Business-class award flights from Memphis (MEM) to San Francisco (SFO)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 4 programs for MEM→SFO. Lowest: 40,000 miles + $52.20 with Etihad Guest, which showed business-class award space on 12 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 30,000 miles + $5.60 with United MileagePlus.
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Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 40,000 miles + $52.20
- Etihad Guest
- Programs with space
- 4 of 9
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 28 of 39
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In business class, the lowest award seen was 40,000 miles + $52.20 with Etihad Guest on American Airlines flights. With Etihad Guest, business class started at 40,000 miles + $52.20, about 1.9 times the points of its lowest economy award (21,000 miles + $39.38).
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on MEM→SFO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusLowest, mixed cabin | 30,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  UA | 1 | 28 | See dates | |
| Etihad GuestLowest observed | 40,000 pts + $52.20 | 1 stop |  AA | 7 | 12 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 60,000 pts + $48.30 | 1 stop |  DL | 2 | 1 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 69,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | AA | 1 | 27 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, JetBlue TrueBlue, Delta SkyMiles and 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-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 40,000 pts + $52.20 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 40,000 pts + $52.20 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 73,100 pts + taxes not reported | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 76,000 pts + taxes not reported | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 100,000 pts + $5.60 | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 28 of 39 | 71% | |
| Etihad Guest | 12 of 37 | 32% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1 of 39 | 2% | |
| GOL Smiles | 27 of 37 | 72% |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on MEM→SFO, 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 | 30,000 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | 15,000 miles + $5.60 | — |
| Etihad Guest | 40,000 miles + $52.20 | 21,000 miles + $39.38 | 1.9× |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 60,000 miles + $48.30 | 17,500 miles + $30.08 | — |
| GOL Smiles | 69,500 miles + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 38,900 miles + taxes not reported | — |
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 | — | 100,000+ $5.60 · 1 date | 30,000+ $5.60 · 27 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 40,000+ $52.20 · 1 date | 40,000+ $52.20 · 3 dates | 40,0008 dates |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | — | — | 60,000+ $48.30 · 1 date |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 76,0001 date | 73,1004 dates | 69,50022 dates · 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): Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- 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 Memphis (MEM) and to San Francisco (SFO). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis (MEM) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from MEM | 82,100 points + $1,554.00 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 41 |
| Memphis (MEM) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)Also from MEM | 19,300 points + $5.60Nonstop | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 210 |
| Memphis (MEM) to Miami (MIA)Also from MEM | 25,000 miles + $32.28Nonstop | Etihad Guest | 65 |
| Memphis (MEM) to Nice (NCE)Also from MEM | 57,500 miles + $758.90 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 6 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 39,655 miles + $1,622.59 | Lufthansa Miles & More | 270 |
| Madrid (MAD) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 27,111 miles + $966.59 | Lufthansa Miles & More | 141 |
| Barcelona (BCN) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 27,111 miles + $965.49 | Lufthansa Miles & More | 183 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 49,000 points + $783.31 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 30 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 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 Memphis (MEM) to San Francisco (SFO)
How many points for business class from Memphis (MEM) to San Francisco (SFO)?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 40,000 miles + $52.20 with Etihad Guest. Seen Oct 30, 2026, 01:32 UTC for a Dec 12, 2026 departure. Etihad Guest showed business-class award space on 12 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 4, 2026, 03:29 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 30,000 miles + $5.60 with United MileagePlus. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Memphis (MEM) to San Francisco (SFO)?
United MileagePlus (28 dates), Etihad Guest (12 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (1 date) and GOL Smiles (27 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from Memphis (MEM) to San Francisco (SFO) 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.