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Best Credit Cards for Fuel

Fuel credit cards reward petrol and diesel purchases and often waive the 1% fuel surcharge levied at most pumps. Ranked below by fuel-category reward rate.

Ranked

12 cards ranked for fuel

#1Visa
SBI Card BPCL Octane
SBI Card
25.00%
on fuel
  • 25X reward points on BPCL fuel — 7.25% effective savings
  • 6,000 welcome reward points worth ₹1,500 on joining
  • 1 domestic lounge visit per quarter
#2Visa
Axis Bank Indian Oil Credit Card
Axis Bank
20.00%
on fuel
  • 20X EDGE rewards on Indian Oil fuel purchases
  • Fuel surcharge waiver up to ₹400/month
  • Earn reward points redeemable for free fuel at IOCL pumps
#3Visa
IndianOil RBL Bank XTRA Credit Card
RBL Bank
15.00%
on fuel
  • 15 fuel points per ₹100 spent at IndianOil petrol stations (max 2,000 points/month)
  • 2 fuel points per ₹100 on all other purchases
  • 1% fuel surcharge waiver up to ₹200/month
#4Visa
SBI BPCL Credit Card
SBI Card
13.00%
on fuel
  • 13X reward points on BPCL fuel — equivalent to 4.25% savings
  • Fuel surcharge waiver at all BPCL petrol pumps
  • 1X reward points on all other spends
#5RuPay
SBM Novio RuPay Credit Card
SBM Bank
10.00%
on fuel
  • Lifetime free — no joining or annual fee
  • FD-backed secured card (minimum FD ₹5,000)
  • 5X Novio Coins on all UPI and card spends
#6Visa
IDFC First Power+ Credit Card
IDFC FIRST Bank
6.50%
on fuel
  • 6.5% rewards on HPCL fuel purchases (up to ₹10,000/month)
  • 5% rewards on grocery and utility bill payments
  • Complimentary domestic airport lounge access (4 visits/year)
#7Visa
IDFC First Power Credit Card
IDFC FIRST Bank
6.50%
on fuel
  • 6.5% rewards on HPCL fuel spends (up to ₹10,000/month)
  • 5% rewards on grocery and utility bill payments
  • 5% rewards on FASTag recharges (up to ₹1,000/month)
#8Visa
RBL Bank Indian Oil Credit Card
RBL Bank
6.00%
on fuel
  • 6% effective savings on Indian Oil fuel purchases
  • Fuel surcharge waiver at all IOCL petrol pumps
  • Reward points redeemable for free fuel at Indian Oil
#9Visa
SBI Card SPRINT
SBI Card
5.00%
on fuel
  • 5% cashback on fuel at all petrol pumps
  • 3% cashback on grocery purchases
  • Fuel surcharge waiver up to ₹100/month
#10RuPay
IndianOil HDFC Bank Credit Card
HDFC Bank
5.00%
on fuel
  • 5% fuel points at IndianOil outlets, up to 50 litres of free fuel annually
  • 5% fuel points on groceries and bill payments (capped per category)
  • 1 fuel point per 150 on all other spends including UPI
#11Visa
IDFC FIRST Earn Credit Card
IDFC FIRST Bank
3.00%
on fuel
  • FD-backed credit card — credit limit based on fixed deposit
  • 5% cashback on online shopping (capped ₹500/month)
  • 3% on groceries and fuel
#12Visa
ICICI Bank HPCL Coral Credit Card
ICICI Bank
2.50%
on fuel
  • 2.5% cashback as reward points on HPCL fuel transactions, capped at 100/month
  • 1% fuel surcharge waiver at HPCL outlets
  • Low joining and annual fee of 199, easily waived on 50,000 annual spend

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