Earn Delta SkyMiles with no annual fee

Delta SkyMiles® Blue American Express Card: Calculator & Rewards Breakdown

Fees

Earning Rates

Earn 2X Miles per dollar spent on Delta purchases.
Earn 2X Miles per dollar at restaurants worldwide, plus takeout and delivery in the US.
Earn 1X Mile per dollar on all other eligible purchases.

Main Benefits

Access to Delta Pay with Miles
20% off Delta in-flight purchases of food, beverages, and audio headsets

Our Take

The Delta SkyMiles® Blue American Express Card is a solid choice for collecting SkyMiles at no annual fee, but it lacks benefits. If you fly Delta, even if only once or twice per year, you'll want to consider one of Delta's higher tiered cards.

Last Updated: 04-03-2025

Delta SkyMiles Blue AMEX Miles Calculator

Calculate how many SkyMiles you’ll earn with the Delta Blue Amex based on your monthly spending. This calculator lets you compare the card with others, customize benefit values, and build multi-card combos for maximizing rewards.

Quick Card Overview

Calculator Options

Add Card Categories

When On, adding a card to the calculator will add that card's bonus categories if they aren't already present.

Change Card Name

Name the card something else for your own records.

Add To Column

Edit Card Name

Set the name of the card to something of your choosing. Leave it blank to default back to normal card name.

Quick Assign

Use quick assign to quickly toggle this card on for Spend Categories in the calculator. If the card is already assigned, toggling off will set the category to No Selection.

Any currencies you add to the tool will be selectable when entering spend into the Spend Categories section of the calculator.

Do note that any foreign currencies selected will automatically be converted to the card's default currency when calculating rewards.

You can add elite status to one or more columns. This allows you to calculate the extra points you would receive from having status with that program.

If the status is already added, you can update the currency the status is based on by specifying a different currency than what the one in the calculator already has.

NOTE: Elite status is automatically added to the calculator for most credit cards that grant it.

Statuses

Add To Column

Status Value Based On

Clears all spend from a single column or all columns in the calculator. This resets the spend to 0 (zero) for each field, sets the time unit back to 'Monthly' and resets the currency to column's default.

Remove all credit card selections from a single column or all columns in the calculator.

^*NOTE: This has no impact on columns that feature only one credit card.

If you're looking to quickly assign cards to multiple categories, click on the card itself under the Credit Cards section.

Removes all categories from the Spend Categories section (for all columns).

Category:

Spend:

Select the card you will use for this category.

Do note that the order of the categories in the Category Spending section makes a difference. Spend is calculate by month in order of categories listed.

No Selection

Apply the selected card to all categories in this column.

Credit Cards

Search Cards

Search through our credit card database by keyword. This is the most basic of searches. Keywords include:

Credit card name (e.g. Chase Sapphire Reserve, American Express Gold Card)
Credit card code (e.g. PLAT, CSR, VEN)
Issuing bank (e.g. American Express, Chase, U.S. Bank)
Currency (e.g. Membership Rewards Points, Altitude Points, Delta SkyMiles)
Network (e.g. Visa, Mastercard, Discover)

Enter spaces between keywords. Click on a card to view the details as well as the option to add it to the tool.

Show Unavailable Cards

When On, credit cards that are discontinued or currently unavailable will show up in the list.

Credit Card Codes

Enter credit card codes (3-13 characters each).

Use (+) plus sign to add multiple cards to the same column. (e.g. PLAT + PRG2)
Use (,) comma to start a new column. (e.g. PLAT + PRG2, BINKP, CSR + CSP)
Skip columns with empty entries (,,). (e.g. ,, PRG2)
Spaces are ignored.
Max: 10 columns. No max on cards in a column... at the moment.

New cards will be added to the tool along with any already existing entries. When adding more than one card to a column, there will be no selected cards for the column (as in, you will have to select which cards you'll use for each category manually).

(I apologize in advance for some of the codes these credit cards have.)

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Add All Categories

When On, adds all the spend categories from each of the cards above.

Welcome To Our Credit Card Calculator Tool

Use this tool to calculate total credit card earnings and the overall cash value of credit cards side-by-side.

To get started, to the calculator.

Currency Worth

Memberships / Loyalty

Spend Categories

Add Categories

Search for categories and click 'Add Category' to add selected categories to the calculator.

Show selected categories

When On, only shows currently selected categories.

Show category descriptions

When On, shows the descriptions for each of the categories.

Bonus Rewards

Total Rewards

Monetary Bonuses

Fees

Total Column Value

Breakdown By Card

Delta SkyMiles® Blue American Express Card Details

Earning Rates

The Delta SkyMiles Blue AMEX Card earns Delta SkyMiles at the following rates:

2 miles per dollar spent on dining at restaurants, including takeout and delivery in the US.
2 miles per dollar spent on Delta purchases made directly with Delta.
1 mile per dollar spent on all other purchases.

Rewards Value & Calculator

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Key Benefits

Here are the main perks and benefits of the Delta SkyMiles Blue AMEX Card:

Pay with Miles: Take up to $50 off the cost of your flight for every 5,000 miles you redeem with Pay with Miles when you book on delta.com.
20% Back on In-flight Purchases: Receive a 20% savings in the form of a statement credit after you use your Card on eligible Delta in-flight purchases of food, beverages, and audio headsets.
Travel & Purchase Coverage^*: Car Rental Loss & Damage Insurance, Purchase Protection, and Extended Warranty.

^*Eligibility and Benefit level varies by Card. Terms, Conditions, and Limitations Apply. Please visit americanexpress.com/benefitsguide for more details. Underwritten by Amex Assurance Company.

Fees

Annual Fee

The Delta SkyMiles Blue AMEX has no annual fee.

Authorized User Fee

There is no fee for adding additional users to the Delta SkyMiles Blue AMEX Card. Adding family and friends can help you build up your miles faster, especially on dining purchases.

Foreign Transaction Fee

The Delta SkyMiles Blue AMEX has a 0% foreign transaction fee. This means you can earn SkyMiles on international purchases without being charged an additional fee.