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Ranked from our 2,251-card database

Best Cards for
Travel

The top-earning cards for travel, ranked by stated rewards rate, with verified annual fees.

Ranked by rewards rate Verified annual fees Mainstream cards only
#1 Pick
Chase Sapphire Reserve®
Chase
8x points on travel
$795 annual fee
5%
#2 · Chase Freedom
How StackEasy ranks travel cards
2,251
Cards in our database
10
Made the Travel list
Verified
Annual fees
Free
To use, forever plan
The Rankings

Top travel cards, ranked

Sorted by the highest stated rewards rate for travel. Annual fees are shown from our verified card facts.

1
Chase Sapphire Reserve®
Chase
8x pts
$795/yr
2
Chase Freedom Flex®
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
5% back
$0
3
Chase Freedom Unlimited®
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
5% back
$0
4
U.S. BANK CASH+® VISA SIGNATURE®
U.S. Bank
5% back
$0
5
The Platinum Card from American Express for Charles Schwab
American Express National Bank
5x pts
$895/yr
6
U.S. BANK ALTITUDE® CONNECT VISA SIGNATURE®
U.S. Bank
4x pts
$0
7
Royal ONE Plus™ Visa Signature®
Bank of America
4x pts
$99/yr
8
Autograph®
Wells Fargo Bank
3x pts
$0
9
Royal ONE™ Visa Signature®
Bank of America
3x pts
$0
10
One Key™
Wells Fargo
3% back
$0

Ranked by stated rewards rate from StackEasy's 2,251-card database. Rates as stated by the issuer, x = points/miles multiplier, % = cash back; point values vary by program. Rewards and fees change, confirm current terms on the issuer’s site before applying. Informational only, not financial advice.

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Ranked by rewards rate

Cards are sorted purely by their stated travel earn rate, a factual sort, not a paid list.

Verified annual fees

Fees come from our hand-verified card facts where available, so the numbers you see are the numbers you pay.

Mainstream cards only

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