Business-class award flights from Kauai (LIH) to San Diego (SAN)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 3 programs for LIH→SAN. Lowest: 68,400 points + $17.30 with Qantas Frequent Flyer, which showed business-class award space on 5 dates. No nonstop business-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 13, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 68,400 points + $17.30
- Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Programs with space
- 3 of 8
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 5 of 11
- dates checked · GOL Smiles
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
With Qantas Frequent Flyer, business class started at 68,400 points + $17.30, about 2.9 times the points of its lowest economy award (23,300 points + $17.30).
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on LIH→SAN, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent FlyerLowest observed | 68,400 pts + $17.30 | 1 stop |  AA AS | 2 | 5 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 114,300 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | AAAS | 3 | 5 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 295,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  UA | 2 | 5 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, JetBlue TrueBlue 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 | 68,400 pts + $17.30 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 68,400 pts + $17.30 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 114,300 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 131,500 pts + taxes not reported | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 295,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 295,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 5 of 13 | 38% | |
| GOL Smiles | 5 of 11 | 45% | |
| United MileagePlus | 5 of 12 | 41% |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on LIH→SAN, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 68,400 points + $17.30 | 23,300 points + $17.30 | 2.9× |
| GOL Smiles | 114,300 miles + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 52,800 miles + taxes not reported | — |
| United MileagePlus | 295,000 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | — |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | 68,400+ $17.30 · 2 dates | 68,400+ $17.30 · 2 dates | 73,4001 date |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 864,5001 date | 131,5002 dates | 114,3002 dates · Mixed cabin | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 295,000+ $5.60 · 1 date · Mixed cabin | 295,000+ $5.60 · 1 date · Mixed cabin | 295,000+ $5.60 · 2 dates · Mixed cabin | 295,0001 date · Mixed cabin |
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 and GOL Smiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- 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 Kauai (LIH) and to San Diego (SAN). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego (SAN) to Kauai (LIH)Return direction | 73,400 points + $17.30 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 2 |
| Kauai (LIH) to Maui (OGG)Also from LIH | 21,000 points + $5.60Nonstop | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 247 |
| Kauai (LIH) to Seattle (SEA)Also from LIH | 68,400 points + $17.30 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 178 |
| Kauai (LIH) to Phoenix (PHX)Also from LIH | 60,000 miles + $32.28Nonstop | Etihad Guest | 36 |
| Kauai (LIH) to Philadelphia (PHL)Also from LIH | 98,400 points + $17.30 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 18 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to San Diego (SAN)Also to SAN | 34,968 miles + $1,660.19 | Lufthansa Miles & More | 146 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to San Diego (SAN)Also to SAN | 57,500 miles + $207.49 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 329 |
| Munich (MUC) to San Diego (SAN)Also to SAN | 60,000 miles + $530.69 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 144 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
Check current transfer bonuses. Most transfers can't be reversed. AwardTool's list has no transfers from these US card programs to GOL Smiles.
Questions about business-class award flights from Kauai (LIH) to San Diego (SAN)
How many points for business class from Kauai (LIH) to San Diego (SAN)?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 68,400 points + $17.30 with Qantas Frequent Flyer. Seen Nov 7, 2026, 17:44 UTC for a Dec 31, 2026 departure. Qantas Frequent Flyer showed business-class award space on 5 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 7, 2026, 17:44 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Kauai (LIH) to San Diego (SAN)?
Qantas Frequent Flyer (5 dates), GOL Smiles (5 dates) and United MileagePlus (5 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from Kauai (LIH) to San Diego (SAN) 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.