How to Transfer Capital One Miles to Air Canada Aeroplan

The transfer at a glance

The minimum, cards, name rule and the fact that transfers are final come from Capital One's transfer guide. The 100-mile steps come from Frequent Miler. Capital One doesn't charge a fee to transfer miles to partners, according to The Points Guy (Jul 16, 2025).

Small steps mean less waste

Capital One transfers in steps of 100 miles after a 1,000 mile minimum, so you can move close to the exact number of points an award needs. Banks that move points in blocks of a thousand often leave a remainder stranded in the airline account. With Capital One you can usually transfer within 100 miles of the price.

Capital One lets you share miles with another Venture or Spark cardmember, who then transfers from their own account (One Mile at a Time). That's how a partner tops up an award for you, since you can't send miles straight to someone else's Aeroplan account.

How to transfer, step by step

1. Find the award on Aeroplan first, at the price you want.
2. Make a free Aeroplan account in your own name if you don't have one.
3. Log in to Capital One with a Capital One travel rewards or business rewards card, such as Venture, VentureOne or Venture X Business.
4. Open your rewards, then choose to transfer miles to a travel partner.
5. Pick Air Canada Aeroplan and enter your Aeroplan number. The Aeroplan account must be in your name, matching the name on your Capital One account.
6. Enter the miles, at least 1,000, and confirm.
7. Book as soon as the points show in your Aeroplan account.

Is it worth moving Capital One miles to Aeroplan?

Our values put a Capital One mile at 1.85 cents per point and an Aeroplan point at 1.45 cents per point.

So a plain transfer gives up value. Move miles only for an award that beats 1.85¢ per point, like a partner business seat to Europe.

Aeroplan publishes a partner award chart priced by distance. A fixed chart charges the same points whatever the cash fare, so an expensive business seat on a Star Alliance partner can cost the same points on a busy date as a quiet one. Aeroplan also lets you add a stopover, once per direction, including on a one-way, per Aeroplan's reward policy. The same policy adds a partner booking fee per ticket, so count it in the cash part.

Where Aeroplan points go furthest

• Star Alliance business class to Europe: 60,000 and up points one way on partners, from Air Canada's award chart. The shortest distance band is the cheapest.
• Short partner flights within North America, economy: 6,000 points one way, from the same chart.

To put those points on a United flight, follow how to book United with Aeroplan. MileagePlus and both partner routes are in How to book United with miles.

Prices checked November 1, 2026.

A worked example

Partner business class to Europe prices at 60,000 and up points one way, depending on distance. Because Capital One moves miles in steps of 100 after the first 1,000, you can transfer exactly what the award shows and leave nothing behind in Aeroplan.

When not to transfer

• You haven't found the award. Miles stay more flexible at Capital One, with 22 partners.
• The same seat books for fewer points through another partner. Aeroplan also takes Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards and Bilt Rewards.
• A transfer bonus is likely soon. Check transfer bonus alerts.

Learn this properly

Lesson 11: Transfer Partners & When to Use Them explains how to pick a partner, and Lesson 13: How to Search for Award Flights shows how to find space. The full Capital One list is on transfer partners.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Capital One to Air Canada transfer ratio?

1:1.

How long does a Capital One to Aeroplan transfer take?

Capital One doesn't publish a transfer time.

What is the minimum Capital One transfer to Aeroplan?

1,000 miles, then steps of 100.

Can I transfer Capital One miles to someone else's Aeroplan account?

No. The Aeroplan account must be in your name, matching the name on your Capital One account. Capital One lets you share miles with another Venture or Spark cardmember, who then transfers from their own account.

Does Capital One charge a fee to transfer to Aeroplan?

Capital One doesn't charge a fee to transfer miles to partners.