Business-class award flights from Sydney (SYD) to Nairobi (NBO)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 12 programs for SYD→NBO. Lowest: 121,000 miles + $1,121.52 with Emirates Skywards, which showed business-class award space on 25 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 80,000 miles + $148.05 with American Airlines AAdvantage.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 121,000 miles + $1,121.52
- Emirates Skywards
- Mixed cabin from
- 80,000 miles + $148.05
- American Airlines AAdvantage · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 12 of 12
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 26 of 26
- dates checked · Etihad Guest
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on SYD→NBO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 80,000 pts + $148.05Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Qantas (QF), Qatar Airways (QR) | — | 5 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 90,000 pts + $129.10Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air France (AF), Vietnam Airlines (VN) | 1 | 5 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 98,000 pts + $542.10Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Ethiopian Airlines (ET), Etihad Airways (EY), Gulf Air (GF), JQ +2 more | 2 | 26 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 121,000 pts + $1,121.52 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 3 | 25 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 140,000 pts + $96.25 | 2 stops | Airlink (4Z), Air India (AI), Ethiopian Airlines (ET), South African Airways (SA) +1 more | 1 | 12 | See dates | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 155,000 pts + $476.32 | 2 stops | Qatar Airways (QR), Virgin Australia (VA) | 2 | 24 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 157,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 1 | 6 | See dates | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 164,500 pts + $338.05 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), Kenya Airways (KQ), Vietnam Airlines (VN) | 1 | 5 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 182,900 pts + $1,121.52 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 1 | 2 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 255,000 pts + $148.35 | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 9+ | 23 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 320,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 17 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 325,300 pts + $159.45Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Emirates (EK), flydubai (FZ), Gulf Air (GF), Singapore Airlines (SQ) +1 more | 3 | 14 | See dates |
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 80,000 pts + $158.55Mixed cabin | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 90,000 pts + $161.20Mixed cabin | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 98,000 pts + $542.10Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 121,000 pts + $1,140.84 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 140,000 pts + $96.65 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 157,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 164,500 pts + $338.05 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 174,000 pts + $479.31 | 1 | 2 stops | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 of 26 | 19% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 5 of 26 | 19% | |
| Etihad Guest | 26 of 26 | 100% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 25 of 25 | 100% | |
| United MileagePlus | 12 of 26 | 46% | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 24 of 25 | 96% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 6 of 16 | 37% | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 5 of 25 | 20% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 2 of 23 | 8% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 23 of 26 | 88% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 17 of 26 | 65% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 14 of 23 | 60% |
Best months for business class from Sydney (SYD) to Nairobi (NBO)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 1 | |
| 80,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 80,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 121,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 3 | |
| 90,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Delta SkyMiles | 1 | |
| 201,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 4 |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | 80,000Mixed cabin | 80,000Mixed cabin | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | 90,000Mixed cabin | 90,000Mixed cabin | — | 90,000Mixed cabin | — |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 98,000Mixed cabin | 98,000Mixed cabin | 165,000 | 190,000 | 98,000Mixed cabin | 848,070 |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | 121,000 | 121,000 | 121,000 | 121,000 | — | 201,000 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | — | 140,000 | 140,000 | — | 147,500 | — |
| Virgin Australia Velocitypoints | 1,003,400 | 174,000 | 155,000 | 952,400 | — | 1,021,000 |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | — | 157,500Mixed cabin | 157,500Mixed cabin | — | — | — |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Clubpoints | — | 164,500 | 165,500 | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | — | 182,900 | — | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | — | 320,000 | 320,000 | 320,000 | — | 320,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 411,000 | 325,300Mixed cabin | 331,500 | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Airlink (4Z): United MileagePlus
- Air France (AF): Delta SkyMiles and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Air India (AI): United MileagePlus
- Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): Etihad Guest and United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- flydubai (FZ): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Gulf Air (GF): Etihad Guest and Air Canada Aeroplan
- JQ: Etihad Guest
- Kenya Airways (KQ): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Qantas (QF): American Airlines AAdvantage and Etihad Guest
- Qatar Airways (QR): American Airlines AAdvantage, Virgin Australia Velocity, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- South African Airways (SA): United MileagePlus
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV): Etihad Guest
- Turkish Airlines (TK): Turkish Miles & Smiles
- Virgin Australia (VA): United MileagePlus, Virgin Australia Velocity and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Vietnam Airlines (VN): Delta SkyMiles and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
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 Sydney (SYD) and to Nairobi (NBO). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi (NBO) to Sydney (SYD)Return direction | 201,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 17 |
| Sydney (SYD) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)Also from SYD | 93,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 308 |
| Sydney (SYD) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from SYD | 90,000 Avios | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 105 |
| Sydney (SYD) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from SYD | 85,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 |
| Sydney (SYD) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from SYD | 85,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 273 |
| New York JFK to Nairobi (NBO)Also to NBO | 85,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 91 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Nairobi (NBO)Also to NBO | 75,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 10 |
| Newark (EWR) to Nairobi (NBO)Also to NBO | 75,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 14 |
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 | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emirates Skywards | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:0.75 · Instant | — | 1:0.8 · Instant | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Sydney (SYD) to Nairobi (NBO)
What's the lowest business-class award from Sydney (SYD) to Nairobi (NBO)?
121,000 miles + $1,121.52 with Emirates Skywards. Seen Sep 30, 2026, 19:47 UTC for a Nov 5, 2026 departure. Emirates Skywards showed business-class award space on 25 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 15, 2026, 02:29 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 80,000 miles + $148.05 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Sydney (SYD) to Nairobi (NBO)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (5 dates), Delta SkyMiles (5 dates), Etihad Guest (26 dates), Emirates Skywards (25 dates), United MileagePlus (12 dates), Virgin Australia Velocity (24 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (6 dates), Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (5 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (2 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (23 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (17 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (14 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Sydney (SYD) to Nairobi (NBO)?
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 Sydney (SYD) to Nairobi (NBO)?
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 Nov 2026 departures: 121,000 miles with Skywards (12 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Nov 2026 departures from 80,000 miles with AAdvantage. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.