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BarclaysChecked Oct 4, 2026

Frontier Airlines World Mastercard® Credit Card

Purchase APR 19.74–29.74%, variable.

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What it's worth

Yearly value in dollars: rewards and credits minus the annual fee, for three ways of spending. First year includes any welcome bonus.
SpendingFirst yearAfter
Light spender$45$45
Typical spender$275$275
Heavy spender$705$705
The spending each assumes, a month
  • Light spender: groceries $300, dining $100, gas $100, everything else $500
  • Typical spender: groceries $600, dining $300, gas $200, travel $150, everything else $1,250
  • Heavy spender: groceries $900, dining $600, gas $300, travel $600, airfare $300, hotels $300, everything else $2,500

Assumed: points valued at an assumed 1¢.

Estimates from the published terms above, as checked Oct 4, 2026; not advice. How we value cards

How it compares

  • Worth more to a typical spender than about 70% of the 650 cards we track.

Shares rounded to 5 points. Fees and APRs as stated; value for our typical spender. Method

How you earn · Frontier Miles

  • 17× mileseligible Frontier purchases through Frontier Airlines channels
  • 3× mileseligible restaurant purchases
  • 1× milesEverything else

Rates and fees

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Benefits

  • Two free checked bags on Frontier flights.
  • Instant Elite Gold Status after the first purchase posts within the first 90 days of account opening. To maintain Elite Gold for 12 months from the account open date, spend $3,000 in net purchases within the first 90 days.
  • Free seat upgrades with Elite Gold Status.
  • Elite Platinum or Elite Diamond Status members can bring a companion on an unlimited number of eligible bookings for government taxes and fees, starting from $5.60 per one-way ticket and $11.20 per round trip ticket.
  • No blackout dates on award travel.
  • Award redemption fee waiver when booking an award ticket and using the Frontier Airlines World Mastercard to pay the related taxes and fees.
  • Priority boarding with Group 4 boarding.
  • Earn 1 Elite Status Point for every $1 spent on the card.
  • Earn a $100 Flight Voucher every account anniversary after spending $2,500 or more on purchases during the cardmembership year.
  • No foreign transaction fees on international purchases.
  • Complimentary online access to a FICO Credit Score, including alerts when Barclays learns that the score has changed.

Questions

What is the annual fee?
$99 annual fee cards.barclaycardus.com, since Sep 29, 2026
Does it charge a foreign transaction fee?
No. cards.barclaycardus.com, since Sep 29, 2026
What is the purchase APR?
19.74–29.74% APR cards.barclaycardus.com, since Oct 1, 2026

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