Economy award flights from Baltimore (BWI) to San Francisco (SFO)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 13 programs for BWI→SFO. Lowest: 8,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed economy award space on 64 dates. Nonstop economy space was seen via JetBlue TrueBlue, Avianca LifeMiles, United MileagePlus and 2 other programs.
Every airport: Washington to San Francisco award flights.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 8,000 miles + $5.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 13 of 13
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 227 of 319
- dates checked · Air Canada Aeroplan
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 15,000 miles + $5.60
In economy, the lowest award seen was 8,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, against 13,800 miles + $5.60 with Delta SkyMiles, the next-lowest program. The lowest nonstop economy award was 15,000 miles + $5.60 with Avianca LifeMiles; the lowest award overall, 8,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, had 1 stop.
Compare programs for economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on BWI→SFO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 8,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop |  AA AS | — | 64 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 13,800 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop |  DL | 2 | 29 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 14,700 pts + $5.60 | 1 stopNonstop from 30,100 pts + $5.60 |  B6 UA | 7 | 17 | See dates | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 15,000 pts + $5.60 | Nonstop | UA | 9+ | 44 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 15,000 pts + $5.60 | Nonstop | B6UA | 9+ | 21 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 15,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 stops | AAAS | 9+ | 17 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 17,500 pts + $33.21 | Nonstop | UA | 9+ | 227 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 18,500 pts + $20.38 | 1 stop | DL | 9+ | 9 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 23,300 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | AAAS | 1 | 12 | See dates | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 23,500 pts + $9.46 | Nonstop | UA | 9+ | 224 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 28,000 pts + $44.10 | 1 stop | AA | 5 | 5 | See dates | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 29,500 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | DL | 1 | 6 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 49,800 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | AAAS | 7 | 17 | See dates |
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 economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 10,000 pts + $5.60 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 14,700 pts + $5.60 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 15,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 15,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Avianca LifeMiles | 15,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 15,800 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 17,500 pts + $33.21 | 9+ | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 18,500 pts + $20.38 | 9+ | 1 stop | 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 economy 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 economy 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 | 64 of 67 | 95% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 29 of 29 | 100% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 17 of 18 | 94% | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 44 of 73 | 60% | |
| United MileagePlus | 21 of 21 | 100% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 17 of 17 | 100% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 227 of 319 | 71% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 9 of 32 | 28% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 12 of 23 | 52% | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 224 of 323 | 69% | |
| Etihad Guest | 5 of 17 | 29% | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 6 of 23 | 26% | |
| GOL Smiles | 17 of 17 | 100% |
Nonstop and connecting economy awards
Each program's lowest economy award with its stops, its lowest nonstop award, and on how many of its departure dates with economy space a nonstop award was open.
| Program | Lowest award | Lowest nonstop award | Dates with nonstop space |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 8,000 miles + $5.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 64 |
| Delta SkyMiles | 13,800 miles + $5.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 29 |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 14,700 points + $5.601 stop | 30,100 points + $5.60 | 7 of 17 |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 15,000 miles + $5.60Nonstop | 15,000 miles + $5.60 | 33 of 44 |
| United MileagePlus | 15,000 miles + $5.60Nonstop | 15,000 miles + $5.60 | 21 of 21 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 15,000 points + $5.602 stops | Not seen | 0 of 17 |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 17,500 points + $33.21Nonstop | 17,500 points + $33.21 | 162 of 227 |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 18,500 miles + $20.381 stop | Not seen | 0 of 9 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 23,300 points + $5.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 12 |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 23,500 points + $9.46Nonstop | 23,500 points + $9.46 | 166 of 224 |
| Etihad Guest | 28,000 miles + $44.101 stop | Not seen | 0 of 5 |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 29,500 points + $5.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 6 |
| GOL Smiles | 49,800 miles + taxes not reported1 stop | Not seen | 0 of 17 |
Economy compared with business class, by program
Each program's lowest one-way economy and business-class awards on BWI→SFO, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the business-class award needed. — in the last column means one of the two is a mixed-cabin award or was not seen on 2 or more dates.
| Program | Economy | Business | Business ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 8,000 miles + $5.60 | 32,000 miles + $5.60 | 4× |
| United MileagePlus | 15,000 miles + $5.60 | 30,000 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 18,500 miles + $20.38 | 60,000 miles + $51.59 | 3.2× |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 23,300 points + $5.60 | 52,800 points + $5.60Mixed cabin | — |
| Etihad Guest | 28,000 miles + $44.10 | 48,000 miles + $57.60Mixed cabin | — |
| GOL Smiles | 49,800 miles + taxes not reported | 93,900 miles + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | — |
Best months for economy from Baltimore (BWI) to San Francisco (SFO)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 14 | |
| 10,000 pts + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 24 | |
| 8,000 pts + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 6 | |
| 10,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 15,000 pts + taxes not reported | Avianca LifeMiles | 3 | |
| 11,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 11,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 10,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 | |
| 15,000 pts + taxes not reported | Avianca LifeMiles | 2 | |
| 15,000 pts + taxes not reported | Avianca LifeMiles | 1 | |
| 11,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 |
A month's taxes are those of an award AwardTool recorded at that month's lowest price for a departure that month. “Taxes not reported” means the data has none for that month; the award still has taxes and fees.
Lowest economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles, with the taxes of that month's lowest award and the program's open dates that month under it. A price without taxes had none reported for that month. — means the program showed no economy space that month.
| Program | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 11,00014 dates | 10,000+ $5.60 · 24 dates | 8,000+ $5.60 · 6 dates | 10,0004 dates | 18,5002 dates | 11,0003 dates | 11,0002 dates | 10,5005 dates | 33,5001 date | — | 11,0003 dates |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 15,800+ $5.60 · 8 dates | 17,300+ $5.60 · 8 dates | 13,800+ $5.60 · 2 dates | 15,8001 date | 30,1003 dates | 19,9003 dates | — | 23,0002 dates | 22,1002 dates | — | — |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | 14,700+ $5.60 · 6 dates | 30,8003 dates | 30,1001 date | — | 35,6003 dates | 20,9003 dates | — | 35,6001 date | — | — | — |
| Avianca LifeMilesmiles | 15,000+ $5.60 · 7 dates | 15,00010 dates | 15,0009 dates | 15,0002 dates | 15,0003 dates | 15,0005 dates | — | 15,0001 date | 15,0002 dates | 15,0001 date | 15,0004 dates |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 15,000+ $5.60 · 7 dates | 15,0005 dates | 15,0001 date | 15,0001 date | 33,0003 dates | 15,0003 dates | — | 15,0001 date | — | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 15,000+ $5.60 · 6 dates | 32,5004 dates | 17,5001 date | — | 17,5003 dates | 17,5002 dates | — | 17,5001 date | — | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 17,500+ $33.21 · 12 dates | 17,500+ $33.21 · 14 dates | 17,50027 dates | 17,50027 dates | 17,50023 dates | 17,50028 dates | 17,50021 dates | 17,50014 dates | 17,50015 dates | 17,50027 dates | 17,50019 dates |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | — | 18,500+ $20.38 · 4 dates | 19,0002 dates | — | — | 18,5002 dates | — | — | 21,0001 date | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 23,300+ $5.60 · 4 dates | 23,3002 dates | 23,3001 date | — | 23,3002 dates | 23,3002 dates | — | — | — | — | 23,3001 date |
| Virgin Australia Velocitypoints | 23,500+ $9.46 · 12 dates | 23,50014 dates | 23,50025 dates | 23,50025 dates | 23,50023 dates | 23,50026 dates | 23,50022 dates | 23,50013 dates | 23,50014 dates | 23,50027 dates | 23,50023 dates |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 28,000+ $44.10 · 2 dates | — | 28,0001 date | — | — | 30,0002 dates | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Clubpoints | — | 29,500+ $5.60 · 2 dates | 33,0001 date | — | — | 29,5002 dates | — | 33,0001 date | — | — | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 49,8006 dates | 152,0004 dates | 52,4001 date | — | 130,9003 dates | 51,2002 dates | — | 117,4001 date | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- JetBlue (B6): JetBlue TrueBlue and United MileagePlus
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- United Airlines (UA): JetBlue TrueBlue, Avianca LifeMiles, United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and Virgin Australia Velocity
Economy on nearby routes
The lowest economy 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 Baltimore (BWI) and to San Francisco (SFO). One way, in the program's points or miles, with that award's taxes when the data has them.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco (SFO) to Baltimore (BWI)Return direction | 8,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 67 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to San Francisco (SFO)Another Washington airport | 8,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 325 |
| Washington National (DCA) to San Francisco (SFO)Another Washington airport | 8,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 318 |
| Baltimore (BWI) to San Jose (SJC)Another San Francisco airport | 12,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 28 |
| Baltimore (BWI) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from BWI | 9,500 miles + taxes not reportedNonstop | GOL Smiles | 102 |
| Baltimore (BWI) to Miami (MIA)Also from BWI | 6,700 miles + $5.60 | Delta SkyMiles | 26 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 9,000 points + $352.63Nonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 330 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 13,000 points + $328.36 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 190 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 Usually within 20 minutes; up to 48 hours | 5:3 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
Check current transfer bonuses. Most transfers can't be reversed. AwardTool's list has no transfers from these US card programs to GOL Smiles and Virgin Australia Velocity.
Questions about economy award flights from Baltimore (BWI) to San Francisco (SFO)
How many points for economy from Baltimore (BWI) to San Francisco (SFO)?
The lowest economy award AwardTool has seen was 8,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed economy award space on 64 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 11, 2026, 19:08 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from Baltimore (BWI) to San Francisco (SFO)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (64 dates), Delta SkyMiles (29 dates), JetBlue TrueBlue (17 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (44 dates), United MileagePlus (21 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (17 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (227 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (9 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (12 dates), Virgin Australia Velocity (224 dates), Etihad Guest (5 dates), Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (6 dates) and GOL Smiles (17 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly economy nonstop from Baltimore (BWI) to San Francisco (SFO) on points?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop economy award space via JetBlue TrueBlue, Avianca LifeMiles, United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and Virgin Australia Velocity. The lowest nonstop award was 15,000 miles + $5.60 with Avianca LifeMiles, which showed nonstop economy space on 33 dates.
How much are taxes and fees on economy award flights from Baltimore (BWI) to San Francisco (SFO)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $5.60 with AAdvantage (8,000 miles + $5.60) to $44.10 with Etihad Guest (28,000 miles + $44.10). GOL Smiles did not report taxes for its lowest award. Amounts are one way per traveler in USD and can differ on other dates and routings.
What's the best month to fly economy from Baltimore (BWI) to San Francisco (SFO) on points?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest economy award AwardTool observed was for Jan 2027 departures: 8,000 miles + $5.60 with AAdvantage (6 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.