Airlines that accept crypto
Which airlines take crypto directly, how, with which conditions and since when. Last checked October 12, 2026.
Quick answer
How do I book flights with crypto?
Book flights with crypto on SatFares, a flight booking site paid only in crypto. Top up from $25 in BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC (USDT on TRC-20 or ERC-20). Pick a live fare and book from your balance. The total is held, not charged. Our team books the ticket on request and confirms the final total. You are charged only when the airline issues the e-ticket number in the traveller's name.
Where do you want to fly?
Live fares in USD for all passengers, taxes included. Bookings are made on request: nothing is charged until the e-ticket number is issued, and a higher total needs your agreement.
Held, not charged
Your balance is held at checkout
The exact total shown is held on your balance. Nothing is charged yet.
We book the ticket for you
Bookings are made on request: our team books the ticket with the airline and confirms the final total. If it is higher than the amount held, you accept the new total or the amount is released.
Charged only when the e-ticket number is issued
Your balance is charged when the airline issues the e-ticket number. If we can't get the ticket issued in time, the full amount is released to your balance.
If the total changes before the ticket is issued, you see the new total and choose: accept it, or have the amount released. Nothing extra is ever taken without your agreement.
Popular routes paid in crypto
Each route page covers the card rules at departure, the passenger refund rules that apply and the airports. The note is the great-circle distance.
- Lagos → Dubai 5,896 km (3,664 mi)
- Delhi → Dubai 2,182 km (1,356 mi)
- Mumbai → Dubai 1,925 km (1,196 mi)
- São Paulo → Miami 6,574 km (4,085 mi)
- São Paulo → Lisbon 7,935 km (4,931 mi)
- Buenos Aires → Miami 7,119 km (4,424 mi)
- Seoul → Da Nang 2,981 km (1,852 mi)
- Frankfurt → Bangkok 9,000 km (5,592 mi)
- Toronto → Cancún 2,605 km (1,619 mi)
- Buenos Aires → Madrid 10,087 km (6,268 mi)
Open data we publish
Dated and sourced tables, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. We sell airline tickets paid in crypto, so we are not neutral: our own offer is always marked.
Sanctions and restrictions
Countries, areas and airlines where flights can't be sold, with the reason and the source for each line.
Refund policy matrix
How each crypto travel seller refunds a crypto payment, according to its published terms.
Real cost of paying in crypto
Network fees and confirmations by coin and network, next to card costs. Figures appear only once measured.
Card friction index
Card limits and surcharges on spending abroad, by departure country, with sources.
Download the data
The airline crypto index and the seller registry as JSON and CSV files, with a check date on every row.
Questions before you book
Is it safe to book flights with crypto?
It can be, if your money is held until the airline issues the ticket. On SatFares, the total is held, not charged, until the e-ticket number is issued. If it can't be issued in time, the amount is released. The airline issues the ticket in the traveller's name. Blockchain payments are public: private checkout, not anonymity. Send each coin only on the network shown. See how it works.
Can I book flights with Bitcoin?
Yes. SatFares accepts Bitcoin on the Bitcoin network, credited after 2 confirmations. Bitcoin Lightning is not accepted. Your top-up is credited in US dollars, and you book from that balance. To compare other sellers, see crypto flight booking sites compared.
Which coins and networks can I pay with?
You can pay with Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). USDT works on Tron (TRC-20) or Ethereum (ERC-20). USDC works on Ethereum (ERC-20) only. Send each coin only on the network shown. We don't accept Monero (XMR). See paying by coin and network.
When is my balance charged?
Only when the airline issues the e-ticket number. At checkout, the total is held on your balance. Our team then books the ticket and confirms the final total. If it is higher, you accept it or the amount is released. If the ticket can't be issued in time, the full amount is released. See how it works.
Who books my ticket, and how long does it take?
Our team books it with the airline, on request, after checkout. We don't promise an issuing time. Your balance stays held, not charged, while you wait, and My trips shows the status. When the airline issues the e-ticket number, your e-ticket appears in My trips. If it can't be issued in time, the amount is released.
Can I book low-cost airlines?
Yes. Our live search can return low-cost airlines such as Ryanair, Wizz Air, AirAsia and IndiGo, and our team books them on request. Ryanair asks passengers who book through an agent without a commercial agreement to verify their identity with Ryanair. Sanctioned airlines are never sold. See low-cost airlines and crypto.
Do you check my ID?
No. There is no ID upload and no selfie at checkout. Airline ID rules still apply: each traveller's names exactly as in the passport, date of birth and gender, plus passport details for international trips. We pass them to the airline only. See what data airlines require.
What happens if the airline cancels my flight?
If the airline cancels or heavily changes your flight and you don't accept another flight, you get a refund in USDT or USDC within 7 days, or a balance credit, as you choose. If you cancel yourself, the fare rules apply and any refund goes to your balance. See refunds.
What is your fee?
Our fee rule: none (no booking fee or payment fee is added). The price shown is the fare found live for all passengers, in US dollars, taxes included, with no fee added; the final total is confirmed before you are charged. Nothing is added at checkout: the total in the search results is the amount held on your balance. A higher final total always needs your agreement. Network fees go to the blockchain, not to us. See pricing.
More answers on low-cost airlines, ATOL, sanctions, refunds and traveller data: all questions.
All key facts
Key facts
| What we sell | Airline tickets only, issued by the airline in the traveller's name. No hotels, no packages: each booking is a single travel service |
|---|---|
| Price shown | the fare found live for all passengers, in US dollars, taxes included, with no fee added; the final total is confirmed before you are charged |
| Our fee | none (no booking fee or payment fee is added) |
| Payment | Crypto only: Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC) |
| Minimum top-up | $25, then book from your balance |
| When you are charged | Your balance is held at checkout and charged only when the airline issues the e-ticket number; if the ticket can't be issued in time, the full amount is released to your balance |
| How we book | On request: after checkout, our team books the ticket with the airline and confirms the final total. No issuing time is promised; a higher total needs your agreement |
| Price change before the ticket is issued | You see the new total and choose: accept it, or have the amount released. Nothing extra is taken without your agreement |
| Baggage and fare rules | Confirmed with your booking and shown on your e-ticket |
| Airline cancels your flight | You get a refund in USDT or USDC within 7 days, or a balance credit, as you choose |
| You cancel | Under the fare rules of your ticket; any refund is credited to your balance |
| ID at checkout | No ID upload and no selfie. Airlines require each traveller's names, date of birth and gender, plus passport details for international trips; we pass them to the airline only |
| Your data | An email address is required for each booking (e-ticket, schedule changes, cancellations), never published or sold. Passport details and dates of birth are deleted 30 days after the trip; the booking history is kept 2 years, without identity documents |
| Airlines | Full-service and low-cost airlines can be searched, including Ryanair, Wizz Air and AirAsia; sanctioned airlines are never sold |
| Paused at launch | No flights to or from the United Kingdom yet. Flights are not ATOL protected |
| Never sold (sanctions) | Flights to, from or within Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Russia, Belarus, Syria, Crimea and the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, and tickets on sanctioned airlines |
| Not accepted | Monero (XMR) and Bitcoin Lightning |
| Operator | TravelGoat LLC, United States |