Business-class award flights from Vienna (VIE) to Houston (IAH)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 11 programs for VIE→IAH. Lowest: 57,500 miles + $131.49 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 27 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 55,000 points + $390.99 with Alaska Atmos Rewards.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 57,500 miles + $131.49
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 11 of 14
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 82 of 89
- dates checked · Air Canada Aeroplan
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on VIE→IAH, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest, mixed cabin | 55,000 pts + $390.99Mixed cabin | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA) +2 more | 3 | 35 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 57,500 pts + $131.49 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA), IBERIA (IB) | — | 27 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 60,000 pts + $474.29 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL) | 9+ | 79 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 75,000 pts + $144.60Mixed cabin | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), Emirates (EK), Lufthansa (LH), Austrian (OS) +1 more | 2 | 82 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $72.29Mixed cabin | 1 stop | Eurowings Discover (4Y), Air Canada (AC), JetBlue (B6), Air Dolomiti (EN) +11 more | 2 | 75 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 90,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 62 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 90,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 1 | 9 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 103,800 pts + $1,043.61Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), KLM (KL) | 1 | 16 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 109,000 pts + $1,339.92 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 1 | 62 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 110,000 pts + $309.93Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Air France (AF), Etihad Airways (EY), KLM (KL) | 2 | 16 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 531,700 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Air France (AF) | 1 | 2 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Avianca LifeMiles, Delta SkyMiles 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-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 55,000 pts + $390.99Mixed cabin | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 57,500 pts + $131.49 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 60,000 pts + $474.29 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 75,000 pts + $178.54Mixed cabin | 5 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $74.49Mixed cabin | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 90,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 103,800 pts + $1,043.61Mixed cabin | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 109,000 pts + $1,339.92 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 35 of 81 | 43% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 27 of 82 | 32% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 79 of 86 | 91% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 82 of 89 | 92% | |
| United MileagePlus | 75 of 80 | 93% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 62 of 83 | 74% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 9 of 64 | 14% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 16 of 77 | 20% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 62 of 83 | 74% | |
| Etihad Guest | 16 of 84 | 19% | |
| GOL Smiles | 2 of 30 | 6% |
Best months for business class from Vienna (VIE) to Houston (IAH)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 55,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 11 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 55,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 5 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 75,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Air Canada Aeroplan | 3 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 7 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 228,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 119,999 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 2 | |
| 119,999 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 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; taxes vary. — means the program showed no business-class space that month.
| Program | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 255,000 | 55,000Mixed cabin | 110,000 | 55,000Mixed cabin | 255,000 | 375,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 57,500 | 57,500 | 57,500 | 57,500 | 57,500 | — | 57,500 | 57,500 | 228,000 | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 99,500 | 145,500 | 127,062 | 145,500 | 145,500 | — | 230,000 | 230,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 275,015 | 75,000Mixed cabin | 200,232 | 75,000Mixed cabin | 75,000Mixed cabin | 75,000Mixed cabin | 86,479 | 240,497 | — | 289,999 | 289,999 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | — | — | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 90,000 | — | — | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | — | 90,000 | — | — | — | — | 161,500 | 161,500 | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 103,800Mixed cabin | 108,000 | — | 103,800Mixed cabin | 129,000 | 133,600 | 108,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | 181,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 181,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | — | 181,000 | 181,000 |
| Etihad Guestmiles | — | 110,000Mixed cabin | 110,000Mixed cabin | — | 115,000 | — | 110,000Mixed cabin | 110,000Mixed cabin | — | 119,999 | 119,999 |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | — | — | — | 531,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Eurowings Discover (4Y): United MileagePlus
- American Airlines (AA): Alaska Atmos Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Etihad Guest
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Finnair (AY): Alaska Atmos Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus
- British Airways (BA): Alaska Atmos Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Condor (DE): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Emirates (EK): Air Canada Aeroplan and Emirates Skywards
- Air Dolomiti (EN): United MileagePlus
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus
- Eurowings (EW): United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- IBERIA (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Etihad Guest
- Lufthansa (LH): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- Austrian (OS): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Croatia Airlines (OU): United MileagePlus
- Qatar Airways (QR): Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus and Turkish Miles & Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): 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 Vienna (VIE) and to Houston (IAH). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston (IAH) to Vienna (VIE)Return direction | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 25 |
| Vienna (VIE) to Boston (BOS)Also from VIE | 48,500 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 17 |
| Vienna (VIE) to Cairo (CAI)Also from VIE | 22,500 pointsNonstop | Air Canada Aeroplan | 325 |
| Vienna (VIE) to San Francisco (SFO)Also from VIE | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 229 |
| Vienna (VIE) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also from VIE | 48,500 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 11 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 47,390 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 142 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 208 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 215 |
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 | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 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 | — |
| 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 | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Vienna (VIE) to Houston (IAH)
What's the lowest business-class award from Vienna (VIE) to Houston (IAH)?
57,500 miles + $131.49 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Oct 9, 2026, 14:51 UTC for a Nov 17, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 27 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 12:17 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 55,000 points + $390.99 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Vienna (VIE) to Houston (IAH)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (35 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (27 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (79 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (82 dates), United MileagePlus (75 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (62 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (9 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (16 dates), Emirates Skywards (62 dates), Etihad Guest (16 dates) and GOL Smiles (2 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Vienna (VIE) to Houston (IAH)?
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 Vienna (VIE) to Houston (IAH)?
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 May 2027 departures: 57,500 miles with AAdvantage (7 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Nov 2026 departures from 55,000 points with Atmos. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.