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NEW: Earn Avios with Uber in Ireland

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Avios has a partnership with Uber in the UK which allows you to earn 1 Avios per £1 spent on UK rides. It also pays out on train tickets booked via the Uber app.

This HfP article explains how the Avios / Uber promotion works.

Whilst this has not been widely promoted, the deal has now been extended to cover Ireland. Anyone with a British Airways Club number in their Uber account will now also earn on Irish rides.

Earn Avios with Uber in Ireland

The reason for this is that Aer Lingus has just become an Uber partner too. The Aer Lingus deal is based on rides in both Ireland and the UK, so it makes sense to expand the British Airways offer to cover the UK and Ireland.

If you are based in Ireland then you can add your AerClub number to the Uber app. Follow the instructions in the article linked above.

AerClub members who link their AerClub and Uber accounts via the Uber app and complete a journey by 31st July will receive 500 bonus Avios.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (June 2025)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

Barclaycard Avios Plus card

Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard

Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review

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There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card

30,000 Avios and the famous annual Companion Voucher voucher Read our full review

British Airways American Express Credit Card

5,000 Avios for signing up and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending £15,000 Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card

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The Platinum Card from American Express

50,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital on Tap for limited companies. You earn points worth 0.8 Avios per £1 on the FREE standard card and 1 Avios per £1 on the Pro card. Capital on Tap cards also have no FX fees.

Capital on Tap Visa

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Capital on Tap Pro Visa

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There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

British Airways American Express Accelerating Business Card

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

The American Express Business Platinum Card

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

The American Express Business Gold Card

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

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Comments (24)

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  • NigelthePensioner says:
    7 Jun7 June 06:42

    As we all have our BA Club linked to Uber, there is surely no point in changing that to Aer Club as that just introduces more faff to try and transfer the avios. Unless of course you do it for the one trip to get 500 extra avios (which will probably get you the “sausage roll at greggs”)…….

    • Stuart says:
      7 Jun7 June 07:11

      Uber in Ireland, good luck outside of D2 !

    • ed_fly says:
      7 Jun7 June 07:20

      T&c’s seem to rule out the bonus for those who’ve collected with ba Avios previously.

  • aseftel says:
    7 Jun7 June 08:01

    It’s a bit niche, but you also earn 1/£ on Uber boats, as well as rides and rail.

    • Can says:
      7 Jun7 June 10:39

      I even book Eurostar with uber

      • Michael says:
        7 Jun7 June 10:45

        I wouldn’t book ANY train journey with Uber.

        It’s entirely operated by Omio (which itself is great), just with Uber’s name on the store front.
        The issue is that should you have any problems whatsoever, you deal with Omio customer service. However, these agents have no access to your Uber account at all – so can’t see basic information, or credit you a refund directly. The entire operation is a sugar show!

        I was tempted by an offer to make a train booking with Uber, but never, EVER again! There are msny more attractive options for booking trains, avoid Uber.

        • Rich says:
          7 Jun7 June 10:55

          I’ve actually had some very good customer service from Omio. Usually fast responses and they’ve proactively offered advice on the best way to change a ticket.

          They also do fee-free changes, where other sellers charge £5 or 10.

        • ADS says:
          7 Jun7 June 11:53

          another reason to not user Uber for rail bookings is that it doesn’t work!

          try booking Luton Airport to London … now add a Railcard … boom – all the trains disappear!

          also, you don’t get to see the different fare types … so on the LTN to London route the difference between an Advance (zero flexibility) and Super Off Peak Single (lots of flex) is usually tiny … but Uber rail doesn’t show that

          Best avoid Uber for rail tickets (after you’ve grabbed the opening offer)!

  • Paul says:
    7 Jun7 June 08:27

    I would not rent again from Sixt if they paid me to do so.

  • Zain says:
    7 Jun7 June 10:09

    Check your Uber app for additional offers – I’ve got 500 Avios for booking the first train journey via the app. 500 Avios for £1.10 is a decent deal.

    • Michael says:
      7 Jun7 June 10:47

      I was tempted by a similar offer, but NEVER again!

      * Uber should NOT be used for train bookings – see my comment above *

      • Lumma says:
        7 Jun7 June 11:45

        I’m pretty sure someone booking a £1.10 trip for 500 avios isn’t taking the journey, so they don’t care about the customer service

    • Truth says:
      7 Jun7 June 12:17

      Carbis bay to st Ives is 70p with a railcard

  • Zain says:
    7 Jun7 June 11:26

    I didn’t say anything about actually taking the train booked via the app. I booked the cheapest journey I could find for a quid. Not a chance that I’ll drive 6 hours to take the 5 minute journey, I’m happy banking the 500 Avios though!

  • Stephen says:
    7 Jun7 June 14:24

    Has anyone tried booking LeShuttle and got the 10% discount?
    It goes through to checkout with the Accor discount code added but the price is still the same at checkout as it would be without the Accor code.

    • Alex says:
      7 Jun7 June 16:45

      Check the rules as there are certain blackout dates and weekends during summer.

      • Stephen says:
        7 Jun7 June 17:53

        This was the end of July so that could be the case.

  • Alex says:
    8 Jun8 June 10:50

    “It isn’t clear if you will also earn Avios on these bookings.”

    Just used the 10% discount Accor discount code on Le Shuttle, can confirm the confirmation page does NOT allow me to enter the British Airways Club membership number anywhere on the page.

    • Alex says:
      8 Jun8 June 10:55

      Update: Looks like they’ve added “Claim your Avios” section within “My account”, allowing me to add the BA membership number.

  • Bilal Moham says:
    14 Jun14 June 13:55

    Why are uber pushing its customers to provide their BA account details? Is this about surging up the prices when they know you’ve got a flight to catch in an hour? A captive market

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