Transfer desk · by bank
American Express transfer partners
8 bank routes out across 1 currency — every ratio in our-points : partner-miles. Cards that ride each currency are chipped below it, and every route carries the date we last read the ratio out of its source document.
8 of 8 of these routes publish how long the transfer takes, and 8 publish a minimum you have to clear. The rest publish neither and say so — we don't fill a blank with a plausible number.
Every window below names who says so — 2 of 8 rest on a document American Express or the receiving programme published itself , and the rest say plainly that a community grid is the only witness. None yet carry a stopwatch of our own — we publish those as we run the transfers, never before. How we time transfers →
Best partner to use right now Amex Membership Rewards → Virgin Atlantic Flying Club at 5:4 — one point becomes ₹0.80, 160% of what it is worth sitting still · as of 22 Aug 2026
This page answers “where do American Express points go?”. For what one Amex Membership Rewards point is worth, every way in to it and its nerf log, the programme hub is the better answer: Amex Membership Rewards →
Amex Membership Rewards
₹0.50/pt house value · earned by: Amex Green Corporate Card · Amex Gold Corporate Card · Amex Platinum Corporate Card · Amex Platinum Travel · Amex Platinum Charge · Amex Membership Rewards Card · Amex Platinum Reserve · Amex SmartEarn · Amex Gold Charge · Air India American Express Gold · Air India American Express Credit Card · Amex Gold Credit Card you earn this
best way out Virgin Atlantic Flying Club at 5:4 → ₹0.80 a point (160% of ₹0.50) · as of 22 Aug 2026
fastest way out: 1–3 days (SLA 5 working days) · 8 of 8 routes publish a landing time · 8 publish a minimum
all 8 routes out of Amex Membership Rewards
| Partner | Ratio | Lands in | The read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer | 2:1 (up to a week)
→ ₹0.55 a point
(110%) | 1–3 days (SLA 5 working days) — Up to a week, counted in working days
min 800 MR | The best home for Indian MR — saver business to SIN/Europe. 2 MR → 1 mile. |
| The British Airways Club (Avios) | 2:1 (up to a week)
→ ₹0.50 a point
(100%) | 1–3 days (SLA 5 working days) — Up to a week, counted in working days
min 1,200 MR | Short-haul distance-band Avios; cross-program to Qatar Qsuite. 2 MR → 1 Avios. |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club (Avios) | 2:1 (up to a week)
→ ₹0.50 a point
(100%) | 1–3 days (SLA 5 working days) — Up to a week, counted in working days
min 500 MR | Qsuite to Doha and onward; Avios move freely across BA/Qatar. 2 MR → 1 Avios. |
| Cathay Asia Miles | 2:1 (up to a week)
→ ₹0.50 a point
(100%) | 1–3 days (SLA 5 working days) — Up to a week, counted in working days
min 800 MR | Cathay business to Hong Kong; oneworld sweet spots. 2 MR → 1 mile. |
| Emirates Skywards | 2:1 (up to a week)
→ ₹0.45 a point
(90%) | 1–3 days (SLA 5 working days) — Up to a week, counted in working days
min 800 MR | Emirates premium cabins ex-India; watch heavy surcharges. 2 MR → 1 mile. |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 5:4 (up to a week)
→ ₹0.80 a point
(160%) | usually immediate (allow 48 h; up to 7 days in exceptional cases)
min 800 MR (multiples of 400) | Sweet spots on partners (ANA, Delta) more than Virgin metal. 5 MR → 4 points since 18 Aug 2026 — the best MR airline ratio outside KrisFlyer. |
| Marriott Bonvoy | 1:1 (up to a week)
→ ₹0.65 a point
(130%) | 24–48 hours (SLA 5 working days) — Up to a week, counted in working days
min 100 MR | The one 1:1 route; dynamic pricing means free-night awards are the play. |
| Hilton Honors | 2:3 (up to a week)
→ ₹0.60 a point
(120%) | usually immediate (up to 7 days)
min 1,000 MR | 2 MR → 3 Hilton since 18 Aug 2026. Hilton points are still cheap individually, but the ratio finally does the arithmetic for you. |
Nothing on this currency publishes a window that short. The routes that might be fast enough are the ones publishing no time at all — we won't guess for them.
what each card can actually mint — caps by tier (12 cards)
| Card | Earns | Monthly earn cap | Accelerator ceiling | Its own ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amex Green Corporate Card | 2 / ₹100 | none published | no accelerator | the currency's own ratios |
| Amex Gold Corporate Card | 2 / ₹100 | none published | no accelerator | the currency's own ratios |
| Amex Platinum Corporate Card | 2.5 / ₹100 | none published | no ₹ ceiling published | the currency's own ratios |
| Amex Platinum Travel | 2 / ₹100 | none published | no accelerator | the currency's own ratios |
| Amex Platinum Charge | 2.5 / ₹100 | none published | no ₹ ceiling published | the currency's own ratios |
| Amex Membership Rewards Card | 2 / ₹100 | none published | no accelerator | the currency's own ratios |
| Amex Platinum Reserve | 2 / ₹100 | none published | no accelerator | the currency's own ratios |
| Amex SmartEarn | 2 / ₹100 | none published | ₹7,500 a year 10X/5X partner merchants (capped) | the currency's own ratios |
| Amex Gold Charge | 2 / ₹100 | none published | no accelerator | the currency's own ratios |
| Air India American Express Gold | 2.5 / ₹100 | none published | no accelerator | the currency's own ratios |
| Air India American Express Credit Card | 2.5 / ₹100 | none published | no accelerator | the currency's own ratios |
| Amex Gold Credit Card | 2.5 / ₹100 | none published | no accelerator | the currency's own ratios |
No way out — American Express's closed loops
InterMiles (Jet Airways Amex Platinum) · PAYBACK Points (now Zillion Coins) (Amex PAYBACK Credit Card, Amex MakeMyTrip Credit Card) — these currencies have no transfer partner and no onward programme hop either. Both files were checked: a currency listed here is a genuine dead end, not one whose exits simply live in the other file. Redemption value is whatever the catalogue pays; the card pages carry the honest ₹/point.
American Express transfers — the questions people actually ask
How to transfer American Express Amex Membership Rewards to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer?
Amex Membership Rewards moves to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer at 2:1 — read our-points : partner-miles, never inverted. One Amex Membership Rewards point becomes ₹0.55 of value at our house values, against ₹0.50 sitting where it is. Published landing window: 1–3 days (SLA 5 working days). You transfer from the American Express rewards portal, not from the airline's side. Either way it is one-way and irreversible — the miles cannot come back.
Which airlines can I transfer Amex Membership Rewards to?
8 priced programmes — Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (5:4), Marriott Bonvoy (1:1), Hilton Honors (2:3), Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer (2:1), The British Airways Club (Avios) (2:1), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (Avios) (2:1), and 2 more, every one listed in the table above with its ratio, landing window and what one point becomes in rupees.
Can I transfer American Express points to KrisFlyer?
Yes — Amex Membership Rewards goes to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer at 2:1. That makes one Amex Membership Rewards point worth ₹0.55 of KrisFlyer miles at our house value. Published landing window: 1–3 days (SLA 5 working days).
How long do American Express points take to transfer?
8 of 8 exits publish a window; the rest publish nothing and this page says so rather than filling the blank. The fastest published on Amex Membership Rewards is 1–3 days (SLA 5 working days). Every window names who says so — the issuer, the receiving programme, or a community grid — because a bank's own clause is a promise you can hold it to and a stranger's recollection is not.