Quick Overview
- Skywards Miles are the rewards currency of Emirates.
- While Emirates isn’t part of any major airline alliance, it has partnerships with several airlines.
- You can earn Emirates Skywards Miles by flying with Emirates and its partner airlines, using credit cards, or shopping with travel and retail partners.
- Emirates Skywards Miles can be redeemed for award flights, upgrades, hotel stays, shopping, or even donated to charity. The best value comes from booking flights with Emirates and its airline partners.
- Emirates is partnered with all major U.S. credit card rewards programs—American Express, Chase, Citi, Capital One, and Bilt—making these the top transfer options for earning Skywards Miles through intro bonuses and everyday spending.
Emirates Credit Card Miles Calculators
Emirates offers two co-branded credit cards for earning miles on everyday purchases, but while they’re solid products in the first year, their value declines after that. To truly maximize your Emirates Skywards miles, consider a card from one of Emirates' credit card transfer partners instead.
Use our Emirates miles calculator to calculate total miles and card value for Emirates credit cards based on your spend and card benefits, minus any fees. Results can be compared alongside other credit cards featured on the site.
- Miles Calculator: Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard®
- Miles Calculator: Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard®
Use our Rewards Calculator Tool to find out which credit cards will earn you the most Emirates miles and best value. Input your monthly spend, adjust point values, assign values to card benefits, and much more!
Emirates Miles Value Calculators
Emirates miles value is highest when redeemed for award flights with Emirates and its airline partners. Other redemptions typically offer lower value on average.
Use our Emirates miles value calculator to estimate the average value of your miles when redeemed for flights and other rewards, giving you an idea of how much your Emirates miles are worth.
Emirates Miles Transfer Calculators
Emirates is a direct 1:1 transfer partner of all major U.S. credit card rewards programs—AMEX, Chase, Capital One, Citi, and Bilt. This makes it easy to quickly build tens of thousands of Emirates miles through intro bonuses and everyday spending with their Emirates transfer partners.
Learn more about Emirates transfer partners and use our conversion calculators to convert rewards earned with partners into Emirates Skywards miles.
- Calculator: Emirates Transfer Partners
- Calculator: Which Credit Card Points Transfer To Emirates Miles?
Program specific Emirates miles transfer calculators: