First-class award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Ljubljana (LJU)

The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on SFO→LJU, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
United MileagePlusLowest observed	395,000 pts + $5.60	2 stops	UA	9+	13	Nov 4, 2026, 09:21 UTC	See dates
Delta SkyMiles	405,500 pts + $24.00	2 stops	AFDLKL	5	12	Nov 3, 2026, 23:43 UTC	See dates

Not seen in first class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Turkish Miles & 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 first-class award examples

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)

Departure	Program	Points + taxes	Seats	Stops	Observed (UTC)
Dec 8, 2026	Delta SkyMiles	499,900 pts + $24.10	2	2 stops	Oct 26, 2026, 09:06 UTC	Check this date
Dec 9, 2026	Delta SkyMiles	499,900 pts + $24.10	4	2 stops	Oct 26, 2026, 07:06 UTC	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 first-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 first-class 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	13 of 39	33%	Sep 28, 2027
Delta SkyMiles	12 of 35	34%	Sep 28, 2027

First class compared with economy, by program

Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on SFO→LJU, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the first-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.

Best months for first class from San Francisco (SFO) to Ljubljana (LJU)

Lowest prices among the dates we observed, by departure month. A record, not a forecast.

Month	Lowest observed	Program	Dates
Dec 2026	499,900 pts + $24.10	Delta SkyMiles	2
Apr 2027	499,900 pts + taxes not reported	Delta SkyMiles	1
May 2027	395,000 pts + taxes not reported	United MileagePlus	1
Aug 2027	395,000 pts + taxes not reported	United MileagePlus	3
Sep 2027	395,000 pts + taxes not reported	United MileagePlus	9

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.

Each program's lowest one-way first-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 first-class space that month.

Lowest prices among the dates we observed, by departure month. A record, not a forecast.

Program	Dec 2026	Apr 2027	May 2027	Aug 2027	Sep 2027
United MileagePlusmiles	—	—	395,0001 date	395,0003 dates	395,0009 dates
Delta SkyMilesmiles	499,900+ $24.10 · 2 dates	499,9001 date	—	405,500+ $24.00 · 4 dates	455,5005 dates

Airlines seen in first class

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

• Air France (AF): Delta SkyMiles
• Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
• KLM (KL): Delta SkyMiles
• United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus

First class on nearby routes

The lowest first-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 Ljubljana (LJU). 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
San Francisco (SFO) to Seattle (SEA)Also from SFO	13,900 miles + $5.60Nonstop	Delta SkyMiles	309
San Francisco (SFO) to Salt Lake City (SLC)Also from SFO	16,500 points + $9.53Nonstop	Virgin Australia Velocity	2
San Francisco (SFO) to San Diego (SAN)Also from SFO	12,500 points + $5.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	325
San Francisco (SFO) to Minneapolis (MSP)Also from SFO	25,000 miles + $5.60	American Airlines AAdvantage	326
Los Angeles (LAX) to Ljubljana (LJU)Also to LJU	364,500 miles + $24.00	Delta SkyMiles	19
Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Ljubljana (LJU)Also to LJU	390,500 miles + $24.10	Delta SkyMiles	21
Charlotte (CLT) to Ljubljana (LJU)Also to LJU	410,500 miles + $24.10	Delta SkyMiles	11
Boston (BOS) to Ljubljana (LJU)Also to LJU	357,000 miles + $24.10	Delta SkyMiles	10

US card points to program miles or points: ratio and typical transfer time

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
Delta SkyMiles	1:1 · Instant	—	—	—	—	—
United MileagePlus	—	1:1 · Instant	—	1:1 · Instant	—	—

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