When it’s time to go on a big family holiday, it’s easier to book reward flights using points from one account. Thankfully, Qantas is one of a few airlines that allows free points transfers, making it easy to combine smaller balances together or to help someone out with an injection of points into their account. The only restriction is that you can only transfer points between eligible family members.

If you have at least 1,500 Qantas Points in your account, you can easily transfer them to other eligible family members (or vice versa), bringing you all closer to your next flight reward. Here’s how it works.

How do I transfer Qantas Points?

Visit the Family Transfers page once you’re logged into your frequent flyer account. If you have enough points, you can transfer them.

  1. Choose the number of points to transfer
  2. Pick the family relationship of the recipient to yourself
  3. Enter the recipient’s last name and frequent flyer number
  4. Accept the T&Cs and click ‘Continue’ to complete the process
An example of the points transfer screen.

If all goes well, the recipient should receive the points instantaneously. They’ll be able to make new bookings in no time. You can’t transfer Status Credits to a family member – only points.

Velocity Frequent Flyer, by comparison, allows ongoing Family Pooling of both points and Status Credits, though one-off transfers are still restricted to Velocity Points only.

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What are the rules for transferring Qantas Points?

The rules for Family Transfers are fairly simple:

  • Unlimited number of transfers within any 12-month period.
  • Minimum of 1,500 Qantas Points per transfer.
  • Transferred points do not count towards Points Club qualification.
  • Transferred points do not extend the expiry of the recipient’s points – instead, they take on the same expiry.date.

It’s also only possible to transfer Qantas Points between eligible family members, defined in the T&Cs as:

  • Husband/Wife
  • Parent/Step-parent
  • Domestic Partner/De Facto
  • Child, including foster and stepchild
  • Brother/Sister
  • Half Brother/Sister
  • Grandparent
  • Grandchild
  • Son/Daughter-in-law
  • Brother/Sister-in-law
  • Father/Mother-in-law
  • Uncle/Aunt
  • Nephew/Niece
  • First cousin
Family Transfers show up in your activity statement as ‘Other’.

Tip: Combine smaller balances with Family Transfers

Do you have family member accounts with small balances? This is quite common, especially for families that go on a holiday with the kids and return with a few thousand points in each account. But there is a straightforward method to combine all the points together – as long as one account has more than 1,500 Qantas Points already.

Let’s say Parent #1 has 10,000 points in their account and Parent #2 has 1,000 points. Their two children have 500 Qantas Points each. The family has 12,000 points between them, but most of the balances are too small to use. By combining their points, the family could start booking more reward flights.

  1. Parent #1 would transfer 1,500 points to Parent #2 (the minimum transfer amount), giving them 2,500 points.
  2. Parent #2 would transfer 2,500 points to Child #1, taking that child’s overall balance to 3,000 points.
  3. Child #1 would transfer 3,000 points to Child #2, giving that child a total of 3,500 points.
  4. Child #2 finally transfers 3,500 points back to Parent #1, giving them the full 12,000 points in one account.

Each family member has made only one transfer, which is 1,500 points or more. Given this, the lead traveller now has 12,000 Qantas Points, which can currently be used for an Economy reward seat on a mid-length route like Melbourne to Brisbane (plus taxes and fees, which are circa $50, one-way).

Summing up

Family Transfers are a simple way to consolidate points balances between family members. You can do much more with a bigger stash of points in one account, rather than smaller chunks in separate accounts. If you’re the most avid frequent flyer in your family, perhaps it’s time to tap on the shoulders of some family members…

Frequently asked questions

Can I transfer Qantas Points to a non-family member?

No. Transferring Qantas Points to non-eligible members, as well as selling points privately, are breaches of the Qantas Frequent Flyer T&Cs. Qantas monitor transfers for unusual activity.

Can I transfer Qantas Points to reach Points Club?

Family Transfers don’t count towards Points Club or Points Club Plus qualification. However, transfers from Qantas Business Rewards are counted up to 20,000 points transferred per year.

Does Family Transfer of points count as activity for resetting points expiry?

No, both Family Transfers and Qantas Business Rewards transfers do not count as activity in terms of extending your points balance. You must earn or use at least one point within 18 months through a different method to keep your account active.


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How to transfer Qantas Points between accounts was last modified: June 2nd, 2025 by Brandon Loo