Premium economy award flights from Melbourne (MEL) to San Jose (SJC)

The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on MEL→SJC, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
United MileagePlus	223,100 pts + $110.39	2 stops	UAVA	9+	6	Nov 8, 2026, 00:51 UTC	See dates

Not seen in premium economy: American Airlines AAdvantage, 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 premium economy award examples

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)

Departure	Program	Points + taxes	Seats	Stops	Observed (UTC)
Dec 12, 2026	United MileagePlus	245,300 pts + $116.09	9+	2 stops	Oct 22, 2026, 12:34 UTC	Check this date
Dec 13, 2026	United MileagePlus	245,300 pts + $116.09	9+	2 stops	Oct 22, 2026, 12:34 UTC	Check this date
Dec 11, 2026	United MileagePlus	250,000 pts + $110.49	9+	2 stops	Oct 22, 2026, 12:34 UTC	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 premium economy award space showed up

Of the 6 departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for United MileagePlus in the last 30 days, 6 (100%) showed premium economy award space. The latest departure with space was Apr 4, 2027.

Premium economy compared with economy, by program

Each program's lowest one-way premium economy and economy awards on MEL→SJC, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the premium economy 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.

Airlines seen in premium economy

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

• United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
• Virgin Australia (VA): United MileagePlus

Premium economy on nearby routes

The lowest premium economy 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 Melbourne (MEL) and to San Jose (SJC). 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
Melbourne (MEL) to San Francisco (SFO)Another San Francisco airport	55,000 points + $149.39	Alaska Atmos Rewards	12
Melbourne (MEL) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from MEL	55,000 points + $116.89Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	14
Melbourne (MEL) to Singapore (SIN)Also from MEL	35,000 miles + $106.90	American Airlines AAdvantage	103
Melbourne (MEL) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)Also from MEL	35,000 miles + $78.50Nonstop	American Airlines AAdvantage	53
Melbourne (MEL) to Hong Kong (HKG)Also from MEL	35,000 miles + $209.60	American Airlines AAdvantage	72
London Heathrow (LHR) to San Jose (SJC)Also to SJC	40,000 miles + $387.19	American Airlines AAdvantage	318
Honolulu (HNL) to San Jose (SJC)Also to SJC	32,500 points + $25.60	Alaska Atmos Rewards	3
Tokyo Haneda (HND) to San Jose (SJC)Also to SJC	50,000 miles + $61.69	American Airlines AAdvantage	76

US card points to program miles or points: ratio and typical transfer time

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
United MileagePlus	—	1:1 · Instant	—	1:1 · Instant	—	—

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