Best credit cards for travel in India

Accelerated earning on flights and hotels, forex markup, and where the rate applies — an issuer-app rate is only worth something if you book there. Lounge access is ranked separately.

137 of the catalog’s cards carry a travel benefit. They are ranked by the same engine your dashboard runs, at ₹35,000 a month on flights and hotels. Your spend will rank them differently, which is the point of the dashboard. Every figure comes from the issuer’s own page and carries the date it was checked.

Ranked

1
Kotak Mahindra Bank Kotak Solitaire
Kotak Mahindra Bank · Visa · No annual fee
- 0% forex markup abroad
- Includes a free hotel night
- 10 Air Miles per ₹100 spent on travel bookings via Kotak Unbox
At Kotak Unbox
About ₹3,500 a month back on ₹35,000 of travel spend
2
Kotak Mahindra Bank IndiGo Kotak Premium
Kotak Mahindra Bank · Visa · ₹3,000 / year
- 9 IndiGo BluChips per ₹100 on IndiGo flight bookings through its website or app; a tier bonus of up to 4 more…
At IndiGo
About ₹3,150 a month back on ₹35,000 of travel spend
3
IDFC FIRST Bank Gaj Credit Card
IDFC FIRST Bank · RuPay · ₹12,500 / year
- 0% forex markup abroad
- Includes a free hotel night
About ₹2,916 a month back on ₹35,000 of travel spend
4
Kotak Mahindra Bank IndiGo Kotak
Kotak Mahindra Bank · Visa · ₹1,500 / year
- 7 IndiGo BluChips per ₹100 on IndiGo flight bookings through its website or app (3 on the card plus 4 for boo…
At IndiGo
About ₹2,450 a month back on ₹35,000 of travel spend
5
IDFC FIRST Bank IDFC FIRST Mayura
IDFC FIRST Bank · Visa · ₹5,999 / year
- 0% forex markup abroad
- Includes a free hotel night
About ₹2,334 a month back on ₹35,000 of travel spend
6
MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank · Mastercard · ₹999 / year
- 0.99% forex markup abroad
- 6 myCash points per ₹100 on hotel booking spend
- 3 myCash points per ₹100 on flight, bus and cab booking spend
About ₹2,100 a month back on ₹35,000 of travel spend
7
Axis Bank Magnus
Axis Bank · Mastercard · ₹12,500 / year
- 2% forex markup abroad
- 5X Reward points on spends via Travel EDGE.
About ₹2,100 a month back on ₹35,000 of travel spend
8
Paytm SBI Card SELECT
SBI Card · Visa · ₹1,499 / year
- 5% Cashback on Paytm Travel
At Paytm Travel
About ₹1,750 a month back on ₹35,000 of travel spend
9
Axis Bank Horizon Mastercard
Axis Bank · Mastercard · ₹3,000 / year
- 5 EDGE Miles on every ₹100 spent on Axis Bank Travel EDGE portal and direct airline websites. Base Rewards 2…
About ₹1,750 a month back on ₹35,000 of travel spend
10
Axis Bank Horizon Visa
Axis Bank · Visa · ₹3,000 / year
- 5 EDGE Miles on every ₹100 spent on Axis Bank Travel EDGE portal and direct airline websites. Base Rewards 2…
About ₹1,750 a month back on ₹35,000 of travel spend
11
IDFC FIRST Bank Diamond Reserve Credit Card - Premium Travel & Lifestyle Benefits
IDFC FIRST Bank · Visa · ₹3,000 / year
- 0% forex markup abroad
- Includes a free hotel night
About ₹1,750 a month back on ₹35,000 of travel spend
12
Kotak Mahindra Bank Kotak Air+
Kotak Mahindra Bank · Visa · ₹3,000 / year
- 2% forex markup abroad
- 5 Air Miles per ₹100 on flight and hotel bookings through Kotak Unbox
At Kotak Unbox
About ₹1,750 a month back on ₹35,000 of travel spend

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Ranked 13 to 137 at the spend above. Each page states exactly what the issuer offers.

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