Difference between revisions of "Credit card point transfer times"

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Most transfers from Membership Rewards and Ultimate Rewards, and some transfers from ThankYou Rewards, are nearly instantaneous. Other transfers require days, or even weeks, to complete.

Many non-instantaneous transfer requests are processed in batches. If you get lucky, your transfer request will occur just before the next batch is processed, and the transfer will be completed quickly. If you are unlucky, you may need to wait much longer.

With any transfer, there is always the possibility of some sort of hiccup. So, even if the table indicates that a transfer will happen instantly, there is a small chance it will take some time. Don’t absolutely count on transfers occurring by the time indicated below.

Airline	Membership Rewards	Ultimate Rewards	ThankYou Rewards	Venture Points
Aegean				Up to 2 weeks
Aer Lingus	Instant	Instant
Aeromexico	Up to 2 weeks			Instant
Air Canada (Aeroplan)	Instant			Instant
Air France / KLM (Flying Blue)	Instant	Instant	Instant	Instant
Alitalia	Instant			Instant
ANA	2-4 days
Avianca	Instant		Instant	Instant
British Airways	Instant	Instant
Cathay Pacific (Asia Miles)	1-2 days		1-2 days	Up to a week
Delta	Instant
Emirates	Instant			Instant
Etihad	Instant		2-9 days	1 day
EVA			1-4 days	1-2 days
Garuda			1-2 days
Finnair				Instant
Hainan				1-2 days
Hawaiian	Instant
Iberia	1-2 days	Instant
Jet (India)			Instant
Jet Blue	Instant	Instant	Instant
Malaysia			2-3 days
Qantas			1-2 days	1 day
Qatar			1-4 days	1 day
Singapore	1-3 days	1-2 days	1-3 days	1-2 days
Southwest		Instant
Thai			Up to 1 week
Turkish			1-2 days
United		Instant
Virgin Atlantic	1-2 days	Instant	Instant

Transfers from Marriott usually take at least a few days, and some transfers can take a week or more. This causes a major problem when trying to use your points. By the time the points transfer to the frequent flyer program, the award space may no longer be available. If so, your points will be "trapped" in that program, as you can't transfer them back. For the best available information on transfer times, check out this article from The Points Guy.

Award Tickets 101: The Basics

Introduction to 'Transferable' Reward Points

Step-by-Step Guide to Booking Award Tickets

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