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How to earn 400 Avios in Spain with the Cabify taxi app

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If you’re heading to Spain, Chile, Brazil or Mexico soon it is worth remembering that you can earn Avios with the Cabify taxi and ride-hailing app.

You will get a 400 Avios bonus with your first ride.

Cabify was founded in Spain but has since expanded internationally – you can now also use the app in several countries in Latin America including Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Uruguay

Earn Avios with Cabify

Avios can be earned in Spain, where it operates in most major cities, as well as Brazil, Chile and Mexico.

The app can be downloaded from the Apple and Google stores.  I used it a couple of times in Barcelona pre-Covid and the Avios always posted OK.

How many Avios do you earn with Cabify?

You will earn a bonus of 400 Avios for your first trip.

The standard earning rate is:

  • 1 Avios for every €1 spent in Spain in the following categories: Cabify, Cuanto Antes, Cabify Promo, Cabify Kids, Cabify Executive, Extra Comfort, Cabify Group, Taxi Access and Taxi fixed Price
  • 3 Avios for every €1 spent in Spain in the following categories: Cabify Corporate, Cabify Eco, Cabify Directivos and Cabify Airport

You can earn in either The British Airways Club or Iberia Club. It is the same earning rate in both schemes.

If you credit to Iberia, you will also earn Iberia Club tier points at the rate of 1 tier point for every 10 Avios earned. The sign-up bonus does not earn tier points. You do not earn tier points if you credit your rides to BA.

You need to link your British Airways Club or Iberia Club account in the Cabify app by selecting: My Account / Points.

You can find details of the Avios deal on ba.com (the Spanish version) here. It isn’t listed on the UK BA site.


How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (September 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

Barclaycard Avios card

Barclaycard Avios Mastercard

Get 5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review

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

Your best beginner’s card – 40,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 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

NO annual fee, NO FX fees and points worth 0.8 Avios per £1 Read our full review

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) plus good benefits Read our full review

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

120,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

The American Express Business Gold Card

60,000 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.

Comments (23)

  • Ken Snowdon says:

    You say BA points can’t be earned but in the app’s settings it appears as an option. Is it best to ignore that?

    • Rob says:

      That’s my mistake then, sorry. It didn’t used to be there.

      • DHA says:

        When updating historical articles doesn’t it make sense to go through the app and check what you’ve written is still true? A TINY little bit of reserach (took few seconds in Google) tells me the following https://help.cabify.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002734145-FAQ-Loyalty-Programs-Iberia-Plus-British-Airways-Executive-Club-and-Vueling-Club

        Iberia, BA and Vueling participate
        It’s not just Spain it’s Mexico and Chile too (Other countries listed as not supported for Avios)

        People rely on this site for up to date info but a lot of times it’s just reheated slop.

        Sorry about being so rude, but I mean when you update an article you should at least verify what you said is still true

        • Rob says:

          Unfortunately you are quoting wrong information. The Cabify Q&A are woefully out of date. Not only does the page you linked still reference Iberia Plus / BAEC, it also says you can collect in countries outside Spain. This has not been true for some time.

          Let me explain why we said it was Iberia Club only. The UK version of ba.com does NOT show Cabify as a partner. The Spanish version of ba.com (ba.com/es) DOES show Cabify as a partner as someone helpfully flagged below. When I looked at ba.com to see if it was there, I obviously got the UK version and didn’t see it. This has now been updated.

          Irrespective, HfP articles are generally two way streets. What we write is often a first draft and we evolve it based on reader feedback, so when the article is updated in a couple of years it is more accurate than it was before. Admittedly that is not the case here but that is generally how we operate.

  • Jonathan says:

    Does anyone know how Cabify competes with other ride hailing apps ?

    • Lumma says:

      One thing I have noticed about Cabify is that the drivers love sending messages asking your exact location for pick-up – in Spanish.

      Recently I decided the quote was too high, so decided to walk, but eventually a driver called me, so it seems like a potential issue with the UI, if it’s still easy to request a ride when you don’t want to. Cost me €6 to cancel

  • ScottySue says:

    @Jonathan Have used Cabify in Barcelona and it worked well. Approximately half the price of regular taxis.

  • Novice says:

    Is Uber not in Spain? I haven’t been to Spain for probably over a decade. I have been working my way to Europe steadily by going far flung places first. I have toured a few countries in Europe but have left the countries that would require a lot of time. Spain has too much to see/do. Was going to probably go next year if the workers finally finish the main work on Sagrada familia. The surrounding areas will finish in late 2030s but main church is supposed to be done next year.

  • Scott says:

    I tried to use this about 18 mths ago, but couldn’t register due to not having a Spanish mobile number (I believe required to receive a setup confirmation SMS.) From comments above sounds like others haven’t had this issue?

    • Jasdev says:

      I have had this issue a few times and I either had to switch to a local SIM card or contact support, probably the local SIM that sorted it for me.

  • H says:

    Tried using while we were in Argentina earlier this year and not once was it able to get us a driver. I tried on at least 6-8 different times in Buenos Aires. Always had to fall back to Uber every time. Uber was more expensive but if you can’t get a car, Cabify is not much good.

  • jonnyfly says:

    Is SMS validation working again for UK mobile numbers? It worked when launched, then for at least a year, a UK number would fail to receive the SMS validation code, preventing sign-up. Has anyone else successfully signed up in the last few months? Maybe it’s finally fixed.

    (I signed up before validation ‘broke’ a couple of years ago so can’t test it myself).

    A couple of other bits in case it helps others…

    The pre-quoted Cabify fare includes Spain motorway tolls (e.g. BCN to Sitges) – but sometimes drivers try to wrongly ask passengers to pay cash for them in addition.

    Pickup from BCN T1 (BA) is at departures (not arrivals) opposite door to Vueling check-in desks one carriageway away from the terminal.

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