# San Francisco (SFO) to Beijing (PEK) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-pek
Data updated: 2026-10-22T05:07:28.778Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 90,000 miles plus $29 on Air Canada through LifeMiles, departing 2026-11-11.

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

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Airlines | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 320,100 miles | $6 | Nonstop | 2026-10-26 | 11 Oct 2026, 19:11 UTC |
| Air Canada | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 90,000 miles | $29 | via YVR | 2026-11-11 | 22 Oct 2026, 05:07 UTC |
| KLM | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 700,000 miles | $699 | via AMS | 2026-11-11 | 22 Oct 2026, 03:36 UTC |
| Air France | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Light fare) | 231,000 miles | $699 | via CDG | 2026-11-11 | 22 Oct 2026, 03:36 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from San Francisco to Beijing on 60 of the 60 departure days, 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) | 1 of 60 | 90,000 miles | 90,000 miles | $29 |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 1 of 60 | 231,000 miles | 231,000 miles | $699 |
| [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 60 of 60 | 320,100 miles | 359,000 miles | $6 |

Nonstop seats on United Airlines.
With a connection on Air Canada, Air France and KLM.

## How to book it

1. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search SFO to PEK in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $29).
2. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search SFO to PEK in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $699).
3. [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) books on united.com: sign in there, search SFO to PEK in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $6).

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

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- [Seoul (ICN)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-icn)

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- [Sydney (SYD)](https://miles.zone/routes/syd-pek)
- [Barcelona (BCN)](https://miles.zone/routes/bcn-pek)
- [Bangkok (BKK)](https://miles.zone/routes/bkk-pek)
- [Stockholm (ARN)](https://miles.zone/routes/arn-pek)