Compare award prices for San Francisco to Athens, with economy seats from 21,000 points.
San Francisco to Athens is an ultra-long-haul transatlantic route with no nonstop award in the data, so every best-priced seat connects. American AAdvantage was the lone program pricing it at last check, with economy from 21,000 points. At this length the cabin you book shapes the whole journey, so weigh business-class pricing alongside the economy price before transferring points. This page lays out SFO–ATH award pricing in full.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | Premium economy | Business |
|---|---|---|---|
 American AirlinesAA | 21,000Lowest | 83,500pts | 57,500Lowest |
 Alaska AirlinesAS | 30,000pts | Not available | Not available |
 British AirwaysBA | 30,000pts | 40,000Lowest | 57,500Lowest |
 IberiaIB | 30,000pts | Not available | Not available |
When award seats between San Francisco and Athens price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | No award data |
| Dec 2026 | No award data |
| Jan 2027 | 30,000 |
| Feb 2027 | No award data |
| Mar 2027 | No award data |
| Apr 2027 | 21,000 |
| May 2027 | 30,000 |
| Jun 2027 | 30,000 |
| Jul 2027 | 30,000 |
| Aug 2027 | No award data |
| Sep 2027 | No award data |
| Oct 2027 | No award data |
4 airlines with award seats between San Francisco and Athens, nonstop or connecting.
American AirlinesAAAlaska AirlinesASBritish AirwaysBAIberiaIBWhat to know before booking San Francisco to Athens with points.
~6,790 miles; ~14h10 of flying before connections (approximate). Athens is 10 hours ahead of San Francisco (9 for a few weeks a year, while the clocks change on different dates). Award data window: November 2026–October 2027, with calendar prices for five months. Counting well-covered months only, April 2027 is the cheapest (21,000 points), ahead of January and May 2027 (30,000).
San Francisco to Athens is served by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, British Airways and 1 more, offering multiple options for award travelers. Award prices start from 21,000 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
Roughly 6,790 miles separate San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Athens International Airport (ATH), which is about 14h10 of flying at nonstop pace before any connection time. There's no nonstop in the award data: every itinerary connects.
The cabin call comes first on San Francisco–Athens; on an ultra-long-haul trip, the right program follows from it. The economy floor connects once; with no nonstop to pay up for, extra points buy only a better connection or a higher cabin. Listed taxes on the cheapest economy seat, about $6, look incomplete for an international departure, so confirm the cash cost at checkout. The middle step, premium economy, costs about 1.9 times economy; business costs about 2.7 times, though the cheapest business award carries heavy fees.
American AAdvantage is the only program pricing San Francisco–Athens: economy at 21,000 points, premium economy at 40,000, and business class at 57,500. The premium economy and business class floors are partner awards: one airline's miles on another airline's flights.
On this route, British Airways (oneworld) holds two of the three cabin floors. Only four airlines show award inventory on the route, all priced through American AAdvantage. On a connecting award, the airline named in the price table may fly only one leg, so confirm each segment's operator before moving points.
Neither San Francisco nor Athens shows a same-metro alternate airport in the data, so the main airports are the ones to watch. If you can reposition, Chicago to Athens starts from 9,500 points at last check, cheaper than leaving from San Francisco. For a lower-cost long-haul trip from San Francisco, Amsterdam starts from 13,000 points.
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Common questions travelers ask about the San Francisco to Athens route.
