The Ultimate Guide to Qantas Club

Qantas Club is Qantas’ lounge membership program, which gives you access to lounges, priority check-in, domestic upgrades, and an additional checked baggage allowance.

This guide outlines membership benefits, pricing, the ability to earn Qantas points on joining and renewal, and alternative ways to access these privileges.

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Qantas Premier Platinum

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• Sign-up Bonus: Up to 90,000 bonus Qantas Points
• Rewards Earn Rate: 1 Qantas Point per whole AU$1 on Domestic Spend up to $10,000 per statement period and 0.5 thereafter. 1.5 Qantas Points per whole AU$1 equivalent on international spend plus 1 additional Qantas Point per whole AU$1 on selected Qantas spend. 
• Annual Fee: $349 for the first year and $399 p.a. ongoing

The Qantas Premier Platinum card offers 50,000 bonus Qantas Points for new cardholders who spend $5,000 or more on eligible purchases within 3 months from approval, and an additional 40,000 bonus Qantas Points for those who haven’t earned Qantas Points with a credit or charge card in the last 12 months. The card also includes a discounted first-year annual fee, two complimentary airport lounge passes, and 0% p.a. interest for 6 months on Balance Transfers (a 2% Balance Transfer fee applies).

How much does Qantas Club membership cost?

All new Qantas Club memberships have a one-off joining fee and a choice of signing up for one, two or four years. You can take advantage of lower rates if you renew within 90 days of your membership ending. Partner memberships for a spouse or partner also cost the same as a renewal, plus the $129 joining fee initially.

Qantas Business Rewards members can receive up to 30% off individual fees for 1 or 2-year memberships.

Qantas also offers a month-to-month ‘Qantas Club Flexible’ membership. This costs $99 per 28 days with a $129 joining fee. As above, the joining fee is waived if you re-subscribe to Qantas Club within 90 days. However, note that Qantas Club Flexible membership doesn’t include:

• Access to non-Qantas-operated lounges
• The ability to bring guests or purchase an Annual Guest Pass
• After 31 March 2025, any additional checked baggage on Qantas flights

Redeeming your points for a Qantas Club membership generally represents poor value, as you’ll only get 0.6 cents per point. We suggest saving your Qantas Points for a flight reward instead.

How do I join the Qantas Club?

You can join the Qantas Club through this link. It’s easy to set up your new membership.

1. Enter your membership details on the sign-up form.
2. Enter your address and personal details over the next two sections.
3. Choose the type of membership you’re after.
4. Review the terms and make payment to become a member.

What are the Qantas Club benefits?

As a full Qantas Club member, you’ll get access to the following lounges when your next onward flight that day is on a Qantas or Jetstar flight number. The lounges you could access include:

• Qantas Club lounges in major cities when travelling within Australia, like Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra and Cairns.
• Qantas Club lounges in regional areas, such as Launceston, Rockhampton, Hobart and Mackay.
• International Business Lounges, like in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore, Auckland or the Qantas/oneworld International Business Lounge Los Angeles.
• Qantas International Lounges, such as Brisbane and London Heathrow.
• American Airlines Admirals Club lounges.
• Emirates Business Lounge in Dubai.
• Alaska Airlines Club Lounges in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, New York JFK and Anchorage when travelling on an Alaska Airlines flight or connecting to or from a Qantas-operated international flight.
• Associated lounges in most international ports to which Qantas flies but with no Qantas or partner airline lounges available.

Your increased luggage allowance applies to Qantas-operated flights:

• 1x 32 kg bag for domestic flights in Economy (up from 23 kg)
• Extra 12kg for international flights excluding the Americas (for all cabin classes)
• Extra 1x 23 kg bag for international flights to the Americas (for Economy and Premium Economy)

You can also call 13 11 31 for priority phone service as a Qantas Club member. Remember, these benefits are for full Qantas Club members, not those with the month-to-month Qantas Club Flexible membership.

Guest and child benefits

You can bring a guest when travelling domestically on Qantas, QantasLink or Jetstar-operated flights within Australia or New Zealand. Your guest does not need to be flying with you (or at all). When travelling internationally, your guest must be travelling with you on the same day on the same flight.

You’re also allowed to invite your children into the lounge. However, children gaining access is subject to various factors, including the lounge policies, the number of children, and their respective ages. Read the Qantas Club website for information on bringing your children into a Qantas lounge.

If you have more than one guest that you’d like to accompany you in a Qantas Club lounge regularly, you can purchase an Annual Guest Card that allows you to bring an additional guest into the Qantas Club every time you visit. An Annual Guest Card is valid for 12 months and costs AU$350.

To understand the differences between the six types of lounges Qantas runs, including Qantas Clubs and International Business Lounges, check out the definitive Point Hacks guide to Qantas lounges.

In addition to lounge access, Qantas Club membership also grants you other benefits, including:

• Complimentary membership of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program.
• Priority check-in on Qantas flights.
• Priority waitlist and airport standby on a paid ticket and where waitlisting is possible.
• Access to On Departure upgrade requests on Qantas domestic flights within Australia using frequent flyer points.
• Dedicated service desks.
• Additional checked baggage allowance when travelling in Economy or Premium Economy.
• Discounts on Qantas meeting rooms in Australia.
• Personalised service based on your Qantas frequent flyer profile.
• Priority phone service.

Is there a Qantas Club membership card?

Qantas Club members with the Qantas mobile app can use their digital membership card to enter domestic lounges. A physical card is also sent out to the member’s registered address.

However, in most cases, your Qantas Club membership will be printed on your boarding pass when flying on Qantas-operated flights. This is sufficient to gain entry into lounges without the card.

Can you earn Qantas Points on Qantas Club fees?

You’ll earn three Qantas Points for every dollar you spend on joining and annual Qantas Club membership fees. That means you’d earn 4,284 Qantas Points on a regular joining fee and two-year membership. You can also pair that with a credit card offering bonus points for spending with Qantas if you use that card to pay your dues.

For example, if you use your Qantas Ultimate American Express Card to purchase, you’ll earn an extra 2.25 Qantas Points per dollar spent on Qantas products and services, bringing that total to 7,497 Qantas Points.

To compare with other options, check out our guide to the highest Qantas Points-earning credit cards.

Other ways to access Qantas lounges

Through a credit card

A handful of credit cards offer lounge passes that can be used at Qantas Club domestic lounges in Australia and most Qantas International Business Class lounges, too. Most cards provide two lounge passes each year you keep the card.

Through elite status

If you have Qantas Gold status or above, or the equivalent status with a partner airline within oneworld, you’ll enjoy the above privileges not only on Qantas flights but when travelling with any oneworld airline.

Through paying for access

Qantas periodically runs trials to allow lower-tier frequent flyers to buy a day pass for Qantas lounges in Australia and overseas. You may receive an email invitation to purchase a lounge access pass a few days before your next flight.

What are digital complimentary lounge invitations?

Qantas has changed its paper lounge passes to digital, so you can now redeem your lounge passes online by logging into your Qantas Frequent Flyer account or using the complimentary invitations portal. 

The digital process makes it easier for customers to manage their lounge passes, as well as to transfer them to any other Qantas frequent flyers instantaneously. The recipients can then link the lounge pass to one of their flights, or gift it onwards to someone else.

All Qantas complimentary lounge invitations are valid at lounges operated by Qantas, and you must be travelling on a QF or JQ flight number. You can also link your invitation to a Jetstar booking by filling out a form at the bottom of the page, and you must make sure to link your invitation to an eligible flight at least 24 hours before departure.

You can read more in our guide to Qantas complimentary lounge passes.

What’s the difference between Qantas Club and Points Club?

Qantas Club is the lounge membership program of Qantas Frequent Flyer. It gives you access to lounges and priority benefits when you fly.

Points Club is a tiered program to reward members who earn more than 150,000 Qantas Points from various sources each year. Members of Points Club get two complimentary digital lounge passes. However, Points Club Plus members (who earn 350,000 points or more) get a complimentary digital Qantas Club membership for themselves instead.

Summing up

A Qantas Club membership doesn’t come cheap, even with the occasional discount. This option is best suited to those who fly often and mostly on Qantas and Jetstar, but not quite enough to reach Gold status under their own steam.

For those with other travel patterns, it may be best to get hold of a credit card that offers access to Qantas lounges or work your way to obtaining elite status, which will give you benefits across a broader range of airlines and airports.