Economy award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Bangalore (BLR)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 14 programs for ORD→BLR. Lowest: 25,400 miles with GOL Smiles, which showed economy award space on 110 dates. No nonstop economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
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- Lowest observed
- 25,400 miles + taxes not reported
- GOL Smiles
- Programs with space
- 14 of 14
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 146 of 146
- dates checked · Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on ORD→BLR, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOL SmilesLowest observed | 25,400 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air Canada (AC), Air France (AF), Air India (AI) +9 more | 1 | 110 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 35,000 pts + $273.20 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 3 | 81 | See dates | |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 38,000 pts + $313.51 | 1 stop | British Airways (BA), Qatar Airways (QR) | 2 | 33 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 40,000 pts + $235.00 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), Etihad Airways (EY), Japan Airlines (JL) +2 more | 1 | 142 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 40,000 pts + $25.80 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), Cathay Pacific (CX), Etihad Airways (EY) +3 more | — | 137 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 42,500 pts + $68.00 | 1 stop | British Airways (BA), Cathay Pacific (CX), Japan Airlines (JL), Qatar Airways (QR) | 4 | 146 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 42,500 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 1 | 123 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 43,500 pts + $293.80 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air Canada (AC), JetBlue (B6), Etihad Airways (EY) +1 more | 9+ | 139 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 49,500 pts + $10.80 | 2 stops | Eurowings Discover (4Y), Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), ITA Airways (AZ) +16 more | 2 | 131 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 53,700 pts + $25.80 | 1 stop | Etihad Airways (EY) | 9+ | 44 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 56,700 pts + $40.50 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL), Virgin Atlantic (VS) | 9+ | 57 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 64,800 pts + $273.20 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air France (AF), British Airways (BA), Emirates (EK) +3 more | 1 | 82 | See dates | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 70,000 pts + $58.00 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Lufthansa (LH), Singapore Airlines (SQ), United Airlines (UA) | 4 | 60 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 75,000 pts + $80.91 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), Emirates (EK), Air Dolomiti (EN) +5 more | 1 | 124 | 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates Skywards | 35,000 pts + $273.30 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 38,000 pts + $385.10 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 40,000 pts + $235.00 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 40,000 pts + $25.80 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 42,500 pts + $418.40 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 42,500 pts + taxes not reported | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 46,000 pts + $303.80 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 49,500 pts + $19.50 | 2 | 3 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOL Smiles | 110 of 110 | 100% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 81 of 133 | 60% | |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 33 of 116 | 28% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 142 of 145 | 97% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 137 of 173 | 79% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 146 of 146 | 100% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 123 of 135 | 91% | |
| Etihad Guest | 139 of 139 | 100% | |
| United MileagePlus | 131 of 147 | 89% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 44 of 144 | 30% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 57 of 141 | 40% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 82 of 142 | 57% | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 60 of 144 | 41% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 124 of 146 | 84% |
Best months for economy from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Bangalore (BLR)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 9 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 10 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 | |
| 38,000 pts + taxes vary | Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 8 | |
| 25,400 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 5 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 8 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 1 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 12 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 2 |
Lowest economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no economy space that month.
| Program | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOL Smilesmiles | 84,100 | 84,100 | 100,500 | 73,300 | 25,400 | 85,100 | 78,300 | — | — | — |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | 35,000 | 35,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | — | 60,000 | 35,000 |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Milesmiles | 38,000 | 38,000 | — | 38,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 40,000 | 40,000 | 52,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 57,000 | 58,000 | 40,500 |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 42,500 | 42,500 | 42,500 | 42,500 | 42,500 | 42,500 | 42,500 | 42,500 | 190,000 | 42,500 |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | 85,000 | 42,500 | 51,000 | 42,500 | 42,500 | 42,500 | 42,500 | 42,500 | 153,000 | 153,000 |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 46,000 | 47,250 | 57,250 | 44,900 | 43,500 | 43,500 | 48,500 | 75,000 | 52,250 | 47,250 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 49,500 | 49,500 | 49,500 | 49,500 | 49,500 | 49,500 | 49,500 | 49,500 | 49,500 | 49,500 |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | 53,700 | — | — | 53,700 | 53,700 | 53,700 | 53,700 | — | 53,700 | 53,700 |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 56,700 | 56,700 | — | 57,200 | 57,200 | 57,200 | — | — | — | 57,200 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 69,400 | 64,800 | 72,500 | 69,400 | 64,800 | 64,800 | 69,400 | 70,700 | 99,100 | — |
| Avianca LifeMilesmiles | 70,000 | 70,000 | — | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | — | — | 70,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | — | 75,000 |
Airlines seen in economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Eurowings Discover (4Y): United MileagePlus
- American Airlines (AA): GOL Smiles, American Airlines AAdvantage, Etihad Guest and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air Canada (AC): GOL Smiles, Etihad Guest, United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Delta SkyMiles and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air India (AI): GOL Smiles, United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines (AS): GOL Smiles
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus
- JetBlue (B6): Etihad Guest and United MileagePlus
- British Airways (BA): GOL Smiles, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- EVA Air (BR): United MileagePlus
- Cathay Pacific (CX): American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- Aer Lingus (EI): United MileagePlus
- Emirates (EK): GOL Smiles, Emirates Skywards, United MileagePlus, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air Dolomiti (EN): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): GOL Smiles and United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, American Airlines AAdvantage, Etihad Guest and JetBlue TrueBlue
- IBERIA (IB): GOL Smiles and American Airlines AAdvantage
- Japan Airlines (JL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- KLM (KL): GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Etihad Guest, Delta SkyMiles and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- ANA (NH): United MileagePlus
- Austrian (OS): United MileagePlus
- Qantas (QF): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Qatar Airways (QR): GOL Smiles, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Turkish Airlines (TK): GOL Smiles and United MileagePlus
- TAP Portugal (TP): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- SriLankan Airlines (UL): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Virgin Atlantic (VS): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
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 Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and to Bangalore (BLR). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangalore (BLR) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Return direction | 15,700 miles | GOL Smiles | 74 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from ORD | 9,500 milesNonstop | GOL Smiles | 329 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from ORD | 9,500 milesNonstop | GOL Smiles | 329 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from ORD | 12,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 94 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Madrid (MAD)Also from ORD | 9,500 milesNonstop | GOL Smiles | 328 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Bangalore (BLR)Also to BLR | 20,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 285 |
| New York JFK to Bangalore (BLR)Also to BLR | 12,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 312 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Bangalore (BLR)Also to BLR | 13,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 307 |
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 |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~3 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emirates Skywards | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:0.75 · Instant | — | 1:0.8 · Instant | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 5:4 · Instant | — | 1:0.6 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · 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 | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about economy award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Bangalore (BLR)
What's the lowest economy award from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Bangalore (BLR)?
25,400 miles with GOL Smiles. GOL Smiles showed economy award space on 110 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 00:30 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Bangalore (BLR)?
GOL Smiles (110 dates), Emirates Skywards (81 dates), Cathay Pacific Asia Miles (33 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (142 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (137 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (146 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (123 dates), Etihad Guest (139 dates), United MileagePlus (131 dates), JetBlue TrueBlue (44 dates), Delta SkyMiles (57 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (82 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (60 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (124 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop economy award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Bangalore (BLR)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest economy award prices from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Bangalore (BLR)?
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 Feb 2027 departures: 25,400 miles with Smiles (5 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.