# Shanghai (PVG) to Sao Paulo (GRU) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/pvg-gru
Data updated: 2026-10-13T21:52:37.610Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 143,000 miles plus $17 on Ethiopian Airlines through Thai Royal Orchid Plus, departing 2026-10-26.

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

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ethiopian Airlines | [Thai Royal Orchid Plus](https://miles.zone/programs/royal-orchid-plus) | 143,000 miles | $17 | via ADD | 2026-10-26 | 13 Oct 2026, 21:52 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Shanghai to Sao Paulo on 6 of the 6 departure days we have checked so far (54 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) | 6 of 6 checked | 143,000 miles | 143,000 miles | $17 |

No nonstop seats in the window.
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 PVG to GRU in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $17).

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

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