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Capital One lets cardholders combine miles earned from personal and business Venture cards into a single account. Plus, you can share your miles with any other account holder and even convert your cash-back earnings into miles.
And the icing on the cake is that all of this can be done for free. Compared to other flexible
- Earn 75,000 Miles once you spend $4,000 on purchases within the first 3 months of account opening, plus a limited-time $300 Capital One Travel stays credit
- 5X miles on hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel
- 2X miles on all other purchase
- Fee credit for Global Entry or TSA Pre✔® (up to $120)
- No foreign transaction fees
- $95 annual fee
- 5X miles per dollar on purchases through Capital One Entertainment
- 5X miles per dollar on hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel
- 2X miles per dollar on all other purchases
Takeaways for Sharing Capital One Miles
- You can combine miles from any Venture-branded card (personal or business) into a single account.
- You can transfer miles between business and personal accounts, as long as both are miles-earning accounts.
- You can transfer miles to any other Capital One miles-earning account, though this must be done over the phone.
- There’s no maximum cap on the number of miles you can transfer.
- There are no transfer fees.
Capital One issues six miles-earning rewards cards. Three are for personal use:
- Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card
- Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
- Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card
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- 5 Miles per dollar on hotels, vacation rentals, and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel
- 5 Miles per dollar on purchases through Capital One Entertainment
- 1.25 Miles per dollar on every purchase, every day.
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- 5X miles per dollar on purchases through Capital One Entertainment
- 5X miles per dollar on hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel
- 2X miles per dollar on all other purchases
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- 10X miles per $1 on hotels and rental cars booked via Capital One Travel
- 5X miles per $1 on purchases through Capital One Entertainment
- 5X miles per $1 on flights when booking via Capital One Travel
- 5X miles per $1 on vacation rentals booked via Capital One Travel
- 2X miles per $1 on all other eligible purchases
And three are for business use:
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- 5X miles per $1 on hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars booked via Capital One Business Travel
- 1.5X miles per $1 on other eligible purchases
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- 5X miles per $1 on hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars booked via Capital One Business Travel
- 2X miles per $1 on other eligible purchases
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- 10X miles per $1 on hotels and rental cars booked via Capital One Business Travel
- 5X miles per $1 on purchases through Capital One Entertainment
- 5X miles per $1 on flights booked via Capital One Business Travel
- 5X miles per $1 on vacation rentals booked via Capital One Business Travel
- 2X miles per $1 on other eligible purchases
As long as the person you're transferring to holds a miles-earning Capital One card, you can move rewards to their account with no cap and no transfer fee.
Additionally, if you have earned cash back on the Spark Cash cards, the Capital One Savor Cash, or the Capital One Quicksilver and also hold a miles-earning card, you can convert that cash back into miles. For example, a traveler earning cash back on the Capital One Savor Cash can convert it into miles if they hold the Capital One Venture X.
Related: How To Convert Capital One Cash Back to Miles
You can share Capital One miles in two ways: transferring between your own accounts or transferring to another Capital One member.
Transferring between your own accounts
Here’s how to move miles between accounts you own:
First, log in to your Capital One account on your computer or phone, then click “View Rewards” next to your miles balance.
Next, scroll down and click “Move Rewards.”
Then, choose which card to transfer to.
Finally, enter the number of miles to transfer, then confirm.
Transferring to another Capital One member
To transfer miles to another Capital One member, call the number on the back of your card.
The Capital One representative will verify your personal information and ask for the recipient’s name, card number, and the number of miles you want to transfer. They’ll then confirm the details and ask for your permission to complete the transfer. Once submitted, the transfer is instant.
To see miles transferred from you to someone else, log on to your Capital One account, click “View Rewards,” and then “Redemptions.” You will see the miles transferred out.
To see miles transferred from someone else to you, log on to your Capital One account, then click “View Rewards,” then “Earn Activity.” You will see the miles transferred in.
The ease of transfer makes it effortless to top off a friend or family member’s account if they plan to transfer miles to a partner program for an award redemption. It's also useful when another person’s loyalty account is better positioned for a particular redemption.
Here's a look at Capital One's airline transfer partners. If someone close to you has accumulated a significant number of miles with one of these programs, pooling your Capital One miles may help you reach an award more quickly.
| Capital One Transfer Partner | Transfer Ratio | ...which you can use to book award flights on: |
|---|---|---|
| Aeromexico Rewards | 1:1 | Delta |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 | United |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 | Delta, WestJet, and Aeromexico |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 1:1 | United |
| British Airways Club | 1:1 | American and Alaska |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 1:1 | American and Alaska |
| Emirates Skywards | 4:3 | United |
| Etihad Guest | 1:1 | American and JetBlue |
| EVA Air Infinity MileageLands | 4:3 | United |
| Finnair Plus | 1:1 | American and Alaska |
| JAL Mileage Bank | 4:3 | American |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 5:3 | JetBlue, United, and Cape Air |
| Qatar Privilege Club | 1:1 | American |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 | American and Alaska |
| Singapore KrisFlyer | 1:1 | United |
| TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go | 1:1 | United |
| Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles | 1:1 | United |
| Virgin Red | 1:1 | Delta and Aeromexico |
Related: Do Capital One Miles Expire?
How Does Capital One Compare to Other Rewards Programs?
Here are the rewards-sharing policies for other transferable points programs:
Chase Ultimate Rewards Amex Membership Rewards Citi ThankYou Marriott Bonvoy - Capital One miles: You can share rewards between any miles-earning accounts with no caps, no fees, and no expiration. You can also convert cash-back rewards into miles if you hold both types of cards.
$95Rates & Fees
- 5X points on Lyft rides through September 2027
- 5X points on travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3X points on dining at restaurants worldwide
- 3X points on gas and EV charging
- 3X points on vacation homes at top brands like Airbnb, Vrbo and more
- 3X points on eligible streaming services
- 3X points on online grocery purchases (excluding Target, Walmart, and wholesale clubs)
- 2X points on all other travel
- 1X point per dollar spent on all other purchases
$95Rates & Fees
- 10X on Hotels, Car Rentals, and Attractions booked through CitiTravel.com
- 3X – Earn 3 Points per $1 spent on Air Travel and Other Hotel Purchases
- 3X – Earn 3 Points per $1 spent on Restaurants
- 3X – Earn 3 Points per $1 spent on Supermarkets
- 3X – Earn 3 Points per $1 spent on Gas and EV Charging Stations
- 1X – Earn 1 Point per $1 spent on All Other Purchases
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- 4X Membership Rewards® points at restaurants worldwide, plus takeout and delivery in the U.S. (on up to $50,000 per year in purchases, then 1X)
- 4X Membership Rewards® points at U.S. supermarkets (on up to $25,000 per year in purchases, then 1X)
- 5X Membership Rewards® points on prepaid hotels booked on amextravel.com
- 3X Membership Rewards® points on flights booked directly with airlines or on amextravel.com
- 2X Membership Rewards® points on prepaid car rentals booked through amextravel.com
- 2X Membership Rewards® points on cruises booked and paid through amextravel.com
- 1X on other eligible purchases
Final Thoughts
The ability to combine miles with any other account holder at no cost and with no limits is an attractive feature of Capital One’s rewards program. The lack of restrictions on sharing miles is a unique benefit, making it a compelling alternative to Chase, Citi, and Amex.
- Earn 75,000 Miles once you spend $4,000 on purchases within the first 3 months of account opening, plus a limited-time $300 Capital One Travel stays credit
- 5X miles on hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel
- 2X miles on all other purchase
- Fee credit for Global Entry or TSA Pre✔® (up to $120)
- No foreign transaction fees
- $95 annual fee
- 5X miles per dollar on purchases through Capital One Entertainment
- 5X miles per dollar on hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel
- 2X miles per dollar on all other purchases
For rates and fees of the cards mentioned in this post, please visit the following links: Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (Rates & Fees), and Citi Strata Premier® Card (Rates & Fees)
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Hi Jack, I just reached out to Capital One for clarification on this.
How can you transfer Cap 1 miles into spouse’s FF account? He is an authorized user (and account manager for what’s it worth) but does not have a separate Cap1 account?With Chase and Amex you can easily do it since with Chase he is a family member living in the same household and with Amex he is an authorized user. But Cap1?
Capital One points are NO LONGER AVAILABLE to share to someone else. :/
Did you call Capital One and try to transfer points to another cardholder? Unfortunately it looks like Capital One never got around to adding the online transfer option.
Any way to retrieve miles that were lost when a capital one card was closed?
Not that I know of. Anyone have experience with this?
This is a great addition to capital one.
Good to know! Our primary cards are CapOne Venture and Chase Sapphire Reserve. We recently relocated and I’m doing less travel, so the CSR may or may not remain the best card for me. This is another positive for CapOne.
Glad to hear they are becoming more competitive but even with this new benefit I don’t see myself jumping in. Too many other “better” programs out there.
Nice to see an objectively positive headline for a change! 🙂 And, see all the overwhelming positive comments that predictably followed!
I love capital one cards! This is worth getting.
new benefits are always good news!
I only have MBNA and AE cards. Will the Capital One improvement put pressure on other card issuers to do the same for their cards. I am thinking of cancelled my MBNA cards and apply the Capital ONe. I do not want to own too many credit cards. Any suggestions?
Hey Tonia, I definitely understand not wanting to have too many cards. Before you close any accounts, I’d recommend checking out this post on how your credit score is calculated. https://awardwallet.com/credit-cards/tips-managing-credit-score/
It can actually hurt your score to close a card, especially if the card is one of the oldest in your account history, or you have a large credit line relative to your other accounts.
Smaller banks like MBNA are likely never going to try to compete with CapOne on rewards, so you’ll want to look at the major issuers for points that will help you save on travel.
Capital One venture is worth looking at.
Good news. Just wish we could move worthless to us GMC $ over to points/miles/cash!
Nice perk but no Cap1
This is a great perk and really brings the Capital One cards into line with the other flexible currency cards — and in some circumstances it will make it a more valuable card. My only gripe is how difficult it seems for me to be approved for their cards.
I am always trying to figure out what to do with these points…thanks for the info.
I love that you can use the miles with different airlines. Its so frustrating paying yearly fees for multiple cards because you travel to a lot of different destinations and want the cheapest flight.
It would be nice if other credit cards providers do the same. Let the members to merger the miles of different levels. It is too confused to have different miles of the same credit card providers.
Nice benefit for card holders.
Capital One just keeps getting better.
Now Capital One Canada needs to take some notes.
Looks like Captial One is trying to jump big time into attracting the frequent traveler community. I’m glad as competition is always good. I’m still on the fence about diving into yet another “currency”. I’ve already got the MR/TY/UR points to deal with but they are certainly tempting me with these benefits that seem to be standing them apart compared to the usual 3.
this is very very helpful feature, hopefully they will include the online functionality soon
Excellent, Thank you for the review!!
This is good news! I hope others will consider allowing this also, but I won’t hold my breath.
I’ve been a long-time Capital One fan and this makes it so much better for multiple card holders. Way to step up above the competition.
This is a reason to celebrate!
Thanks for sharing!
This is great to hear! Thanks.
Smart move by Capital One. I have a personal Capital One credit card and another company Capital One card .But they have different reward miles. I think lots of travellers like me have more than one Capital One cards but different reward miles. Now I am free to combines the miles and even with my family members. A big praise for Capital One listening to his members. Any comment?
Wow this is too good to be true.
Very nice…thanks for the post!
Thanks. I’ll add it to my list of JetBlue family pooling and Hyatt points.
Wow. That’s quite unusual but I won’t complain.
A good move in the another direction. Since I am the only one in my family that does the points and miles thing, it doesn’t help me any.
I hope this spreads to Chase, Citi, etc. Would be a nice perk.
following Chase’s footstep, go capitalone!!
good news, makes their cards look better.
Pooling is always good!
This seems like a great benefit for Cap 1 users. Wish they had additional earning opportunities.
AwardWallet made my life so much easier. We are a family of four frequent travelers, each with maybe a dozen airline accounts. Keeping track of some 40 (!) award programs used to be a nightmare. Now it’s all there, updated automatically and comparable at a glance. Huzzah!
Great to hear!
Wow, hopefully the miles pooling feature will be adopted by other cards.
Hopefully the competition will match this offer. Both my family and friends have too many orphan miles!
Great benefit for cardholders – C1 really trying to take the lead with customer friendly policies….not that it is hard to do that in many respects!