Virgin Atlantic: business class from the US West Coast to East Asia from 85,000 points
Virgin Atlantic has no flights to East Asia, but three SkyTeam partners share one distance chart. Korean Air to Seoul lands in the lowest band at 85,000 points one way from all three West Coast gateways. China Airlines to Taipei and China Eastern to Shanghai are a little farther, at 100,000.
How Virgin Atlantic prices this route
USA West → 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.
- Hong Kong, Beijing and connecting itineraries are not covered by these nonstops and may price differently.
How to find seats
- 1 Start with Korean Air to Seoul at 85,000. Seattle and San Francisco sit comfortably in that band.
- 2 If Seoul has nothing, check China Airlines to Taipei or China Eastern to Shanghai at 100,000. 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 West
Questions people ask
Why is Seoul cheaper than Taipei?
Virgin prices these partners by distance. Seoul is under 6,000 miles from the West Coast, Taipei and Shanghai are just over, which moves them up a band to 100,000.
Is Los Angeles to Seoul really 85,000?
It sits only a few miles under Virgin's 6,000-mile edge. It should price at 85,000, but if Virgin measures the route slightly longer it would be 100,000, so check the price before transferring.