Business-class award flights from San Jose (SJC) to Washington Dulles (IAD)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 2 programs for SJC→IAD. Lowest: 362,500 miles with GOL Smiles, which showed business-class award space on 6 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 120,000 miles + $5.60 with United MileagePlus.
Every airport: San Francisco to Washington award flights.
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Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 362,500 miles + taxes not reported
- GOL Smiles
- Programs with space
- 2 of 5
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 6 of 6
- dates checked · GOL Smiles
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on SJC→IAD, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusLowest, mixed cabin | 120,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  UA | 6 | 2 | See dates | |
| GOL SmilesLowest observed | 362,500 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop |  AA AS | 3 | 6 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Delta SkyMiles.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 120,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 120,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 5 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 362,500 pts + taxes not reported | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 764,100 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 2 of 6 | 33% | |
| GOL Smiles | 6 of 6 | 100% |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on SJC→IAD, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 120,000 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | 20,900 miles + $5.60 | — |
| GOL Smiles | 362,500 miles + taxes not reported | 122,800 miles + taxes not reported | 3× |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusmiles | 120,000+ $5.60 · 2 dates · Mixed cabin | — | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 362,5003 dates | 406,9002 dates | 405,2001 date |
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): GOL Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): 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 Jose (SJC) and to Washington Dulles (IAD). 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 Washington Dulles (IAD)Another San Francisco airport | 32,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 310 |
| San Jose (SJC) to Washington National (DCA)Another Washington airport | 120,000 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 2 |
| San Jose (SJC) to Baltimore (BWI)Another Washington airport | 107,500 miles + taxes not reported | GOL Smiles | 7 |
| San Jose (SJC) to New York JFKAlso from SJC | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 321 |
| San Jose (SJC) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from SJC | 120,000 miles + $239.90 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 8 |
| San Jose (SJC) to Phoenix (PHX)Also from SJC | 25,000 miles + $32.28Nonstop | Etihad Guest | 240 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also to IAD | 34,378 miles + $1,610.09 | Lufthansa Miles & More | 161 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also to IAD | 37,000 points + $725.99 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 22 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 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 Jose (SJC) to Washington Dulles (IAD)
How many points for business class from San Jose (SJC) to Washington Dulles (IAD)?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 362,500 miles with GOL Smiles. Seen Oct 24, 2026, 00:55 UTC for a Nov 15, 2026 departure. GOL Smiles showed business-class award space on 6 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 11, 2026, 04:47 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 120,000 miles + $5.60 with United MileagePlus. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from San Jose (SJC) to Washington Dulles (IAD)?
United MileagePlus (2 dates) and GOL Smiles (6 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from San Jose (SJC) to Washington Dulles (IAD) on points?
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.