# Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/ord-sfo
Data updated: 2026-10-21T23:46:43.903Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 45,000 Atmos points plus $26 on American Airlines through Atmos Rewards, departing 2026-10-23.

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

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Airlines | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 27,000 miles | $6 | via MCI | 2026-10-30 | 13 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC |
| American Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 45,000 Atmos points | $26 | via JFK | 2026-10-23 | 21 Oct 2026, 23:46 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Chicago to San Francisco on 18 of the 18 departure days we have checked so far (42 days are not checked yet), through 2 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 3 of 18 checked | 27,000 miles | 27,000 miles | $6 to $58 |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 16 of 18 checked | 45,000 Atmos points | 45,000 Atmos points | $26 |

No nonstop seats in the window.
With a connection on American Airlines and United Airlines.

## How to book it

1. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search ORD to SFO in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $6).
2. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search ORD to SFO in business class on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $26).

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

## More routes from Chicago

- [Paris (CDG)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-cdg)
- [London (LHR)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-lhr)
- [Dublin (DUB)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-dub)
- [Edinburgh (EDI)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-edi)
- [Rome (FCO)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-fco)
- [Frankfurt (FRA)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-fra)
- [Madrid (MAD)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-mad)
- [Manchester (MAN)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-man)
- [Munich (MUC)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-muc)
- [London (LGW)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-lgw)
- [Barcelona (BCN)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-bcn)
- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-doh)

## More routes to San Francisco

- [Madrid (MAD)](https://miles.zone/routes/mad-sfo)
- [Manchester (MAN)](https://miles.zone/routes/man-sfo)
- [Edinburgh (EDI)](https://miles.zone/routes/edi-sfo)
- [Barcelona (BCN)](https://miles.zone/routes/bcn-sfo)
- [Paris (CDG)](https://miles.zone/routes/cdg-sfo)
- [Dublin (DUB)](https://miles.zone/routes/dub-sfo)
- [London (LHR)](https://miles.zone/routes/lhr-sfo)
- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/doh-sfo)
- [Seoul (ICN)](https://miles.zone/routes/icn-sfo)
- [Frankfurt (FRA)](https://miles.zone/routes/fra-sfo)
- [London (LGW)](https://miles.zone/routes/lgw-sfo)
- [Rome (FCO)](https://miles.zone/routes/fco-sfo)