{"id":96409,"date":"2026-08-20T22:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T22:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=96409"},"modified":"2026-08-20T22:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T22:10:02","slug":"united-car-rental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/united-mileageplus\/united-car-rental\/","title":{"rendered":"Earn up to 2,750 United MileagePlus Miles per Avis or Budget Car Rental"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for new ways to earn extra <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/united-mileageplus\/\" rel=\"noopener\">United MileagePlus miles<\/a>? United recently launched a new promotion for MileagePlus members to earn up to 2,750 United miles with Avis and Budget car rentals through <strong>October 31, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The promotion offers up to 1,500 bonus miles (depending on the length of the rental) on top of up to 1,250 base miles (depending on elite status and using a United card).<\/p>\n<p>Here are the details on this offer \u2014 and the promo codes you need to take advantage of it.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Bonus_MileagePlus_Miles_for_Avis_and_Budget_Car_Rentals\">Bonus MileagePlus Miles for Avis and Budget Car Rentals<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>United MileagePlus members can once again earn bonus miles per car rental with Avis and Budget when booking through <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mileageplustravel.united.com\/#\/searchcars\" rel=\"noopener\">MileagePlus Travel<\/a> using relevant promo codes. These bonus miles stack with the up-to-1,250 base miles you can earn as a United elite status holder, plus the standing offer for up-to-35% off base rates. This promotion runs through <strong>October 31, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_274768\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/239\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-274768 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/United-2750-Points-for-Car-Rentals-2026-Promotion-900x239.jpg\" alt=\"United 2,750 Points for Car Rentals 2026 Promotion\" width=\"900\" height=\"239\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/United-2750-Points-for-Car-Rentals-2026-Promotion-900x239.jpg 900w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/United-2750-Points-for-Car-Rentals-2026-Promotion-750x199.jpg 750w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/United-2750-Points-for-Car-Rentals-2026-Promotion-768x204.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/United-2750-Points-for-Car-Rentals-2026-Promotion.jpg 1486w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of United<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>The number of bonus miles you can earn through this offer depends first on how long you keep your rental. It's broken down as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rentals of 3-5 consecutive days:<\/strong> Earn 750 bonus miles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rentals of 6+ consecutive days:<\/strong> Earn 1,500 bonus miles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Members can earn a maximum of 1,500 bonus miles per rental, on top of base miles earned. Better yet, the terms and conditions don't restrict how many times you can earn this bonus, so you can potentially earn several thousand bonus miles by renting cars through October.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Stack_this_offer_with_base_earnings_for_MileagePlus_elite_status_members_and_United_cardholders\">Stack this offer with base earnings for MileagePlus elite status members and United cardholders<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The bonus United miles you can earn from this offer come on top of the usual miles you will earn on your car rental as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/united-mileageplus\/premier-elite-status\/\" rel=\"noopener\">MileagePlus Premier member<\/a> or a United cardholder. At most, you can earn up to 1,250 bonus miles per rental thanks to your elite status or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/united-mileageplus\/united-credit-cards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">United credit card<\/a>. These don't stack, meaning you won't earn extra miles as an elite status member using a United card.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Premier Platinum status and higher:<\/strong> Earn 1,250 miles per rental.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Premier Silver and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/united-mileageplus\/premier-gold-status\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier Gold<\/a>:<\/strong> Earn 1,000 miles per rental.<\/li>\n<li><strong>All United Chase cardholders:<\/strong> Earn 750 miles per rental.<\/li>\n<li><strong>All other MileagePlus members:<\/strong> Earn 500 miles per rental.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"compare-cards-wrap compare-count-cards-3 compare-p-chase\"><div class=\"compare-card\"><div class=\"compare-pre\"><div class=\"compare-image\"><div><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nextinsure.com\/imaging\/opt\/ff6d0beb-04a7-4cc5-9bf4-50bc3f5e5883.png\" alt=\"United\u2120 Explorer Card\" width=\"150\" \/ class=\"lazyload\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-name\">United\u2120 Explorer Card<\/div><div class=\"compare-offer\"><strong>Welcome Bonus<\/strong> Earn 50,000 bonus miles after you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-apply\"><a class=\"btn-use qs-apply-now\" title='United\u2120 Explorer Card' data-ccid=\"4048117\" data-exit=\"ccw\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/UnitedExplorerCard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div><div class=\"compare-fee-score\"><div class=\"compare-fee\"><strong>Annual Fee<\/strong><p>$0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $150<span class=\"compare-terms\"><a data-ccid=\"4048117\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=g3lR0xvjyAU&offerid=1753725.10005119&type=3&u1=157b0f9e3ed780cc6163c849846cf342&subid=639396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"compare-rating compare-rating--5\"><strong>Credit Score<\/strong><p>Excellent, Good<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-earning\"><ul>\r\n  <li>Earn at least 9X total miles on eligible United flights <em>(excluding Basic Economy and other base fares)*<\/em><\/li>\r\n  <li>3X miles on all other eligible United purchases<\/li>\r\n  <li>2X miles on dining and direct hotel stays<\/li>\r\n  <li>1X on all other purchases<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<em>The earning for spending on eligible United flights breaks down as follows:<\/em>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n  <li><em>6x miles on the primary cardmember\u2019s fare from United as a MileagePlus member<\/em><\/li>\r\n  <li><em>3x miles on United purchases with the United\u2120 Explorer Card<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-card\"><div class=\"compare-pre\"><div class=\"compare-image\"><div><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nextinsure.com\/imaging\/opt\/4a0f5eb9-f9b0-42ec-86be-4f4cf1af0205.png\" width=\"150\" alt=\"United Quest\u2120 Card\" \/ class=\"lazyload\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-name\">United Quest\u2120 Card<\/div><div class=\"compare-offer\"><strong>Welcome Bonus<\/strong> Earn up to 70,000 bonus miles and 500 Premier qualifying points \u2013 60,000 miles after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open, and an additional 10,000 miles after you add an authorized user account in the first 3 months from account opening<\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-apply\"><a class=\"btn-use qs-apply-now\" title='United Quest\u2120 Card' data-ccid=\"4048245\" data-exit=\"ccw\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/UnitedQuestCard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Apply Now<\/a> <\/div><div class=\"compare-fee-score\"><div class=\"compare-fee\"><strong>Annual Fee<\/strong><p>$350<span class=\"compare-terms\"><a data-ccid=\"4048245\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=g3lR0xvjyAU&offerid=1753725.10005127&type=3&u1=5a5f5bc190021173769aaa529f81ba69&subid=639396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"compare-rating compare-rating--5\"><strong>Credit Score<\/strong><p>Good, Excellent<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-earning\"><ul>\r\n  <li>Earn at least 10X total miles on eligible United flights <em>(excluding Basic Economy and other base fares)*<\/em><\/li>\r\n  <li>5X miles on hotel stays at Renowned Hotels and Resorts<\/li>\r\n  <li>4X miles on eligible United purchases<\/li>\r\n  <li>2X miles on all other travel, select streaming services and dining<\/li>\r\n  <li>1X on all other purchases<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<em>The earning for spending on eligible United flights breaks down as follows:<\/em>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n  <li><em>6X miles on the primary cardmember\u2019s fare from United as a MileagePlus member<\/em><\/li>\r\n  <li><em>4X miles on entire United purchases with the United Quest\u2120 Card<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-card\"><div class=\"compare-pre\"><div class=\"compare-image\"><div><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nextinsure.com\/imaging\/opt\/450a0407-44c5-45f1-a335-068eefc6cb45.png\" width=\"150\" alt=\"United Club\u2120 Card\" \/ class=\"lazyload\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-name\">United Club\u2120 Card<\/div><div class=\"compare-offer\"><strong>Welcome Bonus<\/strong> Earn 80,000 bonus miles after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-apply\"><a class=\"btn-use qs-apply-now\" title='United Club\u2120 Card' data-ccid=\"4048196\" data-exit=\"ccw\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/UnitedClubInfinite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div><div class=\"compare-fee-score\"><div class=\"compare-fee\"><strong>Annual Fee<\/strong><p>$695<span class=\"compare-terms\"><a data-ccid=\"4048196\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=g3lR0xvjyAU&offerid=1753725.10005115&type=3&u1=8c0eb0fc6275294d28b1acf4f37677e1&subid=639396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"compare-rating compare-rating--6\"><strong>Credit Score<\/strong><p>Excellent<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-earning\"><ul>\r\n  <li>Earn at least 11X total miles on eligible United flights <em>(excluding Basic Economy and other base fares)*<\/em><\/li>\r\n  <li>5X miles on hotel stays at Renowned Hotels and Resorts<\/li>\r\n  <li>5X miles on eligible United purchases<\/li>\r\n  <li>2X miles on dining and all other travel<\/li>\r\n  <li>1X on all other purchases<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<em>The earning for spending on eligible United flights breaks down as follows:<\/em>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n  <li><em>6X miles on the primary cardmember\u2019s fare from United as a MileagePlus member<\/em><\/li>\r\n  <li><em>5X miles on entire United purchases with the United Club\u2120 Card<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Use_these_promo_codes_to_earn_United_miles_on_your_car_rental\">Use these promo codes to earn United miles on your car rental<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To receive a discount on Avis and Budget rentals, earn United Miles, and take advantage of the bonus miles through this offer, you'll need to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mileageplustravel.united.com\/#\/searchcars\" rel=\"noopener\">make an advance reservation<\/a> and apply the applicable promo code. The discount code you'll use depends on whether you rent through Avis or Budget.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Avis promo code is AWD #B477700<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Budget promo code is BCD #B477700<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Terms_and_conditions\">Terms and conditions<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Members must book and complete an eligible rental by <strong>October 31, 2026<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The 30% Budget discount or 35% Avis discount applies to the base rate only.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cars.united.com\/#\/searchcars\" rel=\"noopener\">Use this link<\/a> to make an advance reservation for the rental.<\/li>\n<li>A maximum of 1,500 bonus miles can be earned per rental in addition to base miles earned on the rental \u2014 plus what you earn as a MileagePlus elite status holder or United credit card holder.<\/li>\n<li>For Avis rentals, the offer is only available at participating airport and off-airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and St. Maarten.<\/li>\n<li>For Budget rentals, the offer is only available at participating airport and off-airport locations in the U.S., Canada, EMEA, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia, St. Maarten, and Costa Rica.<\/li>\n<li>Only paid rentals earn bonus miles, not those reserved with points or miles.<\/li>\n<li>Members will receive 500 miles at the end of their rental, any bonus miles from elite status or a United credit card within 5 business days, and the bonus miles from this promotion within eight weeks of completing eligible rentals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Our_Take\">Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is a nice little promotion to earn some bonus United miles with Avis and Budget car rentals through <strong>October 31, 2026<\/strong>. While you might not rent a car frequently enough to earn a free flight from this promotion, it's a nice way to boost your MileagePlus balance ahead of an upcoming redemption.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Bonus_MileagePlus_Miles_for_Avis_and_Budget_Car_Rentals\">Bonus MileagePlus Miles for Avis and Budget Car Rentals<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Stack_this_offer_with_base_earnings_for_MileagePlus_elite_status_members_and_United_cardholders\">Stack this offer with base earnings for MileagePlus elite status members and United cardholders<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Use_these_promo_codes_to_earn_United_miles_on_your_car_rental\">Use these promo codes to earn United miles on your car rental<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Terms_and_conditions\">Terms and conditions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Our_Take\">Our Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for new ways to earn extra United MileagePlus miles? United has finally launched a new promotion for MileagePlus members to earn up to 2,750 United miles with Avis and Budget car rentals for a limited time. Here are the details on this offer \u2014 and the promo codes you need to take advantage of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":61443,"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":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_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":[12690,15020,13888,12772],"coauthors":[36385],"class_list":["post-96409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-avis-preferred","tag-car-rental-rideshare","tag-deals","tag-united-mileageplus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96409","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\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96409"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":274767,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96409\/revisions\/274767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96409"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=96409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}