Use Your Avios on Both BA and Iberia and Find More Reward Seats
One Avios balance. Two airlines. More ways to book
You’ve found a Business Class seat on Iberia. The catch: your Avios are in
BA Club, not Iberia Club.
You can move them in about a minute, free, on Transfer Avios on avios.com.
Can you transfer Avios points?
Combine My Avios at a glance
It’s free.There’s no fee in either direction.
It’s one for one.10,000 Avios in BA Club become 10,000 Avios in Iberia Club.
It’s instant.Avios are credited straight away and are ready to use.
It only works between your own accounts.Name, email address and date of birth must match on both.
New accounts wait 30 daysbefore you can move Avios.
You link once, for good.BA Club and Iberia Club accounts can’t be unlinked once linked.
Rules as of October 2026, from the Transfer Avios terms and conditions.
What is Combine My Avios?
Combine My Avios is the free tool for moving Avios between your own accounts at different airlines. British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling, Loganair, Finnair and Qatar Airways all use Avios, but each keeps a separate account. If you’ve collected with more than one, your balance ends up split.
That split matters because you can only spend Avios from the account you book with. To book a BA reward flight on ba.com, your Avios need to be in BA Club. To book at Iberia Club’s prices on iberia.com, they need to be in Iberia Club. Combine My Avios is how you get them there.
BA’s transfer your Avios page still calls the steps “combine your Avios”, then sends you to avios.com to do it.
How to transfer Avios
from BA to Iberia, step by step
Moving Avios is free and takes a few minutes the first time. After that, it takes seconds.
01
Open an account with both programmes. You need a BA Club account
and an Iberia Club account, both in your name. You must be 18 or over.
02
Make your details match. Your full name, email address and date of birth must be the same on both accounts. Fix any difference before you start.
03
Switch on two-step verification for each account. You can’t link them without it.
04
Go to Transfer Avios on avios.com, log in and link your BA Club
and Iberia Club accounts. You’ll get a confirmation email from each.
05
Choose the account to move from, the account to move to, and how many Avios.
Confirm, and the Avios arrive straight away.
06
Book your reward flight on iberia.com, using the account the Avios are now in.
Transfers are:
Free.Instant.One for one.
Moving Avios from Iberia back to BA? Use the same page and pick Iberia Club as the account to move from. It’s free and one for one in that direction too.
The Combine My Avios rules to check first
| Rule | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Your own accounts only | Both accounts must belong to you. Combine My Avios can’t send Avios to a partner or friend. |
| Matching details | Full name, email address and date of birth must match on both accounts. |
| 18 or over | You must be at least 18 to link accounts. |
| 30-day wait | A BA Club, Iberia Club, AerClub or Vueling Club account must be at least 30 days old before you can link it and move Avios. Open both accounts at least 30 days before you need them. |
| Two-step verification | Switch it on for each account before you try to link them. |
| Link once, for good | You can link one account from each programme, and once linked they can’t be unlinked. The only exception: BA Club members can still unlink a Qatar Airways or Finnair Plus account. |
| Per-transfer limit | From 1 to 999,999 Avios in a single transfer, and as many transfers as you like. |
| Annual limit | Members on the entry tier (BA Club Blue, Iberia Club Clásica) can move up to 1,000,000 Avios per programme in any rolling 12 months. Iberia and Vueling balances combined in the Avios Wallet are exempt. |
| Household accounts | You can still link your accounts, but you can move just your share of the household balance. |
| Expiry | A transfer doesn’t count as earning or spending, so it won’t keep your Avios alive. Collect, spend, buy or share at least one Avios every 36 months. |
Sources: Transfer Avios terms and conditions and BA Club conditions of use, checked October 2026. The airlines can change these rules, so check before a time-sensitive booking.
Combine My Avios not working?
How to fix it
Most failures come down to one of these. Work down the table.
| What you see | What it usually means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| “Combine my Avios is not available at the moment” or “Combine my Avios was unsuccessful” | Why: You’re on the old Combine my Avios tool or an out-of-date link | Fix: Go straight to Transfer Avios on avios.com |
| Your accounts won’t link | Why: A name, email address or date of birth doesn’t match exactly | Fix: Update the wrong one on that airline’s website, then try again |
| Iberia says you “do not comply with the conditions” | Why: Members report this when the Iberia Club account has never earned any Avios | Fix: Earn at least one Avios with Iberia or one of its partners first, then try again |
| Linked, but the Avios won’t move | Why: The account you’re moving from is less than 30 days old | Fix: Wait until it’s 30 days old |
| Your details match, but Iberia still won’t link | Why: Members report that an incomplete Iberia Club profile blocks transfers, often the address or date of birth | Fix: Fill in every profile field on Iberia Club. If the website won’t save a field, members report the Iberia app will |
| Asked to verify your identity | Why: avios.com may ask for extra identity checks, especially when you move a large balance soon after linking | Fix: Complete the check. If it fails, contact the programme you’re moving Avios from |
| Stuck at the security step | Why: Two-step verification isn’t set up, or text codes aren’t arriving | Fix: Switch it on for both accounts, check the mobile number on your profile, or use an authenticator app |
| The page errors or won’t load | Why: Usually a temporary fault or a browser problem | Fix: Try a private window or a different browser, then try again later |
| Avios not arrived after 24 hours | Why: The transfer hasn’t gone through | Fix: Contact BA Club or Iberia Club |
Linking and transfers are online only, so a contact centre can’t move Avios for you.
Why move your Avios to Iberia?
Moving Avios pays off when it gets you a better trip. These are the two reasons it usually does.
More reward seats to choose from
When BA shows no reward seats on your dates, Iberia often still has them, especially on long-haul routes via Madrid to Latin America and the US. With your Avios in the right account, you can book whichever airline has the seat, and you can search Iberia reward flights alongside British Airways reward flights in one place. Our guide to Iberia’s Madrid Avios routes that can beat flying from London shows where this pays off most.
A different price list and different peak dates
Iberia Club prices flights on a separate Avios table, and its peak and off-peak dates aren’t the same as BA’s. So the same week can be off-peak on Iberia and peak on BA. Madrid to New York in Business (Comfort fare), for example, was 40,500 Avios one way off-peak on Iberia’s chart as of October 2026, about £405 worth of Avios at our 1p valuation, with taxes and fees on top. Iberia also charges no booking fee on Avios flights with Iberia and Vueling booked on iberia.com.
Check BA’s price for the same trip in our Avios Calculator, then compare, including taxes and fees, before you move anything.
When to keep your Avios in BA Club
Moving to Iberia isn’t always the right call. Leave your Avios where they are in two cases:
You’re using a BA Amex Companion Voucher. Companion Vouchers work on Iberia flights, but you book them on ba.com with the Avios in your BA Club account, as BA’s Companion Voucher page explains. Moving your Avios to Iberia Club would leave the voucher with nothing to spend. Our guide to using a BA Companion Voucher on Iberia reward flights covers which voucher gets which cabin.
BA Club already prices the Iberia flight well. You can book many Iberia flights through BA Club without moving anything. Only transfer when Iberia Club prices the trip for fewer Avios, or has a seat you can’t get through BA.
Which airlines can you transfer Avios to?
Combine My Avios works across seven airline programmes, but not every pair links directly.
| Programme | Can move Avios with |
|---|---|
| The British Airways Club | All six others |
| Iberia Club | BA Club, AerClub, Vueling Club, Loganair Loyalty, Finnair Plus |
| Aer Lingus AerClub | BA Club, Iberia Club, Vueling Club, Loganair Loyalty, Finnair Plus |
| Vueling Club | BA Club, Iberia Club, AerClub, Loganair Loyalty, Finnair Plus |
| Loganair Loyalty | BA Club, Iberia Club, AerClub, Vueling Club |
| Finnair Plus | BA Club, Iberia Club, AerClub, Vueling Club(not Qatar Airways or Loganair) |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | BA Club only |
Sources: British Airways, Finnair, Loganair and Qatar Airways, checked October 2026.
Tip: Want Iberia Avios in Qatar Airways Privilege Club? Move them to BA Club first, then on to Qatar. Our guide to transferring Avios between BA, Qatar Airways and Aer Lingus walks through those routes step by step.
Find the reward seat first,
then move your Avios
Here’s the mistake to avoid: moving Avios before you know the seat is there. Avios sitting in the wrong account can’t pay for the flight you want, and every move back is another step while the seat could disappear.
Checking two airlines by hand is where most people lose the seat:
- Searching day by day
- Switching between two airline websites
- Missing seats when they appear
- Losing time refreshing pages
There’s a faster way.
Reward Flight Finder searches British Airways reward flights and Iberia reward flights in one place, across the whole year. Find the date, then move your Avios into the account you’ll book with. Booking a connecting trip? Flight-by-Flight Search shows availability on each leg.
Reward Flight Finder searches British Airways and Iberia reward seats only. For Qatar Airways, Finnair or Aer Lingus award seats, search on that airline’s website.
If you Collect Avios with British Airways Club or Iberia Club, Here's Something Many Travellers Miss
Reward seats don’t always appear when schedules open. They’re released at different times, sometimes months later, and 48% of our paying Members say a lack of reward seats is their biggest frustration with Avios. With Availability Alerts you can:
- Track specific routes
- Monitor exact flights
- Choose your cabin
- Get notified the moment seats are released
That’s your cue to move your Avios and book.
Combine My Avios FAQs
Link your British Airways Club and Iberia Club accounts on the Transfer Avios page at avios.com, then choose how many Avios to move and confirm. Your name, email address and date of birth must match on both accounts. If they do not, the transfer is refused until both programmes have proof of the change.
Usually no time at all: moves are free and one for one, and normally show in your Iberia Club balance straight away. Very occasionally a move takes longer, and you can't use the Avios until they appear.
Yes. Once your accounts are linked, you can move Avios back to your British Airways Club account the same way, free and one for one, as often as you like.
Combine my Avios covers four programmes: The British Airways Club, Iberia Club, AerClub and your Avios account. So you can move Avios between Iberia Club and AerClub directly once both accounts are set up. Vueling Club, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Finnair Plus are not named in the Combine my Avios terms, so check that airline's own terms before planning a move through them.
Yes. There’s no undo button, but you can move them straight back the same way on avios.com, free and one for one, as long as the account they’re in is at least 30 days old.
Yes, you need an Iberia Club account (formerly Iberia Plus) in your own name, and you must be 18 or over. Under the 2026 Avios terms, an account must be at least 30 days old before you can move Avios out of it, so open both accounts well before you plan to book. Moving Avios into a programme is not restricted in the same way.
The Avios terms set no limit on how many Avios you can move, and there is no charge to move them. Moving Avios does not count as earning or spending, so move what you need for a booking rather than parking a balance in an account you do not use.
No. Transfers only work between accounts in your own name, and even in a Household Account you can only move your own Avios. To pool Avios with family, see our guide to BA Household Accounts.
No. A transfer does not count as earning or spending, so it will not reset the 36-month expiry clock on either account. If you go 36 months without earning, spending or buying Avios, both your Avios and your membership expire.
The Combine my Avios terms do not say whether accounts can be unlinked, so treat the connection as something you should not count on reversing. Make sure your name, email address and date of birth are correct on both accounts before you use it for the first time.
No. You can link one account from each programme, and both must be yours, with the same first name, surname, email and date of birth.
Yes, but just your share. Each household member links their personal accounts and moves their Avios. Nobody can move Avios that belong to another member.
Not with Combine My Avios: it only moves Avios between accounts in your own name. These do work:
- A BA household account lets up to seven people in your household pool their Avios. See BA’s household accounts page and our guide to why a BA household account is a great hack for family travel.
- Transfer Avios to another BA Club member on avios.com. It’s instant, with a £50 fee, free for BA Gold members.
- Iberia Club lets you transfer Avios to another Iberia Club member. Check Iberia’s page for the current fee and limits first.
- Book a reward flight for someone else using your own Avios. Our guide to sharing your Avios the smart way compares every option.
Yes, they're the same currency, so 10,000 Avios in BA Club become 10,000 in Iberia Club. What differs is how each programme prices flights, its peak dates and its booking rules.
You can book Iberia flights with BA Avios without moving anything, so only transfer when Iberia Club prices the same trip for fewer Avios or has seats you can't get through BA. Iberia Club uses its own award chart and its own peak and off-peak dates (for example, Madrid to New York in Business is 40,500 Avios one way off-peak, as of September 2026). Compare both on Reward Flight Finder, including taxes and fees, before you move.
Yes. The simplest way is to move them back to your British Airways Club account, which is usually immediate, then book on ba.com.
No. BA Amex Companion Vouchers are booked on ba.com and paid for with the Avios in your BA Club account, even when the flight is with Iberia. Keep the Avios in BA Club, or move them back before you book. Our BA Companion Voucher rules cover which voucher gets which cabin.
Ready to put your Avios to work?
Combining your Avios takes a minute. Finding the seat is the hard part. Search BA and Iberia reward seats on Reward Flight Finder, set a free Availability Alert on the route you want, and move your Avios the moment a seat appears.