The Southwest Companion Pass is arguably the best deal in domestic travel: earn 135,000 qualifying points (or fly 100 qualifying one-way flights) in a calendar year and a companion flies with you for just taxes and fees — for the rest of that year and the entire following year. Enter your current points, card spending, and flight plans below to see exactly when you'll hit the pass and what it's worth.
Qualifying points include revenue flights, Rapid Rewards credit card welcome bonuses and everyday card spend, and shopping/dining partner earnings. Points transferred from Chase, purchased points, and award-flight refunds do not count.
Because the pass lasts the remainder of the earn year plus the following full year, the play is to land a big card welcome bonus in January or February — earn the pass early and enjoy nearly two full years of companion flights. Earning it in November gets you barely 13 months.
Yes — welcome bonuses and card spend on Southwest Rapid Rewards cards count as qualifying points, which is how most people earn the pass without 100 flights.
Yes, up to three times per calendar year.
Just taxes and fees — $5.60 each way on domestic flights.
Value your points with the Southwest Points Calculator, and remember Chase points transfer to Southwest 1:1 for award bookings (they just don't count toward the pass).