First-class award flights from Budapest (BUD) to San Francisco (SFO)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 4 programs for BUD→SFO. Lowest: 59,531 miles + $980.79 with Lufthansa Miles & More, which showed first-class award space on 12 dates. No nonstop first-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 59,531 miles + $980.79
- Lufthansa Miles & More
- Programs with space
- 4 of 15
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 129 of 177
- 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 BUD→SFO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Miles & MoreLowest observed | 59,531 pts + $980.79 | 2 stops | Lufthansa (LH), United Airlines (UA) | 5 | 12 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 85,000 pts + $99.39Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA) +2 more | 4 | 129 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 85,000 pts + $106.33Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) | — | 1 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 370,000 pts + $82.68 | 2 stops | Delta Air Lines (DL), SAS (SK) | 5 | 15 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, SAS EuroBonus, Turkish Miles & Smiles, United MileagePlus and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 59,531 pts + $980.79 | 5 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 59,531 pts + $980.79 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 85,000 pts + $99.39Mixed cabin | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 85,000 pts + $1,066.39Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 85,000 pts + $106.33Mixed cabin | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 12 of 113 | 10% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 129 of 177 | 72% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 of 188 | under 1% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 15 of 178 | 8% |
Best months for first class from Budapest (BUD) to San Francisco (SFO)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 | |
| 59,531 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 6 | |
| 89,049 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 6 | |
| 85,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 4 | |
| 85,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 2 | |
| 250,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 5 | |
| 85,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 17 | |
| 110,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 25 | |
| 200,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 270,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 11 | |
| 110,000 pts + taxes vary | 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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Miles & Moremiles | — | 59,531 | 89,049 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 110,000 | 85,000Mixed cabin | 200,000 | 85,000Mixed cabin | 85,000Mixed cabin | 250,000 | 85,000Mixed cabin | 110,000 | 200,000 | 270,000 | 110,000 |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | 85,000Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 410,000 | 405,000 | 370,000 | 495,000 | 375,000 |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Alaska Atmos Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Finnair (AY): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- British Airways (BA): Alaska Atmos Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage
- Condor (DE): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Aer Lingus (EI): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Lufthansa (LH): Lufthansa Miles & More
- SAS (SK): Delta SkyMiles
- United Airlines (UA): Lufthansa Miles & More
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 Budapest (BUD) 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 Budapest (BUD)Return direction | 176,951 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 46 |
| Budapest (BUD) to Dubai (DXB)Also from BUD | 123,200 pointsNonstop | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 121 |
| Budapest (BUD) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from BUD | 85,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 79 |
| Budapest (BUD) to Miami (MIA)Also from BUD | 55,481 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 5 |
| Budapest (BUD) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also from BUD | 55,937 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 34 |
| 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 | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Budapest (BUD) to San Francisco (SFO)
What's the lowest first-class award from Budapest (BUD) to San Francisco (SFO)?
59,531 miles + $980.79 with Lufthansa Miles & More. Seen Oct 15, 2026, 00:19 UTC for a Nov 25, 2026 departure. Lufthansa Miles & More showed first-class award space on 12 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 15, 2026, 14:00 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Budapest (BUD) to San Francisco (SFO)?
Lufthansa Miles & More (12 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (129 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (1 date) and Delta SkyMiles (15 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from Budapest (BUD) 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 Budapest (BUD) 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: 59,531 miles with Miles & More (6 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.