How to Transfer Bilt Points to Aer Lingus AerClub (2026 Guide)

Aer Lingus left Oneworld in 2007, so AerClub doesn't carry any alliance affiliation of its own. What it kept is the Avios currency it shares with British Airways and Iberia, plus a close commercial tie to American Airlines through the transatlantic joint venture between IAG and AA. For Bilt members, that means Avios transferred into AerClub can book Aer Lingus's own long-haul flights to Dublin directly — but not American Airlines metal, since Aer Lingus itself sits outside Oneworld even though its sister programs don't.

Bilt is one of only a handful of transfer partners that reach AerClub, and it's the only one funded by paying rent. The Bilt Mastercard earns points on rent with no transaction fee (a rarity — most cards charge 2-3% to put rent on plastic), and those points move to AerClub at the same 1:1 ratio Chase and Amex cardholders get, without an annual fee attached to the base card.

AerClub still runs on a published, distance-based award chart rather than fully dynamic pricing. Routes are grouped into zones by mileage, with separate off-peak and peak pricing for economy and business class; Aer Lingus doesn't currently fly routes long enough to fill every zone, so business-class awards only show up starting in the zone that covers roughly 3,000-4,000 miles.

East Coast gateways — Boston, New York, and Chicago to Dublin — fall in the zone priced at 50,000 Avios one-way in business class off-peak, rising to 60,000 during peak dates. West Coast departures land a zone higher, at 62,500 Avios off-peak and 75,000 peak. Short intra-European hops out of Dublin price far lower, starting around 4,000 Avios one-way in economy off-peak for the shortest distance band.

Because Bilt transfers can take anywhere from instant up to 48 hours to post — slower than the near-instant transfers some other issuers offer — confirm live Aer Lingus award space on aerlingus.com or avios.com before you move points, not after. Aer Lingus typically opens inventory close to a year before departure, and popular summer transatlantic business-class dates can dry up fast once they're released.

Book directly through Aer Lingus when the seat you want is on its own metal — that's where the fuel-surcharge advantage over British Airways Avios shows up most. If the route you need is only bookable on American Airlines, AerClub Avios won't get you there directly; you'd need to move Avios onward to British Airways Executive Club or Iberia Club first to search Oneworld/AA space.

Bilt gates its transfer minimums by loyalty tier: Blue-tier members need at least 2,000 points to initiate any transfer, while Silver, Gold, and Platinum members can transfer with as few as 1,000 points. Every transfer — regardless of tier — has to be in 1,000-point increments, so a transfer of 50,000 Avios for a business-class award works cleanly, but odd numbers get rounded down to the nearest thousand.

Bilt periodically runs limited-time transfer bonuses to select partners, so it's worth checking the Bilt app before converting points at the standard 1:1 rate, especially if you're stockpiling for a specific AerClub redemption. Outside of a bonus, there's no reason to transfer speculatively — points sitting in your Bilt account are more flexible than Avios sitting in AerClub.