Quick Overview
- Citi ThankYou Rewards is one of several major credit card programs that lets you convert Citi points to Flying Blue miles with Air France-KLM.
- Citi ThankYou points transfer to Flying Blue at a 1:1 rate, so every 1,000 Citi points converted yields 1,000 Flying Blue miles.
- Only the Citi Strata Premier Card allows direct Citi points to Flying Blue transfers, as it is Citi’s only available premium card.
- Points earned with other Citi-branded credit cards can be moved to the Citi Strata Premier and then be transferred to Flying Blue.
Use our Citi points to Flying Blue miles calculator to determine how many Flying Blue miles you'll receive when transferring points from Citi ThankYou Rewards.
Citi points to Flying Blue ratio
Citi ThankYou Rewards is a credit card rewards program that earns flexible travel rewards transferable to handful of airline and hotel programs which includes Flying Blue. Citi ThankYou points can be converted into Flying Blue miles at a 1:1 rate if you have the Citi Strata Premier Card or Citi Prestige Card. Every 1,000 points you transfer to your Flying Blue account will give you 1,000 Flying Blue miles.
Citi points to Flying Blue miles calculator
Use our Citi points to Flying Blue miles calculator to determine how many Flying Blue miles you will earn when transferring ThankYou Rewards points to your account.
How to convert Citi points to Flying Blue miles
- Go to www.thankyou.com, click Sign On, and log into your ThankYou Rewards account.
- Select an eligible Citi credit card (which will be the Citi Strata Premierâ„ Card or Citi Prestige Card).
- Click on Travel and under Transfer click on Points Transfer.
- Find Flying Blue in the list of programs and click Continue
- Input how many ThankYou points you wish to transfer to Flying Blue.
- Input your Flying Blue account number and confirm it by typing it a second time.
- Agree to the terms and conditions and click Continue.
- Review the details of the transfer.
- Confirm.
Best Citi credit cards for Flying Blue
Points on the Citi Strata Premier Card and (now unavailable) Citi Prestige Card can be transferred directly to Flying Blue at a rate of 1:1. This means every 1,000 points you convert will give you 1,000 Flying Blue miles.
All other Citi Rewards credit cards do not have the ability to transfer points to Flying Blue, but you can transfer those points to an eligible Citi Rewards credit card and then transfer them to Citi's partners. For example, you can earn points with the Citi Custom Cash Card, transfer those points to the Citi Strata Premier Card, and then convert them to Flying Blue miles.
Here are all the credit cards that earn ThankYou Rewards points:
- Earn 10X points on hotels, car rentals and attractions booked through Citi Travelâ„
- Earn an unlimited 3X points on restaurant, supermarket, gas station, hotel, air travel, and electric vehicle (EV) charging station purchases
- Earn 1X points on all other purchases
- Receive an annual $100 credit on any $500+ hotel stay booked through the ThankYou.com portal
- As a Citi Strata Premier cardholder, transfer ThankYou Points to all of Citi's airline and hotel partners
- $95 annual fee
- Card Value & Citi Premier Points Calculator
- Earn 2X points on the first $6,000 spent at supermarkets and gas stations per year, then 1X.
- Earn 1X points on all other purchases
- Purchases made to the card will be rounded up to the nearest 10
- Redeeming your ThankYou Points will earn you 10% of your points back into your account
- $0 annual fee
- Card Value & Rewards Calculator
- Earn 2% on every purchase with unlimited 1% back when you buy, plus an additional 1% as you pay for those purchases
- No annual fee
- Card Value & Rewards Calculator
- Earn 5% back on your top eligible spend category each billing cycle, on up to the first $500 spent (then 1%)
- Earn an unlimited 1% back on all other purchases
- No annual fee
- Card Value & Rewards Calculator
FAQs
Can you transfer Citi ThankYou Rewards points to Flying Blue?
Yes. If you have the Citi Strata Premier Card, you will be able to transfer Citi points to ThankYou Rewards at a 1:1 ratio.
What is the transfer ratio for Citi ThankYou points to Flying Blue miles?
Every 1,000 ThankYou points you transfer to Flying Blue will give you 1,000 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 foodies: American Express® Gold Card
- Best for business travel rewards: Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card
- Best for heavy business spenders: Capital One Spark Cash Plus