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Best credit cards for lounge access in India

Verified lounge ranking

24 cards shown
Rank Card Domestic lounge International lounge Spend condition Annual fee Verified from
#1 Axis Bank Burgundy Private Credit Card Unlimited Unlimited Spend terms need issuer check ₹0 Issuer MITC/KFS, verified 06 Jul 2026; 8 sources agree
#2 Federal Bank Scapia Credit Card Unlimited Not included Domestic: Unlimited · requires ₹20,000 spend in the previous month ₹0 official source, verified 11 Jul 2026; 7 sources agree
#3 BOBCARD Eterna Credit Card Unlimited Not included Domestic: Unlimited · requires ₹40,000 spend in the previous calendar quarter ₹2,499 Issuer MITC/KFS, verified 07 Jul 2026; 4 sources agree
#4 BOBCARD Tiara Credit Card Unlimited Not included Domestic: Unlimited · requires ₹40,000 spend in the previous calendar quarter ₹2,499 Issuer MITC/KFS, verified 07 Jul 2026; 4 sources agree
#5 HDFC Bank Diners Club Black Credit Card Unlimited Unlimited Spend terms need issuer check ₹10,000 Issuer page, verified 06 Jul 2026; 5 sources agree
#6 ICICI Emeralde Credit Card Unlimited Not included Spend terms need issuer check ₹12,000 Issuer page, verified 06 Jul 2026; 6 sources agree
#7 Axis Bank Magnus Credit Card Unlimited 4 per year Requires ₹50,000 spend ₹12,500 official source, verified 11 Jul 2026; 7 sources agree
#8 HDFC Infinia Credit Card Unlimited Unlimited Spend terms need issuer check ₹12,500 Issuer MITC/KFS, verified 06 Jul 2026; 5 sources agree
#9 HDFC Infinia Metal Edition Credit Card Unlimited Unlimited Spend terms need issuer check ₹12,500 Issuer MITC/KFS, verified 06 Jul 2026; 7 sources agree
#10 Kotak White Reserve Credit Card Unlimited Unlimited Spend terms need issuer check ₹12,500 Issuer page, verified 06 Jul 2026; 6 sources agree
#11 Times Black ICICI Bank Credit Card Unlimited Unlimited Spend terms need issuer check ₹20,000 Issuer page, verified 06 Jul 2026; 6 sources agree
#12 Axis Bank Reserve Credit Card Unlimited Unlimited No spend gate flagged ₹50,000 official source, verified 11 Jul 2026; 9 sources agree
#13 IDFC FIRST Private Credit Card Unlimited Unlimited Spend terms need issuer check ₹50,000 Issuer page, verified 06 Jul 2026; 4 sources agree
#14 American Express Platinum Charge Card Unlimited Unlimited Spend terms need issuer check ₹66,000 Issuer MITC/KFS, verified 06 Jul 2026; 5 sources agree
#15 Axis Bank Horizon Credit Card 8 per quarter 2 per quarter Spend terms need issuer check ₹3,000 Issuer MITC/KFS, verified 06 Jul 2026; 2 sources agree
#16 IDFC FIRST Swyp Credit Card No airport lounge access Not included Spend terms need issuer check ₹499 multiple sources; source agreement recorded
#17 IDFC First Bank Ashva Metal Credit Card 4 per quarter 2 per quarter 4/quarter · requires ₹20,000 spend in the previous month ₹2,999 Issuer page, verified 06 Jul 2026; 2 sources agree
#18 ICICI Sapphiro Credit Card 4 per quarter 2 per year Domestic: 4/quarter · requires ₹75,000 spend in the previous calendar quarter ₹3,500 official source, verified 11 Jul 2026; 4 sources agree
#19 IDFC First Bank Mayura Credit Card 4 per quarter 4 per quarter 4/quarter · requires ₹20,000 spend in the previous month ₹5,999 Issuer page, verified 06 Jul 2026; 2 sources agree
#20 IDBI Euphoria World Credit Card 12 per year Not included Spend terms need issuer check ₹1,499 official source; 2 sources agree
#21 HDFC Regalia Gold Credit Card 3 per quarter 6 per year Domestic: 3/quarter · requires ₹60,000 spend in the previous calendar quarter ₹2,500 Issuer page, verified 13 Jun 2026; 5 sources agree
#22 Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank Credit Card 12 per year 12 per year Spend terms need issuer check ₹3,000 official source, verified 11 Jul 2026; 6 sources agree
#23 Federal Bank Celesta Credit Card 2 per quarter 2 per year Domestic: 2/quarter · requires ₹60,000 spend in the previous calendar quarter ₹0 Issuer MITC/KFS, verified 08 Jul 2026; 2 sources agree
#24 Federal Bank Imperio Credit Card 2 per quarter Not included Domestic: 2/quarter · requires ₹40,000 spend in the previous calendar quarter ₹0 Issuer MITC/KFS, verified 08 Jul 2026; 2 sources agree

Cards we left out, and why

53 left out

53 cards aren't shown because we couldn't verify domestic lounge access yet, or because the issuer's benefits list does not include a domestic lounge benefit. They'll appear once we can verify them the same way as every card above.

How to use this

Context
How this ranking is checked
  • Every listed card has verified lounge access in the public data set.
  • Visit limits are compared on a yearly basis, with unlimited access ranked first.
  • Spend gates are shown when the issuer's terms make lounge access conditional.
Tie handling
  • Unlimited domestic lounge access ranks first.
  • Finite domestic visit limits are compared as yearly equivalents.
  • When lounge access ties, lower annual fee ranks first.
  • Known spend gates are shown in the table.

Every card here is ranked by verified domestic airport lounge access. We show the visit limit, any spend condition we track, and where the lounge fact was checked.

Use this for lounge access itself. Airport and terminal acceptance can still change, so verify the final lounge list with the issuer before travel.

How we keep this honest

Verified lounge access

A card only appears here when its lounge access passes the same data checks as our card pages. Cards with no verified domestic lounge benefit are left out and counted below, never ranked on guesswork. Unlimited access ranks first; tied cards are ordered by annual fee.