Guide to Discounted Qantas Club Membership

Discounted Qantas Club Membership Guide
Qantas Club members can access dozens of lounges across Australia and overseas. Photo: Qantas.

Would you like to enjoy Qantas’ airport lounges, but don’t fly enough to reach Qantas Gold status or earn enough frequent flyer points for Points Club Plus membership? The solution could be to purchase a Qantas Club membership.

Qantas Club members have access to lounges at 24 Australian airports, as well as dozens of overseas lounges when flying with Qantas, Jetstar or American Airlines. Qantas Club lounges offer complimentary food & drinks, WiFi, showers and work stations, making them a great place to relax and refresh before your flight.

Members of Qantas Club are permitted to bring one complimentary guest and up to two additional children with them into Qantas-operated lounges. Membership benefits also include a few little extras like a higher baggage allowance and priority check-in for international flights when travelling with Qantas.

Qantas check-in counters at Los Angeles
Qantas offers a dedicated priority check-in line at selected airports for Qantas Club members.

It normally costs $699 to join Qantas Club for one year. But Australian Frequent Flyer premium members can access discounted Qantas Club rates. Discounts of up to $400 are available to AFF Gold and Platinum members when joining or renewing Qantas Club membership.

To join Qantas Club, you’ll also need to be a member of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program. If you haven’t already joined the program, you can sign up for free.

Qantas Club membership prices

It costs $99 to join Qantas Club as a new member. There is a Qantas Club joining fee waiver for renewals, if your old membership expired in the past 90 days, or if you’ve recently been downgraded from Gold to Silver Qantas Frequent Flyer status. On top of this, there are 1, 2 and 4-year renewal options.

One year of full-priced Qantas Club membership normally costs $600 for Australian residents. But there’s no need to pay full price!

As of January 2024, Australian Frequent Flyer Gold & Platinum members can save 20% on Qantas Club. The discount is available on the full-priced membership fee, excluding the joining fee. It is available to residents of Australia, New Zealand and any other country.

Here are the membership rates for Australian residents in Australian Dollars (AUD):

Membership typeFull priceAFF member priceAFF member saving
1-year new membership$699$579$120
1-year renewal$540$432$108
2-year new membership$1,199$979$220
2-year renewal$980$784$196
4-year new membership$2,099$1,699$400
4-year renewal$1,850$1,480$370

You can also earn 3 Qantas Frequent Flyer points per dollar spent on Qantas Club memberships.

Please note that Qantas may change these fees at any time.

The membership fees may be different if you live in New Zealand or another overseas country. The Qantas website has a full list of current membership prices for members of the public.

How to claim your Qantas Club discount

The 20% Qantas Club discount is available to all AFF Gold and Platinum members. AFF Gold membership only costs $75 per year, so it pays for itself if you’re going to use the Qantas Club discount. You’ll also get access to a range of other useful AFF benefits and travel-related discounts.

Instructions on how to access the discounted Qantas Club membership rates are available to logged-in AFF Gold & Platinum members in our Member Lounge.

Other Qantas Club discounts & sales

In the past, Qantas has also offered special discounts on Qantas Club memberships through flash sales around once per year. The most recent such promotion took place in October 2022, when Qantas Club offered up to 50% off 1-year memberships. This particular offer was available to both new and existing Qantas Club members.

Before COVID-19, Qantas used to offer 40% off Qantas Club memberships in once-yearly flash sales around the end of May. These offers were usually only for new members.

If you’re thinking about joining the Qantas Club as a new member and are willing to pay in advance for multiple years of membership, it could be worth waiting for another of these annual sales.

Year-round discounts are also available for Qantas Business Rewards members. As a Qantas Business Rewards member, you and your travellers can access up to 30% off Qantas Club membership and renewal fees. This discount is 20% for Level 1 members, and 30% for Level 2 and 3 members of the Qantas Business Rewards program.

If you have an ANZ Frequent Flyer Black credit card, you may also be able to access a Qantas Club joining fee waiver and discounts on membership fees when paying with your ANZ credit card.

How to get a free Qantas Club membership

Instead of paying for a lounge membership, another option is to take advantage of free Qantas Club membership for Points Club Plus members!

Qantas Frequent Flyer members can automatically earn Points Club Plus membership by earning at least 350,000 Qantas points (with up to 20,000 points earned from flights counting towards this total) within a year. This may sound like a lot of points, but the target could be relatively achievable with a few Qantas credit card sign-up bonus point offers!

The complimentary digital Qantas Club membership for Points Club Plus members is not transferrable to other people.

Free Qantas Club membership (plus access to lots of other airline lounges as well) is also offered as an included benefit with the invitation-only American Express Centurion card.

Qantas Club Sydney
The Qantas Club at Sydney Airport. Photo: Qantas.

Single-use lounge passes

There are a few ways to access single-use Qantas lounge invitations. These are generally transferrable to friends and family members and need to be linked to a specific Qantas or Jetstar flight at least 24 hours before departure.

Single-use lounge passes can only be used at Qantas-operated lounges, which unfortunately does not include the Oneworld Lounge in Los Angeles. No guests are permitted when using these passes.

Qantas Silver status

Qantas Frequent Flyer members receive a complimentary lounge invitation upon reaching Silver status with the airline.

Credit cards with lounge invitations

Two annual single-use lounge passes are also offered as a benefit with the following Australian credit cards:

  • Qantas Amex Premium
  • Qantas Amex Ultimate
  • Qantas Premier Platinum
  • Qantas Premier Titanium
  • ANZ Frequent Flyer Black
  • Westpac Altitude Black
  • St George/Bank of Melbourne/Bank SA Amplify Signature

Credit Cards with Qantas Lounge Invitations

Qantas Premier Platinum
Earn
1

Qantas Frequent Flyer Qantas Points on everyday purchases

Signup Bonus

Up to 80,000 bonus Qantas Points

Apply by 01st May 2024

Annual Fee
$349 for the first year and $399 p.a. ongoing
Read the guide
St.George Amplify Qantas Signature
Earn
0.75

Qantas Frequent Flyer Qantas Points on everyday purchases

Signup Bonus

90,000 Qantas Points

Apply by 30th Apr 2024

Annual Fee
$295 p.a. ongoing + $75 Annual Qantas Rewards Program fee
Read the guide
Qantas American Express Ultimate
Earn
1.25

Qantas Frequent Flyer Qantas Points on everyday purchases

Signup Bonus

100,000 bonus Qantas Points

Apply by 02nd Apr 2024

Annual Fee
$450 p.a.
Read the guide
Qantas American Express Premium
Earn
1

Qantas Frequent Flyer Qantas Points on everyday purchases

Signup Bonus

20,000 bonus Qantas Points

Annual Fee
$249 p.a. annual fee
Read the guide

Qantas Points Club

Qantas Points Club members also receive two complimentary annual lounge passes.

AFF member generosity

Free Qantas Club passes are occasionally offered by generous Australian Frequent Flyer members. These passes are listed in our “free” classifieds section. (While AFF members may offer to give away things like this for free, please note that soliciting for, selling or swapping lounge passes is not permitted on AFF.)

Qantas occasionally sells lounge invitations

Qantas also sells lounge invitations on an ad-hoc basis to selected flyers. These are offered to Bronze and Silver Qantas Frequent Flyer members by email around 2-5 days before the flight. Prices range from $39 to $99, depending on the lounge. However, these invitations are only sent randomly and are unlikely to be offered if you’re travelling at a peak time, such as early in the morning or on a Friday or Sunday evening.

Qantas Club lounge locations

Qantas Club membership comes with access to the following airport lounges in conjunction with an eligible Qantas or Jetstar ticket:

  • Domestic Qantas Club lounges
  • International Qantas Business lounges
  • Associated lounges at most overseas Qantas destinations
  • The Emirates Business Lounge in Dubai
  • American Airlines Admirals Club lounges (when flying Qantas or American Airlines)
  • The Alaska Airlines lounges in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland and Anchorage (when connecting between an international Qantas flight and an Alaska Airlines flight)

There are 24 domestic Qantas Club locations (including Qantas Regional Lounges) in Australia…

Domestic Qantas Club lounge locations in Australia: Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Emerald, Gladstone, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Coffs Harbour, Tamworth, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Devonport, Launceston, Hobart, Adelaide, Kalgoorlie, Perth, Dampier, Port Hedland, Broome, Alice Springs and Darwin.
Domestic Qantas Club lounge locations in Australia.

Some of these lounges may be temporarily closed due to airport construction work. Qantas publishes a list of open and closed lounges on its website.

Note that Qantas Club membership does not typically get you access to the Qantas domestic Business Lounges. Those are reserved for passengers flying Business Class, as well as Platinum and Platinum One frequent flyers. Qantas operates domestic Business Lounges (which are slightly nicer than Qantas Clubs) in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth and (soon) Adelaide.

Qantas also operates international Business Lounges in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland, Wellington, Singapore, Hong Kong, Honolulu and London.

Qantas International London Lounge
The Qantas International London Lounge. Photo: Qantas.

When departing from other international Qantas destinations, access to other partner airline and third-party “associated lounges” is generally offered as long as you’re booked on a Qantas flight number.

This is Qantas’ international lounge network:

Qantas has international lounges at the following airports: London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Wellington, Honolulu & Los Angeles.
Qantas international lounge locations (shown in red) and partner lounge locations (shown in white).

Access to Qantas lounges

Qantas Club lounge access is available prior to departure if you have a same-day boarding pass for a flight with Qantas or Jetstar. Lounge access is normally also permitted if you’re travelling on a Qantas-marketed flight operated by a partner airline such as Emirates or Fiji Airways. However, you can only access the lounge when flying partner airlines if you’re booked on a “QF” flight number.

Qantas Club members can bring one guest and up to two additional children with them each time they use a Qantas lounge. Since 15 June 2023, guests must be travelling the same day on a Qantas, Jetstar or partner airline flight.

The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to over 70 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course!
Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil & Kazakhstan. His interests include economics, aviation & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine.

You can connect with Matt by posting on the Australian Frequent Flyer community forum and tagging @AFF Editor.
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