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

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-ord
Data updated: 2026-10-21T19:26:38.155Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 45,000 Atmos points plus $26 on American Airlines through Atmos Rewards, departing 2026-11-02.

## 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 | Nonstop | 2026-10-24 | 9 Oct 2026, 22:09 UTC |
| United Airlines | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 30,000 miles | $6 | via IAD | 2026-11-02 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:09 UTC |
| JetBlue | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 70,000 miles | $6 | via FLL | 2026-11-01 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:08 UTC |
| American Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 45,000 Atmos points | $26 | via JFK | 2026-11-02 | 21 Oct 2026, 19:26 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from San Francisco to Chicago on 34 of the 34 departure days we have checked so far (26 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 5 of 34 checked | 27,000 miles | 27,000 miles | $6 to $11 |
| [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 30 of 34 checked | 30,000 miles | 58,500 miles | $6 |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 7 of 34 checked | 45,000 Atmos points | 45,000 Atmos points | $26 to $31 |

Nonstop seats on United Airlines.
With a connection on American Airlines and JetBlue.

## How to book it

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

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- [London (LHR)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-lhr)
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- [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)
- [Manchester (MAN)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-man)
- [Munich (MUC)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-muc)
- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-doh)
- [Seoul (ICN)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-icn)

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