Business class award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business award space on 4 programs for SFO→DTW. Lowest: 41,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business award space on 36 dates. No nonstop business award was seen in the last 30 days.
Data as of
Award prices last changed . AwardTool checks these routes daily; seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 41,500 pts + $5.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 4 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 312
- Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business award each program showed on SFO→DTW, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 41,500 pts + $5.60 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA) | — | 36 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 43,600 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS) | 1 | 312 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 80,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stopMixed cabin | JetBlue (B6), United Airlines (UA) | 1 | 171 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 430,900 pts + $5.60 | 1 stopMixed cabin | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 9+ | 8 | See dates |
Not seen in business: Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue True Blue, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, 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 award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 41,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 43,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 43,600 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 43,600 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 80,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 80,000 pts + $5.60 | 8 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 430,900 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 430,900 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 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 at the time shown. 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.
Best months for business class from SFO to DTW
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 43,600 pts + taxes not reported | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 27 | |
| 41,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 43,600 pts + taxes not reported | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 28 | |
| 43,600 pts + taxes not reported | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 28 | |
| 43,600 pts + taxes not reported | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 30 | |
| 43,600 pts + taxes not reported | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 25 | |
| 43,600 pts + taxes not reported | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 30 | |
| 43,600 pts + taxes not reported | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 30 | |
| 43,600 pts + taxes not reported | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 29 | |
| 43,600 pts + taxes not reported | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 31 | |
| 43,600 pts + taxes not reported | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 10 |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business award flights from SFO to DTW
What's the lowest business award from San Francisco to Detroit?
41,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business award space on 36 departure dates (newest observation Oct 14, 2026, 17:17 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business award space on SFO→DTW?
American Airlines AAdvantage (36 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (312 dates), United MileagePlus (171 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (8 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business award space from SFO to DTW?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop business award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest business award prices from SFO to DTW?
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 award AwardTool observed was for Dec 2026 departures: 41,500 miles with AAdvantage (8 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.