Premium economy award flights from San Diego (SAN) to Beijing Capital (PEK)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 3 programs for SAN→PEK. Lowest: 70,000 miles + $20.50 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed premium economy award space on 2 dates. No nonstop premium economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 70,000 miles + $20.50
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 3 of 4
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 14 of 16
- dates checked · Air Canada Aeroplan
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on SAN→PEK, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 70,000 pts + $20.50 | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), Japan Airlines (JL) | — | 2 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 121,209 pts + $81.31 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air China (CA), ANA (NH), United Airlines (UA) | 3 | 14 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 180,100 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | EVA Air (BR), Air China (CA), ANA (NH), Asiana Airlines (OZ) +1 more | 9+ | 10 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: 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
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 121,209 pts + $81.31 | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 126,693 pts + $81.71 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 194,400 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 264,000 pts + $5.60 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 of 17 | 11% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 14 of 16 | 87% | |
| United MileagePlus | 10 of 10 | 100% |
Best months for premium economy from San Diego (SAN) to Beijing Capital (PEK)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121,209 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 3 | |
| 164,332 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 4 | |
| 247,300 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 1 | |
| 172,408 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 164,885 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 6 |
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | — | — | — | 70,000 | 70,000 | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 121,209 | 164,332 | — | 172,408 | — | — | 164,885 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 194,400 | 252,900 | 247,300 | 184,600 | 180,100 | — | — |
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
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage
- EVA Air (BR): United MileagePlus
- Air China (CA): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Japan Airlines (JL): American Airlines AAdvantage
- ANA (NH): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Asiana Airlines (OZ): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan and 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 San Diego (SAN) and to Beijing Capital (PEK). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Capital (PEK) to San Diego (SAN)Return direction | 156,600 miles | United MileagePlus | 11 |
| San Diego (SAN) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from SAN | 40,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 323 |
| San Diego (SAN) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from SAN | 40,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 311 |
| San Diego (SAN) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)Also from SAN | 50,000 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 303 |
| San Diego (SAN) to Tokyo Haneda (HND)Also from SAN | 50,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 274 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Beijing Capital (PEK)Also to PEK | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 34 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Beijing Capital (PEK)Also to PEK | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 56 |
| New York JFK to Beijing Capital (PEK)Also to PEK | 65,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 318 |
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 | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about premium economy award flights from San Diego (SAN) to Beijing Capital (PEK)
What's the lowest premium economy award from San Diego (SAN) to Beijing Capital (PEK)?
70,000 miles + $20.50 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed premium economy award space on 2 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 6, 2026, 15:26 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from San Diego (SAN) to Beijing Capital (PEK)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (2 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (14 dates) and United MileagePlus (10 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop premium economy award space from San Diego (SAN) to Beijing Capital (PEK)?
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 San Diego (SAN) to Beijing Capital (PEK)?
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 Oct 2026 departures: 121,209 points with Aeroplan (3 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.