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This step-by-step tutorial explains how to transfer Chase points to any of their thirteen partner loyalty programs. If you’re curious to learn more about the Chase airline and hotel partners or strategies for booking, check out our comprehensive guide to the Chase transfer partners. If you're looking for help with how to transfer Ultimate Rewards to a spouse or another person in your household, we cover that in our tutorial on how to combine Ultimate Rewards earned with multiple credit cards.
Fortunately, it's simple to transfer your Ultimate Rewards using the Chase website, and most transfers will post instantly to your frequent flyer or hotel loyalty account. Read on for a complete walkthrough of each step.
How to Transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards
First, you need to navigate directly to Chase Ultimate Rewards and log in with your Chase credentials.
Pick a Chase Ultimate Rewards Card
If you have more than one Chase credit card, choose the card from which you would like to transfer points. In general, it doesn't matter which card you transfer from. But, if you don't have enough points on one card, you may need to combine your Ultimate Rewards points onto one card and then complete your transfer.
Select “Transfer to Travel Partners”
In the Earn/Use drop-down menu, you need to choose how you would like to use your points. In this case, you'll want to select “Transfer to Travel Partners”. If you have selected a card that is not eligible to transfer points to partners, like the Chase Freedom Flex℠
, you will not see this option. Simply go back and choose a card that does offer point transfers.
Choose a Transfer Partner
Choose which airline or hotel program you would like to transfer your points to.
Provide Your Account Information
From the drop-down menu, choose the owner of the frequent flyer account and enter the frequent flyer or hotel loyalty number. If you've previously transferred Ultimate Rewards to the same program, you shouldn't need to fill in the loyalty number again.
Choose the Number of Points to Transfer
Enter in the number of miles you would like to transfer and make sure that the “Transfer to” information is correct before you press continue. If you're transferring to a program for the first time, we recommend doing a test transfer of 1,000 points (the minimum allowed) before you transfer the total amount you need for your award. Most Chase transfers are instant.
Verify the Details and Confirm
Review and confirm the transfer. Make sure to double and triple check all of the details, because once you have initiated a transfer, you cannot reverse it! That's not the type of lesson you want to learn the hard way.
Once you've sent your test transfer, log into the loyalty program account to verify that the points have posted.
Note: If you are already logged into your frequent flyer or hotel account at the time you press the “confirm & submit” button on the Chase website, you'll need to log out and log back in to the account where you are expecting the points to post. Refreshing the screen won't update your points balance on most loyalty program websites.
If your points posted as expected, you can transfer the full number of points you need for your award.
Which Cards Can Transfer Ultimate Rewards?
To take advantage of the Chase Transfer Partners, you'll need to have at least one of the following cards:
- Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That's $750 when you redeem through Chase Ultimate Rewards®.
- Enjoy benefits such as 5x on travel purchased through Chase Ultimate Rewards®, 3x on dining, and 2x on all other travel purchases, and $50 annual Ultimate Rewards Hotel Credit, plus more.
- Get 25% more value when you redeem for airfare, hotels, car rentals and cruises through Chase Ultimate Rewards®. For example, 60,000 points are worth $750 toward travel.
- Count on Trip Cancellation/Interruption Insurance, Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver, Lost Luggage Insurance and more.
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2024.
- Member FDIC
- 5X points on Lyft rides through March 2025
- 5X points on travel purchased through Chase
- 3X points on dining at restaurants worldwide
- 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
- Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That's $900 toward travel when you redeem through Chase Ultimate Rewards®
- $300 Annual Travel Credit as reimbursement for travel purchases charged to your card each account anniversary year.
- Earn 5x total points on flights and 10x total points on hotels and car rentals when you purchase travel through Chase Ultimate Rewards® immediately after the first $300 is spent on travel purchases annually. Earn 3x points on other travel and dining & 1 point per $1 spent on all other purchases
- Get 50% more value when you redeem your points for travel through Chase Ultimate Rewards®. For example, 60,000 points are worth $900 toward travel
- 1:1 point transfer to leading airline and hotel loyalty programs
- Access to 1,300+ airport lounges worldwide after an easy, one-time enrollment in Priority Pass™ Select and up to $100 application fee credit every four years for Global Entry, NEXUS, or TSA PreCheck®
- Count on Trip Cancellation/Interruption Insurance, Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver, Lost Luggage Insurance and more
- Member FDIC
- 10X points on Lyft rides through March 2025
- 10X points on hotels and car rentals purchased through Chase
- 10X points on Chase Dining (including prepaid reservations and prepaid takeout purchased through Chase)
- 5X points on airfare purchased through Chase
- 3X points on all other travel
- 3X points on dining at restaurants
- 1X points on all other purchases
- Earn 100k bonus points after you spend $8,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That's $1,000 cash back or $1,250 toward travel when redeemed through Chase Ultimate Rewards®
- Earn 3 points per $1 on the first $150,000 spent on travel and select business categories each account anniversary year. Earn 1 point per $1 on all other purchases
- Round-the-clock monitoring for unusual credit card purchases
- With Zero Liability you won't be held responsible for unauthorized charges made with your card or account information.
- Redeem points for cash back, gift cards, travel and more - your points don't expire as long as your account is open
- Points are worth 25% more when you redeem for travel through Chase Ultimate Rewards®
- Purchase Protection covers your new purchases for 120 days against damage or theft up to $10,000 per claim and $50,000 per account.
- Member FDIC
- 3X points per $1 on the first $150,000 spent in combined purchases on travel, shipping purchases, Internet, cable and phone services, advertising purchases made with social media sites and search engines each account anniversary year
- 1X point per $1 on all other purchases
Wrap-Up
Chase Ultimate Rewards points are extremely valuable, and one of the best ways to use your points is by transferring them to partners. Luckily, Chase makes the transfer process pretty straightforward, but if you ever get stuck you can always refer back to this article!
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Does anyone else find that finding award flights which actually cost less points than paying straight cash or redeeming in the portal? I usually only fly economy, but have seen crazy deals for business/first class. Unless I see those amazing higher end flights for cheap points, then I will continue to fly with economy…
I did this to my husbands account and it was awesome. It just to prolong the life of his miles and it worked plus gave him some elite credit too. That was a nice surprise. Now this was at least 2 yrs ago. I wonder does United still give elite miles credit if we transfer from Chase? Or was this a fluke thing in my husbands account?
Haven’t ever heard of that. You sure the elite credit didn’t come from somewhere else?
I’m glad I’ve applied for many of the Chase cards first before getting hit by 5/24. Without having the airline cards though, I’ve yet to find a real good redemption value/availability to transfer my ultimate rewards points to airline miles. However, I’ve been using the sapphire reserve portal for the 1.5x redemption and can’t say I’m unhappy.
Chase Ultimate Rewards are the most user-friendly program I’ve come across. Transfers are instantaneous and you can transfer to another person if they are a Sapphire cardholder on the same account.
Are there any partners left who doesnt require name match?
I believe they all require the name to match. You can book for others from all Chase frequent flyer partners.
In my experience with Chase transfer to United mileage, it also took less than 10 minutes to show up.
I’ve transferred points from Chase to Southwest several times. Each time it was easy and almost instantaneous.
Thanks for this information. Are points transferable to American?
No, but you can book American flights by transferring to British Airways.
Super helpful!
When booking a British Airlines flight over the phone, they had no problem waiting on the phone line while I transferred the miles over on my computer.
I dare say that’s wonderful customer service… which we don’t get a lot of these days.
When I first started this hobby, I remember seeing the quote: “You can never have enough Ultimate Rewards Points”. I completely agree. There’s so many great ways to use them, thanks for this update.
Chase Ultimate Reward points are my favorite. I find I am transferring to Hyatt when I want to stay spur of the moment and the fact that the transfers are instant is really helpful.
I have Ultimate Rewards and find it is so simple to transfer them. Love this card.
Hey thanks for sharing..
I have transferred Ultimate Reward points to both United and British Airways and the transaction were instantaneous.
BA took about 15 minutes to show up for me.
Chase is one of the easiest to transfer points…
I really like the fact that most Chase airline transfers post immediately.
No need to worry about losing an award seat one has in mind while waiting for the transfer to complete.
As noted above, most, but not all transfers are instant. Last I knew, at least, Marriott took 2 days, IHG had a short processing delay, and SQ “might” take up to 2 days.
How do you add family members who dont live with you or can you even? My mom never uses her chase points and I would really like to get those off of here but different addresses obviously.
You can’t transfer mom’s Chase points to your Chase account. However, if mom wants to let you use them, she can transfer to a frequent flyer program in her name and book a ticket for you. For example, Mom’s Chase > Mom’s United – ticket for you. Hope that helps.
cant transfer direct to others. you can book for someone else though once transferred
It’s nice to see an updated post on this! Seeing a guide on how to do something 3 years ago is something worrisome.