# Vancouver (YVR) to San Francisco (SFO) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/yvr-sfo
Data updated: 2026-10-22T12:21:54.832Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 27,000 miles plus $79 on United Airlines through LifeMiles, departing 2026-10-26.

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

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Delta Air Lines | [Delta SkyMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/delta-skymiles) | 55,000 miles | $55 | via SLC | 2026-10-25 | 22 Oct 2026, 09:50 UTC |
| American Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 35,000 Atmos points | $75 | via LAX | 2026-10-25 | 21 Oct 2026, 20:12 UTC |
| United Airlines | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 27,000 miles | $79 | via LAX | 2026-10-26 | 22 Oct 2026, 08:07 UTC |
| Delta Air Lines | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 30,500 miles | $83 | via SEA | 2026-10-27 | 22 Oct 2026, 12:21 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Vancouver to San Francisco on 21 of the 21 departure days we have checked so far (39 days are not checked yet), 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.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 1 of 21 checked | 27,000 miles | 27,000 miles | $79 |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 1 of 21 checked | 30,500 miles | 30,500 miles | $83 |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 20 of 21 checked | 35,000 Atmos points | 45,000 Atmos points | $74 to $75 |
| [Delta SkyMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/delta-skymiles) | 3 of 21 checked | 55,000 miles | 55,000 miles | $55 |

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

## How to book it

1. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search YVR to SFO in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $79).
2. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search YVR to SFO in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $83).
3. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search YVR to SFO in business class on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $74).
4. [Delta SkyMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/delta-skymiles) books on delta.com: sign in there, search YVR to SFO in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $55).

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

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