Best credit cards for airport lounge access in India
Ranked by how many complimentary domestic and international lounge visits each card actually grants, whether that access sits behind a monthly or quarterly spend hurdle, and whether a guest is included. A programme name without a visit count is shown as exactly that.
142 of the catalog’s cards carry a lounge access benefit. They are ranked by the same engine your dashboard runs, at ₹20,000 a month on the card. Your spend will rank them differently, which is the point of the dashboard. Every figure comes from the issuer’s own page and carries the date it was checked.
Ranked
- 1
HDFC Bank Infinia Metal Edition
HDFC Bank · Visa · ₹12,500 / year
- Unlimited lounge access
Via Priority Pass
Worth about ₹4,666 a month as an entitlement
- 2
Kotak Mahindra Bank Kotak Solitaire
Kotak Mahindra Bank · Visa · No annual fee
- Unlimited lounge access
- Guests can use it too
Via Priority Pass
Worth about ₹4,600 a month as an entitlement
- 3
Federal Bank Scapia
Federal Bank · Visa · Lifetime free
- Unlimited lounge access
Needs ₹20,000 of monthly spend
Worth about ₹4,400 a month as an entitlement
Lifetime freeUnverified - 4
Axis Bank Magnus
Axis Bank · Mastercard · ₹12,500 / year
- Unlimited lounge access
- Guests can use it too
Via Priority Pass
Worth about ₹4,240 a month as an entitlement
- 5
Worth about ₹4,200 a month as an entitlement
- 6
Punjab National Bank PNB Visa Metal Credit Card LUXURA
Punjab National Bank · Visa · ₹1,999 / year
- Unlimited lounge access
Worth about ₹4,200 a month as an entitlement
- 7
Bank of Baroda BOBCARD Scapia
Bank of Baroda · RuPay · Lifetime free
- Unlimited lounge access
Needs ₹20,000 of monthly spend
Worth about ₹4,200 a month as an entitlement
Lifetime free - 8
Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde
ICICI Bank · Visa · ₹10,000 / year
- Unlimited lounge access
Needs ₹25,000 of spend each quarter
Via Priority Pass
Worth about ₹4,200 a month as an entitlement
- 9
ICICI Bank Emeralde
ICICI Bank · Visa · ₹12,000 / year
- Unlimited lounge access
Needs ₹25,000 of spend each quarter
Via Priority Pass
Worth about ₹4,200 a month as an entitlement
- 10
Worth about ₹4,160 a month as an entitlement
- 11
Worth about ₹4,150 a month as an entitlement
- 12
ICICI Bank Emeralde Private Metal
ICICI Bank · Visa · ₹12,499 / year
- Unlimited lounge access
Via Priority Pass
Worth about ₹4,150 a month as an entitlement
Also carry a lounge access benefit
Ranked 13 to 142 at the spend above. Each page states exactly what the issuer offers.
- 13HSBC Premier₹4,150/mo
- 14FIRST Private Credit Card | IDFC FIRST Bank₹4,050/mo
- 15HDFC Bank Diners Club Black Metal Edition₹4,000/mo
- 16Kotak Mahindra Bank Kotak White Reserve₹4,000/mo
- 17Standard Chartered Beyond₹4,000/mo
- 18Axis Bank Horizon Mastercard₹3,667/mo
- 19Axis Bank Horizon Visa₹3,667/mo
- 20IDFC FIRST Bank Gaj Credit Card₹3,567/mo
- 21IDFC FIRST Bank IDFC FIRST Mayura₹3,567/mo
- 22Gaj Credit Card | Premium Metal Credit Card by IDFC FIRST Bank | IDFC FIRST Bank₹3,567/mo
- 23Visa Infinite Card – Priority Banking Credit Card – Standard Chartered India₹3,500/mo
- 24IndusInd Bank Solitaire₹3,500/mo
- 25IDFC FIRST Bank Diamond Reserve Credit Card - Premium Travel & Lifestyle Benefits₹3,067/mo
- 26IDFC FIRST Bank IDFC FIRST Ashva₹2,833/mo
- 27IndusInd Bank Club Vistara Explorer₹2,550/mo
- 28KrisFlyer SBI Card APEX₹2,367/mo
- 29HDFC Bank Regalia Gold₹2,250/mo
- 30Standard Chartered Super Value Titanium₹2,234/mo
- 31IndusInd Bank Pinnacle₹1,983/mo
- 32RBL Bank iGlobe Credit Card₹1,950/mo
- 33SBI Card MILES ELITE₹1,900/mo
- 34SBI Card ELITE₹1,800/mo
- 35ICICI Bank Rubyx RuPay₹1,667/mo
- 36Titan SBI Card₹1,633/mo
- 37Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME₹1,533/mo
- 38SBI Card MILES PRIME₹1,533/mo
- 39SBI Card Etihad Guest SBI Premier Card₹1,533/mo
- 40HDFC Bank Diners Club Privilege₹1,533/mo
- 41IDBI Bank Winnings₹1,433/mo
- 42SBI Card PRIME₹1,433/mo
- 43Reliance SBI Card PRIME₹1,433/mo
- 44HDFC Bank Tata Neu Infinity₹1,408/mo
- 45Canara Bank Mastercard World₹1,367/mo
- 46Kotak Mahindra Bank Kotak White₹1,333/mo
- 47HSBC TravelOne Credit Card₹1,283/mo
- 48IDFC FIRST Bank IDFC FIRST Business Multiplier₹1,283/mo
- 49Kotak Mahindra Bank Wealth Management Infinite₹1,200/mo
- 50HSBC RuPay Cashback Credit Card₹1,167/mo
- 51RBL Bank Signature Banking Credit Card₹1,167/mo
- 52KrisFlyer SBI Card₹1,133/mo
- 53IDFC FIRST Bank IDFC FIRST Wealth₹1,108/mo
- 54Doctor's SBI Card₹1,083/mo
- 55Canara Bank RuPay Select₹1,067/mo
- 56Canara Bank RuPay Select Secured₹1,067/mo
- 57Kotak Mahindra Bank Kotak Air+₹1,067/mo
- 58Kotak Mahindra Bank Kotak Air+ Prime₹1,067/mo
- 59RBL Bank World Safari₹1,067/mo
- 60IDBI Bank Euphoria₹1,050/mo
- 61Canara Bank Visa Signature₹1,000/mo
- 62Kotak Mahindra Bank IndiGo Kotak Premium₹1,000/mo
- 63HDFC Bank Marriott Bonvoy₹967/mo
- 64Axis Bank Privilege Credit Card₹800/mo
- 65Axis Bank Privilege Easy Credit Card₹800/mo
- 66SBI Card Air India SBI Signature Card₹800/mo
- 67Axis Bank Select₹800/mo
- 68Canara Bank Mastercard Platinum₹700/mo
- 69Canara Bank RuPay Platinum₹700/mo
- 70Canara Bank Rupay Platinum Secured₹700/mo
- 71Canara Bank Visa Platinum₹700/mo
- 72American Express SmartEarn₹700/mo
- 73American Express Membership Rewards₹700/mo
- 74Etihad Guest SBI Card₹700/mo
- 75American Express Platinum Travel₹700/mo
- 76RBL Bank Platinum Maxima Plus₹700/mo
- 77RBL Bank World Prime₹700/mo
- 78RBL Bank World Plus₹700/mo
- 79RBL Bank Icon₹700/mo
- 80Axis Bank REWARDS Credit Card₹664/mo
- 81SBI Card MILES₹650/mo
- 82HSBC Live+ Credit Card₹633/mo
- 83Kotak Mahindra Bank NRI Royale Signature₹625/mo
- 84Punjab National Bank PNB BLISS₹533/mo
- 85Paytm SBI Card SELECT₹500/mo
- 86PhonePe SBI Card SELECT Black₹500/mo
- 87Tata Neu Plus SBI Card₹500/mo
- 88Kotak Mahindra Bank Kotak Air₹500/mo
- 89RBL Bank Apex Credit Card₹500/mo
- 90RBL Bank Aspire Banking Credit Card₹500/mo
- 91American Express Platinum Reserve₹467/mo
- 92IDBI Bank Royale Signature₹450/mo
- 93Club Vistara SBI Card₹450/mo
- 94Standard Chartered Rewards₹434/mo
- 95IDFC FIRST Bank IDFC FIRST WOW!₹400/mo
- 96Bank of Baroda BOBCARD Premier₹400/mo
- 97SBI Card Air India SBI Platinum Card₹400/mo
- 98SBI Card PULSE₹400/mo
- 99Shaurya Select SBI Card₹400/mo
- 100RBL Bank Blockbuster₹400/mo
- 101IDFC FIRST Bank IDFC FIRST HPCL Power+₹400/mo
- 102Axis Bank My Zone₹400/mo
- 103IndiGo SBI Card₹400/mo
- 104RBL Bank Platinum Maxima₹400/mo
- 105IDFC FIRST Bank IDFC FIRST Select₹375/mo
- 106Bank of Baroda HPCL Energie BOBCARD₹367/mo
- 107BPCL SBI Card OCTANE₹350/mo
- 108Axis Bank ACE₹300/mo
- 109Tata Neu Infinity SBI Card₹300/mo
- 110Standard Chartered EaseMyTrip₹250/mo
- 111IndusInd Bank Iconia Amex₹225/mo
- 112IDBI Bank LIC CSL Eclat Select₹200/mo
- 113MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank₹200/mo
- 114HDFC Bank Millennia₹200/mo
- 115IndiGo SBI Card ELITE₹200/mo
- 116ICICI Bank Expressions₹150/mo
- 117Bank of Baroda BOBCARD Tiara₹150/mo
- 118Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro₹150/mo
- 119American Express ® Platinum Card₹125/mo
- 120American Express Platinum Charge Card₹125/mo
- 121IndusInd Bank Iconia Visa₹113/mo
- 122MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Platinum₹100/mo
- 123ICICI Bank Parakram Select₹100/mo
- 124Chennai Super Kings ICICI Bank₹100/mo
- 125ICICI Bank Coral₹100/mo
- 126ICICI Bank Coral RuPay₹100/mo
- 127ICICI Bank HPCL Super Saver₹100/mo
- 128Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Rubyx₹100/mo
- 129ICICI Bank Rubyx₹100/mo
- 130ICICI Bank Sapphiro₹100/mo
- 131Adani One ICICI Bank Signature₹75/mo
- 132Kotak Mahindra Bank Royale Signature₹67/mo
- 133ICICI Bank Parakram₹50/mo
- 134Adani One ICICI Bank Platinum₹50/mo
- 135PhonePe HDFC Bank Ultimo Credit Card₹50/mo
- 136Kotak Mahindra Bank Mojo Platinum₹50/mo
- 137MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature₹31/mo
- 138Punjab National Bank PNB Rakshak RuPay Select—
- 139Punjab National Bank PNB RuPay Platinum—
- 140Punjab National Bank PNB RuPay Select—
- 141Punjab National Bank PNB RuPay Millennial—
- 142Kotak Mahindra Bank Zen Signature—
This list is for the whole catalog at one stated spend. Add the cards you actually hold and CardVeda ranks them for your spend, after caps and milestones.