Business-class award flights from Lyon (LYS) to San Francisco (SFO)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 10 programs for LYS→SFO. Lowest: 57,500 miles + $235.93 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 14 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
- 57,500 miles + $235.93
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 10 of 14
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 33 of 34
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on LYS→SFO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 57,500 pts + $235.93 | 2 stops | AAASBAIB | — | 14 | See dates | |
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 70,283 pts + $1,093.39 | 1 stop | 4YACENLH+3 | 5 | 20 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 80,000 pts + $595.39 | 1 stop | AFDLKL | 1 | 32 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 85,000 pts + $1,203.49Mixed cabin | 2 stops | ASBAEI | 9+ | 11 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $212.09Mixed cabin | 2 stops | 4YA3AZEI+11 | 3 | 33 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 119,999 pts + $521.79 | 1 stop | AF | 1 | 2 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 129,000 pts + $1,238.28 | 2 stops | AAAFASBA | 1 | 5 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 175,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | TK | 1 | 20 | See dates | |
| TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go | 190,000 pts + $316.58 | 1 stop | TP | 9+ | 11 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 217,484 pts + $277.34Mixed cabin | 3 stops | ACLHUAVL | 3 | 17 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Avianca LifeMiles, Delta SkyMiles, GOL Smiles and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
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 | 57,500 pts + $245.09 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 70,283 pts + $1,093.39 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 80,000 pts + $595.39 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $212.09Mixed cabin | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 154,600 pts + $1,289.97 | 1 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 175,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 266,932 pts + $265.30 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go | 432,500 pts + $317.95 | 9+ | 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 | 14 of 40 | 35% | |
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 20 of 25 | 80% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 32 of 32 | 100% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 11 of 34 | 32% | |
| United MileagePlus | 33 of 34 | 97% | |
| Etihad Guest | 2 of 33 | 6% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 5 of 34 | 14% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 20 of 32 | 62% | |
| TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go | 11 of 24 | 45% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 17 of 33 | 51% |
Best months for business class from Lyon (LYS) to San Francisco (SFO)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 200,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 2 | |
| 175,000 pts + taxes vary | Turkish Miles & Smiles | 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 57,500 | 57,500 | 57,500 | 57,500 | 57,500 | 57,500 | 57,500 | — | — |
| Lufthansa Miles & Moremiles | 93,598 | 93,598 | 70,283 | 93,598 | — | 93,598 | 93,598 | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 170,500 | 80,000 | 158,500 | 285,500 | 251,500 | 185,000 | 251,500 | 230,541 | 230,541 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | — | 350,000 | — | — | 85,000Mixed cabin | 350,000 | 350,000 | 350,000 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 88,000Mixed cabin | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | — | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | — |
| Etihad Guestmiles | — | — | — | — | — | 119,999 | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | — | 154,600 | — | 133,600 | 129,000 | 133,600 | — | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | — | 175,000 | 175,000 | — | — | 175,000 | 175,000 | — | 175,000 |
| TAP Air Portugal Miles&Gomiles | — | 432,500 | 432,500 | 190,000 | 190,000 | 190,000 | 190,000 | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 266,932 | 391,749 | 290,294 | 217,484Mixed cabin | — | 385,899 | 310,254 | 368,234 | 353,030 |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Eurowings Discover (4Y): Lufthansa Miles & More and United MileagePlus
- Aegean Airlines (A3): United MileagePlus
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air Canada (AC): Lufthansa Miles & More and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Etihad Guest and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Aer Lingus (EI): Alaska Atmos Rewards and United MileagePlus
- Air Dolomiti (EN): Lufthansa Miles & More and United MileagePlus
- Eurowings (EW): United MileagePlus
- IBERIA (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Lufthansa (LH): Lufthansa Miles & More, United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): Lufthansa Miles & More and United MileagePlus
- Croatia Airlines (OU): Lufthansa Miles & More and United MileagePlus
- Brussels Airlines (SN): Lufthansa Miles & More and United MileagePlus
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus and Turkish Miles & Smiles
- TAP Portugal (TP): United MileagePlus and TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): 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 Lyon (LYS) and to San Francisco (SFO). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco (SFO) to Lyon (LYS)Return direction | 75,586 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 18 |
| Lyon (LYS) to Madrid (MAD)Also from LYS | 8,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 28 |
| Lyon (LYS) to Lisbon (LIS)Also from LYS | 11,592 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 29 |
| Lyon (LYS) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from LYS | 20,000 milesNonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 325 |
| Lyon (LYS) to Doha (DOH)Also from LYS | 45,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 288 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 41,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 327 |
| Barcelona (BCN) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 308 |
| Madrid (MAD) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 60,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 284 |
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 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Lyon (LYS) to San Francisco (SFO)
What's the lowest business-class award from Lyon (LYS) to San Francisco (SFO)?
57,500 miles + $235.93 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Oct 19, 2026, 19:08 UTC for a Dec 16, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 14 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 19:08 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Lyon (LYS) to San Francisco (SFO)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (14 dates), Lufthansa Miles & More (20 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (32 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (11 dates), United MileagePlus (33 dates), Etihad Guest (2 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (5 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (20 dates), TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go (11 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (17 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Lyon (LYS) to San Francisco (SFO)?
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 Lyon (LYS) to San Francisco (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-class award AwardTool observed was for Oct 2026 departures: 57,500 miles with AAdvantage (5 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.