Emirates transfer partners
Emirates is a direct transfer partner of all major credit card rewards programs which includes American Express, Citi, Chase, Capital One and Bilt—all of which are 1:1 transfer partners with Emirates. This makes it very easy to earn lots of Emirates miles in the US.
Here's the list of Emirates transfer partners:
AMEX points to Emirates
American Express Membership Rewards points can be converted into Emirates Skywards miles at a 1:1 ratio. Every 1,000 AMEX points you transfer to your Skywards account will give you 1,000 Emirates miles.
American Express is an excellent partner for Emirates due to the high intro bonuses and multipliers their Membership Rewards credit cards offer.
Capital One miles to Emirates
Capital One miles can be converted into Emirates Skywards miles at a 1:1 ratio. Every 1,000 Venture miles or Spark miles you transfer to your Skywards account will give you 1,000 Emirates miles.
Capital One credit cards earn rewards at a flat-rate across most purchases which makes them a great option if you want to focus your annual spend on one card. Their cards also have no foreign transaction fee and miles earned with their cards can be redeemed for 1 cent in value towards any kind of travel including tolls and parking.
Chase points to Emirates
Chase Ultimate Rewards points can be transferred to Emirates Skywards at a 1:1 ratio. Every 1,000 Chase points you transfer to your account will give you 1,000 Emirates Skywards miles.
The Chase Ultimate Rewards program features a superb lineup of credit cards packed with solid earning rates on dining and travel, top-notch travel insurance, and easy to redeem points that offer bonus value when redeemed for travel through the Chase Travel portal.
Citi points to Emirates
Citi ThankYou points can be converted into Emirates Skywards miles at a 1:1 ratio if you have the Citi Strata Premier Card or Citi Prestige Card. Every 1,000 Citi points you transfer to your account from these cards will give you 1,000 Emirates miles.
The best thing about Citi is that you can pair the Citi Strata Premier (or Prestige if it ever comes available again) with the Citi Double Cash Card and never earn less than the equivalent of 2X points on your purchases. There's no other program that offers such an easy two-card combo for maximizing rewards.
Bilt points to Emirates
Bilt Rewards points can be converted into Emirates Skywards miles at a 1:1 ratio. Every 1,000 Bilt Rewards points you transfer to your account will give you 1,000 Emirates miles.
The Bilt program is most known for the ability to pay rent with no transaction fees — something that you can't do with other programs. If you're want to earn rewards paying rent (which is something you have to pay anyway), I highly suggest considering the program.
Calculator: Convert points to Emirates miles
Calculate the conversion of rewards from AMEX, Chase, Citi, and other partners into Emirates Skywards miles.
We've run the calculations and checked them twice — here are the credit cards that consistently provide outstanding value to our users:
- Best flexible travel card: Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
- Best overall value year after year: Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
- Best for high cash back: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express
- Best for lounge access & luxury travel: The Platinum Card® from American Express
- Best for business travel rewards: Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card
- Best for heavy business spend: Capital One Spark Cash Plus
