Business-class award flights from Houston (HOU) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 4 programs for HOU→PVG. Lowest: 115,000 miles + $715.50 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue, which showed business-class award space on 18 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
- 115,000 miles + $715.50
- Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Programs with space
- 4 of 6
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 27 of 29
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on HOU→PVG, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying BlueLowest observed | 115,000 pts + $715.50 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), KLM (KL) | 9+ | 18 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 182,900 pts + $1,681.80 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK), KLM (KL) | 1 | 1 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 208,500 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | — | 27 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 267,815 pts + $83.31Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air China (CA), Emirates (EK), ANA (NH) +1 more | 2 | 22 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Alaska Atmos Rewards and GOL Smiles.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 267,815 pts + $83.31Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 267,815 pts + $83.31Mixed cabin | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 331,500 pts + $11.20 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 334,000 pts + $708.70 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 337,500 pts + $706.50 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 433,000 pts + $11.20 | — | 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 | 18 of 21 | 85% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 of 22 | 4% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 27 of 29 | 93% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 22 of 22 | 100% |
Best months for business class from Houston (HOU) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 313,656 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 6 | |
| 267,815 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Air Canada Aeroplan | 2 | |
| 295,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 13 | |
| 115,000 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1 | |
| 308,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 |
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 | 334,000 | 337,500 | 477,500 | 115,000 | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | — | — | 182,900 | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 450,000 | 331,500 | 295,000 | 208,500 | 308,500 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 313,656 | 267,815Mixed cabin | 297,892 | 271,322 | — |
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
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Air China (CA): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Emirates (EK): Qantas Frequent Flyer and Air Canada Aeroplan
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- ANA (NH): Air Canada Aeroplan
- United Airlines (UA): 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 Houston (HOU) and to Shanghai Pudong (PVG). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Houston (HOU)Return direction | 200,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 27 |
| Houston (HOU) to Tokyo Haneda (HND)Also from HOU | 115,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 116 |
| Houston (HOU) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from HOU | 57,500 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 104 |
| Houston (HOU) to New Delhi (DEL)Also from HOU | 70,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 85 |
| Houston (HOU) to Mumbai (BOM)Also from HOU | 70,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 |
| Singapore (SIN) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Also to PVG | 27,000 miles | Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 227 |
| Boston (BOS) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Also to PVG | 105,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 272 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Also to PVG | 102,500 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 323 |
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 |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Houston (HOU) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
What's the lowest business-class award from Houston (HOU) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)?
115,000 miles + $715.50 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue. Air France/KLM Flying Blue showed business-class award space on 18 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 07:57 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Houston (HOU) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)?
Air France/KLM Flying Blue (18 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (1 date), American Airlines AAdvantage (27 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (22 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Houston (HOU) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)?
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 Houston (HOU) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)?
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 Feb 2027 departures: 208,500 miles with AAdvantage (4 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.