Virgin Atlantic: business class from the US East Coast to East Asia from 100,000 points
Virgin Atlantic has no flights to East Asia, but three SkyTeam partners share one distance chart. Korean Air to Seoul is 100,000 points one way from New York, Boston and Washington Dulles. China Airlines to Taipei and China Eastern to Shanghai from JFK are over 7,000 miles, which puts them in the top band at 140,000.
How Virgin Atlantic prices this route
USA East → E Asia · business, one way
Nonstop partner options between the US and East Asia
Virgin Atlantic · Korean Air, China Airlines, China Eastern · one way, by distance
Hover a cell to see the full price for that route.
Prices shown are for the nonstop partner routes above. Other East Asia destinations or connecting itineraries may price differently. Distances are straight-line airport-to-airport.
Good to know
- Virgin Atlantic awards are one way, so you can book the return with another program.
- Partner prices only apply to flights the partner operates, not codeshares.
- Connecting itineraries can price differently from the nonstops shown here.
- Washington Dulles to Seoul sits just under Virgin’s 7,000-mile edge. It should price at 100,000, but check the price before transferring.
How to find seats
- 1 Start with Korean Air to Seoul at 100,000 from JFK, Boston or Dulles.
- 2 Taipei and Shanghai from JFK are 140,000. The grid below shows every nonstop and its price.
- 3 Transfer points only once you see the seat.
Other programs on this route
The return trip: E Asia → USA East
Questions people ask
Why is Taipei 40,000 more than Seoul?
Virgin prices these partners by distance. Seoul is under 7,000 miles from the East Coast, Taipei and Shanghai are over, which moves them up to 140,000.
What about Hong Kong or Beijing?
They are not covered by these partner nonstops, so they may price differently. Seoul is the cheapest way into the region on this chart.