{"id":130606,"date":"2025-07-31T06:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T10:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/news\/visa-credit-card-costco\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T12:39:41","slug":"visa-credit-card-costco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/visa-credit-card-costco\/","title":{"rendered":"Costco&nbsp;: How do I use a VISA credit card at Costco?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Costco and credit cards&#8221; el_id=&#8221;costco_and_credit_cards&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-63\">Our readers often ask how to use a <strong>Visa credit card at Costco<\/strong> warehouses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-64\">For a number of years now, <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/costco-tips-warehouse-savings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costco<\/a> Canada has only accepted in-store payments made with Mastercard credit cards (in addition to cash or debit card payments).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-65\">In fact, we have established a <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/offers\/cards\/best-credit-cards-for-costco\/\">list of the best Mastercard credit cards to use at Costco<\/a>. For example, you can collect 2X AIR MILES at Costco with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/?p=22663\">BMO<sup>&reg;<\/sup> AIR MILES<sup>&reg;<\/sup> World Elite Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup>*<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/costco-tips-warehouse-savings\/\">At the warehouse<\/a>, you cannot use a VISA credit card (or an American Express card). However, there is a way to use a VISA credit card: on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.costco.ca\/online-shopping.html?langId=-24#payment\">Costco.ca<\/a> website!<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;395720&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='s-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='post'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_post container_template--s-h container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"post_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"344453,409174\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Costco.ca website&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; el_id=&#8221;the_costco_ca_website&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-68\">The costco.ca website lets you pay with a <strong>VISA or Mastercard credit card<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;74788&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>It is quite convenient for all products available on the website (however, most of these products will generally be more expensive than those found in the warehouse). This remains interesting for the purchase of household appliances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-70\">But what interests us most here is the possibility of purchasing &#8220;Shop&#8221; cards with a VISA credit card, which can be used in the warehouse.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Costco Shop Cards&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; el_id=&#8221;costco_shop_cards&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-71\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/strategy\/free-membership-costco-air-miles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costco<\/a> &#8220;Shop&#8221; cards are simply Costco gift cards that you can use&nbsp;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-72\">At the warehouse<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-73\">At Costco gas stations<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-74\">On costco.ca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-75\">They come in different denominations, from $50 to $2,000. For example, you could buy 3 <span class=\"nowrap\">$1,<\/span> 000 cards (Costco&#8217;s purchase card limit is <span class=\"nowrap\">$10,000<\/span> per day).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-76\">And you can buy them with a <strong>VISA credit card<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;395722&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-78\">What&#8217;s more, you can receive them digitally, so you don&#8217;t have to wait for mail delivery, and you can use them quickly. Your Costco Shop Card will be delivered directly to your e-mail inbox. The delivery time is between a few minutes (most of the time) and a few hours.  <\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;188671&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-80\">These purchase cards can also be used by non-Costco members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-81\">If you&#8217;re a Costco member, you can pass your membership on to others: in exchange for this service, you&#8217;ll use your credit card to buy them a Shop card (and they&#8217;ll send you an Interac transfer to reimburse you).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-82\">So you&#8217;ll earn Points and Cash Back on your <strong>VISA credit card <\/strong>\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='s-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='post'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_post container_template--s-h container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"post_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"241205,116720\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Which VISA credit cards for Costco&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;which_visa_credit_cards_for_costco&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;links&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-52\">Several VISA credit cards are of interest to Costco, as are those provided by CIBC or TD <strong>to earn points Aeroplan<\/strong>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/credit-cards\/td-aeroplan-visa-infinite-card\/\">TD<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Aeroplan<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card<\/a> for example. Or cards offering <strong>travel points<\/strong>, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/credit-cards\/cibc-aventura-visa-infinite-card\/\">CIBC Aventura<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/credit-cards\/td-first-class-travel-visa-infinite-card\/\">TD First Class Travel<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-53\">But you can also earn cash back with some <strong>VISA credit cards<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-54\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/credit-cards\/cibc-dividend-visa-infinite-card\/\">CIBC Dividend<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-55\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/credit-cards\/cibc-dividend-platinum-visa-card\/\">CIBC Dividend Platinum<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa* Card <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-56\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/credit-cards\/td-cash-back-visa-infinite-card\/\">TD Cash Back Visa Infinite* Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-57\">and <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/credit-cards\/scotia-momentum-visa-infinite-card\/\">Scotia Momentum Visa Infinite Card <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-58\">You can use these VISA credit cards for Costco by purchasing Costco Shop cards, especially when they offer a welcome bonus (often up to 10% cashback and no fees for the first year!).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-61\">Outside the promotional period, you&#8217;ll earn 1% on these VISA credit cards. Costco is not considered a<a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/grocery-rewards-credit-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grocery store<\/a> by credit card issuers. <\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='8'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--7 container_count--lots'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22637,22695,22696,225991,100492,22725,22724\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"card card-list card-list-header\">\n        <div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-dark shimmer-bar--short card-specs--title\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-dark shimmer-bar--short card-specs--title\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The CIBC Costco Mastercard credit card&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; el_id=&#8221;the_cibc_costco_mastercard_credit_card&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-85\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/credit-cards\/cibc-costco-mastercard\/\">CIBC Costco Mastercard<\/a> is Costco&#8217;s official credit card. Read all about it in this article:<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-86\">[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='s-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='post'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_post container_template--s-h container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"post_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"164753\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column el_class=&#8221;faq&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Frequently asked questions about Costco and credit cards&#8221; el_id=&#8221;frequently_asked_questions_about_costco_and_credit_cards&#8221;][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Does Costco accept Mastercard?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-87\">Yes, all <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/offers\/cards\/best-credit-cards-for-costco\/\">Mastercard credit cards<\/a> are accepted at Costco in Canada, such as the <a title=\"Rogers Red Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup>\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/rogers-mastercard\/\" rel=\"noindex\">Rogers Red Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/a> or the <a title=\"BMO VIPorter World Elite Mastercard\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/bmo-viporter-world-elite-mastercard\/\" rel=\"noindex\">BMO VIPorter World Elite Mastercard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Is Costco taking Amex?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-89\">No. Only indirectly, thanks to Instacart. <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/costco-tips-warehouse-savings\/#astuce_costco_comment_utiliser_une_carte_de_cr_dit_american_express_pour_des_achats_chez_costco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please see our tip on How to use an American Express card for Costco purchases.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-90\">[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Are Visa cards accepted at Costco?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-91\">No, <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/offers\/cards\/best-credit-cards-for-costco\/\">Visa credit cards<\/a> are not accepted directly at Costco in Canada. 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