# Zurich (ZRH) to Washington (IAD) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-iad
Data updated: 2026-10-10T15:28:03.780Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 80,000 miles plus $61 on United Airlines through United MileagePlus, departing 2026-11-26.

## 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) | 80,000 miles | $61 | via ORD | 2026-11-26 | 10 Oct 2026, 15:28 UTC |
| Lufthansa | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 88,000 miles | $79 | via MUC | 2026-11-07 | 10 Oct 2026, 15:15 UTC |
| Brussels Airlines | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 88,000 miles | $81 | via BRU | 2026-11-24 | 10 Oct 2026, 15:26 UTC |
| Swiss | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 80,000 miles | $84 | via AMS | 2026-11-25 | 10 Oct 2026, 15:27 UTC |
| Air Dolomiti | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 200,000 miles | $87 | via FRA | 2026-11-07 | 10 Oct 2026, 15:15 UTC |
| TAP Air Portugal | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 310,600 miles | $92 | via LIS | 2026-11-17 | 10 Oct 2026, 15:22 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Zurich to Washington on 50 of the 50 departure days we have checked so far (10 days are not checked yet), through 1 program. 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 50 of 50 checked | 80,000 miles | 88,000 miles | $55 to $84 |

Nonstop seats on Swiss and United Airlines.
With a connection on Air Dolomiti, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and TAP Air Portugal.

## How to book it

1. [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) books on united.com: sign in there, search ZRH to IAD 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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- [London (LHR)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-lhr)
- [London (LGW)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-lgw)
- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-doh)
- [New York (JFK)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-jfk)
- [Toronto (YYZ)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-yyz)
- [Bangkok (BKK)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-bkk)
- [Los Angeles (LAX)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-lax)
- [Singapore (SIN)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-sin)
- [Hong Kong (HKG)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-hkg)
- [New York (EWR)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-ewr)
- [Chicago (ORD)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-ord)
- [San Francisco (SFO)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-sfo)

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