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A guide to Heathrow’s lounges and how to access them
Want to travel like a VIP on your next trip? Here's our round-up of all the lounges at London Heathrow.
When it comes to lounges at London Heathrow, travellers are spoiled for choice. However, access and availability can vary wildly.
While some lounges are available to everyone on a pay-per-visit basis, others are only accessible to members of lounge programmes, high-tier frequent fliers, premium credit cardholders or first class or business class passengers.
As the busiest airport in Europe, London Heathrow boasts 33 lounges across four terminals so there are plenty of locations for some R&R before your next trip.
Most lounges offer drinks, food and newspapers and magazines at a minimum, while others go the extra mile with spa facilities, showers and even private rooms if you want to catch a few hours’ sleep between flights.
We’ve detailed all the Heathrow airport lounges and how you can gain access to them, including those that take Priority Pass – more on this below the list.
Heathrow Terminal 2 lounges
| Location | Facilities | Entrance criteria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Business Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, newspaper & magazines | Access varies depending on boarding pass and airline membership level | |
| Plaza Premium Arrivals Lounge | Outside security | Premium food, bar, showers, spa (paid), private rooms (paid), newspapers & magazines | Pay-per-use or with a Priority Pass | |
| Plaza Premium Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, spa (paid), private rooms (paid), newspapers & magazines | Pay-per-use or with a Priority Pass |
Heathrow Terminal 3 lounges
| Location | Facilities | Entrance criteria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaza Premium Arrivals Lounge | Outside security | Snacks, showers, newspaper & magazines | Pay-per-use | |
| Regus Express Business Lounge | Outside security | Telephones, showers (paid), conference rooms (paid), private rooms (paid) | Pay-per-use | |
| Virgin Atlantic Revivals Lounge | Outside security | Premium food, showers, spa, clothes press | Upper Class passengers and Flying Club Gold members | |
| American Airlines Arrivals Lounge | Outside security | Premium food, bar, showers, clothes press, conference rooms (paid), newspapers & magazines | American First or Business passengers who flew American to LHR that day, British Airways First or Club World passengers or British Airways Executive Club Gold members | |
| The Qantas London Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, private rooms, newspapers & magazines | Oneworld first class, business class, Emerald, and Sapphire passengers | |
| Cathay Pacific First Class Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, newspapers & magazines | Cathay Pacific or Cathay Dragon First class passengers or Marco Polo Club Members (access price depends on tier) | |
| Cathay Pacific Business Class Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, newspapers & magazines | Access to Cathay Pacific, Cathay Dragon Business Class or oneworld carrier Business Class passengers | |
| Club Aspire Lounge | Inside security | Premium food (paid), bar, showers (paid), newspapers & magazines | Pay-per-use or with a Priority Pass | |
| The Emirates Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, newspapers & magazines | Emirates Business Class, First Class or Emirates Skywards Gold or Platinum members. Paid entry available to Emirates Blue and Silver members. | |
| No1 Lounges | Inside security | Premium food (paid), bar, showers (paid), spa (paid), private rooms (paid) newspapers & magazines | Pay-per-use in advance or with a Priority Pass. | |
| British Airways Galleries First Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, spa (paid), newspapers & magazines, children’s area | BA First Class passengers, Executive Club Gold members or Emerald member of oneworld airline frequent flier programmes. | |
| British Airways Galleries Business Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, newspapers & magazines, children’s area | BA First, Business (Club World) or Business (Club Europe) passengers, BA Executive Club Silver or Gold members or oneworld Sapphire or Emerald members | |
| American Airlines International First Class Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, newspapers & magazines | First or Business on a qualifying American Airlines or oneworld international flight, AAdvantage® Executive Platinum, Platinum Pro and Platinum Expand members, ConciergeKey members, oneworld Emerald and Sapphire members | |
| American Airlines Admirals Club | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, newspapers & magazines | Admirals Club members or ConciergeKey members | |
| Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, spa, newspapers & magazines, shoe shine, children’s area | Virgin Atlantic Upper Class passengers and Flying Club Gold members |
Heathrow Terminal 4 lounges
| Location | Facilities | Entrance criteria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaza Premium Arrivals Lounge | Outside security | Premium food, bar, showers, conference rooms (paid), newspaper & magazines | Pay-per-use depending on what services you require or with a Priority Pass | |
| Plaza Premium Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, private rooms (paid), newspaper & magazines | Pay-per-use depending on what services you require or with a Priority Pass | |
| SkyTeam Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, spa, newspaper & magazines | First and Business Class passengers on a SkyTeam member airline, SkyTeam Elite Plus members or with a Priority Pass | |
| King David Lounge | Inside security | Premium food (kosher), snacks, newspaper & magazines | Business and First class El Al passengers | |
| Gulf Air Falcon Gold Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, private rooms, newspaper & magazines, children’s area | Gulf Air premium passengers | |
| Etihad Airways First & Business Class Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, spa (paid), newspaper & magazines, children’s area | First or Business class passengers and Etihad Gold members | |
| Malaysia Airlines Golden Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, private rooms, clothes press, Muslim prayer room, newspaper & magazines, children’s area | Malaysia Airlines first class-passengers, oneworld first class passengers and oneworld Emerald elite members | |
| Qatar Airways Premium Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, newspaper & magazines | Qatar Airways and oneworld First and Business class passengers |
Heathrow Terminal 5 lounges
| Location | Facilities | Entrance criteria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regus Express Business Lounge | Outside security | Conference rooms (paid), private rooms (paid), printed & copiers (paid) | Pay-per-use or Businessworld Gold, Platinum, or Platinum Plus membership | |
| The Windsor Suite | Outside security | Bar, private rooms, snacks, newspaper & magazines and other VIP services | Exclusive and expensive. Must be booked in advance through Heathrow VIP | |
| Plaza Premium Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, newspaper & magazines | Pay-per-use | |
| British Airways The Galleries Arrivals Lounge (5A) | Outside security | Premium food, bar, showers, spa, clothes press newspaper & magazines | BA First or Business (Club World) passengers or Executive Club Gold members arriving on a long-haul flight | |
| British Airways Galleries Club Lounge (5A North) | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers,, newspaper & magazines, children’s area | BA First Class passengers, Executive Club Gold members or Emerald member of oneworld airline frequent flier programmes | |
| British Airways The Concorde Room | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, spa, private rooms, conference rooms, newspaper & magazines | BA First Class passengers, Executive Club Gold members or Emerald member of oneworld airline frequent flier programmes | |
| British Airways Galleries Club Lounge (5A South) | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, spa, newspaper & magazines, children’s area | BA First Class passengers, Executive Club Gold members or Emerald member of oneworld airline frequent flier programmes | |
| British Airways Galleries First Lounge | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, spa, newspaper & magazines | BA First Class passengers, Executive Club Gold members or Emerald member of oneworld airline frequent flier programmes | |
| Aspire The Lounge | Inside security | Premium food (paid), bar, showers (paid), newspaper & magazines | Pay-per-use at front desk or with a Priority Pass | |
| British Airways Galleries Club Lounge (5B) | Inside security | Premium food, bar, showers, spa, newspaper & magazines, children’s area | BA First Class passengers, Executive Club Gold members or Emerald member of oneworld airline frequent flier programmes |
Read our guide to Gatwick lounges
Priority Pass
One way to gain access to a wide selection of lounges is with Priority Pass. It offers a scheme open to everyone, regardless of your airline boarding class or membership programme. Members simply pay an annual fee to join and can access 1,500 lounges across 140 countries. When it comes to London Heathrow, Priority Pass includes access to eight lounges with at least one in every terminal.
As a Priority Pass member, you can access Heathrow lounges run by independent operators such as Aspire, Plaza Premium and No1 Lounges, as well as the SkyTeam airlines network lounge. There are also two Heathrow lounges available in arrivals if you need to freshen up after a long-haul flight before a meeting or important appointment.
Priority Pass: The complete guideUsing a credit card to access a lounge at Heathrow
Many premium credit cardholders can enjoy complimentary access to airport lounges without paying an entry fee. Some cards and lounges will also let you bring a guest or family members with you.
Additionally, some credit cards offer free membership to a lounge membership programme, such as Priority Pass or LoungeKey, while some providers have their own branded lounges.
Credit cards and airport lounge access
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