Business class award flights from Indianapolis (IND) to San Francisco (SFO)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business award space on 3 programs for IND→SFO. Lowest: 80,000 miles + $5.60 with United MileagePlus, which showed business award space on 221 dates. No nonstop business award was seen in the last 30 days.
Data as of
Award prices last changed . AwardTool checks these routes daily; seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 80,000 pts + $5.60
- United MileagePlus
- Programs with space
- 3 of 4
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 293
- Etihad Guest
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
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The lowest one-way business award each program showed on IND→SFO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad GuestLowest observed | 40,000 pts + $52.20 | 1 stopMixed cabin | American Airlines (AA) | 1 | 293 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 80,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 221 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 430,900 pts + $5.60 | 1 stopMixed cabin | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 4 | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in business: 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 award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 40,000 pts + $52.20 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 50,000 pts + $58.95 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 100,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 100,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 430,900 pts + $5.60 | 4 | 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 at the time shown. 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.
Best months for business class from IND to SFO
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 13 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 25 | |
| 50,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 26 | |
| 46,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 28 | |
| 46,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 28 | |
| 46,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 29 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 29 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 26 | |
| 50,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 26 | |
| 42,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 27 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 28 | |
| 42,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 8 |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Etihad Guest
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business award flights from IND to SFO
What's the lowest business award from Indianapolis to San Francisco?
80,000 miles + $5.60 with United MileagePlus. United MileagePlus showed business award space on 221 departure dates (newest observation Oct 13, 2026, 14:17 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business award space on IND→SFO?
Etihad Guest (293 dates), United MileagePlus (221 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business award space from IND to SFO?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop business award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest business award prices from IND to SFO?
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 award AwardTool observed was for Apr 2027 departures: 40,000 miles with Etihad Guest (29 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.