Business-class award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Oakland (OAK)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 4 programs for ORD→OAK. Lowest: 52,500 miles + $38.35 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue, which showed business-class award space on 11 dates. No nonstop business-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 52,500 miles + $38.35
- Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Programs with space
- 4 of 7
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 11 of 16
- dates checked · Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- 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→OAK, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying BlueLowest observed | 52,500 pts + $38.35 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 5 | 11 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 55,100 pts + $11.20Mixed cabin | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS) | 1 | 8 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 100,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 2 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 226,400 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Alaska Airlines (AS) | 2 | 7 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Delta SkyMiles.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 55,100 pts + $11.20Mixed cabin | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 60,000 pts + $38.35 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 60,000 pts + $38.35 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 64,600 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 291,000 pts + taxes not reported | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 11 of 16 | 68% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 8 of 14 | 57% | |
| United MileagePlus | 2 of 7 | 28% | |
| GOL Smiles | 7 of 7 | 100% |
Best months for business class from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Oakland (OAK)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64,600 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 | |
| 55,100 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 2 | |
| 55,100 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 2 | |
| 64,600 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 | |
| 52,500 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 9 |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | — | 60,000 | — | — | 52,500 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 64,600 | 55,100Mixed cabin | 55,100Mixed cabin | 64,600 | 64,600 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | — | — | 100,000 | — | 100,000 |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 291,000 | — | 226,400 | — | 287,100 |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
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 Oakland (OAK). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 319 |
| 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 |
| Portland (PDX) to Oakland (OAK)Also to OAK | 21,000 pointsNonstop | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 226 |
| Seattle (SEA) to Oakland (OAK)Also to OAK | 31,500 pointsNonstop | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 201 |
| Newark (EWR) to Oakland (OAK)Also to OAK | 69,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 2 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Oakland (OAK)Also to OAK | 57,500 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 33 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · 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 | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Oakland (OAK)
What's the lowest business-class award from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Oakland (OAK)?
52,500 miles + $38.35 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue. Air France/KLM Flying Blue showed business-class award space on 11 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 12:30 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Oakland (OAK)?
Air France/KLM Flying Blue (11 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (8 dates), United MileagePlus (2 dates) and GOL Smiles (7 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Oakland (OAK)?
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 Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Oakland (OAK)?
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 Mar 2027 departures: 52,500 miles with Flying Blue (9 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.