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Best travel credit cards in India

CardIQ’s sourced shortlist of 12 travel credit cards in India, with fees, benefits and important trade-offs to verify.

How to choose

Compare airline and hotel rewards, lounge conditions, foreign-currency costs, redemption choices and annual fees.

This is an editorial shortlist, not a personalised recommendation or approval ranking. Eligible cards are ordered by the completeness of their maintained sources and decision-critical details—not from best to worst. No issuer can pay to improve its position.

Federal Bank Celesta

Federal Bank

3X rewards on eligible travel and international spending

Annual fee: No annual fee; current limited-period lifetime-free acquisition offer

CheQ AU

AU Small Finance Bank

24 CheQ points per ₹200 on eligible partner-brand and CheQ-app purchases

Annual fee: No annual fee

Paytm AU

AU Small Finance Bank

2 reward points per ₹100 on eligible Paytm UPI purchases of ₹100–₹2,000

Annual fee: No annual fee

IndiGo SBI Card

SBI Card

3 BluChips per ₹100 on IndiGo app/web; 2 on hotels and travel; 1 on other eligible spends

Annual fee: ₹1,499 + GST

IndiGo SBI Card ELITE

SBI Card

7 BluChips per ₹100 on IndiGo app/web; 3 on hotels and travel; 2 on other eligible spends

Annual fee: ₹4,999 + GST

PhonePe SBI Card PURPLE

SBI Card

3 points per ₹100 on eligible PhonePe categories; 2 per ₹100 on eligible online spends; 1 per ₹100 on other eligible spends

Annual fee: ₹499 + GST (waived on ₹1 lakh eligible annual spend)

PhonePe SBI Card SELECT BLACK

SBI Card

10 points per ₹100 on eligible PhonePe categories; 5 per ₹100 on eligible online spends; 1 per ₹100 on other eligible spends

Annual fee: ₹1,499 + GST (waived on ₹3 lakh eligible annual spend)

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