Compare 12 loyalty programs for Los Angeles to Beijing award flights, with economy seats from 36,000 points.
Los Angeles to Beijing is a transpacific corridor with nonstop award seats on United Airlines. The data shows 12 programs pricing it, and the cheapest economy award is 36,000 points on a routing that includes KLM. That price runs through Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, another airline's program, so KLM's own points aren't automatically the cheapest way on. Every LAX–PEK award below is broken out program by program.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | Premium economy | Business | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Air FranceAF | 36,000Lowest | 65,000pts | 115,000pts | Not available |
 KLMKL | 36,000Lowest | 65,000pts | 182,900pts | Not available |
 American AirlinesAA | 37,500pts | Not available | Not available | 150,000pts |
 Alaska AirlinesAS | 37,500pts | Not available | 70,000Lowest | 130,000Lowest |
 Cathay PacificCX | 37,500pts | 130,800pts | 167,000pts | Not available |
 Japan AirlinesJL | 37,500pts | 50,000Lowest | 70,000Lowest | 150,000pts |
Korean AirKE | 38,000pts | Not available | 200,000pts | Not available |
 United AirlinesUA | 42,000pts | 65,000pts | 98,010pts | Not available |
 EmiratesEK | 42,500pts | 104,000pts | 116,000pts | Not available |
Hainan AirlinesHU | 42,500pts | Not available | Not available | Not available |
When award seats between Los Angeles and Beijing price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 36,000 |
| Dec 2026 | 36,000 |
| Jan 2027 | 36,000 |
| Feb 2027 | 37,500 |
| Mar 2027 | 37,500 |
| Apr 2027 | 36,000 |
| May 2027 | 50,000 |
| Jun 2027 | No award data |
| Jul 2027 | 37,500 |
| Aug 2027 | 37,500 |
| Sep 2027 | No award data |
| Oct 2027 | No award data |
11 airlines with award seats between Los Angeles and Beijing, nonstop or connecting.
American AirlinesAA
Air CanadaACAlaska AirlinesASCathay PacificCX
DeltaDLEmiratesEK
LufthansaLH
Qantas AirwaysQF
Singapore AirlinesSQ
Turkish AirlinesTKUnited AirlinesUAWhat to know before booking Los Angeles to Beijing with points.
Distance ~6,240 miles; nonstop flying time ~13h (estimate). Local time in Beijing is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles (16 while Los Angeles is on standard time). Award data window: November 2026–October 2027, with calendar prices for nine months. Of the well-covered ones, November 2026–January 2027 are among the cheapest, at 36,000 points; pricier months include February, March, and July 2027 (37,500).
Los Angeles to Beijing is served by American Airlines, Air Canada, Air France and 27 more, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 12 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.
Roughly 6,240 miles separate Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), so a nonstop spends about 13 hours in the air, a little more or less depending on winds and direction. Nonstop award space in the data comes from a single airline: United Airlines. The Boeing 787-9 shows up on those nonstop award segments. Nonstops make up less than 1% of the award options in the data; the rest connect.
On a long-haul trip like Los Angeles–Beijing, pick the cabin before the program. Saving points means connecting: the economy floor connects once, and an economy nonstop on United Airlines costs more. The cheapest economy seat adds about $464 in taxes and fees, well above the route's typical economy taxes, so weigh points and cash together before booking. Stepping up costs about 1.4 times the economy points for premium economy and about 1.9 times for business.
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club takes economy at 36,000 points. American AAdvantage is cheapest in premium economy at 50,000 points and business class at 70,000. The routing in premium economy and business class changes airports in Tokyo, from Narita (NRT) to Haneda (HND), so allow transfer time. Alaska Atmos Rewards' 130,000-point first-class fare connects; treat it as mixed-cabin until each segment's cabin checks out.
United Airlines alone shows nonstop award space on Los Angeles–Beijing in the data. It's a Star Alliance carrier, so partner programs across the alliance can price it, not just United MileagePlus. Connecting awards near the price floor run through San Francisco, Seattle, and Tokyo. American AAdvantage sets the business-class floor as a oneworld partner, selling Alaska Airlines seats at its own rates.
On the Los Angeles end, Burbank (BUR) and Ontario (ONT) both come in only slightly higher at 37,500 points in economy against the 36,000-point floor, making them a sensible check when LAX awards dry up. For a lower-cost long-haul trip from Los Angeles, Amsterdam starts from 9,500 points at last check.
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Common questions travelers ask about the Los Angeles to Beijing route.
