British Airways Credit Card Transfer Partners

British Airways credit card transfer partners

AMEX Membership Rewards credit cards

American Express offers a large handful of credit cards that earn Membership Rewards points transferable to British Airways. Points earned with their cards can be transferred to British Airways at a 1:1 ratio meaning that every 1,000 AMEX points you transfer will give you 1,000 Avios.

American Express offers several of the best travel credit cards in the market with intro bonuses as high as 100,000 points and earning rates of up to 5X. So If you're looking to earn a lot of Avios, the Membership Rewards program is one of the best programs for British Airways.

Here's our top picks for earning Avios with Membership Rewards credit cards:

Chase Ultimate Rewards credit cards

Chase offers three Ultimate Rewards credit cards that you can use to earn points transferable to British Airways. Every 1,000 Ultimate Rewards points you transfer to your account will give you 1,000 Avios.

Two of the best benefits of having an Ultimate Rewards credit card is that:

1. Points can be redeemed towards travel at a value of 1.25 to 1.5 cents per point which gives you extra flexibility on how you use your rewards AND
2. Chase credit cards offers some of the best travel insurance available in the states including trip cancellation, trip interruption, auto rental collision damage waiver, baggage delay, trip delay, and more.

Here are the Ultimate Rewards credit cards that allow you to transfer points to British Airways:

Capital One miles credit cards

Capital One offers six credit cards that earn Capital One miles — 3 personal cards and 3 business cards. Miles earned with these cards can be converted into British Airways Avios at a 1:1 ratio meaning that every 1,000 Venture miles or Spark miles you transfer will give you 1,000 British Airways Avios.

Capital One miles credit cards are fantastic for those who prefer to earn rewards at a flat-rate across most purchases. Miles earned can be redeemed towards any kind of travel purchases at a value of 1 cent per point which includes airfare, hotels, car rentals, tolls, parking, and more.

Here are our top picks for the best Capital One miles credit cards:

Bilt Rewards credit cards

Bilt offers one credit card that you can use to earn points transferable to British Airways: The Bilt Mastercard. Points earned with the card can be transferred to British Airways at a rate of 1,000 Bilt Rewards points for 1,000 Avios.

The Bilt Rewards program is most known for allowing you to earn points paying rent with no transaction fee. This is something you can't do with other cards, so if you want to earn points paying rent, I highly suggest looking to the program as it is free to sign up for. You also don't necessarily need the credit card to earn the points for rent payments.

Here's the details on the card:

Citi ThankYou Rewards credit cards

Citi ThankYou points can be converted into British Airways Avios, but there are a few hoops you'll need to jump through.

First, you can only transfer ThankYou points if you own the Citi Strata Premier Card or Citi Prestige Card. If you don't have one of those cards, you will only be able to transfer points to a select few partners (and at worse ratios) — British Airways not included.

Second, Citi isn't a direct transfer partner of British Airways, but you can convert ThankYou points into Qatar Avios and then convert those to British Airways Avios. This still results in a 1:1 transfer meaning that 1,000 ThankYou points will give you 1,000 Qatar Avios which can then be converted into 1,000 British Airways Avios.

Here are the credit cards that earn Citi ThankYou points:

Other Avios credit cards

Iberia Avios and Qatar Avios can be converted into British Airways Avios at a 1:1 rate. This opens up the ability to earn Avios via credit card spending with both programs. Iberia offers one co-branded credit card and Qatar offers two. These cards do not offer as much flexibility as the credit card rewards programs, but can still be useful for adding Avios to your account.

Here are the cards both programs offer:

Marriott Bonvoy credit cards

British Airways Avios can be earned transferring points from Marriott Bonvoy to the British Airways Executive Club program. This can be done at a 3:1 ratio meaning that transferring 3,000 Marriott Bonvoy points will give you 1,000 Avios.

Marriott offers a whopping 6 credit cards with most of them offering 6X points per $1 spent at Marriott brand properties — equivalent to 2X Avios. If you frequent Marriott brand hotels and use their credit cards to pay for your stay, Marriott is a solid option for boosting your Avios balance.

Here are the credit cards that Marriott offers:

Hilton Honors credit cards

Hilton Honors points can be transferred to British Airways at a 10:1 rate. Every 10,000 Hilton Honors points you convert will give you 1,000 British Airways Avios.

While this isn't the best transfer rate (or best use of points), it's very easy to earn upwards of 30X points per $1 spent at Hilton brand properties if you're using Hilton's premium cards. This equal to earn 3X Avios per $1 spent which is a pretty solid.

So if you frequent Hilton brand hotels and frequently pay for your stays with their co-branded credit cards, you can obtain a good amount of points transferable to British Airways.

Here are the credit cards Hilton offers: