20 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at Airalo.
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Airalo is an eSIM marketplace that sells prepaid mobile data plans for travelers, letting a phone connect to a local or regional carrier's network abroad without swapping a physical SIM card. It covers plans for well over 100 countries and is commonly used as an alternative to international roaming fees. There is no Airalo credit card, and eSIM purchases typically code as either travel or a phone or telecom service depending on the issuer, so a card that bonuses travel purchases, or a flat-rate cashback card, is the reasonable choice when buying a plan.
- #1Chase5% on phone (up to $25,000/year, then 1%)Phone services; combined $25,000/year cap with office supplies and internet/cable services; 1% thereafter5%
- #2US Bank Cash+ Visa Signatureif you select itU.S. Bank5% on cell phone providers if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,000/quarter, then 1%)Choose 2 categories each quarter, up to $2,000 combined5%
- #3American Express Business Goldif it’s your top categoryAmerican Express4x points on phone if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle (up to $150,000/year, then 1%)Automatically on your top 2 spending categories each billing cycle from 6 eligible (U.S. advertising, U.S. electronic goods retailers and software/cloud providers, U.S. restaurants, U.S. gas stations, transit, U.S. wireless telephone service), combined cap. Flights earn 3x via AmexTravel.com.4.8%4x points
- #4PenFed Credit Union4x points on travel4x with PenFed Honors Advantage (military or Access America checking); 3x otherwise4.0%4x points
- #54.0%4x points
- #6World of Hyatt Businessif it’s your top categoryChase2x points on phone if it's your top eligible spend category that cycleAutomatically 2x total in your top three spend categories each calendar quarter, from dining, shipping, airline tickets bought directly with the airline, local transit and commuting, social media and search engine advertising, car rental agencies, gas stations, and internet/cable/phone services4.0%2x points
- #74.0%4x points
- #84.0%4x points
- #9Chase3x points on travel (up to $150,000/year, then 1%)Travel, shipping, internet/cable/phone, advertising on search engines and social media (combined $150,000/yr cap)3.8%3x points
- #103.5%5x points
- #113%
- #12Bank of America Cash Rewards Securedif you select itBank of America3% on travel if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row3%
- #13Bank of America Customized Cash Rewardsif you select itBank of America3% on travel if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row3%
- #143%
- #153%
- #16Navy Federal3x points on travelIncludes airlines, hotels, car rentals, ride-sharing, parking, tolls, museums, amusement parks, and golf courses3.0%3x points
- #173.0%3x points
- #18Venmo Credit Cardif it’s your top categorySynchrony3% on travel if it's your top eligible spend category that cycleAutomatically on your highest-spend eligible category each statement period (8 eligible: transportation, travel, groceries, entertainment, dining & nightlife, bills & utilities, health & beauty, gas). Drugstores here represents health & beauty; bills & utilities maps to utilities.3%
- #193.0%3x points
- #203.0%3x points
Last updated August 10, 2026