American Express Membership Rewards is one of several major U.S. credit card rewards programs that you can use to earn Emirates Miles. AMEX points can be transferred to Emirates Skywards at a rate 1:1 ratio.
Conversion Rate
Membership Rewards points can be transferred to Emirates Skywards at a 1:1 ratio meaning that every 1,000 AMEX points you transfer will give you 1,000 Emirates Skywards Miles. This provides one of the best ways to quickly build up your balance on everyday spending across AMEX's Membership Rewards credit cards.
Transfers to Emirates Skywards must be made in 1,000-point increments. You can transfer as little as 1,000 AMEX points and as many as 999,000 AMEX points to the Emirates Skywards program.
Transfer take up to 48 hours, but you will usually see the balance reflected in your account the same day.
Conversion Calculator
Use the Conversion Calculator to calculate the transfer of American Express Membership Rewards Points to Emirates Skywards Miles.
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Transfer Partners
Emirates Skywards is a direct transfer partner of all major U.S. credit card rewards programs which means you can also use Citi ThankYou Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Capital One Venture Rewards & Spark Rewards to earn tens of thousands of Emirates miles through intro bonuses as well as everyday spending.
Here's the full list of partners that allows you to transfer your hard earned rewards directly to your Skywards account:
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FAQ
Can you transfer AMEX points to Emirates?
Yes. You can transfer Membership Rewards points to Emirates Skywards at a 1:1 ratio.
What is the AMEX points to Emirates miles ratio?
Every 1,000 AMEX Membership Rewards points you transfer to Emirates Skywards will give you 1,000 Emirates Skywards miles.
Does it cost to transfer AMEX points to Emirates?
There is no fee to transfer Membership Rewards points to Emirates Skywards.
Emirates Skywards miles calculators
Check out all of our Emirates Skywards miles calculators and calculate everything from how many miles you can earn with credit cards to the cash value of your miles based on redemption!
These calculators and guides are all about maximizing your spend and earning the most Emirates miles per dollar spent.
Use our Emirates credit card calculators to estimate how many miles you can earn and the cash value of the card based on the spend amounts you enter, how much you value benefits, and annual fees.
Our calculators allow you to compare up to two additional credit cards side by side based on same or different spend. Plus, all spend amounts you enter in the Primary card's column rolls over to all credit card rewards calculators on the site!
Reminder: Don't forget that you can also transfer credit card points from partners to Emirates Skywards. This adds over 20 additional credit cards you can use to earn miles!
Want to earn more Skywards miles? With Emirates being a direct transfer partner of all major U.S. credit card rewards programs, there's no shortage of earning miles with transfer partners!
Want to know how much your miles are worth when used towards travel and other redemptions? Check out our Emirates miles value calculators.
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