# San Francisco (SFO) to Qingdao (TAO) economy award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-tao
Data updated: 2026-10-20T21:01:08.189Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 50,500 miles plus $53 on Delta Air Lines through Air France-KLM Flying Blue, departing 2026-11-11.

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

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 72,500 Atmos points | $43 | via LAX, HKG | 2026-11-11 | 20 Oct 2026, 21:01 UTC |
| Delta Air Lines | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 50,500 miles | $53 | via SEA, PVG | 2026-11-11 | 20 Oct 2026, 20:49 UTC |
| China Airlines | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 52,500 miles | $376 | via TPE | 2026-11-11 | 20 Oct 2026, 20:49 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold economy seats from San Francisco to Qingdao on 1 of the 1 departure days we have checked so far (59 days are not checked yet), through 2 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 1 of 1 checked | 50,500 miles | 50,500 miles | $53 |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 1 of 1 checked | 72,500 Atmos points | 72,500 Atmos points | $43 |

No nonstop seats in the window.
With a connection on Alaska Airlines, China Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

## How to book it

1. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search SFO to TAO in economy on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $53).
2. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search SFO to TAO in economy on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $43).

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

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