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In my opinion, transferable points programs are the most valuable points to accumulate. These points can often be used at better than 1 cent per point value to book travel and, even better, points can be strategically transferred to airline and hotel programs when valuable awards are available.
This page details all of the point transfers available from a number of bank programs.
A word about Marriott
Marriott offers a huge number of transfer partners, most of which transfer from Marriott 3 to 1. I decided that this “Master List” page would be easier to read if I limited it to transferable points programs that offer 1 to 1 transfers to most programs. All Marriott transfer options can be found here: Marriott Bonvoy Transfer Partners.
Point Transfer Tips
Read all about each major transferable currency program:
- Amex Membership Rewards Guide
- Capital One “Rewards miles” Guide
- Chase Ultimate Rewards Guide
- Citi ThankYou Rewards Guide
- Bilt Rewards Guide
- Marriott Bonvoy Complete Guide
Don’t transfer speculatively: Don’t transfer points until high value awards are available and you are ready to book them. Transfers are one-way only. Transferable points are valuable for their flexibility. Once you transfer, you are locked into a single program that may or may not have awards available.
Share points: Most of the guides listed above detail how to share points with others.
Watch for transfer bonuses: Amex, Capital One, and Citi often offer improved transfer ratios through limited time transfer bonuses.
It’s sometimes cheaper to pay with points: Most bank programs offer ways to pay for travel with points rather than transferring those points to airline or hotel programs. Sometimes you’ll spend fewer points this way.
Current Transfer Bonuses
Here is a list of all of the current transfer bonuses we’re aware of:
| Transfer From | Transfer Bonus Details | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Chase Ultimate Rewards | 40% transfer bonus from Chase Ultimate Rewards to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 11/30/24 |
| Amex Membership Rewards | 35% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Marriott Bonvoy | 11/30/24 |
| Amex Membership Rewards | 15% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 11/30/24 |
| Amex Membership Rewards | 15% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Avianca LifeMiles | 12/31/24 |
| Capital One Miles | 20% transfer bonus from Capital One Miles to British Airways Avios | 12/01/24 |
Best Transfer Partners
The following list of transfer partners are limited to those that we find most useful. Plenty of other programs are useful for select purposes and so you’ll find details about those later in this post.
| Rewards Program | Amex Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Chase Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Citi Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Capital One Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Bilt Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Wells Fargo Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aer Lingus AviosBest Uses: Fuel surcharges are sometimes lower when booking with Aer Lingus rather than British Airways, Qatar, or Iberia. It's possible to move points (Avios) between Iberia, British Airways, Aer Lingus, and Qatar. See also: Avios Sweet Spots for Award Tickets. | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 via Qatar (~1 day) | 1 to 1 via BA (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Unknown) |
Air Canada AeroplanBest Uses: Redeem for Star Alliance flights and/or flights with Air Canada partners (such as Etihad). No fuel surcharges; $39 CAD award booking fee; 5,000 points to add stopover on one-way award. See: Air Canada Aeroplan: Everything you need to know. | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | ||
Air France KLM Flying BlueBest Uses: Monthly Air France Promo Awards often represent very good value. Air France miles can be used to book Sky Team awards, including Delta awards. Air France often offers very good business class award pricing between the US and Europe & Israel. | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Unknown) |
Alaska MileagePlanBest Uses: Alaska Airlines offers decent oneworld award pricing, excellent short-distant pricing, and uniquely allows free stop-overs one one-way awards. Additionally, Alaska allows free award changes and cancelations (although they do have a small non-refundable partner award booking fee) | 1 to 1 via Hawaiian (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | ||||
ANA Mileage ClubBest Uses: Redeem for Star Alliance flights. Multiple stopovers allowed. ANA offers many great sweet-spot awards, including flying around the world in business class for as few as 115K miles! See also: ANA - a terrific Membership Rewards gem. | 1 to 1 (~1 day) | |||||
Avianca LifeMilesBest Uses: Avianca LifeMiles can be great for Star Alliance awards. They offer reasonable award prices and no fuel surcharges on awards. They also offer shorthaul awards within the US (for flying United, for example) for as few as 7,500 miles one-way. Best of all, their mixed-cabin pricing can lead to fantastic first-class award prices. See this post for details. | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Unknown) | |
British Airways AviosBest Uses: While flights on British Airways itself often incur outrageously high fuel surcharges, many BA partners charge low or no fuel surcharges. Excellent value can often be had in redeeming BA points for short distance flights outside the US. It's possible to move points (Avios) between Iberia, British Airways, Aer Lingus, and Qatar. See also: Avios Sweet Spots for Award Tickets. | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 via Qatar (~1 day) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Unknown) |
Cathay Pacific Asia MilesBest Uses: Cathay Pacific has a decent distance based award chart, but they don't allow stopovers longer than 24 hours. Cathay Pacific Asia Miles can be a good option for booking American Airlines flights with a distance based award chart, especially if other OneWorld Alliance miles aren't available. For long distance flights, it is possible to reduce the cost of a premium cabin award by adding on a lower cabin segment. See this post for details. | 1 to 1 (~1 day) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (1 - 2 days) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | ||
Hawaiian MilesBest Uses: Hawaiian Miles can be converted instantly to Alaska Mileage Plan miles. Alaska Airlines offers decent oneworld award pricing, excellent short-distant pricing, and uniquely allows free stop-overs one one-way awards. Additionally, Alaska allows free award changes and cancelations (although they do have a small non-refundable partner award booking fee) | 1 to 1 plus excise tax (Instant) | |||||
HyattBest Uses: Use for Hyatt free nights, free suite nights, lounge upgrades, or suite upgrades. Hyatt points are often worth more than 2 cents each. Bonus: award nights are not subject to resort fees. | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | ||||
Iberia AviosBest Uses: On their own flights, Iberia offers low award prices and a very reasonable 25 Euro cancellation fee. Partner awards can offer good value under some circumstances as well, but these are usually nonrefundable. Fuel surcharges are sometimes lower when booking with Iberia rather than British Airways, Aer Lingus, or Qatar. It's possible to move points (Avios) between Iberia, British Airways, Aer Lingus, and Qatar. See also: Avios Sweet Spots for Award Tickets. | 1 to 1 (~12 - 72 hours (slower over weekend)) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 via Qatar (~1 day) | 1 to 1 via BA (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Unknown) |
Leading Hotels of the WorldBest Uses: It is often possible to get 8 cents per point value, or more from LHW points. | 1K to 200 (Instant) | |||||
Qatar Privilege Club AviosBest Uses: Qatar has reasonable award prices for flying Qatar itself. Points are now transferable 1 to 1 to British Airways (and from there to Aer Lingus or Iberia). It is now also possible to book JetBlue flights with Qatar Avios. | 1 to 1 (12 - 24 hours) | 1 to 1 via BA (Instant) | 1 to 1 (~1 day) | 1 to 1 via BA (Instant) | 1 to 1 via BA (Instant) | 1 to 1 via BA (Unknown) |
United MileagePlusBest Uses: United offers free award changes and free cancelations. Like Avianca and Aeroplan, United never charges fuel surcharges for awards. Unfortunately, United charges many more miles for international first class awards. Good uses of miles include United's Excursionist Perk awards and (sometimes) dynamically priced United economy awards. | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) |
Airline Loyalty Programs
In most cases it is free to transfer points. One exception is with Amex. For transfers to US airlines only, Amex usually charges an “excise tax offset fee” of $0.0006 per point (with a maximum fee of $99). Airlines subject to this fee are noted below.
Direct Transfers to Airline Loyalty Programs
Only the first 10 airline programs in our database are shown below automatically. Click “next” or use the search box to find what you’re looking for.
| Rewards Program | Amex Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Chase Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Citi Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Capital One Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Bilt Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Wells Fargo Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus Avios | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 via Qatar (~1 day) | 1 to 1 via BA (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Unknown) |
| AeroMexico ClubPremier | 1 to 1.6 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (~6 days) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | |||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | ||
| Air France KLM Flying Blue | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Unknown) |
| Alaska MileagePlan | 1 to 1 via Hawaiian (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | ||||
| ANA Mileage Club | 1 to 1 (~1 day) | |||||
| Avianca LifeMiles | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Unknown) | |
| British Airways Avios | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 via Qatar (~1 day) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Unknown) |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 1 to 1 (~1 day) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (1 - 2 days) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 1 to 1 plus excise tax (Instant) | |||||
| Emirates Skywards | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | |
| Etihad Guest | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (~1 hour) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | |||
| EVA Air Infinity MileageLands | 1 to 1 (2 to 4 days) | 1000 to 750 (~1 day) | ||||
| Finnair Plus+ | 1 to 1 via BA (Instant) | 1 to 1 via BA (Instant) | 1 to 1 via Qatar (~1 day) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 via BA (Instant) | 1 to 1 via BA (Unknown) |
| Hawaiian Miles | 1 to 1 plus excise tax (Instant) | |||||
| Iberia Avios | 1 to 1 (~12 - 72 hours (slower over weekend)) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 via Qatar (~1 day) | 1 to 1 via BA (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Unknown) |
| Jet Airways Inter Miles | 1 to 1 (Instant) | |||||
| JetBlue | 250 to 200 plus excise tax (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | |||
| Malaysia Enrich | 1 to 1 (1 to 2 days) | |||||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (~1 day) | 1 to 1 (~1 day) | |||
| Qatar Privilege Club Avios | 1 to 1 (12 - 24 hours) | 1 to 1 via BA (Instant) | 1 to 1 (~1 day) | 1 to 1 via BA (Instant) | 1 to 1 via BA (Instant) | 1 to 1 via BA (Unknown) |
| Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer | 1 to 1 (~1 day) | 1 to 1 (~1 day) | 1 to 1 (~1 day) | 1 to 1 (~12 - 24 hours) | ||
| Southwest Rapid Rewards | 1 to 1 (Instant) | |||||
| TAP Air Portugal | 1 to 1 (Unknown) | 1 to 1 (Unknown) | ||||
| Thai Airways International Royal Orchid Plus | 1 to 1 (3 to 7 days) | |||||
| Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles | 1 to 1 (12 - 24 hours) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | |||
| United MileagePlus | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | ||||
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Unkown) |
Indirect Transfers to Airline Loyalty Programs
It’s often possible to transfer first to one program and from there transfer to another. Only the first 5 indirect transfer options in our database are shown below automatically. Click “next” or use the search box to find what you’re looking for.
| Rewards Program | Amex Indirect Transfer | Chase Indirect Transfer | Citi Indirect Transfer | Capital One Indirect Transfer | Bilt Indirect Transfer | Wells Indirect Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AeroMexico ClubPremier | 50K to 50K via Hyatt | 50K to 50K via Hyatt | ||||
| Air China Phoenix Miles | 50K to 40K via Hyatt | 50K to 40K via Hyatt | ||||
| American AAdvantage | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | ||||
| ANA Mileage Club | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | ||||
| Asiana | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | ||||
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | ||||
| China Southern Airlines’ Sky Pearl Club | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | ||||
| Delta SkyMiles | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | ||||
| Etihad Guest | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | ||||
| Hawaiian Miles | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | ||||
| ITA Airways Volare | 8K to 5K via Accor | 6K to 5K via Accor | ||||
| JAL (Japan Airlines) Mileage Bank | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | ||||
| Korean Airlines | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | ||||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 50K to 30K via Hyatt | 4K to 2K via Accor | 3K to 2K via Accor | |||
| Royal Brunei Royal Skies | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | ||||
| Thai Airways International Royal Orchid Plus | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | 50K to 25K via Hyatt | ||||
| Virgin Australia Velocity Frequent Flyer | 8K to 4K via Accor | 6K to 4K via Accor |
Hotel Loyalty Programs
Direct Transfers to Hotel Loyalty Programs
| Rewards Program | Amex Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Chase Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Citi Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Capital One Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Bilt Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Wells Fargo Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accor Live Limitless | 1000 to 500 (Instant) | 1000 to 500 (Instant) | 3 to 2 (Unknown) | |||
| Choice | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 2 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 2 (Unknown) | ||
| Hilton | 1 to 2 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Unknown) | ||||
| Hyatt | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | ||||
| IHG | 1 to 1 (5 hours) | 1 to 1 (Instant) | ||||
| Leading Hotels of the World | 1K to 200 (Instant) | |||||
| Marriott Bonvoy | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (1 - 2 days) | 20K to 25K (Instant) | |||
| Preferred Hotels & Resorts I Prefer | 1 to 4 (Instant) | |||||
| Wyndham | 1 to 1 (Instant) | 1 to 1 (Instant) |
Indirect Transfers to Hotel Loyalty Programs
It’s often possible to transfer first to one program and from there transfer to another:
| Rewards Program | Amex Indirect Transfer | Chase Indirect Transfer | Citi Indirect Transfer | Capital One Indirect Transfer | Bilt Indirect Transfer | Wells Indirect Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton | 10K to 15K via Virgin Atlantic | 10K to 15K via Virgin Atlantic | 10K to 15K via Virgin Atlantic | 10K to 15K via Virgin Atlantic | 10K to 15K via Virgin Atlantic | |
| IHG | 10K to 10K via Virgin Atlantic | 10K to 10K via Virgin Atlantic | 10K to 10K via Virgin Atlantic | 10K to 10K via Virgin Atlantic | 10K to 10K via Virgin Atlantic |
Other Loyalty Programs
Direct Transfers to Other Loyalty Programs
| Rewards Program | Amex Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Chase Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Citi Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Capital One Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Bilt Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) | Wells Fargo Transfer Ratio (and transfer time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shop Your Way Rewards | 1 to 10 (Instant) |
More transfer partner info
- Amex Transfer Partners
- Bilt Transfer Partners
- Capital One Transfer Partners
- Chase Transfer Partners
- Citi Transfer Partners
- Marriott Transfer Partners
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I just found an Amex to SAS EuroBonus transfer page. Do you know if Amex has recently added or is planning on adding SAS as a transfer partner?
https://www.americanexpress.com/en-gb/rewards/membership-rewards/partner/SAS-EuroBonus/SAS-01
It looks like that’s for Amex cardholders in the UK rather than the US
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Google Doc needs update! Club Carlson is long gone. Hotel points to airlines tab.
Ever consider color coding/shading the table cells so that it’s easier to see the ratios at a glance (saves some reading time of individual cells)?
E.g. The table “Indirect Transfers to Airline Loyalty Programs” could have 50K to 50K green, 50K to 40K yellow, 50K to 25K red, or something like that. It could be based on RRVs so that a cell like LHW 1k to 200 isn’t colored red as long as the RRV of the points before/after transfer are similar enough.
Even if you don’t feel my suggestion is necessary, thank you for the resource. I know it’s a lot of work!
That’s a great idea. I’ll think about whether there’s a good way to pull that off
Even for someone who has used transfers for years, it can still get a little jumbled and confusing. Thanks for a very helpful piece, guys.
Great resource. Maybe I missed it but I don’t see indirect transfers via Marriott. For example 1 Amex to 1 Marriott to AA 3:1 plus bonuses. I know it isn’t the best value but there have been some sweet spots and promo transfers over the years like during the Alaska, Virgin American merger period.
Everyone just ignores Marriott for whatever reason
I purposely left out indirect transfers that result in worse than 2 to 1 conversions. There’s just too many that aren’t (IMO) worth cluttering up the display.
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You should insert a caveat about Delta: don’t waste your valuable points by transferring them to Delta. Delta has destroyed their loyalty program. They have devalued by more than 50%. Delta ‘Skypesos’ are now worth LESS than a penny each.
Amex to Avianca is not instant. I’ve done it a few times and it’s never instant. Not sure what your definition of ‘instant’ is.
Each time I’ve transferred recently it has taken under a minute. How long did it take for you?