Best Avios credit cards (October 2026)
Ranked by net value (yearly miles minus the annual fee) at $3,000/mo, Economy · Short-haul. We compared all 16 eligible cards.
- 1Capital OneCapital One Venture Rewards Credit CardEarns Aeroplan® · Flying Blue · AviosMiles a year72,600Annual fee$95Net value+$493.13
- 2CitiCiti Strata Premier CardEarns AAdvantage® · Flying Blue · AviosMiles a year66,400Annual fee$95Net value+$442.91
- 3Capital OneCapital One VentureOne Rewards Credit CardEarns Aeroplan® · Flying Blue · AviosMiles a year45,800Annual fee$0Net value+$371.03
- 4ChaseChase Sapphire Preferred® CardEarns MileagePlus® · Aeroplan® · Flying Blue · AviosMiles a year55,400Annual fee$95Net value+$353.80
- 5Cardless (Bilt)Bilt Obsidian CardEarns MileagePlus® · Aeroplan® · Flying Blue · AviosMiles a year54,100Annual fee$95Net value+$343.26
- 6CitiCiti Strata CardEarns AAdvantage® · Flying Blue · AviosMiles a year41,300Annual fee$0Net value+$334.57
- 7Cardless (Bilt)Bilt Blue CardEarns MileagePlus® · Aeroplan® · Flying Blue · AviosMiles a year37,900Annual fee$0Net value+$307.03
- 8Capital OneCapital One Venture X Rewards Credit CardEarns Aeroplan® · Flying Blue · AviosMiles a year84,400Annual fee$395Net value+$288.72
- 9American ExpressAmerican Express® Gold CardEarns SkyMiles® · Aeroplan® · Flying Blue · AviosMiles a year68,400Annual fee$325Net value+$229.11
- 10ChaseBritish Airways Visa Signature® CardEarns AviosMiles a year39,100Annual fee$95Net value+$221.75
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- Best airline miles credit cards30 cards · #1 Citi Strata Premier Card
- No-annual-fee miles credit cards6 cards · #1 American Airlines AAdvantage MileUp Card
- Miles credit cards with an annual fee of $100 or less15 cards · #1 Citi Strata Premier Card
- Miles credit cards with airport lounge access8 cards · #1 Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card
- Business miles credit cards17 cards · #1 The Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from American Express
- AAdvantage® credit cards7 cards · #1 Citi Strata Premier Card
- SkyMiles® credit cards6 cards · #1 American Express® Gold Card
- MileagePlus® credit cards9 cards · #1 Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
- Aeroplan® credit cards11 cards · #1 Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
- Flying Blue credit cards14 cards · #1 Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card