Flying Blue is a direct transfer partner of 5 U.S. credit card rewards programs: AMEX Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, Capital One Venture Rewards & Spark Rewards, and Bilt Rewards. You can also earn Flying Blue miles using a handful of hotel rewards credit cards.
Flying Blue credit card transfer partners
AMEX Membership Rewards credit cards
Membership Rewards Points earned with AMEX's cards can be transferred to Flying Blue at a 1:1 rate meaning that transferring 1,000 AMEX Points will give you 1,000 Flying Blue Miles.
American Express offers a large handful of Membership Rewards credit cards that are fantastic for earning rewards across everyday spending. On top of that, their cards offer high intro bonuses that can net you a large amount of points transferable to Flying Blue.
Here are the Membership Rewards credit cards you can use to earn Flying Blue miles:
Chase Ultimate Rewards credit cards
Ultimate Rewards points earned with Chase's credit cards can be transferred to Flying Blue at a 1:1 rate. Every 1,000 Chase points you transfer will give you 1,000 Flying Blue miles.
Chase offers three top-notch travel credit cards that feature excellent bonus categories and offers superb travel insurance. Chase points can also be easily redeemed for 1.25 to 1.5 cents per point towards travel booked through the Chase Travel portal which is a great alternative to booking travel when you can't find good award space with Flying Blue or any of their airline partners.
Here are the Ultimate Rewards credit cards that you can use to earn Flying Blue miles:
Capital One miles credit cards
Capital One offers six travel cards under their Venture Rewards and Spark Rewards program. Points earned with these cards can be converted into Flying Blue miles at a rate of 1,000 Venture or Spark miles for 1,000 Flying Blue miles.
Capital One credit cards earn rewards at a flat-rate across most purchases, so they are a great option if you want to focus all of your spending onto one card. On top of that, miles earned with their cards can easily be redeemed for 1 cent apiece towards any kind of travel which gives you extra flexibility.
Here are the best Capital One Miles credit cards for earning miles with Flying Blue:
Citi ThankYou Rewards credit cards
If you have the Citi Strata Premier℠ Card or the Citi Prestige Card, you will be able to transfer Citi ThankYou Points to Flying Blue at a 1:1 ratio. Every 1,000 Citi Points transferred from these cards will give you 1,000 Flying Blue Miles.
All other ThankYou point-earning cards do not offer the ability to transfer directly to Flying Blue, but you can move points from those other cards to your Citi Strata Premier or Citi Prestige Card before transferring them to Flying Blue.
Citi is a great program for earning rewards with any of their partners just due to the fact you can pair the Citi Strata Premier (or Prestige) with the Citi Double Cash Card and have yourself an excellent 2-card combo that will always earn you at least 2X points on your purchases.
Here are the ThankYou Rewards credit cards that allow you to transfer points to Flying Blue:
Bilt Rewards credit cards
The Bilt Rewards program is most known for the ability to earn points paying your rent or mortgage with no transaction fee which is something that can't be done with other leading credit card rewards programs. This allows you to earn a large sum of points on something you have to pay anyway!
On top of that, it's very easy to earn additional points in the program spending around the neighborhood and the program even offers status based on spend which grants a handful of fantastic benefits.
Bilt Rewards points can be transferred to Flying Blue at a 1:1 rate meaning that every 1,000 Bilt Rewards points you convert will give you 1,000 Flying Blue miles.
Here is the credit card Bilt offers:
Co-branded hotel credit cards
Flying Blue miles can be earned using credit cards offered by a handful of major hotel rewards programs. This will not earn you as many miles as the credit card rewards programs listed above, but they can be useful if you're a few miles short of a redemption and need to top off your account.
Marriott Bonvoy points can be transferred to Flying Blue at a 3:1 rate meaning that 3,000 Marriott Bonvoy points will give you 1,000 Flying Blue miles. You will also receive a bonus 5,000 miles for every 60,000-block of points you transfer in a single transaction.
Here are the credit cards Marriott Bonvoy offers:
Hyatt points can be transferred to Flying Blue at a 2.5:1 rate meaning that every 2,500 Hyatt points you convert will give you 1,000 Flying Blue miles. You will also receive a 5,000-mile bonus for every 50,000 Hyatt points you transfer in a single transaction.
Here are the credit cards Hyatt offers:
Hilton Honors points can be transferred to Flying Blue at a 10:1 rate. Every 10,000 points you transfer will give you 1,000 Flying Blue miles.
Here are Hilton's co-branded credit cards:
IHG One Rewards points can be transferred to Flying Blue at a 5:1 rate. Every 5,000 IHG points you transfer will give you 1,000 Flying Blue miles.
Here are the credit cards IHG offers:
Best Western points can be transferred to Flying Blue at a 5:1 rate. Every 5,000 Best Western points you convert will give you 1,000 Flying Blue miles.
Here are the credit cards Best Western offers:
What's the best credit card for Flying Blue miles?
Input your monthly and yearly spend amounts into our credit card finder tool to find out which credit cards will earn you the most Flying Blue miles and best return per $1 spent.
Results will include all co-branded Flying Blue credit cards and all Flying Blue credit card transfer partners. Results will show up to the top 20 cards.
This calculator uses our valuations, the intro bonuses we have in the database, and includes the maximum (calculable) bonuses for each card. If you want to have control over these options and much more, check out this tool:
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Remember that this particular tool uses our point/mile valuations, the intro bonuses we have in the database, and includes the maximum (calculable) bonuses for each card. If you want to have control over these options and much more, slide over to the Rewards Credit Card Directory & Calculator.
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