Business class award flights from Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Zurich (ZRH)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business award space on 10 programs for PVG→ZRH. Lowest: 75,000 miles + $28.30 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business award space on 56 dates. Nonstop business space was seen via United MileagePlus.
Data as of
Award prices last changed . AwardTool checks these routes daily; seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 75,000 pts + $28.30
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 10 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 327
- Etihad Guest
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 140,000 pts + taxes not reported
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business award each program showed on PVG→ZRH, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 75,000 pts + $28.30 | 1 stop | Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA), Cathay Pacific (CX), Etihad Airways (EY) +4 more | — | 56 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 75,000 pts + $48.30 | 1 stop | Finnair (AY) | 1 | 2 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 82,000 pts + $229.80 | 2 stopsMixed cabin | Etihad Airways (EY), China Eastern (MU) | 1 | 327 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 83,000 pts + $791.48 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 7 | 296 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 85,000 pts + $342.40 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), KLM (KL), China Eastern (MU) | 9+ | 288 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 90,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 321 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 108,000 pts + $26.46 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA), Emirates (EK) +1 more | 1 | 148 | See dates | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 112,000 pts + $263.73 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), KLM (KL) | 1 | 23 | See dates | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 119,500 pts + $402.57 | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 4 | 33 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 140,000 pts + $13.40 | Nonstop | Air India (AI), Air China (CA), Lufthansa (LH), SWISS (LX) +3 more | 9+ | 151 | See dates |
Not seen in business: Avianca LifeMiles.
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 award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 75,000 pts + $34.60 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 82,000 pts + $229.80 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 83,000 pts + $791.48 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 85,000 pts + $353.50 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 112,000 pts + $263.87 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 119,500 pts + $403.42 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 125,400 pts + $791.48 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 140,000 pts + $13.40 | 1 | 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 at the time shown. 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.
Nonstop business class award space
- United MileagePlus: nonstop from 140,000 miles; nonstop space on 11 dates.
Best months for business class from PVG to ZRH
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 | |
| 75,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 75,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 75,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 | |
| 75,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 75,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 | |
| 75,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 75,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 14 | |
| 75,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 10 | |
| 83,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 31 | |
| 83,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 31 | |
| 75,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Air India (AI): United MileagePlus
- Finnair (AY): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air China (CA): United MileagePlus
- Cathay Pacific (CX): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Etihad Airways (EY): American Airlines AAdvantage and Etihad Guest
- IBERIA (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- Malaysia Airlines (MH): American Airlines AAdvantage
- China Eastern (MU): Etihad Guest and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Austrian (OS): United MileagePlus
- Qatar Airways (QR): American Airlines AAdvantage and Virgin Australia Velocity
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- Turkish Airlines (TK): Turkish Miles & Smiles
- Oman Air (WY): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Shenzhen Airlines (ZH): United MileagePlus
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 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Emirates Skywards | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:0.75 · Instant | — | 1:0.8 · 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 | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
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Questions about business award flights from PVG to ZRH
What's the lowest business award from Shanghai Pudong to Zurich?
75,000 miles + $28.30 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business award space on 56 departure dates (newest observation Oct 15, 2026, 19:32 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business award space on PVG→ZRH?
American Airlines AAdvantage (56 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (2 dates), Etihad Guest (327 dates), Emirates Skywards (296 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (288 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (321 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (148 dates), Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (23 dates), Virgin Australia Velocity (33 dates) and United MileagePlus (151 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business award space from PVG to ZRH?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop business award space via United MileagePlus. The lowest nonstop award was 140,000 miles with United MileagePlus, which showed nonstop business space on 11 dates.
Which months had the lowest business award prices from PVG to ZRH?
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 award AwardTool observed was for May 2027 departures: 75,000 miles with AAdvantage (14 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.