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Washington (IAD) to Shanghai (PVG) business class award flights

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Cheapest right now130,000 Atmos pointsPlus fees$1,346.50ProgramAtmos RewardsAtmos RewardsAirlineBritish AirwaysBritish AirwaysDepartingMon, Nov 23
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Which program and airline costs you least

Washington to Shanghai in business class starts at 130K Atmos points plus $1,346.50 — British Airways through Atmos Rewards. KLM through Air France-KLM Flying Blue charges the least cash — $699.10 — but wants 194K miles.

Every way to book IAD to PVG with miles or points
Airline
British AirwaysBritish Airwaysvia LHRAtmos Rewards130K Atmos pointsplus $1,346.50
KLMKLMvia AMSAir France-KLM Flying Blue194Kplus $699.10
Air FranceAir Francevia CDGAir France-KLM Flying Blue194Kplus $711.50
United AirlinesUnited Airlinesvia CLE, LAXlast seen 14 Oct, not re-checked sinceUnited MileagePlus506.4Kplus $11.20

IAD to PVG in business class: the facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Washington to Shanghai on 2 of the 2 departure days we have checked so far (58 days are not checked yet), through 3 programs. 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. Data updated .

  • Atmos Rewards
    Days with space
    1 of 2 checked
    Lowest
    130,000 Atmos points
    Typical day
    130,000 Atmos points
    Cash on top
    $1,347
  • Air France-KLM Flying Blue
    Days with space
    2 of 2 checked
    Lowest
    194,000 miles
    Typical day
    194,000 miles
    Cash on top
    $699
  • United MileagePlus
    Days with space
    2 of 2 checked
    Lowest
    506,400 miles
    Typical day
    506,400 miles
    Cash on top
    $6 to $11

Nonstop or with a connection

No nonstop seats in the window. With a connection on Air France, British Airways, KLM and United Airlines.

How to book it

  1. Atmos Rewards books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search IAD to PVG in business class on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $1,347).
  2. Air France-KLM Flying Blue books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search IAD to PVG in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $699).
  3. United MileagePlus books on united.com: sign in there, search IAD to PVG in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $6).

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