20 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at CLEAR.
Travel
CLEAR Plus is the biometric identity lane at 50-plus US airports that lets members verify with eyes or fingerprints and skip to the front of security, stacking with TSA PreCheck rather than replacing it. The annual membership bills from clearme.com and codes as a travel purchase on most networks.
- #14.0%4x points
- #24.0%4x points
- #34.0%4x points
- #4Chase3x points on travel (up to $150,000/year, then 1%)Travel, shipping, internet/cable/phone, advertising on search engines and social media (combined)3.8%3x points
- #53%
- #6Bank 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%
- #7Bank 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%
- #83%
- #93%
- #10Navy Federal3x points on travelIncludes airlines, hotels, car rentals, ride-sharing, parking, tolls, museums, amusement parks, and golf courses3.0%3x points
- #113.0%3x points
- #12Venmo 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%
- #133.0%3x points
- #143.0%3x points
- #153%
- #162.5%2x points
- #172.5%5x points
- #18Chase5x points on travelTravel, gas stations, select advertising, and restaurants2.5%5x points
- #192.4%2x points
- #202.4%2x points
Before paying full freight, check your wallet: Amex Platinum and Amex Green carry statement credits that cover most or all of a CLEAR Plus membership, and several airline and hotel programs discount it. Paying out of pocket, a travel-category card like Chase Sapphire Preferred at 2x is the sensible vehicle.
Last updated August 5, 2026