# Johannesburg (JNB) to Sao Paulo (GRU) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/jnb-gru
Data updated: 2026-10-20T19:05:24.015Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 100,000 miles on Ethiopian Airlines through Thai Royal Orchid Plus, departing 2026-12-02.

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

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| South African Airways | [Thai Royal Orchid Plus](https://miles.zone/programs/royal-orchid-plus) | 100,000 miles | Not quoted | Nonstop | 2026-10-29 | 13 Oct 2026, 11:39 UTC |
| Ethiopian Airlines | [Thai Royal Orchid Plus](https://miles.zone/programs/royal-orchid-plus) | 100,000 miles | Not quoted | via ADD | 2026-12-02 | 20 Oct 2026, 19:05 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Johannesburg to Sao Paulo on 25 of the 25 departure days we have checked so far (35 days are not checked yet), 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thai Royal Orchid Plus](https://miles.zone/programs/royal-orchid-plus) | 25 of 25 checked | 100,000 miles | 100,000 miles | Not quoted |

Nonstop seats on South African Airways.
With a connection on Ethiopian Airlines.

## How to book it

1. [Thai Royal Orchid Plus](https://miles.zone/programs/royal-orchid-plus) books on thaiairways.com: sign in there, search JNB to GRU in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top.

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

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