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With an impressive list of 15-plus transfer partners for select Venture and Spark cardholders, Capital One offers opportunities to transfer miles to many of the same valuable travel partners as Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards and American Express Membership Rewards.
Capital One also offers multiple options for redeeming your miles at fixed rates.
Which options will give you the best value?
Here are the best strategies for maximizing your return on Capital One miles.
Limited-time offer for the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card: Enjoy $250 to use on Capital One Travel in your first cardholder year, plus earn 75,000 bonus miles after spending $4,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening. (That's equal to $1,000 in travel.)
Related: Capital One miles: How to earn, redeem and transfer rewards
You can redeem Capital One miles for a fixed value or transfer them to airline and hotel partners.
Capital One offers several options for redeeming your miles for a fixed value. However, not all options will provide an equal return.
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First, sign in to your Capital One account and click on your mileage balance. There, you'll see several fixed-value redemption options — you can use your miles for travel, gift cards, cash, Amazon, PayPal and experiences, or transfer them to another account.
If you want a higher value for your miles, transferring to partners may be your best bet. Select "Convert rewards" in your account. From here, you can transfer your rewards to more than 15 airline and hotel loyalty programs, with these airline options:
Here's an overview of the program's hotel transfer partners:
In our January 2026 valuations, TPG values Capital One miles at 1.85 cents apiece, thanks to the value you can get by transferring to a handful of partner programs.
Air Canada's loyalty program, Aeroplan, has long been one of the most popular options for booking Star Alliance awards, especially in premium cabins.
Sweet spots include United Airlines flights under 500 miles in economy class, starting at just 6,000 Aeroplan points. Or, how about business class to Western Europe from the Northeast starting at 60,000 Aeroplan points?
Flying Blue offers flights to Europe on Air France or KLM, regardless of origin or destination (including connections), from as little as:
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You might never plan to travel to Finland or Northern Europe, but Finnair Plus is a great choice for your Capital One miles, thanks to its membership in the Oneworld alliance.
Finnair Plus offers domestic flights anywhere within the continental U.S. and Canada on Alaska Airlines for just 11,000 Avios and to Hawaii for just 13,500 Avios in economy class. Whether you're looking to fly within the Pacific Northwest or across the country, this can be an excellent deal for many thousands of miles of distance flown, plus minimal fees, taxes and surcharges.
Transferring your Capital One miles to Accor Live Limitless at a 2:1 ratio could be an appealing option if you plan on staying at an Accor property, including one of its higher-end Fairmont hotels. The program uses a fixed-value redemption scheme where you can redeem 2,000 points for a 40-euro (about $47) discount on your hotel stay. Since you'd need to transfer 4,000 Capital One miles to get 2,000 ALL points, the transfer will give you a slightly higher redemption value (about 1.18 cents per point).
I Prefer Hotel Rewards is a more under-the-radar loyalty program, but it can provide excellent value. Though it doesn't have as large a portfolio as some of the more well-known brands, you can stay at luxury boutique properties around the world at a good deal. For example, to stay at a castle in Ireland, instead of it costing 50,000 I Prefer points per night, you could transfer just 25,000 Capital One miles to your I Prefer account.
Here are the six Capital One cards that earn Capital One miles:
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Capital One miles have become super valuable, thanks to new transfer partners and improved transfer ratios. Miles transfer to most airline partners at a 1:1 ratio, which is phenomenal, considering the limited-time welcome offer for the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card is 75,000 bonus miles after spending $4,000 on purchases within the first three months from account opening. Plus, you'll receive a $250 Capital One Travel credit to use during your first year.
With 15-plus transfer partners, Capital One offers one of the most flexible transferable currencies. The beauty of Capital One miles lies in combining transfer partner redemptions with fixed-value redemptions to suit your travel needs.
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