IRCTC SBI Platinum Card vs HDFC Bank Regalia Gold Credit Card

• As a Welcome Gift, receive 350 activation bonus Reward Points on single transaction of Rs. 500 or more within 45 days of card issuance. Fuel and Cash spend are not included. You can earn Rs. 100 cash back on the first ATM cash withdrawal within 30 days of receiving the 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
• Enjoy 4 complimentary railway lounge access in a year to participating lounges in India
• Use IRCTC SBI Platinum Card to book railway tickets online and get them delivered at your doorstep
• IRCTC SBI Platinum Card provides great offers on travel, golf, dining and other entertainment options from Visa
• Easy Money lets you avail money just when you need it and get the cheque or draft delivered at your home                           
• IRCTC SBI Platinum Card is a travel card and can be used in over 29 million Visa outlets worldwide & 3,25,000 outlets in India
• With Flexipay, convert your transactions in easy monthly installments. Just 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 your IRCTC SBI Platinum Card, and avail a lower rate of interest and pay back in EMIs

* Get Rs. 1,500 worth vouchers on quarterly spends of Rs. 1.5 lakh
* Get Rs. 5,000 worth flight vouchers on annual spends of Rs. 5 lakh and an additional voucher of Rs. 5000 on spends of Rs. 7.5 lakhs
* Avail 5X Reward Points on spends at Marks & Spencer, Myntra, Nykaa & Reliance Digital: Earn 20 Reward Points on every Rs.150  retail spends at Marks & Spencer, Myntra, Reliance Digital, Nykaa
* Earn 4 Reward Points on every Rs. 150 spent on retail spends including Insurance, Utilities and Education
* Exclusive 24/7 Concierge Services
* Avail 12 complimentary access both at domestic and international terminals
* Using Priority Pass, cardholder and an add-on member can together avail up to 6 Complimentary Lounge Access per calendar year, outside India
* Enjoy great dining benefits with the Good Food Trail program: Up to 20% savings on all restaurant bill payments via Swiggy Dineout. Offer inclusive of Restaurant and Swiggy Discount. Offer valid only on payments done via the Swiggy App
* Get Rs. 1,500 worth vouchers from Marriott, Myntra, Marks & Spencer or Reliance Digital when you spend Rs. 1.5 Lakhs in every calendar quarter
* In an anniversary year (12 billing cycles), spend Rs. 4 Lakhs to get Renewal Fee waived for next renewal year
* You can convert big spends into EMI after purchase
* HDFC Bank Regalia Gold Credit Card is enabled for contactless payments
* Accidental air death cover worth Rs. 1 Crore
* Emergency overseas hospitalization cover up to Rs. 15 lakhs
* Credit Liability cover up to Rs. 9 Lakhs  
* Zero Lost card liability

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

* Enjoy Revolving Credit on HDFC Bank Regalia Gold Credit Card at nominal interest rate
* Get Rs. 5,000 worth flight vouchers when spending Rs. 5 Lakhs in an anniversary year 
* Avail additional Rs. 5,000 worth flight vouchers when spending Rs. 7.5 Lakhs in an anniversary year 

Cons

* No Golf benefits
* There is a capping on grocery purchase
* Rewards are in form of vouchers