IRCTC SBI Platinum Card vs Axis Bank Magnus Credit Card

• Buy tickets through irctc.co.in & IRCTC Mobile App for AC1, AC2, AC3, Executive Chair car and Chair Car and earn up to 10% Value Back as Reward Points
• Get 1 Reward point for every Rs. 125 spent on non-fuel retail purchases, including railway ticket purchases at www.irctc.co.in and IRCTC Mobile App (Android only)
• Save 1% transaction charges on railway ticket bookings on www.irctc.co.in. Log on to irctc.co.in and avail exclusive travel privileges, book airline tickets with IRCTC at unbeatable prices. Avail wide range of tailor made packages ranging from adventure, wildlife, pilgrimage and leisure tours to various places in India. Avail accommodation at over 5,000 hotels, covering 350 cities in India
• 4 complimentary railway lounge access in a year to participating lounges in India (Max 1 per quarter)
• 1% fuel surcharge across all petrol pumps in India, on transactions between Rs. 500 - Rs. 3,000, exclusive of GST and other charge
• Save 1% transaction charges, exclusive of GST and all other charges, when booking railway tickets on irctc.co.in, using IRCTC SBI Platinum Card
• IRCTC SBI Platinum Card provides great offers on travel, golf, dining and other entertainment options from Visa                
• Withdraw cash from over 1 million Visa ATMs worldwide, including over 18,000 Visa ATMs in India and more than 10,000 State Bank ATMs spread across 100 cities in India
• With Flexipay, convert the transactions in easy monthly installments. Simply transact for Rs. 2,500 or more and log on to sbicard.com within 30 days of purchase to convert it into Flexipay
• Transfer the outstanding balance of your other bank’s credit card to IRCTC SBI Platinum Card, and avail a lower rate of interest and pay back in EMIs
• Use IRCTC SBI Platinum Card to book railway tickets online and get them delivered to your doorstep

• Avail 8 complimentary end-to-end meet and greet services at the airport (This has been discontinued w.e.f 20 April’24)

• Get unlimited complimentary international airport lounge visits and 8 additional guests visits per year with Priority Pass Card (Guest visits have been revised to 4 per year w.e.f 20 April’24)
• Get unlimited domestic airport lounge visits to selected lounges
• Enjoy up to 15% off on International and Domestic Oberoi and Trident Hotels
• Buy one ticket and get up to Rs. 500 off on the second ticket on BOOKMYSHOW (This has been discontinued w.e.f 20 April’ 24)
• Avail up to 40% discount at over 4000 restaurants in India
• Avail purchase protection, lost card liability programs, and more: Counterfeit/lost card liability up to credit limit; Purchase protection of up to Rs. 2 Lakhs; Loss/Delay in baggage and Personal Documents cover up to 500 USD; Credit shield of Rs. 5 Lakhs
• The Annual fee of Rs. 12,500 + Taxes will be waived off on spending Rs. 25 Lakhs in the proceeding year
• Get fuel surcharge waiver of 1% for transactions between Rs. 400 to Rs. 4000
• Avail 12 EDGE REWARD points per Rs. 200 on spends up to Rs. 1.50 Lakhs and 35 EDGE REWARD points per Rs. 200 on incremental spends above Rs. 1.50 lakhs in a calendar month
• Get 5X Reward points on spends via Travel eDGE
• Get 2 partner miles for every 5 edge Reward points across 20 travel partners. Do note that customers holding the new Magus Credit Card for Burgundy will get up to 4 partner miles for every 5 eDGE Reward points across 20 travel partners
  

Pros

• Enjoy 4 complimentary railway lounge access in a year to participating lounges in India (Max 1 per quarter)
• 1% fuel surcharge across all petrol pumps in India, on transactions of Rs. 500 - Rs. 3,000, exclusive of GST and other charge
• Save 1% transaction charges, exclusive of GST and all other charges, when booking railway tickets on irctc.co.in, using IRCTC SBI Platinum Card

Cons

• Interest rate charges are bit high
• While the IRCTC SBI Platinum Card offer satisfactory rewards, there several other cards which give you better flexibility while booking flights from any airlines and yet gain reward points

Pros

• Annual fee of Rs. 12,500 + Taxes waived off on spending Rs. 25 Lakhs in the proceeding year
• Reduced mark-up fee of 2% on foreign transactions
• No cash withdrawal fees

Cons

• No Golf/coaching sessions
• Joining and annual fees on higher side