# Sao Paulo (GRU) to Houston (IAH) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/gru-iah
Data updated: 2026-10-12T23:49:02.497Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 220,000 miles plus $32 on United Airlines through United MileagePlus, departing 2026-11-02.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Airlines | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 220,000 miles | $32 | Nonstop | 2026-11-02 | 9 Oct 2026, 16:14 UTC |
| Avianca | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 220,000 miles | $32 | via BOG | 2026-11-03 | 9 Oct 2026, 16:15 UTC |
| Turkish Airlines | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 220,000 miles | $32 | via SCL | 2026-10-26 | 12 Oct 2026, 23:49 UTC |
| Copa Airlines | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 220,000 miles | $34 | via PTY | 2026-11-02 | 9 Oct 2026, 16:14 UTC |
| Ethiopian Airlines | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 220,000 miles | $34 | via EZE | 2026-11-13 | 9 Oct 2026, 16:22 UTC |
| Air Canada | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 220,000 miles | $34 | via EZE | 2026-11-21 | 9 Oct 2026, 16:27 UTC |
| AD | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 220,000 miles | $38 | via SDU → GIG (change airports) | 2026-11-04 | 9 Oct 2026, 16:16 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Sao Paulo to Houston on 60 of the 60 departure days, through 1 program. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 60 of 60 | 220,000 miles | 220,000 miles | $32 to $38 |

Nonstop seats on United Airlines.
With a connection on AD, Air Canada, Avianca, Copa Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines and Turkish Airlines.

## How to book it

1. [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) books on united.com: sign in there, search GRU to IAH in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $32).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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