Quick Overview
- Earn Iberia Avios with over 30 partner credit cards from more than 10 Iberia credit card transfer partners.
- Key Iberia credit card partners include American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Capital One Miles, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Bilt Rewards—all offering 1:1 transfers, directly or indirectly, to Iberia Plus.
- You can also earn Iberia Avios through select co-branded hotel rewards cards, which are great for topping off your Iberia Plus account, though not ideal for maximizing Avios.
This page lists all Iberia credit card transfer partners and shows the conversion rates of partner credit card rewards to Iberia Avios. Use our calculator to determine which Iberia credit card transfer partners will earn you the most Avios with Iberia based on your monthly spending.
Iberia credit card transfer partners
AMEX Membership Rewards credit cards
Membership Rewards Points earned with American Express Membership Rewards credit cards can be transferred to Iberia Plus at a 1:1 ratio. Every 1,000 AMEX points you transfer will give you 1,000 Avios.
American Express credit cards can easily net you a large amount of Avios thanks to their high intro bonuses and category multipliers.
Here are our favorite Membership Rewards credit cards for earning points transferable to Iberia:
Chase Ultimate Rewards credit cards
Chase offers three Ultimate Rewards credit cards that allow you to transfer Ultimate Rewards points to Iberia. Every 1,000 Chase points you transfer from Chase's eligible Ultimate Rewards credit cards will give you 1,000 Iberia Avios.
One of the best benefits of Chase Ultimate Rewards credit cards is that you can easily redeem points for 1.25 to 1.5 cents each towards travel booked through the Chase Travel portal. This gives you an alternative way to get high value out of your rewards.
On top of that, Chase has top-notch travel insurance that can save you a headache (or at least more of a headache) when travel don't go according to plan. This benefit alone can be well worth picking up a Chase credit card.
Here are the Ultimate Rewards credit cards that allows you to transfer points to Iberia:
Bilt Rewards credit cards
Bilt Rewards is most known for being able to earning points paying your rent and mortgage using the Bilt Mastercard — with no transaction fee! It's one of the best ways to earn a large sum of points transferable to Iberia and other programs for doing what you would normally do anyway.
In addition to that, you can also earn points spending locally at participating retailers. You can even earn status in the Bilt Rewards program based on your spending which can grant you a wide range of additional benefits!
Bilt Rewards points can be transferred to Iberia at a 1:1 rate. Every 1,000 Bilt Rewards points you transfer will give you 1,000 Iberia Avios.
Here are the credit cards that Bilt Rewards offers:
Marriott Bonvoy credit cards
Marriott Bonvoy offers a handful of credit cards that you can use to earn points transferable to Iberia Plus. Marriott Bonvoy points can be transferred to Iberia Plus at a 3:1 rate meaning that every 3,000 Marriott Bonvoy points you convert will give you 1,000 Iberia Avios.
On top of that, you will also earn a bonus 5,000 Avios for every 60,000-block of Marriott Bonvoy points you transfer in a single transaction. So a 60,000-Marriott Bonvoy point transfer would give you 25,000 Iberia Avios which is pretty good.
If you frequently stay at Marriott hotels, it can be worth it to pick up one of Marriott's co-branded credit cards as they offer valuable benefits and the points can be very worthwhile if used right.
Here are the credit cards that Marriott offers:
Avios-earning credit cards
Avios can be moved freely, at a 1:1 rate, between several Avios-earning programs: British Airways, Qatar, Iberia, and Finnair. This means that you can utilize co-branded credit cards and credit card transfer partners from all of these airlines to earn Iberia Avios — which pretty much opens up the floodgate of credit cards partners.
Here are all of the Avios-earning credit cards including Iberia's own co-branded credit card:
Capital One miles credit cards
Venture miles and Spark miles earned with Capital One credit cards cannot be transferred directly to Iberia, but they can be converted into British Airways Avios which can then be converted into Iberia Avios. This can all be done at a 1:1 ratio meaning that 1,000 Capital One miles will give you 1,000 Iberia Avios after both transfers have been completed.
Capital One credit cards earn rewards at a flat-rate across most purchases, so if you want to focus spending on one credit cards, it will be the best program for you. On top of that you can enjoy 0% foreign transaction fees and the ability to redeem miles for 1 cent towards any kind of travel — a great alternative in case you need to book another form of travel.
Here's the list of Capital One Miles credit cards that you can use to earn Iberia Avios:
Citi ThankYou Rewards credit cards
Citi ThankYou Rewards points earned with the Citi Strata Premier Card or Citi Prestige Card (currently unavailable) can be converted into Iberia Avios, but it requires the most transfers.
You will need to:
- Transfer points from one the two eligible Citi ThankYou cards to Qatar Privilege Club
- Transfer the Avios from Qatar Privilege Club to British Airways Executive Club
- Transfer the Avios from British Airways to Iberia Plus
That's a total of three transfers, but it's all at a 1:1 ratio meaning you'll still receive 1,000 Iberia Avios for every 1,000 Citi points you transfer through the chain of programs.
Citi is a great program for earning rewards with their transfer partners due to the excellent unlimited 3X earning rates of the Citi Strata Premier Card. It pretty much carries the program on its back. Pair it with the Citi® Double Cash Card or any of Citi's other cards and you're good to go.
Here is the Citi ThankYou Rewards credit card that allows you to transfer points to Avios:
What's the best credit card for Iberia Avios?
Input your monthly and yearly spend amounts into our credit card finder tool to find out which credit cards will earn you the most Iberia Avios and best return per $1 spent.
Results will include all co-branded Iberia credit cards and all Iberia Plus credit card transfer partners. Results will show up to the top 20 cards.
This calculator uses our valuations, the intro bonuses we have in the database, and includes the maximum (calculable) bonuses for each card. If you want to have control over these options and much more, check out this tool:
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Results
Listed below are the results based on what you entered into the tool above. These estimates are to help guide you towards making the best decision when it comes to picking up a rewards credit card.
You can click on "Show Calculations" to see a breakdown of how the rewards were calculated, click on the card itself to learn more/apply through our partners (big thanks if you do!), or click on any of the other links to learn more about the card and it's rewards.
Do note that some of the calculations are rounded so it is possible that the estimated values may be off by a point or two when added up.
Remember that this particular tool uses our point/mile valuations, the intro bonuses we have in the database, and includes the maximum (calculable) bonuses for each card. If you want to have control over these options and much more, slide over to the Rewards Credit Card Directory & Calculator.
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