Can you transfer Club Eurostar points to someone else?

In response to a reader email, I wanted to look at whether you can transfer Club Eurostar points to a friend or family member.

A bit of background ….

Club Eurostar is, since a restructuring in 2024, the loyalty programme for both the Channel Tunnel rail services to/from the UK and the ex-Thalys branded high speed trains in continental Europe.

We don’t give it much coverage on Head for Points, mainly because it doesn’t run many promotions and we are generally news-driven.  It remains a good scheme, however, and I will occasionally make Membership Rewards transfers from American Express in order to redeem for a ticket.

Remember that free tickets with Club Eurostar are genuinely free – there are no taxes or charges to pay.

Reward availability is also GUARANTEED as long as cash tickets are still on sale.

This HfP article looks at what Club Eurostar points are worth.

How do you earn Club Eurostar points?

Club Eurostar is fully revenue based for earning, but not for redeeming.

For every £1 spent you earn 1.2 points.  Tickets priced in € earn 1 point per €1. 

To find out more about how to spend Club Eurostar points, whether on free tickets or by upgrading an existing ticket, read our full review of Club Eurostar here.

Can you transfer Club Eurostar points to someone else?

Yes you can.

Whilst Club Eurostar does not have family accounts, it has something even more flexible – points pooling.  You can transfer points to anyone you want, although transfers inwards do not count towards status.

One reason to do this would be if your Club Eurostar points are approaching expiry.  You need to ‘earn’ points every 24 months to protect your balance.

‘Earn’ includes receiving a points transfer from another member, receiving points from a partner (Accor, Hertz, American Express) or receiving points as compensation for Eurostar service disruptions. It appears that spending points does NOT reset the 24 month clock.

Here are the rules for making transfers to another member:

• You can share between 500 and 3,600 Club Eurostar points per transaction, in multiples of 100
• You can share a maximum of 7,500 points in each calendar year
• You can make up to four transfers to the same person in each calendar year
• You can receive a maximum of 7,500 points in each calendar year

To transfer your points, simple visit this page of the Eurostar website.

You can confirm the details above in clause 8.2 of the Club Eurostar terms and conditions here.

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How to get Club Eurostar points and lounge access from UK credit cards (April 2025)

Club Eurostar does not have a UK credit card.  However, you can earn Club Eurostar points by converting Membership Rewards points earned from selected UK American Express cards. 

Cards earning Membership Rewards points include:

• American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 1,333 Club Eurostar points. This card is FREE for your first year and also comes with four free airport lounge passes.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

• The Platinum Card from American Express (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 50,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 3,333 Club Eurostar points. Card benefits include Eurostar lounge access.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

• American Express Rewards credit card (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 10,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 666 Club Eurostar points. This card is FREE for life.

Membership Rewards points convert at 15:1 into Club Eurostar points.  The cards above all earn 1 Membership Rewards point per £1 spent on your card, so you will get the equivalent of 1 Club Eurostar point for every £15 you spend.

American Express Platinum comes with a great Eurostar benefit – Eurostar lounge access!  

You can enter any Eurostar lounge, irrespective of your ticket type, by showing The Platinum Card at the desk.  No guests are allowed but you can get entry for your partner by issuing them with a free supplementary Amex Platinum card on your account.