Compare 3 loyalty programs for Houston to Santiago award flights, with economy seats from 30,000 points.
Houston to Santiago shows nonstop award space on United Airlines. Just three programs price the route, and the cheapest economy award is 30,000 points on a United Airlines nonstop. The lowest price comes through Virgin Australia Velocity, not United Airlines' own program, so it pays to look past the obvious choice before transferring anything. Below, every program pricing IAH–SCL is compared side by side.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | Premium economy | Business |
|---|---|---|---|
 United AirlinesUA | 30,000Lowest | 55,000Lowest | 220,000pts |
 Air CanadaAC | 38,300pts | 74,000pts | 60,000Lowest |
 AviancaAV | 40,000pts | Not available | 60,000Lowest |
 Copa AirlinesCM | 40,000pts | Not available | 60,000Lowest |
 Turkish AirlinesTK | 64,500pts | Not available | 271,028pts |
When award seats between Houston and Santiago price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 40,000 |
| Dec 2026 | No award data |
| Jan 2027 | 30,000 |
| Feb 2027 | 40,000 |
| Mar 2027 | No award data |
| Apr 2027 | No award data |
| May 2027 | No award data |
| Jun 2027 | No award data |
| Jul 2027 | 40,000 |
| Aug 2027 | No award data |
| Sep 2027 | No award data |
| Oct 2027 | No award data |
5 airlines with award seats between Houston and Santiago, nonstop or connecting.
Air CanadaACAviancaAVCopa AirlinesCMTurkish AirlinesTKUnited AirlinesUAWhat to know before booking Houston to Santiago with points.
Award data window: November 2026–October 2027, with calendar prices for four months. Counting well-covered months only, January 2027 is the cheapest (30,000 points), ahead of November 2026 and February 2027 (40,000).
Houston to Santiago is served by Air Canada, Avianca, Copa Airlines and 2 more, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 3 loyalty programs to find the best value for your points. Award prices start from 30,000 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
This route runs from Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Santiago (SCL). United Airlines carries all of the nonstop award space in the data. The Boeing 767-300 shows up on those nonstop award segments. Expect mostly connecting results: only about 2% of the award options in the data are nonstop.
Booking Houston–Santiago with points starts with the cabin, then the program. The economy floor is a partner booking on a United Airlines nonstop, with no connection to trade off against the points. Expect about $31 in taxes and fees on top, below the route's typical economy taxes. Measured against economy, premium economy is about 1.8 times the points and business about double. Hold off on converting flexible points until the seat is confirmed bookable; there's no undoing a transfer.
Virgin Australia Velocity wins economy at 30,000 points on a United Airlines nonstop. United MileagePlus takes premium economy at 55,000 points on a United Airlines nonstop. Air Canada Aeroplan is cheapest in business class at 60,000 points. Business class also prices as a partner award, with one airline's miles buying another airline's seat. The cheapest program changes twice across the cabins, so match the program to the seat before moving points.
In the current award data, only United Airlines shows nonstop space on Houston–Santiago, but as a Star Alliance member its seats also price through alliance partners, not just United MileagePlus. If you're open to a stop, the better-priced connecting awards in the data run through Toronto, Miami, and Dallas/Fort Worth. In economy, the floor sits on United Airlines but books through Virgin Australia Velocity, a partner redemption. Only five airlines show award inventory on the route, so date flexibility matters more than carrier choice.
Houston and Santiago each show a single airport in the data for this route, so the calendar is where the savings are. Two cheaper options from Houston at last check: Cabo San Lucas from 12,500 points and Amsterdam from 15,000.
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Common questions travelers ask about the Houston to Santiago route.
