Premium economy award flights from Portland (PDX) to Melbourne (MEL)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 3 programs for PDX→MEL. Lowest: 70,000 miles + $34.70 with United MileagePlus, which showed premium economy award space on 28 dates. No nonstop premium economy 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
- 70,000 miles + $34.70
- United MileagePlus
- Programs with space
- 3 of 6
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 28 of 28
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on PDX→MEL, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusLowest observed | 70,000 pts + $34.70 | 2 stops | Air New Zealand (NZ), United Airlines (UA), Virgin Australia (VA) | 9+ | 28 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 130,500 pts + $36.40 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 9+ | 27 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 149,333 pts + $128.11 | 3 stops | Air Canada (AC), Singapore Airlines (SQ), United Airlines (UA), Virgin Australia (VA) | 3 | 27 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Etihad Guest.
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
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMiles | 186,100 pts + $36.40 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 210,300 pts + $34.70 | 6 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 260,097 pts + $138.51 | 1 | 3 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 premium economy 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 premium economy 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 28 | 100% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 27 of 28 | 96% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 27 of 29 | 93% |
Best months for premium economy from Portland (PDX) to Melbourne (MEL)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 186,100 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 1 | |
| 140,000 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 3 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 14 | |
| 77,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 5 | |
| 241,268 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 | |
| 153,200 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 4 |
Lowest premium economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way premium economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no premium economy space that month.
| Program | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusmiles | 210,300 | 231,500 | 70,000 | 77,000 | — | 239,200 |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 186,100 | 140,000 | 136,500 | 130,500 | — | 153,200 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 260,097 | 182,769 | 149,333 | 157,661 | 241,268 | 180,179 |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Air New Zealand (NZ): United MileagePlus
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): Air Canada Aeroplan
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Virgin Australia (VA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
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 Portland (PDX) and to Melbourne (MEL). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (MEL) to Portland (PDX)Return direction | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 6 |
| Portland (PDX) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from PDX | 35,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 239 |
| Portland (PDX) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from PDX | 35,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 192 |
| Portland (PDX) to Seoul Incheon (ICN)Also from PDX | 65,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 332 |
| Portland (PDX) to Frankfurt (FRA)Also from PDX | 35,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 285 |
| Singapore (SIN) to Melbourne (MEL)Also to MEL | 35,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 95 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Melbourne (MEL)Also to MEL | 70,000 milesNonstop | United MileagePlus | 331 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Melbourne (MEL)Also to MEL | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 2 |
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 | — | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about premium economy award flights from Portland (PDX) to Melbourne (MEL)
What's the lowest premium economy award from Portland (PDX) to Melbourne (MEL)?
70,000 miles + $34.70 with United MileagePlus. United MileagePlus showed premium economy award space on 28 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 15, 2026, 20:56 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from Portland (PDX) to Melbourne (MEL)?
United MileagePlus (28 dates), Delta SkyMiles (27 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (27 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop premium economy award space from Portland (PDX) to Melbourne (MEL)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop premium economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest premium economy award prices from Portland (PDX) to Melbourne (MEL)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest premium economy award AwardTool observed was for Jan 2027 departures: 70,000 miles with MileagePlus (14 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.