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Shanghai (PVG) to San Francisco (SFO) business class award flights

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Cheapest right now200,000 Atmos pointsPlus fees$65.19ProgramAtmos RewardsAtmos RewardsAirlineKorean AirKorean AirDepartingThu, Dec 17
Last checked 14h agoChecked

Which program and airline costs you least

Shanghai to San Francisco in business class starts at 200K Atmos points plus $65.19 — Korean Air through Atmos Rewards. Delta Air Lines through Delta SkyMiles charges the least cash — $37.81 — but wants 410K miles.

Every way to book PVG to SFO with miles or points
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Air CanadaAir Canadavia YVRlast seen 12 Oct, not re-checked sinceLifeMiles90Kplus $49.47
Asiana AirlinesAsiana Airlinesvia ICN, NRTlast seen 12 Oct, not re-checked sinceLifeMiles90Kplus $58.00
United AirlinesUnited Airlinesvia LAXlast seen 12 Oct, not re-checked sinceLifeMiles90Kplus $60.63
EVA AirEVA Airvia TPElast seen 12 Oct, not re-checked sinceLifeMiles90Kplus $78.63
British AirwaysBritish Airwaysvia LHRlast seen 14 Oct, not re-checked sinceAtmos Rewards130K Atmos pointsplus $1,068.59
Korean AirKorean Airvia ICN, SEAAtmos Rewards200K Atmos pointsplus $65.19
United AirlinesUnited Airlinesvia LAXlast seen 11 Oct, not re-checked sinceUnited MileagePlus338.6Kplus $37.59
Delta Air LinesDelta Air Linesvia LAXDelta SkyMiles410Kplus $37.81
ANAANAvia KIXlast seen 11 Oct, not re-checked sinceUnited MileagePlus700Kplus $38.19
Asiana AirlinesAsiana Airlinesvia ICNlast seen 11 Oct, not re-checked sinceUnited MileagePlus700Kplus $39.49
Air ChinaAir Chinavia PKX → PEK (change airports)last seen 11 Oct, not re-checked sinceUnited MileagePlus700Kplus $39.49
Juneyao AirJuneyao Airvia SINlast seen 11 Oct, not re-checked sinceUnited MileagePlus700Kplus $43.69
EVA AirEVA Airvia TPElast seen 11 Oct, not re-checked sinceUnited MileagePlus700Kplus $55.49
Singapore AirlinesSingapore Airlinesvia SINlast seen 11 Oct, not re-checked sinceUnited MileagePlus750Kplus $43.69

PVG to SFO in business class: the facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Shanghai 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. Data updated .

  • LifeMiles
    Days with space
    10 of 60
    Lowest
    90,000 miles
    Typical day
    90,000 miles
    Cash on top
    $49 to $79
  • Atmos Rewards
    Days with space
    11 of 60
    Lowest
    130,000 Atmos points
    Typical day
    200,000 Atmos points
    Cash on top
    $65 to $1,069
  • United MileagePlus
    Days with space
    60 of 60
    Lowest
    338,600 miles
    Typical day
    359,100 miles
    Cash on top
    $32 to $47
  • Delta SkyMiles
    Days with space
    1 of 60
    Lowest
    410,000 miles
    Typical day
    410,000 miles
    Cash on top
    $38

Nonstop or with a connection

Nonstop seats on United Airlines. With a connection on Air Canada, Air China, ANA, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, EVA Air, Juneyao Air and 2 other airlines.

How to book it

  1. LifeMiles books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search PVG to SFO in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $49).
  2. Atmos Rewards books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search PVG to SFO in business class on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $65).
  3. United MileagePlus books on united.com: sign in there, search PVG to SFO in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $32).
  4. Delta SkyMiles books on delta.com: sign in there, search PVG to SFO in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $38).

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