How to buy Qantas Frequent Flyer Points to top up your total
Coming up short for a Qantas Reward Flight or upgrade? Want to know how much it costs to buy 10,000 Qantas Points? Here's how to buy Qantas Points, and whether it's worth it.
Key takeaways
- Buying Qantas Points costs between $27-$56 per 1,000 Qantas Points.
- Generally, the more you buy, the less you'll pay per point.
- Buying points can be useful, but only buy points for premium rewards - they're not usually worth it for domestic flights.
How do I buy Qantas Frequent Flyer Points?
- Go to the top-up points page on the Qantas website and log into your frequent flyer account.
- Select the number of points you want to buy, accept the terms and conditions and hit the payment button.
- Enter your credit or debit card details and confirm payment. You can pay with Visa, Mastercard or American Express. To pay with a JCB card, you'll need to call Qantas (and pay a $35 service fee).
Alternatively, you can buy points by contacting the Frequent Flyer Service Centre at 13 11 31 between 7am and 7pm (AEST/AEDT), Mondays to Saturdays. A service fee of $35 applies for purchases made over the phone, but purchasing points online using a card is free.
You can only buy top-up points for your own Qantas Frequent Flyer account. It isn't possible to buy points for someone else, though you could purchase points and then transfer them to a family member.
How much do Qantas Frequent Flyer Points cost?
Qantas doesn't publish a full table of points pricing, so we've done the hard work and pulled a full list of the current pricing below. (Prices checked and accurate as of 23 December 2025).
We've also listed how much you'll pay per 1,000 Qantas Points. That rate ranges from $56 to $26.66. Qantas sometimes runs "bonus points sales" where you get more points if you're buying a larger quantity. These can be a good way to top up more cheaply.
- 1,000 Qantas Points costs $56
- 10,000 Qantas Points costs $388 ($38.80/1,000)
- 20,000 Qantas Points costs $645 ($32.25/1,000)
- 50,000 Qantas Points costs $1,427 ($28.54/1,000)
- 100,000 Qantas Points costs $2,730 ($27.30/1,000)
- 150,000 Qantas Points costs $3,999 ($26.66/1,000)
Is it worth buying Qantas top up points?
Paying for points makes the most sense if you're very close to being able to earn a high-value reward, and you can see current availability. Remember, purchasing the points does not guarantee that you'll earn a reward flight or upgrade.
How you spend the points is crucial. As our full guide to what a Qantas Point is worth explains, upgrades generally get you the most value. While I'm a fan of spending points on domestic flights, that's less effective when you're buying small numbers of points.
If you're paying $56 per 1,000 Qantas Points but redeeming for a reward with an effective value of $25 per 1,000 Qantas Points, such as a domestic flight, that's a bad value deal.
You may also be better off paying full fare for your flight now and accumulating more points and status credits towards your next redemption, rather than buying points to redeem the flight. For instance, you'll need 9,200 Qantas Points for a one-way Sydney-Melbourne domestic flight Classic Reward. Buying 10,000 Qantas Points costs $388, which is very likely to be more expensive than just paying the fare. (And if the fare is above $400, there's no chance you'll be able to get a Classic Reward anyway!)
Our expert says
"Buying Qantas Points generally isn't worth it - the only exception might be if you spotted a good deal for a Business or First flight and were just a few thousand short. In 30 years of frequent flying, I've yet to run into that particular scenario."
How many Qantas Frequent Flyer Points can I buy?
There are some rules for buying Qantas Points:
- Points are sold in blocks of 1,000.
- You can purchase a minimum of 1,000 points up to a maximum of 150,000 points at one time.
- Qantas Frequent Flyer may change the dollar amount required for top-up points at any time, without notice.
Finder survey: How many Australians with credit cards pick Qantas to earn points?
| Response | |
|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 73.41% |
| Velocity Frequent Flyer | 15.87% |
| Other | 4.37% |
| Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer | 2.78% |
| Emirates Skywards | 1.59% |
| Asia Miles | 1.19% |
| Air New Zealand Airpoints | 0.79% |
Source: Finder survey by Pure Profile of 1113 Australians, December 2023
When can I buy Qantas Frequent Flyer Points?
- You can purchase points up to 4 times in a 12-month period.
- You must be a member of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program for at least 30 days before buying points.
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we are considering buying an item from qantas that earns 4800 points but is $200 dearer than the same item on amazon are the 4800 points worth the extra $200 ( we fly about 3 times a year long haul australia
Hi Barrie,
1 Qantas Point is typically worth between less than 1 cent and 5 cents, depending on how you spend it. You may be able to get up to 12c of value per point with certain international business class flight redemptions. But for most economy and business domestic flights, the value sits at around 1 to 3.5 cents per point.
That means 4,800 points is generally worth between $48 and $168 for flight redemptions. You can look at a range of redemptions in this guide to see if it makes sense to you to based on your travel plans. In most cases, based on these examples, it would not be worth spending $200 extra on a product to gain Qantas points.
Cost of transferring funds points to my wife’s ff
Hi Ron,
Thank you for reaching out to Finder.
Though there is no cost in transferring points to your family member. You must send a minimum of 5,000 Qantas Points per transfer. You can complete as many transfers as you’d like up to 600,000 points in a 12-month period. You may learn more about this through our guide on transferring Qantas Frequent Flyer Points to family members. Hope this helps!
Cheers,
Reggie