Business-class award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Cologne (CGN)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 5 programs for ORD→CGN. Lowest: 57,500 miles + $58.50 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 16 dates. No nonstop business-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
- 57,500 miles + $58.50
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 5 of 6
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 17 of 17
- dates checked · Lufthansa Miles & More
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on ORD→CGN, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 57,500 pts + $58.50 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), IBERIA (IB) | — | 16 | See dates | |
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 86,558 pts + $1,454.00 | 1 stop | Lufthansa (LH), SWISS (LX), Austrian (OS), Lufthansa City Airlines (VL) | 9+ | 17 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $25.50Mixed cabin | 2 stops | ITA Airways (AZ), Aer Lingus (EI), Air Dolomiti (EN), Eurowings (EW) +8 more | 2 | 17 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 175,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 2 | 14 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 302,663 pts + $126.21 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Eurowings (EW), United Airlines (UA), Lufthansa City Airlines (VL) | 1 | 12 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Avianca LifeMiles.
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 | 57,500 pts + $757.20 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 57,500 pts + $58.50 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 86,558 pts + $1,454.00 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $49.40Mixed cabin | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 98,750 pts + $1,454.00 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 175,000 pts + taxes not reported | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 175,000 pts + taxes not reported | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 302,663 pts + $126.21 | 1 | 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 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 | 16 of 18 | 88% | |
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 17 of 17 | 100% | |
| United MileagePlus | 17 of 17 | 100% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 14 of 17 | 82% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 12 of 17 | 70% |
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 | 125,500 | 57,500 | 57,500 | 90,000 | 243,500 |
| Lufthansa Miles & Moremiles | 106,796 | 98,750 | 86,558 | 103,626 | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 200,000 | 88,000Mixed cabin | 200,000 | 88,000Mixed cabin | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 175,000 | 175,000 | — | 175,000 | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 589,600 | 380,300 | 302,663 | 321,733 | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Aer Lingus (EI): United MileagePlus
- Air Dolomiti (EN): United MileagePlus
- Eurowings (EW): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- IBERIA (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Lufthansa (LH): Lufthansa Miles & More and United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): Lufthansa Miles & More and United MileagePlus
- Austrian (OS): Lufthansa Miles & More and United MileagePlus
- Croatia Airlines (OU): United MileagePlus
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus and Turkish Miles & Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): Lufthansa Miles & More, United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
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 Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and to Cologne (CGN). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne (CGN) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Return direction | 53,296 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 17 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from ORD | 55,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 308 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from ORD | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 318 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Madrid (MAD)Also from ORD | 55,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 275 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from ORD | 60,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 336 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Cologne (CGN)Also to CGN | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 8 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Cologne (CGN)Also to CGN | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 41 |
| Boston (BOS) to Cologne (CGN)Also to CGN | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 19 |
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 | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Cologne (CGN)
What's the lowest business-class award from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Cologne (CGN)?
57,500 miles + $58.50 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Oct 11, 2026, 21:51 UTC for a Nov 10, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 16 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 11, 2026, 21:51 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Cologne (CGN)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (16 dates), Lufthansa Miles & More (17 dates), United MileagePlus (17 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (14 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (12 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Cologne (CGN)?
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.