Complimentary access to airport lounges in India has caught on in recent times. Just swipe your Visa or Mastercard credit card and use the lounge. But what about complimentary airport lounge access outside India? If you are traveling and need international airport lounge access, this post is for you. Priority Pass is one of the biggest service providers for international airport lounges. But, we have a few others like Diners International and LoungeKey as well. Here are the best credit cards with free international airport lounge access outside India.
HDFC Bank Infinia Metal Edition Credit Card
- Joining/Annual Fee: Rs 12500+GST
- International Lounge Access: Unlimited complimentary visits for both primary and add-on cards
- Access Type: Priority Pass
- Rewards: 3.3% to 33%
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HDFC Bank Diners Club Black Credit Card
- Joining/Annual Fee: Rs 10000+GST
- International Lounge Access: Unlimited complimentary visits for both primary and add-on cards
- Access Type: Diners International
- Rewards: 3.3% to 33%
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Axis Bank Magnus Credit Card
- Joining/Annual Fee: Rs 10000+GST
- International Lounge Access: Unlimited complimentary visits for the primary card and 8 guest visits
- Access Type: Priority Pass
- Rewards: 1.2% to 17.2%
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Yes Bank First Exclusive Credit Card
- Joining/Annual Fee: LTF
- International Lounge Access: 6 complimentary visits per calendar year
- Access Type: Priority Pass
- Rewards: 0.75% to 1.5%
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Axis Bank Select Credit Card
- Joining/Annual Fee: Rs 3000+GST
- International Lounge Access: 6 complimentary visits per calendar year
- Access Type: Priority Pass
- Rewards: 1% to 2%
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IndusInd Bank Indulge Credit Card
- Joining Fee: Multiple price options
- Annual Fee: Zero
- International Lounge Access: Unlimited complimentary visits
- Access Type: Priority Pass
- Rewards: 0.7% to 1.5%
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ICICI Bank Emeralde Credit Card
- Joining/Annual Fee: Rs 12000+GST
- International Lounge Access: Unlimited complimentary visits
- Access Type: DreamFolks
- Rewards: 0.25% to 1%
HDFC Bank Regalia Credit Card
- Joining/Annual Fee: Rs 2500+GST or LTF
- International Lounge Access: 6 complimentary visits per year
- Access Type: Priority Pass
- Rewards: 1.3% to 13%
IDFC First Bank Wealth Credit Card
- Joining/Annual Fee: LTF
- International Lounge Access: 4 complimentary visits per quarter
- Access Type: DreamFolks
- Rewards: 0.75% to 1.5%
Final Thoughts
Super-premium credit cards like the Infinia and Magnus comes with unlimited free visits to international airport lounges. If you can get your hands on one of those, then you don’t need to keep count of how many times you have used it.
Apart from those cards, I would suggest getting the Yes Exclusive, IDFC Wealth or HDFC Regalia. These are issued LTF and help you on those occasional international trips.
I have not listed many other cards as I wanted to limit the list to ten credit cards. If there is any other credit card that should be a part of this list, do comment and share.
3 thoughts on “9 Best Credit Cards for International Airport Lounge Access”
is Yes Bank First Exclusive Credit Card same as Yes Reserv?
Yes
The main reason I keep HDFC Regalia is because they offer Priority Pass to add-on card holders too. Thus, the limit of 6 international lounge visits is shared with add-on holders.