Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card

Earn a $400 statement credit and 40,000 bonus points

after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 4 months from account opening.

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Quick Summary

The Southwest Plus Card is one of three personal Southwest credit cards offered by Chase. This one has the lowest annual fee of the three options. Note that you can only get one of the three at a time, and are only eligible for the bonus if you have not had another Southwest personal card bonus in the last 24 months.

How to Earn Rewards

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Earn 2X points on Southwest® purchases.

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Earn 2X points on local transit and commuting, including rideshare.

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Earn 2X points on internet, cable, and phone services; select streaming.

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Earn 1x points on all other purchases

Annual Fee

$69

Our Take

The Southwest Plus Card is one of three personal Southwest credit cards offered by Chase. Note that you can only get one of the three at a time, and are only eligible for the bonus if you have not had another Southwest personal card bonus in the last 24 months. The Southwest Plus card has the lowest annual fee of the 3.

Benefits

Anniversary Bonus

3,000 bonus points on each cardholder anniversary

EarlyBird Check-In®

2 EarlyBird Check-In® each year.

Compared to Other Cards

Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card

Welcome Bonus:

Earn 50,000 points

after you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening

Annual Fee:

$99

Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card

Welcome Bonus:

Earn a $400 statement credit and 40,000 bonus points

after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 4 months from account opening.

Annual Fee:

$149

Editorial Note

Content is not provided or commissioned by credit card issuers. Opinions expressed here are author's alone, not those of the credit card issuers, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by the credit card issuers.