# San Francisco (SFO) to Manchester (MAN) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-man
Data updated: 2026-10-20T18:01:07.095Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 70,000 Atmos points plus $1,016 on British Airways through Atmos Rewards, departing 2026-11-10.

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

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aer Lingus | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 350,000 Atmos points | $29 | via DUB | 2026-11-04 | 20 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC |
| American Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 110,000 Atmos points | $37 | via LAX, LHR | 2026-11-06 | 20 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC |
| United Airlines | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 81,000 miles | $58 | via DEN, ORD, YYZ | 2026-11-21 | 11 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC |
| Air France | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 198,000 miles | $356 | via CDG | 2026-12-01 | 19 Oct 2026, 10:46 UTC |
| Delta Air Lines | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 313,000 miles | $360 | via LAX, CDG | 2026-12-12 | 19 Oct 2026, 10:47 UTC |
| KLM | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 198,000 miles | $366 | via AMS | 2026-12-09 | 19 Oct 2026, 10:47 UTC |
| British Airways | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 70,000 Atmos points | $1,016 | via LHR | 2026-11-10 | 20 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC |
| Alaska Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 70,000 Atmos points | $1,016 | via PDX, LHR | 2026-11-13 | 20 Oct 2026, 18:01 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from San Francisco to Manchester on 56 of the 56 departure days we have checked so far (4 days are not checked yet), through 3 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 46 of 56 checked | 70,000 Atmos points | 270,000 Atmos points | $29 to $1,536 |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 2 of 56 checked | 81,000 miles | 81,000 miles | $58 |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 30 of 56 checked | 198,000 miles | 249,500 miles | $355 to $366 |

No nonstop seats in the window.
With a connection on Aer Lingus, Air France, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM and United Airlines.

## How to book it

1. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search SFO to MAN in business class on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $29).
2. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search SFO to MAN in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $58).
3. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search SFO to MAN in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $355).

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

## More routes from San Francisco

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

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- [London (LHR)](https://miles.zone/routes/lhr-man)
- [Boston (BOS)](https://miles.zone/routes/bos-man)
- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/doh-man)
- [Dubai (DXB)](https://miles.zone/routes/dxb-man)
- [New York (EWR)](https://miles.zone/routes/ewr-man)
- [Washington (IAD)](https://miles.zone/routes/iad-man)
- [New York (JFK)](https://miles.zone/routes/jfk-man)
- [Toronto (YYZ)](https://miles.zone/routes/yyz-man)
- [Atlanta (ATL)](https://miles.zone/routes/atl-man)
- [Houston (IAH)](https://miles.zone/routes/iah-man)
- [Miami (MIA)](https://miles.zone/routes/mia-man)
- [Chicago (ORD)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-man)