Compare 11 loyalty programs for San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh City award flights, with economy seats from 36,000 points.
San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh City shows nonstop award space on Vietnam Airlines. The data shows 11 programs pricing it, and economy starts at 36,000 points on a Vietnam Airlines nonstop. Delta SkyMiles prices that seat lowest, so defaulting to Vietnam Airlines' own program can mean overpaying. This page compares every way to book SFO–SGN on points.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | Premium economy | Business | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Air FranceAF | 36,000Lowest | 65,000pts | Not available | Not available |
 DeltaDL | 36,000Lowest | Not available | Not available | 340,000pts |
 Korean AirKE | 36,000Lowest | Not available | Not available | Not available |
Vietnam AirlinesVN | 36,000Lowest | 94,000pts | 139,999pts | Not available |
 American AirlinesAA | 37,500pts | Not available | Not available | 110,000Lowest |
 Alaska AirlinesAS | 37,500pts | Not available | 200,000pts | 110,000Lowest |
 Cathay PacificCX | 37,500pts | Not available | 102,500pts | Not available |
Japan AirlinesJL | 37,500pts | 50,000Lowest | 70,000Lowest | 110,000Lowest |
Malaysia AirlinesMH | 37,500pts | Not available | Not available | Not available |
 Qatar AirwaysQR | 37,500pts | Not available | Not available | Not available |
When award seats between San Francisco and Ho Chi Minh City price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 36,000 |
| Dec 2026 | 36,000 |
| Jan 2027 | 36,000 |
| Feb 2027 | 36,000 |
| Mar 2027 | 36,000 |
| Apr 2027 | 37,500 |
| May 2027 | 37,500 |
| Jun 2027 | 42,500 |
| Jul 2027 | No award data |
| Aug 2027 | No award data |
| Sep 2027 | 45,500 |
| Oct 2027 | No award data |
12 airlines with award seats between San Francisco and Ho Chi Minh City, nonstop or connecting.
American AirlinesAA
Air CanadaACAlaska AirlinesASCathay PacificCXDeltaDL
EmiratesEK
LufthansaLH
Qantas AirwaysQFQatar AirwaysQR
Singapore AirlinesSQ
Turkish AirlinesTK
United AirlinesUAWhat to know before booking San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh City with points.
Award data window: November 2026–October 2027, with calendar prices for nine months. Across well-covered months, November 2026–January 2027 are among the cheapest, at 36,000 points, while April, June, and September 2027 (37,500–45,500) run higher.
San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh City is served by American Airlines, Air Canada, Air France and 27 more, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 11 loyalty programs to find the best value for your points. Award prices start from 36,000 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
This route runs from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN). Vietnam Airlines carries all of the nonstop award space in the data. The Airbus A350-900 appears on those nonstop award segments. Less than 1% of the award options in the data are nonstop, so most results connect.
Booking San Francisco–Ho Chi Minh City with points starts with the cabin, then the program. The economy floor is a partner booking on a Vietnam Airlines nonstop, with no connection to trade off against the points. Taxes and fees on that seat run about $6, below the route's typical economy taxes. Measured against economy, premium economy is about 1.4 times the points and business about 1.9 times. Flexible bank points can reach Delta SkyMiles; confirm the space first, since transfers can't be undone.
Delta SkyMiles is cheapest in economy at 36,000 points on a Vietnam Airlines nonstop. American AAdvantage wins premium economy at 50,000 points and business class at 70,000. Watch the premium-economy routing: it lands at Narita (NRT) and leaves from Haneda (HND), both in Tokyo. American AAdvantage lists first class from 110,000 points, but the fare connects, which usually means first on one leg only; read every segment.
In the current award data, only Vietnam Airlines shows nonstop space on San Francisco–Ho Chi Minh City, but as a SkyTeam member its seats also price through alliance partners, not just Vietnam Airlines' own program. Connecting awards near the price floor run through Los Angeles, Taipei, and Vancouver; they're the fallback when the nonstop is full. Delta SkyMiles sets the economy floor as a SkyTeam partner, selling the Vietnam Airlines nonstop at its own rates.
On the San Francisco end, San Jose (SJC) starts at 37,500 points in economy, close to the route's 36,000-point economy floor and worth pricing when SFO space is thin. Out of San Francisco, Austin is a cheaper redemption at last check, from 8,000 points. San Francisco awards can also leave from Oakland (OAK). It's worth confirming the departure code before moving points.
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Common questions travelers ask about the San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh City route.
