Which Capital One cards earn miles?

Capital One offers a wide range of rewards cards, including cards for business and personal use. Whether you are looking for a card with no annual fee or one with more premium rewards, Capital One has a product available.

While Capital One also offers several cash back credit cards, you can only earn, redeem and transfer miles on its travel credit cards. Here’s a quick breakdown of your options:

Card	Rewards rate	Sign-up bonus	Annual fee
Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card	2 miles per dollar on every purchase	60,000 miles if you spend $3,000 in first 3 months	$95
Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card	1.25 miles per dollar on every purchase	20,000 miles if you spend $500 in first 3 months	$0
Capital One Spark Miles for Business	2 miles per dollar on every purchase	50,000 miles if you spend $4,500 in first 3 months	$95, $0 first year
Capital One® Spark® Miles Select for Business*	1.5 miles per dollar on every purchase	20,000 miles if you spend $3,000 in first 3 months	$0

Rewards cards with no annual fee

Among its rewards card offerings, Capital One includes two options with no annual fee. If you are eager to start earning Capital One miles but not ready to spend $95 a year, the VentureOne and Spark Miles Select cards are a good place to start.

With the VentureOne card, your general rewards rate is a bit lower – at just 1.25 miles per dollar – compared to the Venture Rewards, but you have no annual fee.

Business owners can also get great rewards with no annual fee using the Spark Miles Select. This card has a great flat rewards rate that makes it easy to earn rewards on all your business purchases. The biggest drawback with choosing the Spark Miles Select over the Spark Miles card is the much lower sign-up bonus. With a value of 1 cent per mile, the Spark Miles Select intro offer is only worth $200, while the Spark Miles offer is worth $500.

Premium Capital One rewards cards

If you are willing to spend a bit more on an annual fee, Capital One also offers two cards with more premium rewards.

The Venture Rewards card is among the most popular travel cards, with a straightforward rewards-earning scheme and generous sign-up bonus. Cardholders who spend $3,000 in the first three months of account opening earn 60,000 bonus miles – worth $600 in travel. You’ll also earn 2 miles per dollar on every purchase you make. This makes the Venture card one of the most rewarding options for frequent travelers.

Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
Why should you get this card? One of our most popular travel rewards cards, the Venture card comes with a high rewards rate and valuable perks for frequent travelers. Learn more	More things to know: 2 miles per dollar on all purchases 60,000 bonus miles if you spend $3,000 in first 3 months Transfer miles to more than 15 travel partners No foreign transaction fees

Business owners can also earn great rewards with the Spark Miles for Business. Cardholders who spend $4,500 in the first three months of account opening earn 50,000 bonus miles.

Cash back rewards cards

While they do not earn you miles that can be used in the Travel Center or that can be transferred to an airline partner, Capital One also offers a slew of cash back cards. If cash rewards are more your speed, Capital One probably offers a product tailored to your needs.

Credit card	Best for
Capital One Quicksilver Cash Rewards Credit Card	Flat cash back rate
Capital One® Savor® Cash Rewards Credit Card*	Bonus categories for foodies
Capital One Spark Cash for Business (no longer available)	Flat cash back rate and business perks
Journey Student Rewards from Capital One	Students getting started building credit

How many Capital One cards can you have?

Like many issuers, Capital One limits the number of credit cards you can have open at one time. According to the terms and conditions of cards, you are ineligible for a new card if you have five or more open credit card accounts with Capital One or if you have applied for a Capital One credit card two or more times in the last 30 days. User experience shows, though, that you can typically only get two personal Capital One credit cards at a time. When you apply for a new Capital One credit card, also be sure any existing Capital One accounts are in good standing.

How to apply for a Capital One card

All of the Capital One miles cards require applicants to have a good to excellent credit score (above 670). Before you apply for a new Capital One rewards card, check out your credit history to make sure it is where you need it to be. You can request one credit report every 12 months from each of the three major credit bureaus through AnnualCreditReport.com. And due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the credit bureaus are offering free credit reports every week through April 2022.

If you are still worried about being approved and don’t want to risk a hard inquiry on your credit, you can use tools such as CardMatch™ to check whether you prequalify without impacting your credit score.

Which Capital One miles card should you apply for?

Whether you’re looking for a card for business or personal use will narrow your choices for either answer. Then, decide whether the annual fee is worthwhile for you. If you plan to spend enough on your card to earn the sign-up bonus, you will likely do best with the Venture card for personal use or Spark Miles for business use.

*The information about the Capital One® Spark® Miles Select for Business and the Capital One® Savor® Cash Rewards Credit Card has been collected independently by CreditCards.com. The card details have not been reviewed or approved by the issuer.