First-class award flights from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to San Francisco (SFO)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 3 programs for AUH→SFO. Lowest: 115,000 miles + $102.29 with American Airlines AAdvantage on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin), which showed first-class award space on 2 dates. No nonstop first-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed (mixed cabin)
- 115,000 miles + $102.29
- American Airlines AAdvantage · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 3 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 28 of 72
- dates checked · Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on AUH→SFO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 115,000 pts + $102.29Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Etihad Airways (EY) | — | 2 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 215,000 pts + $117.83Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), Condor (DE), Qatar Airways (QR) | 1 | 28 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 259,999 pts + $955.59 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Etihad Airways (EY) | 1 | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Delta SkyMiles, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Turkish Miles & Smiles, United MileagePlus and Virgin Australia Velocity.
Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.
Observed first-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 115,000 pts + $102.29Mixed cabin | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 115,000 pts + $102.29Mixed cabin | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 215,000 pts + $117.83Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 215,000 pts + $117.83Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
How often first-class award space showed up
Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had first-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 of 76 | 2% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 28 of 72 | 38% | |
| Etihad Guest | 1 of 330 | under 1% |
Best months for first class from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to San Francisco (SFO)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 215,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 | |
| 115,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 400,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 | |
| 215,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 12 | |
| 215,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 | |
| 259,999 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 1 | |
| 215,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 5 |
Lowest first class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no first-class space that month.
| Program | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | 115,000Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 215,000Mixed cabin | 215,000Mixed cabin | 400,000 | 215,000Mixed cabin | 215,000Mixed cabin | — | 215,000Mixed cabin |
| Etihad Guestmiles | — | — | — | — | — | 259,999 | — |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Air France (AF): Etihad Guest
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Condor (DE): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Etihad Airways (EY): American Airlines AAdvantage and Etihad Guest
- Qatar Airways (QR): Alaska Atmos Rewards
First class on nearby routes
The lowest first-class award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from Abu Dhabi (AUH) and to San Francisco (SFO). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco (SFO) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)Return direction | 198,000 milesMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 3 |
| Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK)Also from AUH | 50,000 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 256 |
| Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Doha (DOH)Also from AUH | 21,000 AviosNonstop | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 325 |
| Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Cairo (CAI)Also from AUH | 61,000 points | Virgin Australia Velocity | 290 |
| Abu Dhabi (AUH) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from AUH | 62,500 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 270 |
| Seattle (SEA) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 326 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 9,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 327 |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 16,500 pointsNonstop | Virgin Australia Velocity | 10 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to San Francisco (SFO)
What's the lowest first-class award from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to San Francisco (SFO)?
115,000 miles + $102.29 with American Airlines AAdvantage on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin). Seen Oct 17, 2026, 20:59 UTC for a Nov 5, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed first-class award space on 2 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 17, 2026, 20:59 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to San Francisco (SFO)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (2 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (28 dates) and Etihad Guest (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to San Francisco (SFO)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop first-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest first-class award prices from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to San Francisco (SFO)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest first-class award AwardTool observed was for Nov 2026 departures: 115,000 miles with AAdvantage on a mixed-cabin itinerary (2 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.