Business-class award flights from Honolulu (HNL) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 3 programs for HNL→SJO. Lowest: 59,000 miles + $24.68 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 44 dates. No nonstop business-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 59,000 miles + $24.68
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 3 of 8
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 53 of 54
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In business class, the lowest award seen was 59,000 miles + $24.68 with American Airlines AAdvantage on American Airlines flights. With American Airlines AAdvantage, business class started at 59,000 miles + $24.68, about 3 times the points of its lowest economy award (19,500 miles + $24.68).
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on HNL→SJO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 59,000 pts + $24.68 | 2 stops |  AA | — | 44 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 110,000 pts + $25.93Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  AC AS AV CM+1 | 8 | 53 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 160,563 pts + $120.69Mixed cabin | 2 stops | ACAV UA | 2 | 51 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Delta SkyMiles and Virgin Australia Velocity.
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 | 150,000 pts + $24.68 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 150,000 pts + $24.68 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 163,986 pts + $98.59 | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 165,290 pts + $98.59 | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 400,000 pts + $24.68 | 6 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 400,000 pts + $24.68 | 7 | 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 | 44 of 54 | 81% | |
| United MileagePlus | 53 of 54 | 98% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 51 of 54 | 94% |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on HNL→SJO, 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.
| Program | Business | Economy | Business ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 59,000 miles + $24.68 | 19,500 miles + $24.68 | 3× |
| United MileagePlus | 110,000 miles + $25.93Mixed cabin | 45,000 miles + $24.68 | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 160,563 points + $120.69Mixed cabin | 22,500 points + $95.29 | — |
Best months for business class from Honolulu (HNL) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150,000 pts + $24.68 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 7 | |
| 59,000 pts + $24.68 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 20 | |
| 71,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 17 |
A month's taxes are those of an award AwardTool recorded at that month's lowest price for a departure that month. “Taxes not reported” means the data has none for that month; the award still has taxes and fees.
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, with the taxes of that month's lowest award and the program's open dates that month under it. A price without taxes had none reported for that month. — means the program showed no business-class space that month.
| Program | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 150,000+ $24.68 · 7 dates | 59,000+ $24.68 · 20 dates | 71,50017 dates |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 400,000+ $24.68 · 8 dates | 110,00028 dates · Mixed cabin | 110,00017 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 163,986+ $98.59 · 9 dates | 160,563+ $120.69 · 26 dates · Mixed cabin | 162,06316 dates |
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): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines (AS): United MileagePlus
- Avianca (AV): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Copa Airlines (CM): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): 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 Honolulu (HNL) and to San José, Costa Rica (SJO). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from HNL | 43,000 Avios + taxes not reportedNonstop | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 60 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Salt Lake City (SLC)Also from HNL | 60,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 298 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU)Also from HNL | 220,000 miles + $5.60 | United MileagePlus | 299 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Tokyo Haneda (HND)Also from HNL | 52,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 40 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to San José (SJO)Also to SJO | 77,500 points + $448.62Nonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 77 |
| Atlanta (ATL) to San José (SJO)Also to SJO | 20,000 miles + $24.68 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 322 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to San José (SJO)Also to SJO | 77,500 points + $558.76Nonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 76 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to San José (SJO)Also to SJO | 25,000 points + $96.69 | Air Canada Aeroplan | 57 |
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 | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Honolulu (HNL) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)
How many points for business class from Honolulu (HNL) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 59,000 miles + $24.68 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 44 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 6, 2026, 18:12 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Honolulu (HNL) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (44 dates), United MileagePlus (53 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (51 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from Honolulu (HNL) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO) on points?
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.
What's the best month to fly business class from Honolulu (HNL) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO) on points?
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 Jan 2027 departures: 59,000 miles + $24.68 with AAdvantage (20 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.