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Feeding Qantas Frequent Flyer from India

Every way in — 12 direct card routes, 7 chains via intermediaries, 4 partner-balance hops — priced at the ₹1.00/pt house value. Multi-leg paths show the aggregated end-to-end ratio. The strongest pipe today: Axis Olympus at 1:4.

01 · Direct from a card

CardEarnsRatioMiles / pt₹ / ptTime→ out
Axis Olympus #8 Axis EDGE Miles 1:4 4.00 ₹4.00 2–3 days
Axis Atlas #2 Axis EDGE Miles 1:2 2.00 ₹2.00 2–3 days
HSBC Premier (Metal) #9 HSBC Reward Points 1:1 1.00 ₹1.00 instant
HSBC TravelOne #17 HSBC Reward Points 1:1 1.00 ₹1.00 instant
Axis Horizon #33 Axis EDGE Miles 1:1 1.00 ₹1.00 2–3 days
SBI Card MILES PRIME #36 SBI Travel Credits 1:1 1.00 ₹1.00 up to 21 days
SBI Card MILES ELITE #47 SBI Travel Credits 1:1 1.00 ₹1.00 up to 21 days
SBI Card MILES #62 SBI Travel Credits 1:1 1.00 ₹1.00 up to 21 days
Axis Magnus for Burgundy #3 Axis EDGE Reward Points 5:4 0.80 ₹0.80 2–3 days
Axis Magnus (legacy) #6 Axis EDGE Reward Points 5:2 0.40 ₹0.40 2–3 days
Axis Bank Reserve #20 Axis EDGE Reward Points 5:2 0.40 ₹0.40 2–3 days
Axis Bank SELECT #40 Axis EDGE Reward Points 10:1 0.10 ₹0.10 2–3 days

02 · Via intermediaries — aggregated ratio

Card points hopping through 1–4 partner programs into Qantas Frequent Flyer, every leg multiplied into one end-to-end ratio. Only chains that unlock this program or beat the direct route render — the value-traps are suppressed.

PathAggregatedMiles / pt₹ / mile→ out
HSBC Reward Points Accor Live Limitless (ALL) → Qantas Frequent Flyer
legs 1:1 · 4:5
⚠ min 2,000 pts
1:1.25 1.25 ₹0.80
Amex Membership Rewards Marriott Bonvoy → Qantas Frequent Flyer
legs 1:1 · 3:1 + bonus
⚠ min 3,000 pts · max 2,40,000 pts/day
2.4:1 0.42 ₹1.20
RBL Reward Points Club ITC Marriott Bonvoy → Qantas Frequent Flyer
legs 3:1 · 2:3 · 3:1 + bonus · rbl-world-safari only
⚠ Club ITC: min 2,000 Green Points, then multiples of 100 (ITC official) · cap 5,000 Green Points/quarter · 20,000/year (halved 1-May-2026; history: 15k/qtr + 60k/yr set Jul-2023, then 10k/40k) · Marriott Bonvoy: min 3,000 pts · max 2,40,000 pts/day
4.8:1 0.21 ₹1.20
HDFC Reward Points Accor Live Limitless (ALL) → Qantas Frequent Flyer
legs 2:1 · 4:5
⚠ min 2,000 pts
1.6:1 0.63 ₹1.60
RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) Club ITC Marriott Bonvoy → Qantas Frequent Flyer
legs 1:1 · 2:3 · 3:1 + bonus · rbl-lumiere/rbl-nova only
RBL Nova: 3.2:1
⚠ Club ITC: min 2,000 Green Points, then multiples of 100 (ITC official) · cap 5,000 Green Points/quarter · 20,000/year (halved 1-May-2026; history: 15k/qtr + 60k/yr set Jul-2023, then 10k/40k) · Marriott Bonvoy: min 3,000 pts · max 2,40,000 pts/day
1.6:1 0.63 ₹1.60
Kotak Air Miles Accor Live Limitless (ALL) → Qantas Frequent Flyer
legs 2:1 · 4:5
⚠ min 2,000 pts
1.6:1 0.63 ₹1.60
IndusInd Reward Points Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Accor Live Limitless (ALL) → Qantas Frequent Flyer
legs 10:3 · 9:2 · 4:5
IndusInd Pioneer Heritage: 7.2:1 · IndusInd Pinnacle World: 7.2:1 · IndusInd Legend: 14.4:1
⚠ Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer: min 4,500 miles · cap 180,000 miles per calendar year · Accor Live Limitless (ALL): min 2,000 pts
12:1 0.08 ₹9.60

03 · Already holding hotel or partner points?

Balance-origin hops — a stash you already hold, no card involved. Single leg, so the ratio is the aggregate. Most are rescue valves, not plans: check the ₹/mile before moving anything.

Your balance inRatioMiles / pt₹ / mileTime→ out
Accor Live Limitless (ALL)
2,000 ALL → 2,500 Qantas since the early-2025 25% boost — the richest Accor exit (retains 69% at house value…
⚠ min 2,000 pts
4:5 1.25 ₹1.72 up to 6 weeks
Marriott Bonvoy
⚠ min 3,000 pts · max 2,40,000 pts/day
3:1 0.42 ₹1.56 ~2 days
IHG One Rewards
⚠ min 10,000 pts
5:1 0.20 ₹2.75 up to 6 weeks (official)
Hilton Honors
10,000 pts → 1,500 miles — the best raw recovery here at 38%; still a trap.
⚠ min 10,000 pts · cap 500,000 pts/calendar year
20:3 0.15 ₹2.67 up to 30 days

Miles/pt = Qantas Frequent Flyer miles per 1 point of the source; aggregated ratios multiply every leg. ₹/mile prices the burn at house values. Chain rows print their own mins and caps — a capped valve moves slowly no matter how good the ratio. Per-card exceptions show their own aggregated ratio on the row. † priced at the marginal bonus-block rate (e.g. Bonvoy 60,000-pt blocks) — smaller transfers land fewer miles than the row implies. Cards saved in your wallet are highlighted automatically.