Business-class award flights from San Diego (SAN) to Kauai (LIH)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 2 programs for SAN→LIH. Lowest: 73,400 points + $17.30 with Qantas Frequent Flyer, which showed business-class award space on 2 dates. Nonstop business-class space was seen via GOL Smiles.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 13, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 73,400 points + $17.30
- Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Programs with space
- 2 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 15 of 24
- dates checked · GOL Smiles
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 365,200 miles + taxes vary
In business class, the lowest award seen was 73,400 points + $17.30 with Qantas Frequent Flyer on Alaska Airlines flights. With Qantas Frequent Flyer, business class started at 73,400 points + $17.30, about 3.2 times the points of its lowest economy award (23,300 points + $17.30).
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on SAN→LIH, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent FlyerLowest observed | 73,400 pts + $17.30 | 1 stop |  AS | 2 | 2 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 359,100 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stopNonstop from 365,200 pts + taxes vary |  AAAS | 2 | 15 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Delta SkyMiles, United MileagePlus, Virgin Australia Velocity and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 73,400 pts + $17.30 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 359,100 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 363,600 pts + taxes not reported | 2 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 2 of 28 | 7% | |
| GOL Smiles | 15 of 24 | 62% |
Nonstop and connecting business-class awards
Each program's lowest business-class award with its stops, its lowest nonstop award, and on how many of its departure dates with business-class space a nonstop award was open.
| Program | Lowest award | Lowest nonstop award | Dates with nonstop space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 73,400 points + $17.301 stop | Not seen | 0 of 2 |
| GOL Smiles | 359,100 miles + taxes not reported1 stop · Mixed cabin | 365,200 miles + taxes vary | 3 of 15 |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on SAN→LIH, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 73,400 points + $17.30 | 23,300 points + $17.30 | 3.2× |
| GOL Smiles | 359,100 miles + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 51,000 miles + taxes not reported | — |
Best months for business class from San Diego (SAN) to Kauai (LIH)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73,400 pts + $17.30 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 | |
| 365,200 pts + taxes not reported | GOL Smiles | 2 | |
| 418,700 pts + taxes not reported | GOL Smiles | 1 | |
| 73,400 pts + taxes not reported | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 |
A month's taxes are those of an award AwardTool recorded at that month's lowest price for a departure that month. “Taxes not reported” means the data has none for that month; the award still has taxes and fees.
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 73,400+ $17.30 · 1 date | — | — | 73,4001 date |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 359,1009 dates · Mixed cabin | 365,2002 dates | 418,7001 date | 408,5003 dates |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): GOL Smiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
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 San Diego (SAN) and to Kauai (LIH). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kauai (LIH) to San Diego (SAN)Return direction | 68,400 points + $17.30 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 5 |
| San Diego (SAN) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from SAN | 57,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 307 |
| San Diego (SAN) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from SAN | 57,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 323 |
| San Diego (SAN) to Munich (MUC)Also from SAN | 57,500 miles + $11.20 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 168 |
| San Diego (SAN) to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK)Also from SAN | 115,000 points + $114.41 | Air Canada Aeroplan | 329 |
| Seattle (SEA) to Kauai (LIH)Also to LIH | 68,400 points + $17.30 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 154 |
| Kansas City (MCI) to Kauai (LIH)Also to LIH | 82,100 points + $17.30 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 17 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Kauai (LIH)Also to LIH | 43,000 Avios + taxes not reportedNonstop | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 18 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 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 San Diego (SAN) to Kauai (LIH)
How many points for business class from San Diego (SAN) to Kauai (LIH)?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 73,400 points + $17.30 with Qantas Frequent Flyer. Seen Nov 2, 2026, 17:16 UTC for a Dec 5, 2026 departure. Qantas Frequent Flyer showed business-class award space on 2 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 2, 2026, 17:16 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from San Diego (SAN) to Kauai (LIH)?
Qantas Frequent Flyer (2 dates) and GOL Smiles (15 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from San Diego (SAN) to Kauai (LIH) on points?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop business-class award space via GOL Smiles. The lowest nonstop award was 365,200 miles + taxes vary with GOL Smiles, which showed nonstop business-class space on 3 dates.
What's the best month to fly business class from San Diego (SAN) to Kauai (LIH) on points?
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-class award AwardTool observed was for Mar 2027 departures: 365,200 miles + taxes not reported with Smiles (2 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Dec 2026 departures from 359,100 miles + taxes not reported with Smiles. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.