Economy award flights from Durban (DUR) to Washington Dulles (IAD)

The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on DUR→IAD, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
United MileagePlus	49,500 pts + $56.99	2 stops	4ZETLHLX+3	2	8	Nov 9, 2026, 21:55 UTC	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

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)

Departure	Program	Points + taxes	Seats	Stops	Observed (UTC)
Jan 3, 2027	United MileagePlus	175,000 pts + $73.59	4	2 stops	Oct 13, 2026, 16:11 UTC	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

Of the 8 departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for United MileagePlus in the last 30 days, 8 (100%) showed economy award space. The latest departure with space was Aug 22, 2027.

Economy compared with business class, by program

Each program's lowest one-way economy and business-class awards on DUR→IAD, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the business-class award needed. — in the last column means one of the two is a mixed-cabin award or was not seen on 2 or more dates.

Airlines seen in economy

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

• Airlink (4Z): United MileagePlus
• Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus
• Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
• SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
• Austrian (OS): United MileagePlus
• South African Airways (SA): United MileagePlus
• United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus

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 Durban (DUR) and to Washington Dulles (IAD). One way, in the program's points or miles, with that award's taxes when the data has them.

Route	Lowest observed	Program	Dates seen
Durban (DUR) to Dubai (DXB)Also from DUR	72,900 miles + taxes not reported	GOL Smiles	329
Durban (DUR) to Istanbul Airport (IST)Also from DUR	80,600 miles + taxes not reported	GOL Smiles	320
Durban (DUR) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from DUR	40,000 miles + $325.90	Emirates Skywards	28
Durban (DUR) to Atlanta (ATL)Also from DUR	49,500 miles + $56.39	United MileagePlus	11
London Heathrow (LHR) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also to IAD	18,750 miles + $357.59	Air France/KLM Flying Blue	249
Amsterdam (AMS) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also to IAD	10,000 points + $264.04	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	217
Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also to IAD	10,000 points + $264.63	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	148
Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also to IAD	12,000 points + $269.88	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	131

US card points to program miles or points: ratio and typical transfer time

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
United MileagePlus	—	1:1 · Instant	—	1:1 · Instant	—	—

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