Business-class award flights from Cape Town (CPT) to San Francisco (SFO)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 11 programs for CPT→SFO. Lowest: 140,000 miles with Turkish Miles & Smiles, which showed business-class award space on 129 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 75,000 miles + $749.29 with American Airlines AAdvantage.
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- Lowest observed
- 140,000 miles + taxes not reported
- Turkish Miles & Smiles
- Mixed cabin from
- 75,000 miles + $749.29
- American Airlines AAdvantage · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 11 of 14
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 173 of 173
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on CPT→SFO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 75,000 pts + $749.29Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS), British Airways (BA) | — | 2 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $61.99Mixed cabin | 3 stops | Eurowings Discover (4Y), Airlink (4Z), Air Canada (AC), JetBlue (B6) +5 more | 1 | 173 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 110,000 pts + $414.83Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), British Airways (BA), Condor (DE), Qatar Airways (QR) | 6 | 49 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 140,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 129 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 162,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 2 | 3 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 182,900 pts + $768.13 | 1 stop | British Airways (BA) | 1 | 1 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 183,000 pts + $1,166.78 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 5 | 120 | See dates | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 241,000 pts + $929.59 | 1 stop | Virgin Atlantic (VS) | 1 | 89 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 275,500 pts + $763.09 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL), Kenya Airways (KQ) | 6 | 79 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 428,961 pts + $146.70Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Emirates (EK), United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 7 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 495,000 pts + $64.83Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 9+ | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue and GOL Smiles.
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 business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 75,000 pts + $749.29Mixed cabin | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 162,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 183,000 pts + $1,171.58 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 251,700 pts + $64.89 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 255,000 pts + $116.43 | 7 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 285,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 309,000 pts + $783.03 | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 420,000 pts + $895.73 | 1 | 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 business-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 business-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 183 | 1% | |
| United MileagePlus | 173 of 173 | 100% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 49 of 176 | 27% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 129 of 169 | 76% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 3 of 143 | 2% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 of 173 | under 1% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 120 of 163 | 73% | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 89 of 169 | 52% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 79 of 163 | 48% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 7 of 167 | 4% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1 of 169 | under 1% |
Best months for business class from Cape Town (CPT) to San Francisco (SFO)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 183,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 4 | |
| 75,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 75,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 27 | |
| 183,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 12 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 11 | |
| 183,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 5 | |
| 162,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 2 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 22 | |
| 183,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 14 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 12 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 5 |
Lowest business class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no business-class space that month.
| Program | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | 75,000Mixed cabin | 75,000Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 380,100 | 252,200 | 251,700 | 88,000Mixed cabin | 251,800 | 88,000Mixed cabin | 281,600 | 300,000 | 88,000Mixed cabin | 301,400 | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 255,000 | 255,000 | 110,000Mixed cabin | — | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | 400,000 | — | 255,000 |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 285,000 | 285,000 | 285,000 | 285,000 | 285,000 | 285,000 | 285,000 | 285,000 | 140,000 | 285,000 | 285,000 | 285,000 |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | — | 162,500Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — | 162,500Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | — | 182,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | 183,000 | 183,000 | 183,000 | 183,000 | 183,000 | 183,000 | 183,000 | 183,000 | 183,000 | 183,000 | 183,000 | 183,000 |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Clubpoints | 420,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | 241,000 | 267,000 | 700,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 309,000 | 309,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | 275,500 | 519,500 | 545,000 | 556,500 | 554,500 | 557,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | — | — | — | — | — | 435,008 | — | 457,677 | 464,220 | 546,969 | 428,961Mixed cabin | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | 495,000Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Eurowings Discover (4Y): United MileagePlus
- Airlink (4Z): United MileagePlus
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Condor (DE): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Kenya Airways (KQ): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
- Qatar Airways (QR): Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- South African Airways (SA): United MileagePlus
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus and Turkish Miles & Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Virgin Atlantic (VS): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
Business class on nearby routes
The lowest business-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 Cape Town (CPT) 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 Cape Town (CPT)Return direction | 110,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 99 |
| Cape Town (CPT) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from CPT | 41,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 234 |
| Cape Town (CPT) to Atlanta (ATL)Also from CPT | 75,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 |
| Cape Town (CPT) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also from CPT | 75,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 |
| Cape Town (CPT) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from CPT | 50,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 164 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 41,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 327 |
| Barcelona (BCN) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 308 |
| Madrid (MAD) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 60,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 284 |
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 | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emirates Skywards | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:0.75 · Instant | — | 1:0.8 · Instant | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — |
| 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 |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Cape Town (CPT) to San Francisco (SFO)
What's the lowest business-class award from Cape Town (CPT) to San Francisco (SFO)?
140,000 miles with Turkish Miles & Smiles. Turkish Miles & Smiles showed business-class award space on 129 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 23:41 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 75,000 miles + $749.29 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Cape Town (CPT) to San Francisco (SFO)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (2 dates), United MileagePlus (173 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (49 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (129 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (3 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (1 date), Emirates Skywards (120 dates), Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (89 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (79 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (7 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Cape Town (CPT) to San Francisco (SFO)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop business-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest business-class award prices from Cape Town (CPT) 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 business-class award AwardTool observed was for Jun 2027 departures: 140,000 miles with Miles&Smiles (24 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Jun 2027 departures from 88,000 miles with MileagePlus. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.