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.
- #1FNBO5x points on travelAirlines, hotels, car rental, cruise lines, travel agencies, transit, taxis, tolls, and timeshares by merchant category code5.0%5x points
- #2Chase5% 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%
- #3US 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%
- #4US Bank Business Essentials Plusif it’s your top categoryU.S. Bank5% on phone if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle (up to $200,000/year, then 2%)Automatically on your top eligible spend category each month from 8 eligible (accounting & tax services, airlines, cell phone service providers, dining, entertainment, office supply stores, postal & shipping services, utilities), up to $200,000 a year5%
- #5American 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
- #64.0%4x points
- #7PenFed Credit Union4x points on travel4x with PenFed Honors Advantage (military or Access America checking); 3x otherwise4.0%4x points
- #84.0%4x points
- #94.0%4x points
- #104.0%4x points
- #11World 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
- #12Chase3x 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
- #133.5%5x points
- #143%
- #15Chase3x points on travelTravel other than Air Canada direct purchases, which earn 3x under the airlines category3.0%3x points
- #163%
- #173%
- #183.0%3x points
- #193.0%3x points
- #203.0%3x points
Last updated September 14, 2026