{"id":64627,"date":"2025-10-01T10:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T10:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=64627"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:24:28","slug":"flying-blue-transfer-bonus-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/amex-membership-rewards\/flying-blue-transfer-bonus\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer American Express Membership Rewards Points To Air France-KLM Flying Blue, Get a 20% Bonus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>This Amex transfer bonus is no longer available. Here's our full list of <a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/credit-card-transfer-bonuses\/\">current transfer bonuses<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you're looking to redeem your credit card rewards points for top value, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/credit-card-transfer-bonuses\/\" rel=\"noopener\">transfer bonuses<\/a> are opportunities you shouldn't overlook. American Express' new 20% transfer bonus to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/flying-blue\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Air France-KLM Flying Blue<\/a> tees you up to book some fantastic award flights for a little less.<\/p>\n<p>Here's what you need to know about this rare Amex-Flying Blue transfer bonus and some of the best ways to maximize it before this offer takes flight on <strong>October 31, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Amex_Membership_Rewards_to_Flying_Blue_20_Transfer_Bonus\">Amex Membership Rewards to Flying Blue 20% Transfer Bonus<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Key_terms\">Key terms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Best_Ways_to_Redeem_Flying_Blue_Miles\">Best Ways to Redeem Flying Blue Miles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Flying_Blue_Miles_Expiration_Policy\">Flying Blue Miles Expiration Policy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Flying_Blue_Transfer_Bonus_History\">Flying Blue Transfer Bonus History<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2><span id=\"Amex_Membership_Rewards_to_Flying_Blue_20_Transfer_Bonus\">Amex Membership Rewards to Flying Blue 20% Transfer Bonus<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Through <strong>October 31, 2025<\/strong>, you'll get 20% bonus miles when you transfer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/amex-membership-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Membership Rewards<\/a> to your Flying Blue account. Typically, you'll receive 1,000 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/flying-blue\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Flying Blue<\/a> miles for every 1,000 Membership Rewards points. But, for a limited time, you'll receive 1,200 miles per 1,000 points transferred.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228727\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/405\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-228727 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Amex-AFKLM-Oct25.png\" alt=\"American Express transfer bonus to Flying Blue\" width=\"750\" height=\"405\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Amex-AFKLM-Oct25.png 2428w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Amex-AFKLM-Oct25-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Amex-AFKLM-Oct25-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Amex-AFKLM-Oct25-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Amex-AFKLM-Oct25-1536x829.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Amex-AFKLM-Oct25-2048x1105.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: American Express<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/amex-membership-rewards\/how-to-transfer-amex-points\/\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Transfer Amex Points: A Step-by-Step Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Key_terms\">Key terms<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Receive 20% additional miles on transfers to the Air France-KLM Flying Blue loyalty program.<\/li>\n<li>You must be enrolled in Air France KLM Flying Blue in order to participate in this offer.<\/li>\n<li>This transfer bonus will end at <strong>11:59 p.m. MT on October 31, 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Once you have transferred Membership Rewards points, miles cannot be transferred back to your Membership Rewards account.<\/li>\n<li>The minimum transfer you can make is 1,000 Membership Rewards points and the maximum transfer is 999,000 points.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/en\/mile-transfer-times?program=Flying%2520Blue\" rel=\"noopener\">Transfers are typically immediate<\/a> but Amex notes to allow up to 48 hours for the transfers to complete.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Best_Ways_to_Redeem_Flying_Blue_Miles\">Best Ways to Redeem Flying Blue Miles<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Flying Blue is the frequent flyer program of two major airlines: Air France and KLM. Naturally, you can use Flying Blue miles to book awards on either carrier. Plus, you can book awards on several <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/airline-alliances-and-partnerships\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SkyTeam partner airlines<\/a> as well as several non-alliance partners. Better yet, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/flying-blue\/best-award-flights\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Flying Blue has several sweet spots<\/a> that are made 20% sweeter because of this transfer bonus. Some of our favorite examples include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Short-haul Delta flights<\/strong> (think Los Angeles to Las Vegas) for 5,000 Flying Blue miles one-way (9k Amex points round-trip).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Air France\/KLM business class awards to from North America to Europe<\/strong> from 60,000 Flying Blue miles (50k Amex points).<\/li>\n<li><strong>KLM business class from the U.S. to South Africa via Amsterdam<\/strong> for 115,000 Flying Blue miles (96k Amex points).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of the best ways to maximize this transfer bonus is by pairing it with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/flying-blue\/promo-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Flying Blue\u2019s monthly Promo Rewards<\/a>. With the bonus in play, discounted economy awards to Europe that cost 18,750 miles drop to just 16,000 Amex points. And if you\u2019re interested in business class, a 45,000-mile ticket would only set you back 38,000 Amex points.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228716\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/323\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-228716 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB-IADATH-scaled.png\" alt=\"Flying Blue award from IAD to ATH.\" width=\"750\" height=\"323\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB-IADATH-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB-IADATH-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB-IADATH-1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB-IADATH-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB-IADATH-1536x662.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB-IADATH-2048x883.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Flying Blue<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Flying_Blue_Miles_Expiration_Policy\">Flying Blue Miles Expiration Policy<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/flying-blue\/do-flying-blue-miles-expire\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Flying Blue miles will expire<\/a> if you don't have qualifying activity in the past 24 months. Unfortunately, <strong>transferring your Amex points to Flying Blue doesn't count as qualifying activity<\/strong>. You'll need to take a flight with Air France, KLM, or one of Flying Blue's SkyTeam partners if you are looking for a way to extend your mileage expiration. Or, you can extend the validity of your miles by spending on a Flying Blue co-branded credit card, like the <a data-ccid=\"17\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/airlines\/air-france-credit-card\/\" target=_blank>Air France KLM Visa Signature<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Credit Card<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Because of these policies, be extra careful that you don't transfer Amex points to Flying Blue if you won't be able to use these miles over the next two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"custom-blue\">Want help keeping track of your Flying Blue expiration? Add your <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/account\/add\/44\" rel=\"noopener\">Flying Blue account to AwardWallet<\/a>. You will be emailed if your Flying Blue expiration date is getting near.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_206307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"600\/480\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-206307 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KLM-Plane-E2-Featured.png\" alt=\"Rear-view of KLM Embraer 195-E2 at KRK.\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KLM-Plane-E2-Featured.png 1000w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KLM-Plane-E2-Featured-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KLM-Plane-E2-Featured-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KLM-Plane-E2-Featured-325x260.png 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Tyler Glatt\/AwardWallet<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Flying_Blue_Transfer_Bonus_History\">Flying Blue Transfer Bonus History<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>American Express has offered more than a dozen transfer bonuses to Flying Blue over the past several years. However, these opportunities are few and far between; it's been over a calendar year between the launch of the current transfer bonus and the last one.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>25% transfer bonus through June 15, 2018<\/li>\n<li>25% transfer bonus through April 29, 2019<\/li>\n<li>25% transfer bonus through November 30, 2019<\/li>\n<li>30% transfer bonus through August 15, 2021 \u2014 offered by Flying Blue directly<\/li>\n<li>25% transfer bonus through September 30, 2021<\/li>\n<li>25% transfer bonus through November 30, 2021<\/li>\n<li>25% transfer bonus through June 15, 2022<\/li>\n<li>25% transfer bonus through September 30, 2022<\/li>\n<li>25% transfer bonus through December 7, 2022<\/li>\n<li>25% transfer bonus through May 22, 2023<\/li>\n<li>25% transfer bonus through September 22, 2023<\/li>\n<li>20% transfer bonus through November 10, 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>This offer: <\/strong>20% transfer bonus through October 31, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/credit-card-transfer-bonuses\/\" rel=\"noopener\">All Current Transfer Bonuses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Transfer bonuses from Amex Membership Rewards to Flying Blue aren\u2019t as common as they used to be. If you want to take advantage of the current 20% bonus, make sure to transfer points by <strong>October 31, 2025<\/strong>. There\u2019s no telling when the next one will show up, but history suggests we likely won\u2019t see another until around this time next year.<\/p>\n<p>This bonus can unlock some fantastic sweet spots at excellent rates, so it\u2019s worth acting quickly if you\u2019re ready to put your rewards to work. And if you\u2019re just a few miles short, remember that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/flying-blue-transfer-partners\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Flying Blue also partners with other transferable currencies<\/a> and occasionally <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/flying-blue\/buy-miles\/\" rel=\"noopener\">sells miles at a reasonable price<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Express is currently offering a 20% transfer bonus to Air France-KLM Flying Blue, letting you book some fantastic award flights for a little less. Here&#8217;s what you need to know about this rare Amex-Flying Blue transfer bonus and some of the best ways to maximize it before it takes flight on October 31, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":151235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12069],"tags":[12777,14204],"coauthors":[36401,36387],"class_list":["post-64627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-air-france-flying-blue","tag-buy-transfer-bonus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64627"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":257334,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64627\/revisions\/257334"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64627"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=64627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}