RBC Avion points are a transferable currency; they can be transferred to partners. That’s why they’re the 2nd-best bank rewards currency in Canada. Indeed, airline rewards programs can give you a lot more value, so point transfers are the best way to maximize your lucrative RBC Avion points.
Transferring RBC Avion points to partners is very easy to do online, like almost everything is in 2026 in the wonderful world of travel rewards… as long as you simply learn how to do it. So I’m sharing this step-by-step guide.
You should read the basics of transfers first. Flytrippers helps you travel for less with our free newsletter specifically about travel rewards, our ranking of the best current deals, our monthly live videos, and our infographic with all the basics.
Here’s how to transfer RBC Avion points to partners.
How do I transfer RBC Avion points to partners?
You can transfer RBC Avion points to the 5 partners extremely easily online by following these simple steps AND having one or multiple RBC Avion cards: RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card, RBC Avion Visa Infinite Privilege Card, RBC Avion Visa Platinum Card.
(RBC is the rare bank that even lets you have multiple separate copies of the same card at the same time!)
Here are the 5 easy steps to follow for RBC Avion point transfers:
- Sign in to your RBC Avion account
- Go to points redemptions
- Go to the transfer option (“Conversion”)
- Choose the desired partner
- Fill out the simple form
As you can see, you do not need to link your partner accounts beforehand, unlike when transferring Amex points to partners. So it’s an even simpler process!
Let’s look at this step by step.
Step 1: Sign in to your RBC Avion account
Go to the RBC website and click on the yellow “Sign in” button in the main menu.
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Once you’re connected to your main RBC dashboard, click on the blue “Avion Rewards” button below your list of credit cards.
If you prefer, you can obviously always manage your RBC Avion points on the RBC Avion website directly. You click on the blue “Sign in” button in the main menu.
That said, it’s no faster because you’ll need to then sign in via RBC anyway.
I remind you that if you earn with a credit card-less RBC Avion account or even with RBC ION cards (not Avion), your RBC Avion points are not transferable to the best partners.
(But if you have RBC Avion points earned from several sources, you can pool them all together and transfer them all as long as you have at least 1 RBC Avion card; all Canadian travelers should always have at least one anyway!!!)
Step 2: Go to points redemptions
Click on the “Redeem” tab in the main menu.
Step 3: Go to the transfer option (“Conversion”)
Scroll all the way down and choose the “Convert to another program” option. The universally used term is a transfer, but RBC Avion calls it a conversion; Flytrippers always uses the correct term for the sake of consistency.
Step 4: Choose the desired partner
Choose the partner program you want to transfer your points to.
As a brief reminder:
- British Airways Club (Avios)
- Almost always the best
- Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Sometimes good
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Rarely good
- WestJet Rewards
- Terrible
- Canadian Tire Triangle
- By far the worst… don’t do that
You can read the 34 best redemptions of Avios points to better understand that great program.
Step 5: Fill out the simple form
Enter the amount of RBC Avion points you want to transfer to the partner (not the amount of partner points you want; that’s not the same thing when the transfer rate is not 1-to-1), then click on the “Calculate” button.
The minimum amount to transfer is displayed directly on the form as a useful reminder.
Speaking of reminders, during the annual transfer bonus promotion from RBC Avion to British Airways, the total displayed will not include the 30% points bonus… but you’ll get it.
Enter your account number from the partner program and your email address, then click on the “Continue” button.
Confirm the amount and the details (bank point transfers are always irreversible and one-way only), and that’s it!
Your RBC Avion points will be transferred to the partner, and you’ll be on your way to getting more value.
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Summary
Transferring your RBC Avion points to partners is very easy to do online in just a few clicks. By following this step-by-step process, you’ll be able to do your transfers and get a way better value with your very lucrative RBC Avion points.
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can I use avion points to upgrade on and Air New Zealand flight?
First, there’s the fact that often, even if you can doesn’t mean you should. Rewards are amazing to fly in premium cabins if you book premium cabins, not by upgrading (the value you get is often pretty low).
That said, RBC Avion points cannot be transferred to any Star Alliance programs, and Air New Zealand is part of Star Alliance.