Get 30% More Points With a New Transfer Bonus From Capital One to Virgin!

Got some Capital One miles and big travel goals? Here's your chance to get even more out of them with an excellent new transfer bonus.

Travelers with cards like the *venture x* and the *capital one venture card* can get a 30% bonus when transferring miles to Virgin Red – the overarching loyalty program for all things Virgin, think Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Virgin Hotels, and Virgin Voyages. That means if you've got 50,000 Capital One miles, you can turn them into 65,000 points with Virgin to book some incredible travel deals.

While Capital One requires you to transfer at least 1,000 miles, you can then send points in additional increments of 100, allowing travelers to fine-tune their transfers for exactly how many points or miles they need.

Best of all, you've got all month to take advantage: This offer ends at 10:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 1. 
 

Not sure how to transfer miles … or why you should? Read our full guide on how to transfer Capital One miles!

Using transfer partners like Virgin is one of the best ways to use Capital One miles for even more value. And this transfer bonus makes it even better: Think of it as a way to get some free airline miles. 

Take a look to see how it's done and how you can make the best use of this bonus before it ends.

Read our full guide on using Virgin Atlantic Flying Club!

Getting Set Up For Your Transfer

Already got a Virgin Atlantic Flying Club account? That's not enough.

In order to transfer your Capital One miles, you'll need a Virgin Red account. To get started, just head to the Virgin Red homepage and choose the option “Join Virgin Red.” After a quick email verification and some personal details, finalize your enrollment. Immediately, you should be prompted to link your Virgin Red account with your airline account, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
 

If you plan to use this bonus to book flights, pick “Link Flying Club account” and you should see the option to log in to your Virgin Atlantic airline account. Tap in those details and once that's done, your Virgin Red and Virgin Atlantic accounts should be linked! You'll want to set up a Virgin Atlantic account first if you don't already have one. 
 

From there, you're ready to transfer Capital One miles to Virgin … kind of. Rather than transferring miles straight into your Virgin Atlantic account, you'll be transferring to Virgin Red – and that means you need your Virgin Red ID.

Unlike frequent flyer accounts that are typically a series of nine-plus numbers, Virgin Red IDs are a series of four short words strung together. Odd, we know. To find yours, head to your Virgin Red account and click the “Personal Details” tab. You'll find your Virgin Red ID all the way at the bottom.
 

Copy that ID and head back to your Capital One account. That's what you'll need to enter (twice) under “Membership #” to transfer miles correctly. Again, there's a bit of a misnomer here.
 

On the bright side, these transfers are typically instant. And once you've transferred points to Virgin Red, you should see that new balance automatically reflected in your Virgin Atlantic airline account, too.

Best Ways to Use This 30% Bonus

Transferring miles to Virgin Red could go far beyond booking flights via Virgin Atlantic, but that's where we're going to put most of our focus. Whether you're looking to fly short domestic hops with Delta or even book ANA first class to Japan, there's a ton of value to be had with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club points.

Of course, you can also use this transfer bonus to fly Virgin itself … often at some pretty unbeatable prices (just look out for the taxes and fees). The airline flies from several U.S. gateways to London Heathrow (LHR), as well as several international hubs like Dubai (DXB), Cape Town (CPT), and the Maldives (MLE).

Plus, you can book flights on more than a dozen other airlines using Virgin points … and save a ton of miles while paying reasonable fees, too. Add in a 30% transfer bonus from Capital One, and it’s a no-brainer. 

So what can you book? In two words: A lot.

Big Delta Deals

We don’t need to tell you that trying to understand the value of Delta SkyMiles can be frustrating. There’s no award chart, so the airline’s pricing when booking a flight with miles can be all over the map. Often, a Delta award flight can be obscenely expensive – especially if you want to fly business class.

Enter Virgin Atlantic. You can often use Virgin Atlantic to book the exact same Delta flight and save a boatload of SkyMiles. The London-based airline offers a far more stable – and frequently cheaper – alternative to booking Delta flights than using SkyMiles outright. 

There used to be far more Delta sweet spots you could book using Virgin points, but Virgin obliterated many of them over the last few years with another nasty devaluation. But booking short Delta flights – 1,000 miles in distance or less – through Virgin Atlantic Flying Club can still be a great deal!

For example, this short flight from Fargo (FAR) to Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) might otherwise cost you 20,000 SkyMiles. With Virgin Atlantic, you can still book for just 7,500 points each way – just 6,000 Capital One miles with this 30% bonus.
 

Thrifty Tip: Use this new workaround to pull up a calendar-view of Delta's partner award availability, making it easier to book these deals! 

Lie-Flat to London for Less

Virgin's transition to dynamic award pricing has resulted in some outstanding deals, flying Virgin Atlantic itself … for a fraction of the miles. Unfortunately, this deal recently took a big hit: Virgin now tacks on close to $600 in taxes and fees on a one-way business class ticket to London-Heathrow (LHR).  

Still, flying business class to London from East Coast cities like Boston (BOS), New York City (JFK), Washington, D.C.-Dulles (IAD), or Atlanta (ATL) for as low as 29,000 points could be worth stomaching the higher fees.

Factor in this transfer bonus, and you could book a lie-flat ride to London for as few as 23,000 Capital One miles each way. 

There are deals to be had in the lower cabins now, too. 

• A roundtrip from the East Coast to London for as low as 12,000 miles – as few as 10,000 Capital One miles with this bonus.
• A roundtrip in premium economy isn't bad either, at just 21,000 miles – as few as 17,000 Capital One miles with this bonus.

Or you could even book flights to a far-flung destination like the Maldives for just 13,500 miles one way in economy. You'd need as little as 11,000 Capital One miles with this big 30% bonus! 

Thrifty Tip: It’s much easier to search for Virgin Atlantic flights one-way rather than roundtrip – and unlike with many other airlines, it’ll often save you money on taxes and fees booking one-ways separately, too.

Fly in Style with ANA

You can also use this transfer bonus to score an amazing deal on a trip to Japan on one of the world’s best airlines. 

ANA is one of Japan’s flag carriers, and it lives up to its five-star reputation. Its first class cabin is spacious, private, and offers some of the best catering in the aviation world. And even ANA business class is outstanding, and rivals Qatar Qsuites for #1 in the world, too. 

Go figure Virgin Atlantic also has a sweet spot for booking ANA flights, and this transfer bonus makes it even sweeter. While Virgin raised award rates to fly ANA first class, it's still easily the best way to book these flights.

A one-way flight in ANA first class flight from Los Angeles (LAX) or San Francisco (SFO) to Tokyo now costs 72,500 Virgin points – as few as 56,000 Capital One miles with this bonus.

These days, finding award availability on ANA can be a chore. First Class availability is practically nonexistent lately, so focus on a business class booking. These days, booking within three weeks of departure seems to be your best bet.

You can't book these flights online through Virgin Atlantic, which means it requires a bit of extra legwork. You'll want to search for award availability through a site like United.com and then ring up Virgin Atlantic at 1-800-365-9500 when you're ready to book. On the plus side, you can now book these awards as one-ways.

Read our guide to booking ANA flights with Virgin Atlantic miles!

Of course, ANA’s business class is nothing to scoff at either – especially if you can snag the brand new business class seats it calls “The Room.”

Read our full review of flying ANA's The Room business class from Chicago to Tokyo!

Virgin Atlantic recently raised award rates for these flights, too. But just as with booking first class, Virgin remains the cheapest way to book ANA business class: 

• Flights from West Coast cities like Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), or Seattle (SEA) to Japan now cost 52,500 points each way – just 41,000 Capital One miles with this bonus.
• Longer flights from cities like Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) and New York City (JFK) now cost 60,000 points each way – just 47,000 Capital One miles with this bonus.

Fortunately, Virgin Atlantic has a reasonable $100 fee to cancel award tickets and get your miles back if plans change.

Set Sail With Virgin Voyages

Booking flights through Virgin Atlantic is our favorite way to put this big transfer bonus to use, but it isn't your only option. If you like mile after mile of uninterrupted ocean views, Virgin Voyages could be just the thing for you. 

Since first setting sail in 2021, Virgin Voyages has quickly made a name for itself by offering a different type of cruise experience.

For starters, all of Virgin's ships are adults-only (18 and over) – no kids clubs or water slides here. Each of Virgin's ships offer a modern, yacht-like cruise experience with high-end dining and entertainment options (tailored for a more mature audience), and even include free Wi-Fi and most gratuities. 

With tons of different itineraries to choose from, the price to book a Virgin Voyages cruise with points varies wildly. For example, a simple five-night cruise (for two) from Miami to the Bahamas and back goes for 295,000 Virgin points. While that's no small sum, you'd only need 227,000 Capital One miles to pull it off with this bonus. 

Considering that includes all your lodging, meals, most non-alcoholic beverages, and entertainment, it's not a bad way to use a stash of Capital One miles.

Or you could go for something a little more adventurous … like a 14-night transatlantic cruise from Miami to Barcelona – with a stop in Morocco! Or even an eight-night sailing to Alaska and British Columbia. 

At 720,000 and 730,000 points, respectively, those are no doubt pricier options. But both are made more affordable with this transfer bonus – roughly 560,000 Capital One miles apiece. 

Bottom Line

Capital One kicked off September with a brand new, 30% transfer bonus to Virgin Red. If you've got a good use for Virgin points – and trust us, there are plenty (see above!) – this is a great way to stretch your miles even further. 

Just remember to make use of this bonus before it ends on Wednesday, Oct. 1.