Best credit cards for travel abroad of 2026
Cards with no foreign transaction fees, so you don’t pay up to 3% extra on every purchase outside the U.S.
By Quy Dinh · Updated Oct 25, 2026
Our picks
3x on dining, gas and streaming, a $100 Chase Travel hotel credit and points that transfer to airlines and hotels, for $95.
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2x miles on everything, Capital One Lounges and Priority Pass, and a $300 travel credit plus 10,000 miles a year against the $395 fee.
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3x on travel, restaurants, gas, transit, streaming and phone plans, for $0.
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1.5% on everything, for $0.
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Chase dropped its foreign transaction fee in September 2026, so the 5% categories and 3% on dining now work abroad too.
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Every card here charges no foreign transaction fee, checked on the bank’s own site. Some popular cards do: the Double Cash and Freedom Unlimited charge 3%, the Blue Cash Preferred 2.7%. We then picked by what each earns on trips and everyday spending. Our editorial guidelines.
For education only, not financial advice. Offers and benefits change; each card’s page shows when we last checked it.
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