus miles with the new United MileagePlus Neo World Elite Mastercard.
While card details are not yet confirmed, we expect that cardholders will certainly be able to earn miles on every purchase and enjoy some travel perks and benefits.
Taking flight with United Airlines and its many partner airlines is a fantastic way to explore six of the world’s seven continents.
Plus, thanks to the airline’s loyalty program, United MileagePlus, you may be able to explore your next destinations for free by redeeming your accumulated miles, especially if you decide to get the new United MileagePlus Neo World Elite Mastercard.
Of course, for Canadians, United Airlines’ network of routes is also easy to access through Air Canada and Aeroplan, giving lots of ways to save on future travel—especially if you have one of Aeroplan’s co-branded credit cards.
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