Delta’s new partnership with Uber is now live. Those who signed up for the waitlist earlier this year can now link their SkyMiles and Uber accounts and start earning on rides. Everyone else will be able to link their accounts starting April 24th.
This isn’t a stellar partnership, as the cheapest Uber rides are only eligible to earn miles on rides to and from the airport. Uber Eats orders are included, but only if the total is $40+.
The Deal
- You can now earn Delta SkyMiles on Uber rides if you had previously signed up for the Delta / Uber waitlist.
Direct Link to promotion page and to link accounts
- The promotion will open to all members (who didn’t sign-up for the waitlist) starting on 4/24/25
Here’s the earning rates for SkyMiles on Uber rides:
- 3 miles per dollar on Uber Reserve rides
- 2 miles per dollar on premium rides (e.g. Uber Black, Uber Comfort, Uber XL, etc.)
- 1 mile per dollar on Uber X airport rides
- 1 mile per dollar spent on $40+ Uber Eats restaurant and grocery orders
Quick Thoughts
You used to be able to earn 1 Delta SkyMile for every $1 spent on Lyft rides or 2x on rides to the airport. Because of that, this new Uber partnership is underwhelming since regular UberX rides that aren’t to/from an airport will earn zero SkyMiles (although with Lyft there was no way to earn SkyMiles on food or delivery orders).
Uber already has partnerships with Marriott and Aeroplan, and the earning structure here effectively imitates those, with the one difference being that Aeroplan gives you a 250 point bonus each month that you take a qualifying Uber ride or make a $40+ Uber Eats order.
However, there’s one big difference that makes this SkyMiles partnership even worse than either Marriott or Aeroplan: you can’t double-dip. Currently, I can earn one Bonvoy point and one Aeroplan point for eligible rides and Uber Eats orders. However, it looks that’s not going to be possible with Delta…linking your SkyMiles account for rewards forces you to unlink your Bonvoy account.
Update: Based on some comments below, it looks like Aeroplan may be unavailable for many US-based Uber customers. I’ve never had an issue with it, but I originally linked to my Uber account from the Canadian Aeroplan site. I can confirm that it does work for me, shows in my Uber account and credits to my Aeroplan account. Both my Uber and Aeroplan accounts are US-based.
I’d never choose one Delta mile over one Aeroplan point, let alone one Aeroplan AND one Bonvoy point. Primarily because of that, this one’s a hard pass for me.
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My aeroplan account is linked to my uber account but I don’t have any activity since November 2023. On the aeroplan uber page it says that only uber rides and eats orders placed in Canada earn aeroplan points…
Not thrilled as Lyft is better overall…
Are US Uber accounts able to be linked to Aeroplan (and if so, how)? I don’t see Aeroplan as an option in the Uber app. A quick Google search leads me to believe that it’s only available in Canada?
Mine always has been and I’m in the US. I initially went through the link in my Aeroplan account and it’s been earning ever since. When I look at my Uber account info, it shows both Aeroplan and Bonvoy as being linked and earning points.
Ace beat me to it. You can only double dip if you have a Canadian Uber/UberEats account. This is explicit in the terms and conditions on the Aeroplan website, and attempts to link are blocked as ineligible if your Uber account is in the U.S.
Mine is linked and my Uber/Uber Eats account is based in the US (as is my Aeroplan account). I never knew that anyone else had issues linking to it until just now.
Have you ever tried signing into your account on the Canadian version of the website? That’s where I see it now.
Can you describe how to get there?
Tim- I went through the chat and help for an hour and got different agents telling me different things, but could never link.
I ended up finally getting this via email:
SUBMITTED Earning Points with Aeroplan
Hi XXX,
Thank you for reaching out. I understand you’re having trouble linking your Aeroplan account to the Uber app. Unfortunately, to earn Aeroplan points, trips and orders must be placed within Canada. Additionally, you must be in Canada to link your accounts. This might be why you’re not seeing the Aeroplan option in your app.
You can learn more about earning Aeroplan points by visiting the Aeroplan website or contacting their support for further assistance.
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