Mileage products

Buy miles for your travel with Award Accelerator® or get to Premier® status faster with Premier AcceleratorSM.

Gift or transfer miles

Share your love of travel by gifting or transferring miles from your account to another. Other travelers can also transfer their miles to you.

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Award Accelerator

When you fly with United you have the option to buy extra miles for less money with Award Accelerator. Get it when you book your flight, and the miles will be in your MileagePlus® account within 24 hours.

You can use miles to:

  • Book more trips
  • Go on cruises
  • Go shopping
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Premier Accelerator

Premier Accelerator helps you get Premier status faster by letting you buy extra Premier qualifying points (PQP).

Premier status benefits include:

  • Access to Economy Plus®
  • Preferred seating
  • A free drink and snack
  • Upgrades

Premier Accelerator is only available when you also purchase Award Accelerator.

Check if you’re close to Premier status.

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Mileage products FAQ

Award Accelerator and Premier Accelerator are available for most flights. The cost and number of miles you can buy will depend on your flight details. The number of miles and credits you earn may not be the same if you buy them.

Yes, you must buy Award Accelerator to qualify for the option to buy Premier Accelerator. Premier Accelerator becomes available only after you have selected an Award Accelerator offer.

Miles will post within 24 hours of purchase. The actual flight miles you'll earn for your trip will still post after completion of your flight.

To buy MileagePlus miles for your account, you must be a MileagePlus member in good standing. You can buy up to 175,000 award miles per year using MileagePlus Personal Miles, or MileagePlus Give Miles®. You'll need your MileagePlus account number when buying miles, and your credit card will be charged right away.

Award Accelerator

  • Mileage purchases are nonrefundable and are subject to the MileagePlus program rules.
  • Applicable taxes are included in the Award Accelerator price.
  • Miles purchased with Award Accelerator are redeemable miles only. Miles purchased do not count toward Premier® qualifying points (PQP), Premier qualifying flights (PQF) or lifetime miles.
  • Miles will credit to your MileagePlus account within 24 hours of purchase.
  • Award Accelerator is only available for purchase until you board your return flight and cannot be purchased after that. If your itinerary is for one-way travel, then Award Accelerator is only available until you board your flight.
  • Award Accelerator can only be purchased once per itinerary.
  • Pricing and offer may vary by member and are subject to change without notice.
  • Award Accelerator is available only on tickets issued by United (including award tickets), although travel can be operated by another airline. Certain types of tickets may be excluded.

Premier Accelerator

  • Purchases of Premier qualifying points (PQP) and Premier qualifying flights (PQF) are nonrefundable and are subject to the MileagePlus program rules. The Premier qualifying points (PQP) or Premier qualifying flights (PQF) purchased as part of Premier Accelerator count toward satisfying Premier qualification criteria in the calendar year that the purchase is made. PQP or PQF may not be used to redeem awards.
  • Premier Accelerator alone will not result in Premier status qualification. All program qualification criteria still apply. As part of qualification for any Premier level, members must fly a minimum of four paid flights operated by United® or United Express® during a calendar year and satisfy any applicable PQP and PQF requirements. To view your progress toward Premier status, please visit mystatus.united.com
  • PQP or PQF purchased through Premier Accelerator will credit to your MileagePlus account within 24 hours of purchase.
  • Premier Accelerator is only available until you board your return flight and cannot be purchased after that point. If your travel is one way, then Premier Accelerator is only available until you board your flight.
  • You must purchase Award Accelerator to qualify for the option to purchase Premier Accelerator. The option to purchase Premier Accelerator may become available after you select an Award Accelerator offer.
  • Premier Accelerator can be purchased once per itinerary. If you have already purchased Award Accelerator for your travel but did not purchase Premier Accelerator, then you are no longer eligible for a Premier Accelerator offer on that itinerary.
  • Pricing and offer may vary by member and are subject to change without notice.
  • Premier Accelerator is available only on tickets issued by United (including award tickets), although travel can be operated by another airline. Certain types of tickets may be excluded.
  • Customers who are traveling on a Basic Economy ticket cannot purchase Premier Accelerator.

Personal Miles®

  • All Personal Miles are nonrefundable.
  • Personal Miles cost $35 per 1,000 miles, plus applicable taxes.
  • These miles will be credited to your MileagePlus account within 48 hours of purchase.
  • The miles you purchase with Personal Miles are award miles and do not count toward Premier qualification. Personal Miles purchases do not count toward the Premier qualifying dollar (PQD) requirement for Premier status qualification.
  • Personal Miles purchases do not count toward lifetime miles.
  • Purchase up to 150,000 miles per account per calendar year.
  • There is a minimum purchase of 2,000 miles per purchase for each MileagePlus account.
  • Miles are available in increments of 1,000 up to a maximum of 100,000 miles, and in increments of 5,000 up to a maximum of 150,000 miles.
  • Your credit card will be billed immediately upon purchase.
  • Purchased miles are subject to all MileagePlus terms and conditions.
  • Program fees and mileage rates are subject to change.
  • For support relating to Personal Miles purchases, email custserv@ualmiles.com.

MileagePlus rules

The accrual of miles and Premier® qualifying credits, redemption of awards and provision of benefits through the United MileagePlus program, including the Premier Program, are subject to change and are subject to the rules of the MileagePlus program.