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JAL Card Suica JALカード Suica

Airline card with integrated Suica · JAL Card · Credit cards

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A JAL Card issued with JR East that combines JAL Mileage Bank mile-earning with an integrated Suica, letting cardholders earn JAL miles and, via JRE POINT, top up Suica. An annual fee applies.

Highlights
  • Earns JAL Mileage Bank miles
  • Integrated Suica with JRE POINT top-up
  • Optional shopping-mile program for a higher earn rate
Things to consider
  • An annual fee applies; the shopping-mile program costs extra
  • Best for people who both fly JAL and use Suica

Fees: An annual fee applies; an optional shopping-mile program costs extra. Verify current amounts.

Points and rewards

This card earns JAL miles / JRE POINT at a published base rate of 0.5% on eligible use, before exclusions and rounding.

Points programme
JAL miles / JRE POINT
Base earning rate
0.5%
What a point is worth
1 point=¥1 for many uses
Best for

Useful for JAL flyers in JR East area

Watch out for

Two-point-system complexity; no WAON route

How you earn

Earning rule
Card-specific: ordinary View spending often 5 points per ¥1,000; Suica charge/rail products and station facilities can earn more
Extra earning on this card
JAL mileage plus Suica/JR East benefits
Programme bonuses
Suica charge, Mobile Suica, e-ticket, JRE MALL, station-building and annual-spend bonuses by card
Spend that earns
Eligible View Card, registered Suica, rail and JRE POINT partner activity
Spend that earns less, or nothing
Fees/cash advances; annual-bonus calculations exclude Suica charge, tickets and designated items
Caps, registration and thresholds
Rates depend on product, registration, purchase channel and card tier
Expiry
Until 2 years after the month of last point-balance change; activity extends ordinary points

Using your points

What points can be used for
Suica charge; Suica Green Car tickets; station/JRE POINT checkout; JRE MALL; products; family transfer; airline miles on eligible cards
Statement credit or cash
No broad cash statement-credit route
Shopping and merchants
JR East station buildings and JRE MALL
Airlines and travel
Rail tickets/Green Car; JAL conversion on JAL Card Suica
Hotels
JR/travel catalog and merchant use
Transit and e-money
Suica charge is a core 1-point=¥1 use
Partner points and gifts
Products and card-specific airline conversion
Investing and charity
Limited; not a general investment currency
Highest-value route
Suica charge or JR East purchase at ¥1 per point; miles only when the card-specific ratio fits

Programme rules published by jrepoint.jp · jal.co.jp · Recorded from official material on 2026-08-17.Official program rule + card product page; temporary campaigns excluded unless labeled

Benefits

Standing benefits only — short-term signup campaigns are deliberately excluded.

Annual fee and waivers
¥2,200
Insurance
Travel insurance
Family cards and ETC
Family/ETC available
Networks
JCB
Stated eligibility
18+

Issuance and the credit limit remain subject to the issuer’s screening.

Network variants

The networks this card is issued on. The issuing company, the annual fee and where the card is accepted can differ by network.

NetworkAnnual feeNote
JCB¥2,200Selectable network stated or represented at family level

Card facts

Network
JCB.
Annual fee
An annual fee applies to the primary card; verify the current amount and any first-year conditions.
Fee waiver
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Rewards
Earns JAL Mileage Bank miles.
Base earning
Miles accrue on eligible card use under JAL Card rules; an optional shopping-mile program raises the earn rate for an extra fee. Exclusions apply.
Bonus conditions
Flight bonuses and the shopping-mile program require enrollment or the stated conditions.
Point expiry
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Redemption
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Foreign transaction fee
Foreign-currency use incurs the issuer-designated overseas processing charge; verify the current percentage before travelling.
Insurance
Travel insurance is conditional; activation, covered persons, limits and exclusions follow the guide.
Purchase protection
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Airport lounge
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Transit
Integrated Suica supports Suica top-up via JRE POINT under JR East rules; area and device conditions apply.
Digital wallets
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Family cards
Family cards are available under the issuer fee and eligibility conditions.
ETC card
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Stated eligibility
Applicants must satisfy the issuer-stated age, income/status and other conditions; issuance and limits remain subject to screening. No approval-likelihood claim is made.
Application
Apply through the issuer channel. The issuer, not this site, decides issuance and the credit limit.
Payment settings
One-time, installment, bonus and revolving choices have different availability, fees and conditions; verify the selected setting.
Revolving payment
Revolving payment incurs the issuer-disclosed fee. Confirm automatic-revolving enrollment and any later-payment conversion before and after applying.
Cash advance
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Limitations
Terms, rates, benefits, insurance and campaigns can change. Verify the dated issuer material before applying; no approval ranking or foreign-resident eligibility claim is made.

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