Yes, United miles can be transferred to others, however not only will you pay to do the transfer, but you'll have to pay a processing fee as well. United charges $7.50 per 500 miles transferred plus a $30 processing fee.

Yes, you can transfer United MileagePlus miles to another person, but it is generally a very expensive process that often negates the value of the miles. United typically charges a fee of roughly $15 per 1,000 miles transferred, plus a $30 to $35 processing fee per transaction. Because of these high costs, travelers are usually better off booking a flight for someone else using their own account rather than moving the miles themselves. However, a revolutionary alternative introduced recently is United Miles Pooling. This feature allows up to five family members or friends to "pool" their miles into a collective "pot" for free. This allows groups to combine small, "dusty" balances into a larger amount to book an award flight together. While direct "transfers" between individual accounts still carry the heavy fees, pooling has become the preferred method for families in 2026. Note that once miles are added to a pool, they cannot be moved back to an individual account, and the "pool leader" has control over how the collective miles are redeemed for United or United Express flights.