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Best Business Class from the USA to Asia

36 tracked routes · 8 departure cities · 19 airlines

CabinScore tracks 36 routes from the USA to Asia, flown by 19 airlines. The best business cabin CabinScore has measured on any of them rates 9.5/10; on the weakest route the best you can do is 5.9/10. That gap is the whole reason to check before booking — the same fare buys very different seats depending on which city you leave from.

This covers the routes CabinScore tracks between the USA and Asia — not every route flown, and only the cabins it has measured. Scores come from seat metrics; the odds of actually getting a given cabin come from the tracked flight history on each route's own page.

Routes tracked36
Departure cities8
Airlines19
Cabins measured50
Best CabinScore9.5/10

Best Cabins on This Corridor12 of 50

The highest-scoring business cabins CabinScore has measured on the USA–Asia routes. Which of them you can book depends on your departure city — the route list below is the honest version of that.

Every Route We Track, Ranked36 routes

1ORD → TYOChicago – TokyoBest: All Nippon Airways THE Room · 3 airlines tracked9.52LAX → TYOLos Angeles – TokyoBest: All Nippon Airways THE Room · 7 airlines tracked9.53NYC → TYONew York City – TokyoBest: All Nippon Airways THE Room · 4 airlines tracked9.54SFO → TYOSan Francisco – TokyoBest: All Nippon Airways THE Room · 4 airlines tracked9.55NYC → DELNew York City – New DelhiBest: Air India Business Class (A350 suite) · 3 airlines tracked9.46DFW → TYODallas-Fort Worth – TokyoBest: Japan Airlines Business Class · 2 airlines tracked9.37LAX → TPELos Angeles – Taipei (Taoyuan)Best: China Airlines Premium Business (Super Diamond) · 3 airlines tracked9.28NYC → TPENew York City – Taipei (Taoyuan)Best: China Airlines Premium Business (Super Diamond) · 2 airlines tracked9.29NYC → MNLNew York City – ManilaBest: Philippine Airlines Business Class (A350-1000 suite) · 1 airline tracked9.210SFO → TPESan Francisco – Taipei (Taoyuan)Best: China Airlines Premium Business (Super Diamond) · 4 airlines tracked9.211LAX → HKGLos Angeles – Hong KongBest: Cathay Pacific Aria Suite · 4 airlines tracked9.112SFO → ICNSan Francisco – SeoulBest: Korean Air Prestige Suites 2.0 · 3 airlines tracked9.113SFO → HKGSan Francisco – Hong KongBest: Cathay Pacific Aria Suite · 2 airlines tracked9.114SFO → SINSan Francisco – SingaporeBest: United Airlines United Polaris Business (Elevated Interior) · 2 airlines tracked9.115SEA → TYOSeattle – TokyoBest: Alaska Airlines International Business Class Suite · 4 airlines tracked9.116SEA → ICNSeattle – SeoulBest: Korean Air Prestige Suites 2.0 · 4 airlines tracked9.117LAX → SINLos Angeles – SingaporeBest: Singapore Airlines Business Class · 1 airline tracked9.018LAX → CANLos Angeles – GuangzhouBest: China Southern Airlines Business Class (Solstys) · 1 airline tracked9.019NYC → SINNew York City – SingaporeBest: Singapore Airlines Business Class · 1 airline tracked9.020SEA → SINSeattle – SingaporeBest: Singapore Airlines Business Class · 1 airline tracked9.021LAX → PVGLos Angeles – Shanghai (Pudong)Best: China Eastern Airlines Business Class (Cirrus II) · 3 airlines tracked8.822NYC → PVGNew York City – Shanghai (Pudong)Best: China Eastern Airlines Business Class (Cirrus II) · 1 airline tracked8.823SFO → PVGSan Francisco – Shanghai (Pudong)Best: China Eastern Airlines Business Class (Cirrus II) · 2 airlines tracked8.824ATL → ICNAtlanta – SeoulBest: Delta Air Lines Delta One Suite · 2 airlines tracked8.725ATL → TYOAtlanta – TokyoBest: Delta Air Lines Delta One Suite · 1 airline tracked8.726NYC → BOMNew York City – MumbaiBest: Air India Business Class (Solstys) · 1 airline tracked8.727SFO → PEKSan Francisco – BeijingBest: United Airlines United Polaris Business · 2 airlines tracked8.728SFO → DELSan Francisco – New DelhiBest: Air India Business Class (Solstys) · 1 airline tracked8.729ORD → HKGChicago – Hong KongBest: Cathay Pacific Business Class (A350 Cirrus III) · 1 airline tracked8.430DFW → HKGDallas-Fort Worth – Hong KongBest: Cathay Pacific Business Class (A350 Cirrus III) · 1 airline tracked8.431LAX → PEKLos Angeles – BeijingBest: United Airlines United Polaris Business · 2 airlines tracked8.432NYC → HKGNew York City – Hong KongBest: Cathay Pacific Business Class (A350 Cirrus III) · 1 airline tracked8.433SEA → HKGSeattle – Hong KongBest: Cathay Pacific Business Class (A350 Cirrus III) · 1 airline tracked8.434LAX → ICNLos Angeles – SeoulBest: Asiana Airlines Business Smartium · 2 airlines tracked8.235NYC → ICNNew York City – SeoulBest: Asiana Airlines Business Smartium · 2 airlines tracked8.236IAD → PEKWashington (Dulles) – BeijingBest: Air China Business Class (Diamond) · 1 airline tracked5.9

By Departure City8 cities

The best business cabin CabinScore has measured leaving each the USA city it tracks.

How This Ranking Is Built

CabinScore ranks each route by the highest-scoring business cabin it has measured on that route. Scores come from seat metrics — width, bed length, recline, direct aisle access, privacy, and cabin density — not from reviews. Full methodology.

A high score is what the best cabin on the route is worth, not a promise you will get it. Most carriers are mid-retrofit, so two aircraft on the same route the same week can be a generation apart; each route page shows the observed equipment mix, which is the number that decides your seat.

Coverage is partial in both directions: CabinScore tracks 36 routes between the USA and Asia, and scores a subset of the cabins flying them. A route or airline missing here is a gap in the data, not a judgement.

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