First-class award flights from San Jose (SJC) to Johannesburg (JNB)

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

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
Delta SkyMiles	499,900 pts + $5.60	1 stop	DL	9+	18	Oct 27, 2026, 18:08 UTC	See dates

Not seen in first class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer and United MileagePlus.

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.

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

Of the 18 departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for Delta SkyMiles in the last 30 days, 18 (100%) showed first-class award space. The latest departure with space was Jun 10, 2027.

First class compared with economy, by program

Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on SJC→JNB, 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.

Airlines seen in first class

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

• Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles

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 Jose (SJC) and to Johannesburg (JNB). 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 Johannesburg (JNB)Another San Francisco airport	255,000 points + $62.80	Alaska Atmos Rewards	46
San Jose (SJC) to Phoenix (PHX)Also from SJC	9,000 points + $25.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	324
San Jose (SJC) to New York JFKAlso from SJC	25,000 miles + $5.60	American Airlines AAdvantage	321
San Jose (SJC) to Seattle (SEA)Also from SJC	15,000 points + $5.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	320
San Jose (SJC) to Honolulu (HNL)Also from SJC	40,000 points + $5.60	Alaska Atmos Rewards	326
Newark (EWR) to Johannesburg (JNB)Also to JNB	499,900 miles + $5.60	Delta SkyMiles	325
Los Angeles (LAX) to Johannesburg (JNB)Also to JNB	110,000 points + $1,653.10	Alaska Atmos Rewards	27
Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Johannesburg (JNB)Also to JNB	299,300 points + $1,225.00	Qantas Frequent Flyer	3

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	—	—	—	—	—

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