# Zurich (ZRH) to Richmond (RIC) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-ric
Data updated: 2026-10-21T02:56:51.018Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 62,100 miles plus $58 on Lufthansa through LifeMiles, departing 2026-11-01.

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

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lufthansa | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 62,100 miles | $58 | via FRA, ORD | 2026-11-01 | 21 Oct 2026, 02:56 UTC |
| Swiss | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 62,100 miles | $58 | via JFK → EWR (change airports) | 2026-11-03 | 21 Oct 2026, 02:56 UTC |
| United Airlines | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 62,100 miles | $58 | via IAD | 2026-11-05 | 21 Oct 2026, 02:56 UTC |
| KLM | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 177,000 miles | $476 | via AMS, JFK | 2026-12-02 | 19 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC |
| Air France | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 90,000 miles | $476 | via CDG, JFK | 2026-12-10 | 19 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Zurich to Richmond on 50 of the 50 departure days we have checked so far (10 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 10 of 50 checked | 62,100 miles | 62,100 miles | $58 |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 47 of 50 checked | 90,000 miles | 176,000 miles | $475 to $487 |

No nonstop seats in the window.
With a connection on Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, Swiss and United Airlines.

## How to book it

1. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search ZRH to RIC in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $58).
2. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search ZRH to RIC in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $475).

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

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- [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)
- [Washington (IAD)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-iad)
- [Chicago (ORD)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-ord)

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