# London (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO) business class reward flights

In business class from London (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO), the best value is also the fewest miles: 70,000 Atmos points plus $437 on American Airlines through Atmos Rewards (checked 2 Nov 2026).

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/lhr-sfo
Data updated: 2026-11-03T02:53:58.324Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Best value: 70,000 Atmos points plus $437 on American Airlines through Atmos Rewards, departing 2026-11-03.

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

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| American Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 70,000 Atmos points | $437 | via ORD | 2026-11-03 | 2 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC |
| British Airways | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 70,000 Atmos points | $881 | Nonstop | 2026-11-27 | 1 Nov 2026, 22:49 UTC |
| KLM | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Light fare) | 79,000 miles | $788 | via AMS | 2026-11-05 | 1 Nov 2026, 04:49 UTC |
| Air France | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Light fare) | 79,000 miles | $788 | via CDG | 2026-11-03 | 1 Nov 2026, 04:49 UTC |
| British Airways | [British Airways Club](https://miles.zone/programs/british-airways-club) | 99,000 Avios | Not quoted (about $881) | Nonstop | 2026-11-27 | 27 Oct 2026, 12:16 UTC |
| Alaska Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 195,000 Atmos points | $417 | via SEA | 2026-11-09 | 1 Nov 2026, 08:02 UTC |
| Aer Lingus | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 350,000 Atmos points | $400 | via DUB | 2026-11-23 | 31 Oct 2026, 11:09 UTC |
| Virgin Atlantic | [Virgin Atlantic Flying Club](https://miles.zone/programs/virgin-atlantic-flying-club) | 350,000 Virgin Points | $964 | Nonstop | 2026-11-05 | 3 Nov 2026, 02:53 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from London to San Francisco on 60 of the 60 departure days, through 4 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.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Virgin Atlantic Flying Club](https://miles.zone/programs/virgin-atlantic-flying-club) | 57 of 60 | 41,000 Virgin Points | 350,000 Virgin Points | $964 to $1,001 |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 58 of 60 | 70,000 Atmos points | 70,000 Atmos points | $400 to $886 |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 60 of 60 | 79,000 miles | 117,000 miles | $788 to $821 |
| [British Airways Club](https://miles.zone/programs/british-airways-club) | 17 of 60 | 99,000 Avios | 99,000 Avios | Not quoted |

Nonstop seats on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.
With a connection on Aer Lingus, Air France, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and KLM.

## How to book it

1. [Virgin Atlantic Flying Club](https://miles.zone/programs/virgin-atlantic-flying-club) books on virginatlantic.com: sign in there, search LHR to SFO in business class on a date with space, and pay in Virgin Points with the cash on top (from $964).
2. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search LHR to SFO in business class on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $400).
3. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search LHR to SFO in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $788).
4. [British Airways Club](https://miles.zone/programs/british-airways-club) books on avios.com: sign in there, search LHR to SFO in business class on a date with space, and pay in Avios with the cash on top.

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

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