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Capital One transfer partners overview<\/h2>\n As mentioned above, Capital One has more than 15 transfer partners. Here’s each of the Capital One transfer partners and the ratio at which you can transfer Capital One miles to each partner:<\/p>\n
\nAeromexico Rewards<\/b>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nAir Canada Aeroplan<\/strong>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nAir France-KLM Flying Blue<\/strong>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nAccor Live Limitless<\/strong>: 2:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nAvianca LifeMiles<\/strong>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nBritish Airways Executive Club<\/strong>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nCathay Pacific Asia Miles<\/strong>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nChoice Privileges (only U.S.-based accounts)<\/strong>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nEmirates Skywards<\/strong>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nEtihad Airways Guest<\/strong>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nEVA Airways Infinity MileageLands<\/strong>: 4:3 transfer ratio<\/li>\nFinnair Plus<\/strong>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nQantas Frequent Flyer<\/strong>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nSingapore Airlines KrisFlyer<\/strong>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nTAP Air Portugal Miles&Go<\/strong>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nTurkish Airlines Miles&Smiles<\/strong>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nVirgin Red<\/strong>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\nWyndham Rewards<\/strong>: 1:1 transfer ratio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nNot all of these transfers will occur immediately. So, check out our guide to Capital One transfer times<\/a> to see how long transfers to each partner usually take.<\/p>\nRelated: Tips and tricks to get maximum value from your Capital One miles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
Best Capital One transfer partners<\/h2>\n TPG’s valuations<\/a> peg the value of Capital One miles at 1.85 cents each. But the value you’ll get from your Capital One miles depends on how you redeem them. So, to help you get a high value from your miles, we’ll discuss some of the best Capital One transfer partners in this section.<\/p>\nAir Canada Aeroplan<\/h3>\n The Air Canada Aeroplan<\/a> loyalty program saw significant changes in 2020<\/a>. Now, the Aeroplan award chart<\/a> lists award ranges for Air Canada flights but has fixed rates for most partner awards.<\/p>\nAeroplan doesn’t pass on carrier-imposed surcharges<\/a>, meaning you can use the program to book Star Alliance award tickets with relatively low taxes and fees. And based on the Aeroplan stopover policy<\/a>, you can book a stopover on a one-way award for just 5,000 points. But you’ll need to pay a partner booking fee of 39 Canadian dollars (about $29) per ticket for awards with partner-operated segments.<\/p>\nAeroplan’s partner award chart can provide excellent value on short-haul awards to Canada<\/a> and international premium-cabin awards. For example, partner-operated flights of less than 500 miles within North America cost 6,000 points each way in economy.<\/p>\n\nAIRCANADA.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAnd, if you can find award space, most transcontinental business-class flights operated by United Airlines are 25,000 points each way.<\/p>\n\nAIRCANADA.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhen traveling from the continental U.S. to Europe<\/a> on one of Air Canada’s partners (excluding Emirates, for which award prices follow the Aeroplan award chart for Emirates and Flydubai flights<\/a>), you’ll typically pay 35,000 or 40,000 points for economy, 60,000 or 70,000 points for business and 90,000 or 100,000 points for first class. This is because most transatlantic flights from the U.S. fall into the under-4,000-miles distance band or the 4,001-to-6,000-miles distance band.<\/p>\nRelated: The best ways to maximize Air Canada’s Aeroplan program<\/a><\/b><\/p>\nAvianca LifeMiles<\/h3>\n Avianca LifeMiles<\/a> is known for offering cheap redemption rates on Star Alliance partner flights and not passing on fuel surcharges<\/a> on partner awards.<\/p>\nLifeMiles raised award costs to Asia<\/a> in late 2022, but there are still many things to love about the program. For example, you can redeem 87,000 LifeMiles for Lufthansa first class<\/a> between Chicago and Frankfurt with $26.70 in taxes and fees.<\/p>\n\nLIFEMILES.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThanks to a generous pricing structure for mixed-cabin awards, you might be able to drop that price even further. If you’re flying in long-haul first class and connecting to another destination, it’s almost guaranteed that your connection will be in a lower class of service. Avianca refunds you the difference, meaning adding a connection can make your flight cheaper. For example, here’s an award with the same flight from Chicago to Frankfurt in Lufthansa first class and a short economy flight that would cost you 83,820 LifeMiles plus $39.61.<\/p>\n\nLIFEMILES.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAvianca LifeMiles can also be great for domestic travel<\/a> on United. Most economy awards within the U.S. cost 13,500 LifeMiles or less each way plus taxes and fees, but you can book plenty of short-haul United routes for as few as 6,500 LifeMiles<\/a> each way in economy.<\/p>\n\nLIFEMILES.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRelated: Using LifeMiles to book Aeromexico business-class award tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nBritish Airways Executive Club<\/h3>\n There are many reasons why you should care about British Airways Avios<\/a>. For example, even after the recent British Airways devaluation<\/a>, you can still get significant value when you book short-haul American Airlines and Alaska Airlines award flights through British Airways.<\/p>\n\nBRITISHAIRWAYS.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThere are also many ways to maximize the British Airways distance-based award chart<\/a>. For example, you can book off-peak business-class flights from select U.S. cities to Madrid<\/a> for 34,000 Avios plus about $131 in taxes and fees one-way.<\/p>\n\nBRITISHAIRWAYS.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou can also transfer British Airways Avios<\/a> to Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Iberia Plus, Vueling Club and Aer Lingus AerClub, most of which have sweet spots you can enjoy.<\/p>\nRelated: Which airlines can I book with Avios?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nTurkish Airlines Miles&Smiles<\/h3>\n Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles<\/a> has plenty to love about it. The program still uses award charts<\/a> and provides an elusive but appealing sweet spot: United-operated flights to Hawaii for just 7,500 miles one-way in economy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\nTURKISHAIRLINES.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFuel surcharges<\/a> can be problematic if you want to fly select Star Alliance carriers. But you won’t be charged fuel surcharges on United-operated flights, and fuel surcharges are somewhat reasonable on Turkish-operated flights. You can sometimes get good value when redeeming for Turkish-operated promotional award flights.<\/p>\n\nTURKISHAIRLINES.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRelated: Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles sweet spots you can use to maximize your transferable rewards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nVirgin Red<\/h3>\n Virgin Red is the loyalty program for the Virgin family of brands. Among other things, you can use Virgin points to book flights through the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club<\/a> program and cruises with Virgin Voyages<\/a>.<\/p>\nIt’s possible to unlock incredible value with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. For example, you can fly from the U.S. West Coast to Japan in All Nippon Airways business class<\/a> for 45,000 points one-way (plus taxes and fees), although you’ll need to call to book. And you can still get solid value on some Delta Air Lines-operated awards with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club<\/a>, such as this flight from Seattle to Vancouver, British Columbia:<\/p>\n\nVIRGINATLANTIC.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRelated: How to upgrade your next Virgin Atlantic flight with Virgin points<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
Mid-tier Capital One transfer partners<\/h2>\n Several of Capital One’s transfer partners fall into what we’ll call the mid-tier group. These programs can offer solid value in the right context, but it’s by no means a guarantee. Run the numbers for your bookings before transferring Capital One miles to these programs.<\/p>\n
Air France-KLM Flying Blue<\/h3>\n Flying Blue<\/a>, the loyalty program of Air France, KLM, Transavia, Aircalin, Kenya Airways and TAROM, uses dynamic award pricing. This dynamic pricing makes it difficult to discuss specific award pricing as prices fluctuate greatly.<\/p>\nHowever, there are several Flying Blue sweet spots<\/a>. For example, Flying Blue can be a good way to book Virgin Atlantic award tickets<\/a>. And it’s relatively easy to use Flying Blue to fly from the U.S. to Europe<\/a> in economy for 20,000 miles one-way or less.<\/p>\n\nAIRFRANCE.US<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFlying Blue also offers monthly Promo Rewards<\/a> that let you book select award flights at a discount.<\/p>\nRelated: Flying Blue stopovers: Extend your trip and book an additional flight at no extra cost<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nAccor Live Limitless<\/h3>\n Hotel chain Accor uses a fixed-value redemption scheme in its Accor Live Limitless<\/a> program. So, transferring miles from Capital One will always represent a solid \u2014 though by no means aspirational \u2014 value. Accor Live Limitless allows you to redeem 2,000 points for 40 euros (about $44) off of a stay.<\/p>\nGiven the 2:1 transfer ratio, you’d need to transfer 4,000 Capital One miles to get $44 off your stay. Meanwhile, you could get $40 from the same 4,000 Capital One miles if you redeemed your miles for recent travel purchases using Capital One’s fixed-rate redemption option<\/a>. While it’s only a $4 difference, you’ll get a slightly better value by transferring your miles to Accor if you want to stay at an Accor property.<\/p>\nCathay Pacific Asia Miles<\/h3>\n Because Cathay Pacific Asia Miles<\/a> uses distance-based award charts<\/a>, this program can be expensive if you want to fly Cathay Pacific to or from the U.S. However, although the Asia Miles changes in late 2023<\/a> caused many premium-cabin award rates to increase for Cathay Pacific flights, economy rates dropped in some cases. For example, you can now fly one-way in economy from Los Angeles to Hong Kong for 27,000 Asia Miles plus 1,177 Hong Kong dollars (about $150) in taxes and fees.<\/p>\n\n
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