We are an independent publisher. Our reporters create honest, accurate, and objective content to help you make decisions. To support our work, we are paid for providing advertising services. Many, but not all, of the offers and clickable hyperlinks (such as a “Next” button) that appear on this site are from companies that compensate us. The compensation we receive and other factors, such as your location, may impact what ads and links appear on our site, and how, where, and in what order ads and links appear. While we strive to provide a wide range of offers, our site does not include information about every product or service that may be available to you. We strive to keep our information accurate and up-to-date, but some information may not be current. So, your actual offer terms from an advertiser may be different than the offer terms on this site. And the advertised offers may be subject to additional terms and conditions of the advertiser. All information is presented without any warranty or guarantee to you.

This page may include: credit card ads that we may be paid for (“advertiser listing”); and general information about credit card products (“editorial content”). Many, but not all, of the offers and clickable hyperlinks (such as a “Apply Now” button or “Learn More” button) that appear on this site are from companies that compensate us. When you click on that hyperlink or button, you may be directed to the credit card issuer’s website where you can review the terms and conditions for your selected offer. Each advertiser is responsible for the accuracy and availability of its ad offer details, but we attempt to verify those offer details. We have partnerships with advertisers such as Brex, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Wells Fargo and Discover. We also include editorial content to educate consumers about financial products and services. Some of that content may also contain ads, including links to advertisers’ sites, and we may be paid on those ads or links.

For more information, please see How we make money.

How to combine Chase Ultimate Rewards points

  • Jason Stauffer

    • Signing up for credit cards through partner links earns us a commission. Terms apply to the offers listed on this page. Here’s our full advertising policy: How we make money.

    (Photo by Daryl L/Shutterstock.)

    Update:   One or more card offers in this post are no longer available.  Check our Hot Deals for the latest offers.

    One of the best perks of the Chase Ultimate Rewards credit cards with no annual fee is the ability to pool your points. This makes the points you earn with Chase credit cards like the Ink Business Cash Credit Card, Chase Freedom® or Chase Freedom Unlimited® more valuable because you can transfer them to travel partners through an annual-fee Chase Ultimate Rewards card like the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card.

    This can be especially lucrative if you combine your points onto your Chase Sapphire Reserve® account because they will be worth more when you redeem them through the Chase Ultimate Rewards travel portal (1.5 cents per point) compared to the other Ultimate Rewards credit cards.

    How to increase the value of your Chase Ultimate Rewards points

    If you redeem Chase Ultimate Rewards points for travel through the Chase portal, be sure to move points to the right card. That’s because each Chase Ultimate Rewards card has a set rate of how much your Chase Ultimate Rewards points are worth when booking through the Chase site:

    Chase Ultimate Rewards CardHow Much Are Points Worth Toward Travel? Do Points Transfer to Travel Partners?
    Chase Freedom1 centNo
    Chase Freedom Unlimited1 centNo
    Chase Sapphire (no longer available)1 centNo
    Chase Sapphire Preferred Card1.25 centsYes
    Chase Sapphire Reserve1.5 centsYes
    Chase Ink Business Cash Credit Card1 centNo
    Ink Business Unlimited Credit Card1 centNo
    Chase Ink Bold (no longer available)1.25 centsYes
    Chase Ink Plus (no longer available to new applicants)1.25 centsYes
    Ink Business Preferred Credit Card1.25 centsYes

    So Sapphire Reserve cardholders get the best deal because you’ll get a 50% bonus (1.5 cents per point) when you redeem points for travel through the Chase portal. If you don’t have the Chase Sapphire Reserve card, but someone in your household does, it’s possible to transfer your points to their account. For personal rewards credit cards that earn Chase Ultimate Rewards points, Chase says:

    You can move your points, but only to another Chase card with Ultimate Rewards belonging to you, or one member of your household.

    For business credit cards the rules are similar, except you can also share points with a business co-owner.

    The above rules apply when you are sharing Chase points between accounts, but the guidelines are slightly different if you want to transfer points directly into someone else’s airline or hotel loyalty account. In this situation, you can only transfer points directly into the loyalty account of a spouse/partner who is living at the same address and is an authorized user on your Chase travel credit card. Or if it’s a business card, you can make Chase points transfers directly into the airline or hotel account of a co-owner who is also an authorized user on the same business card.

    How to pool your points

    Sign into your Ultimate Rewards account 

    First, login to your Chase Ultimate Rewards account. You can do this by signing into your account from the Chase homepage and then clicking on the “Ultimate Rewards” banner.

    Click on “Combine Points”

    Once you’re into the Chase Ultimate Rewards page, go to the banner at the top of the screen and click on “Combine Points.” You may have to click on the “See More” ellipsis to get the option to combine points to appear.

    Add a household member

    This will take you to the next screen, giving you the option of adding a household member so that you can transfer points to them.

    Enter the other cardmember’s information

    The last step is to enter the account number and last name, and then click “Continue.” Remember, they must be a household member if you want to transfer points to them. If it is a business card, they do not need to be a household member as long as they are a co-owner of the company.

    Once you’ve transferred the points to the other person’s account, they’ll also be able to move the points among their own cards. So for instance, if you transferred the points to their Chase Freedom card, they could then combine the points with their Chase Sapphire Preferred card or any other Chase card that also earns Ultimate Rewards points.

    When you transfer points to the other person, you can still freely move points back and forth. So if the other person decides they no longer need the points, they can login to their Chase Ultimate Rewards account and simply transfer the points back to you.

    Bottom line

    For personal accounts, Chase allows you to transfer points to one other person as long as they also live in the same household. If you would like to transfer points from a business credit card to someone, they can be either a household member or a co-owner of that company.

    Transferring the points and having them in a single account can make it much easier to book a flight for multiple people. This also comes in handy if a member of your household needs a few extra miles to book an award flight. Chase scrutinizes these types of points transfers and can close out your accounts if you violate the terms, so just make sure you are following these rules.

        For more travel and credit card news, deals and analysis sign up for our newsletter here.

    Featured photo by Daryl L/Shutterstock.

    Editorial Note: We're the Million Mile Secrets team. And we're proud of our content, opinions and analysis, and of our reader's comments. These haven’t been reviewed, approved or endorsed by any of the airlines, hotels, or credit card issuers which we often write about. And that’s just how we like it! :)