20 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at Air France / KLM.
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Air France-KLM is the Franco-Dutch parent of Air France (hubbed at Paris-Charles de Gaulle) and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (hubbed at Amsterdam-Schiphol), both SkyTeam members with a shared Flying Blue loyalty program. Flying Blue partners with Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Capital One miles, Bilt, and Citi ThankYou Points as a 1:1 transfer partner, plus periodic transfer bonuses. Air France and KLM ticket purchases code as airlines/airfare on US cards, earning the full airfare bonus on any card with that category.
- #1American Express5x points on airlinesBooked directly with airlines or through Amex Travel, up to $500,000 per calendar year6.0%5x points
- #25.0%4x points
- #3Citi Custom Cashif it’s your top categoryCiti5% on travel if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle (up to $500/month, then 1%)Automatically on your top eligible spend category each billing cycle5%
- #4American Express Business Goldif it’s your top categoryAmerican Express4x points on airlines if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle (up to $150,000/year, then 1%)Automatically on your top 2 spending categories each billing cycle from 6 eligible (airfare, U.S. advertising, U.S. gas, U.S. restaurants, U.S. computer/cloud, transit) — combined cap4.8%4x points
- #5U.S. Bank4x points on travelAlso gas stations and EV charging, up to $1,000/quarter4.0%4x points
- #64.0%4x points
- #74.0%2x points
- #83.6%3x points
- #93.6%3x points
- #10American Express3x points on airlinesFlights booked directly with airlines3.6%3x points
- #11American Express7x points on airlinesFlights booked directly with airlines or through AmexTravel.com3.5%7x points
- #123%
- #133.0%3x points
- #143.0%3x points
- #153.0%3x points
- #163.0%3x points
- #173.0%3x points
- #183.0%2x points
- #193.0%2x points
- #20Chase3x points on airlinesBritish Airways, Aer Lingus, and Iberia flights3.0%3x points
Last updated May 17, 2026