Business-class award flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Kobe (UKB)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 3 programs for LAX→UKB. Lowest: 300,000 points + $48.50 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed business-class award space on 8 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 250,000 miles + $10.80 with United MileagePlus.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 300,000 points + $48.50
- Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Programs with space
- 3 of 4
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 11 of 11
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
With Alaska Atmos Rewards, business class started at 300,000 points + $48.50, about 5.5 times the points of its lowest economy award (55,000 points + $33.00).
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on LAX→UKB, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusLowest, mixed cabin | 250,000 pts + $10.80Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  BR CA HO NH+2 | 6 | 11 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 286,671 pts + $81.51Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  ACNH UA | 1 | 8 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 300,000 pts + $48.50 | 2 stops |  AS JX | 1 | 8 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 286,671 pts + $81.51Mixed cabin | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 289,380 pts + $81.51 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 300,000 pts + $48.70 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 300,000 pts + $48.70 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 346,600 pts + $11.20 | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 346,600 pts + $11.20 | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 11 of 11 | 100% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 8 of 11 | 72% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 8 of 11 | 72% |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on LAX→UKB, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 250,000 miles + $10.80Mixed cabin | 60,500 miles + $45.90 | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 286,671 points + $81.51Mixed cabin | 63,232 points + $87.61 | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 300,000 points + $48.50 | 55,000 points + $33.00 | 5.5× |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusmiles | 346,600+ $11.20 · 6 dates | 250,000+ $10.80 · 5 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 286,671+ $81.51 · 4 dates · Mixed cabin | 297,4364 dates |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 300,000+ $48.70 · 3 dates | 300,0005 dates |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- EVA Air (BR): United MileagePlus
- Air China (CA): United MileagePlus
- Juneyao Airlines (HO): United MileagePlus
- STARLUX Airlines (JX): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- ANA (NH): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): 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 Los Angeles (LAX) and to Kobe (UKB). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles (LAX) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from LAX | 41,000 points + $696.90Nonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 322 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from LAX | 57,500 miles + $5.60Nonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 316 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Barcelona (BCN)Also from LAX | 57,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 317 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from LAX | 62,500 miles + $126.60 | Lufthansa Miles & More | 250 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Rome Fiumicino (FCO)Also from LAX | 62,500 miles + $1,454.00Nonstop | Lufthansa Miles & More | 284 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Madrid (MAD)Also from LAX | 57,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 316 |
| New Delhi (DEL) to Kobe (UKB)Also to UKB | 40,000 miles + $24.26 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 132 |
| Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) to Kobe (UKB)Also to UKB | 15,000 points + $42.80Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 3 |
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 | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Kobe (UKB)
How many points for business class from Los Angeles (LAX) to Kobe (UKB)?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 300,000 points + $48.50 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Seen Oct 20, 2026, 21:39 UTC for a Dec 12, 2026 departure. Alaska Atmos Rewards showed business-class award space on 8 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 6, 2026, 05:19 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 250,000 miles + $10.80 with United MileagePlus. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Los Angeles (LAX) to Kobe (UKB)?
United MileagePlus (11 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (8 dates) and Alaska Atmos Rewards (8 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from Los Angeles (LAX) to Kobe (UKB) 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.