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Feeding Air India Maharaja Points from India

Every way in — 31 direct card routes, 2 chains via intermediaries, 2 partner-balance hops — priced at the ₹0.80/pt house value. Multi-leg paths show the aggregated end-to-end ratio. The strongest pipe today: Axis Olympus at 1:4.

01 · Direct from a card

CardEarnsRatioMiles / pt₹ / ptTime→ out
Axis Olympus #8 Axis EDGE Miles 1:4 4.00 ₹3.20 2–3 days
Axis Atlas #2 Axis EDGE Miles 1:2 2.00 ₹1.60 2–3 days
ICICI Emeralde Private Metal #4 ICICI Reward Points 1:1 1.00 ₹0.80 5 working days
HSBC Premier (Metal) #9 HSBC Reward Points 1:1 1.00 ₹0.80 5 working days
IndusInd Tiger #13 IndusInd Reward Points 1:1 1.00 ₹0.80 2–4 working days
HSBC TravelOne #17 HSBC Reward Points 1:1 1.00 ₹0.80 5 working days
ICICI Times Black #21 ICICI Reward Points 1:1 1.00 ₹0.80 5 working days
Axis Horizon #33 Axis EDGE Miles 1:1 1.00 ₹0.80 2–3 days
SBI Card MILES PRIME #36 SBI Travel Credits 1:1 1.00 ₹0.80 up to 21 days
Kotak Solitaire #46 Kotak Air Miles 1:1 1.00 ₹0.80 not published
SBI Card MILES ELITE #47 SBI Travel Credits 1:1 1.00 ₹0.80 up to 21 days
SBI Card MILES #62 SBI Travel Credits 1:1 1.00 ₹0.80 up to 21 days
RBL Lumière #75 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) 1:1 1.00 ₹0.80 up to 7 working days
Axis Magnus for Burgundy #3 Axis EDGE Reward Points 5:4 0.80 ₹0.64 2–3 days
AU Zenith+ #74 AU Reward Points 3:2 0.67 ₹0.53 up to 7 working days
HDFC Infinia Metal #1 HDFC Reward Points 2:1 0.50 ₹0.40 48–96 hours
HDFC Diners Club Black Metal #5 HDFC Reward Points 2:1 0.50 ₹0.40 48–96 hours
RBL Nova #14 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) 2:1 0.50 ₹0.40 up to 7 working days
Kotak Air+ #16 Kotak Air Miles 2:1 0.50 ₹0.40 not published
HDFC Diners Club Privilege #23 HDFC Reward Points 2:1 0.50 ₹0.40 48–96 hours
IndusInd Pinnacle World #64 IndusInd Reward Points 2:1 0.50 ₹0.40 2–4 working days
IndusInd Pioneer Heritage #73 IndusInd Reward Points 2:1 0.50 ₹0.40 2–4 working days
Axis Magnus (legacy) #6 Axis EDGE Reward Points 5:2 0.40 ₹0.32 2–3 days
Axis Bank Reserve #20 Axis EDGE Reward Points 5:2 0.40 ₹0.32 2–3 days
HDFC Regalia Gold #11 HDFC Reward Points 100:33 0.33 ₹0.26 48–96 hours
IndusInd Legend #56 IndusInd Reward Points 4:1 0.25 ₹0.20 2–4 working days
AU Zenith #57 AU Reward Points 6:1 0.17 ₹0.13 up to 7 working days
AU Vetta #67 AU Reward Points 6:1 0.17 ₹0.13 up to 7 working days
Axis Bank SELECT #40 Axis EDGE Reward Points 10:1 0.10 ₹0.08 2–3 days
YES Bank Marquee #22 YES Rewardz (YES CC Rewardz) 15:1 0.07 ₹0.05 up to 7 working days
YES Bank RESERV #45 YES Rewardz (YES CC Rewardz) 15:1 0.07 ₹0.05 up to 7 working days

02 · Via intermediaries — aggregated ratio

Card points hopping through 1–4 partner programs into Air India Maharaja Points, every leg multiplied into one end-to-end ratio. Only chains that unlock this program or beat the direct route render — the value-traps are suppressed.

PathAggregatedMiles / pt₹ / mile→ out
Amex Membership Rewards Avios (BA / Qatar / Finnair) Accor Live Limitless (ALL) → Air India Maharaja Points
legs 2:1 · 7:2 · 2:1
⚠ Avios (BA / Qatar / Finnair): min 3,500 Avios (inferred from the published block) · Accor Live Limitless (ALL): min 2,000 pts
14:1 0.07 ₹7.00
RBL Reward Points Club ITC Marriott Bonvoy Avios (BA / Qatar / Finnair) Accor Live Limitless (ALL) → Air India Maharaja Points
legs 3:1 · 2:3 · 3:1 · 7:2 · 2:1 · rbl-world-safari only
⚠ Club ITC: min 2,000 Green Points, then multiples of 100 (ITC official) · cap 5,000 Green Points/quarter · 20,000/year (halved 1-May-2026; history: 15k/qtr + 60k/yr set Jul-2023, then 10k/40k) · Marriott Bonvoy: min 3,000 pts · max 2,40,000 pts/day · Avios (BA / Qatar / Finnair): min 3,500 Avios (inferred from the published block) · Accor Live Limitless (ALL): min 2,000 pts
33.6:1 0.03 ₹8.40

03 · Already holding hotel or partner points?

Balance-origin hops — a stash you already hold, no card involved. Single leg, so the ratio is the aggregate. Most are rescue valves, not plans: check the ₹/mile before moving anything.

Your balance inRatioMiles / pt₹ / mileTime→ out
Accor Live Limitless (ALL)
Official page still titles it Flying Returns; credits to Maharaja Club post-merger.
⚠ min 2,000 pts
2:1 0.50 ₹4.30 up to 6 weeks
flipkart-supercoins
Official Air India partner page; corroborated CardInsider. The only non-bank coin converting into a tracked …
⚠ min 50 SuperCoins
5:2 0.40 ≤3 working days

Miles/pt = Air India Maharaja Points miles per 1 point of the source; aggregated ratios multiply every leg. ₹/mile prices the burn at house values. Chain rows print their own mins and caps — a capped valve moves slowly no matter how good the ratio. Per-card exceptions show their own aggregated ratio on the row. † priced at the marginal bonus-block rate (e.g. Bonvoy 60,000-pt blocks) — smaller transfers land fewer miles than the row implies. Cards saved in your wallet are highlighted automatically.