Quick Overview
- Earn Qantas points with over 34 partner credit cards from 10 Qantas credit card partners, maximizing points through intro bonuses and everyday spending.
- Top Qantas credit card transfer partners include American Express Membership Rewards, Capital One Miles, and Citi ThankYou Rewards—all offering 1:1 transfers to Qantas.
- Qantas points can also be earned using a handful of co-branded hotel credit cards which includes Marriott, IHG, and Hyatt.
View the conversion rates of partner credit cards to Qantas points and use our calculator to determine which Qantas credit card transfer partners will earn you the most points based on your monthly spending.
Qantas credit card transfer partners
AMEX Membership Rewards credit cards
American Express Membership Rewards credit cards are an excellent option for earning points transferable to Qantas thanks to the high intro bonuses and bonus multipliers. Points earned with AMEX's line-up of credit cards can be transferred to Qantas Frequent Flyer at rate of 1,000 AMEX points for 1,000 Qantas points.
Here are the Membership Rewards credit cards you can use to earn points transferable to Qantas:
Capital One miles credit cards
Capital One Venture miles and Spark miles credit cards are a great choice if you want to earn rewards at a flat-rate across most purchases — meaning you can focus all of your spend on one card and transfer those points to Qantas (or other partners) whenever you need to.
Capital One miles can be converted into Qantas points at a rate of 1,000 Venture miles or Spark miles for 1,000 Qantas points.
Here are the Capital One Rewards credit cards you can use to earn miles transferable to Qantas:
Citi ThankYou Rewards credit cards
Citi ThankYou points earned with Citi Strata Premier℠ Card and Citi Prestige Card (currently unavailable) can be transferred to Qantas Frequent Flyer. Every 1,000 Citi points you transfer from these cards will give you 1,000 Qantas points.
The Citi ThankYou Rewards program is one of the best options for earning Qantas points via credit card spending at a low cost. You can easily earn 2X to 3X points on all purchases by just pairing the Citi Strata Premier Card and the no-annual fee Citi® Double Cash Card.
Here are the ThankYou Rewards credit cards that allow you to transfer points to Qantas Frequent Flyer:
Marriott Bonvoy credit cards
Marriott Bonvoy points can be transferred to Qantas Frequent Flyer at a 3:1 rate. Every 3,000 Marriott Bonvoy points you convert will give you 1,000 Qantas points.
Marriott credit cards are a top-notch choice if you frequent Marriott hotels and are loyal to the brand. Their cards offer high intro bonuses, annual free night awards, complimentary elite status, discounts, and much more. You can also earn up to 6 points per $1 spending at Marriott brand hotels — that's equal to 2 Qantas points per $1 spent!
Here are the credit cards that Marriott offers:
Other Qantas credit card partners
Qantas points can also be earned with a handful of other hotel rewards programs. These programs aren't as useful as the programs mentioned above, but they can still be useful if you need Qantas points in a pinch.
Hyatt points can be transferred to Qantas Frequent Flyer at a 2.5:1.2 rate. Every 2,500 Hyatt points you convert will give you 1,200 Qantas points.
You'll also receive 5,000 bonus Qantas points for every 50,000 Hyatt points you transfer in a single transaction.
Here are the credit cards Hyatt offers:
Hilton Honors points can be transferred to Qantas Frequent Flyer at a 10:1 rate. Every 10,000 Hilton Honors points you convert will give you 1,000 Qantas points.
Here are Hilton's co-branded credit cards:
IHG Rewards points can be transferred to Qantas Frequent Flyer at a 5:1 rate. Every 5,000 IHG points you convert will give you 1,000 Qantas points.
Here are the credit cards IHG offers:
Choice Hotels points can be transferred to Qantas Frequent Flyer at a 5:2 rate. Every 5,000 Choice Hotels points you transfer will give you 2,000 Qantas points.
Here are the credit cards Choice Hotels offers:
What's the best credit card for Qantas points?
Input your monthly and yearly spend amounts into our credit card finder tool to find out which credit cards will earn you the most Qantas points and best return per $1 spent.
Results will include all co-branded Qantas credit cards and all Qantas Frequent Flyer 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.
These calculations should be used for illustrative purposes only.
