Business-class award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Hangzhou (HGH)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 4 programs for SFO→HGH. Lowest: 167,500 miles + $1,254.00 with Emirates Skywards, which showed business-class award space on 20 dates. No nonstop business-class 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
- 167,500 miles + $1,254.00
- Emirates Skywards
- Programs with space
- 4 of 10
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 65 of 65
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
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The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on SFO→HGH, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates SkywardsLowest observed | 167,500 pts + $1,254.00 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 7 | 20 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 200,000 pts + $32.90Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), Korean Air (KE) | 2 | 1 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 241,216 pts + $95.81Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air China (CA), Emirates (EK), ANA (NH) +3 more | 1 | 56 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 250,000 pts + $12.90 | 1 stop | EVA Air (BR), Air China (CA), Juneyao Airlines (HO), ANA (NH) +4 more | 4 | 65 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Avianca LifeMiles, Delta SkyMiles, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qantas Frequent Flyer.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates Skywards | 167,500 pts + $1,254.00 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 167,500 pts + $1,254.00 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 200,000 pts + $32.90Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 241,216 pts + $95.81Mixed cabin | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 241,216 pts + $95.81Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 250,000 pts + $12.90 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 250,000 pts + $12.90 | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates Skywards | 20 of 64 | 31% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 of 63 | 1% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 56 of 64 | 87% | |
| United MileagePlus | 65 of 65 | 100% |
Best months for business class from San Francisco (SFO) to Hangzhou (HGH)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 250,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 13 | |
| 167,500 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 2 | |
| 167,500 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 1 | |
| 167,500 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 1 | |
| 167,500 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 4 | |
| 167,500 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 5 | |
| 167,500 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 7 |
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; taxes vary. — means the program showed no business-class space that month.
| Program | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | — | 167,500 | 167,500 | 167,500 | 167,500 | 167,500 | 167,500 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | 200,000Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 369,934 | 247,455 | 241,216Mixed cabin | 394,559 | 251,082 | 377,800 | 241,216Mixed cabin |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- EVA Air (BR): United MileagePlus
- Air China (CA): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Juneyao Airlines (HO): United MileagePlus
- Korean Air (KE): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- ANA (NH): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Asiana Airlines (OZ): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Shenzhen Airlines (ZH): 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 San Francisco (SFO) and to Hangzhou (HGH). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou (HGH) to San Francisco (SFO)Return direction | 100,010 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 294 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from SFO | 43,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 325 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Barcelona (BCN)Also from SFO | 62,500 milesNonstop | Lufthansa Miles & More | 190 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Madrid (MAD)Also from SFO | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 319 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from SFO | 49,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 6 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Hangzhou (HGH)Also to HGH | 167,500 miles | Emirates Skywards | 30 |
| Xi'an (XIY) to Hangzhou (HGH)Also to HGH | 15,500 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 13 |
| Hong Kong (HKG) to Hangzhou (HGH)Also to HGH | 15,000 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 | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| Emirates Skywards | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:0.75 · Instant | — | 1:0.8 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Hangzhou (HGH)
What's the lowest business-class award from San Francisco (SFO) to Hangzhou (HGH)?
167,500 miles + $1,254.00 with Emirates Skywards. Seen Oct 19, 2026, 07:00 UTC for a Dec 2, 2026 departure. Emirates Skywards showed business-class award space on 20 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 14:07 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from San Francisco (SFO) to Hangzhou (HGH)?
Emirates Skywards (20 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (1 date), Air Canada Aeroplan (56 dates) and United MileagePlus (65 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from San Francisco (SFO) to Hangzhou (HGH)?
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.
Which months had the lowest business-class award prices from San Francisco (SFO) to Hangzhou (HGH)?
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 Jun 2027 departures: 167,500 miles with Skywards (7 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.