Apart from serving the basic function of cashless transactions, a credit card also comes with a wide range of perks. One such key perk of credit cards is the airport lounge access.
Airport lounges help you relax, enjoy a meal or make some quick last-minute tweaks on your presentation for an upcoming seminar. You can use the lounge to catch up on some news or catch your favorite sport you may have missed because of your busy schedule. An SBI credit card priority pass is just what you should be looking for.
Lounge access on SBI credit cards is available in its multiple ranges of cards such as Visa Lounge Access Program, Priority Pass Program, and Club Vistara, among others. Thanks to these programs, anyone with access to SBI credit card products can use airport lounges across select locations in India through the VISA Airport lounge access program.
The SBI card priority pass ensures that you have access to more than 700 airport VIP lounges across the world. The lounge access on SBI credit card is irrespective of which airline you fly or what class you choose to travel. You can get a priority pass membership if you are a primary cardholder of these priority pass memberships:
SBI Card ELITE
SBI Card PRIME
SBI Card PRIME PRO
SBI Corporate Platinum Card
SBI Corporate Platinum Card
SBI Corporate Signature Card
Air India SBI Signature Card
South Indian Bank SBI Platinum Card
KVB SBI Platinum Card
KVB SBI Signature Card
Karnataka Bank SBI Platinum Card
LVB SBI Platinum Card
BOM SBI Platinum Card
UBI SBI Platinum Card
Federal Bank SBI Platinum card
Priority charge membership fee worth USD 99 to the Priority Pass program is complimentary and you would only need to present the priority pass to access airport lounges. See the table below to get a better understanding of charges for priority pass visits and memberships.
The number of complimentary visits in a year is six and they are capped at two for every quarter. This applies only for members and lounges that are outside India.
The number of complimentary visits in a year is four and capped at two for every quarter. This applies only for members and lounges that are outside India.
For every other product from the list, the visits are chargeable.
If you use an SBI credit card priority pass, you can expect top-notch work and leisure facilities in the best airport lounges across the globe, essentially covering over 300 cities spread over 100 countries. You can enjoy conference facilities and Internet access and will find yourself welcome at some of the most exclusive US airline lounges. You will also get the benefit of complimentary refreshments and a relaxing atmosphere for you, your clients, guests or family, depending on who you are traveling with.
Wondering which airport lounges you can access with an SBI lounge access pass program? Check out the tables below for domestic and international lounges available on the SBI card lounge access program.
AIRPORT |
PRIORITY PASS LOUNGE LOCATIONS |
Amritsar Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee Intl |
Primus Lounge: Airside - International Departures.
Primus Lounge: Airside - Domestic Departures. |
Bangalore Kempegowda International |
BLR Domestic Lounge - Airside - Domestic Departures. BLR International Lounge - Airside - International Departures. |
Bhubaneswar Biju Patnaik Intl |
Bird Lounge Terminal 1 - Landside - Domestic Departures. |
Chandigarh International |
Cram Bar - Domestic Terminal - Airside - Domestic Departures Plaza Premium Lounge - Domestic Terminal - Airside Cram Bar - International Terminal - Airside |
Chennai International |
Travel Club - Domestic Terminal - Airside - Domestic Departures
Travel Club - Domestic Terminal - Airside - Domestic Departures.
Travel Club - International - Airside - International Departures. Travel Club - Airside - International Departures. Travel Club - Airside - International Departures.
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Cochin International |
Earth Lounge - Terminal 1 - Airside - Domestic Departures. Earth Lounge - Terminal 3 - Airside - International Departures. |
Dehra Dun Jolly Grant |
Bird Lounge - Landside - Domestic Departures. |
Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl |
Plaza Premium Lounge - Airside - Domestic Departures.
Plaza Premium Lounge - Airside - International Departures. |
Indore Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar |
Primus Lounge - Airside. |
Jaipur international |
Primus Lounge - Terminal 2 - Airside - Domestic Departures. |
Kolkata Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Intl |
Travel Club - Terminal 1 - Airside - Domestic Departures. Mezzanine Level. Travel Club Lounge Anex - Terminal 1 - Airside - Domestic Departures, Mezzanine Level Travel Club - Terminal 2 - Airside - International Departures. Travel Club - Terminal 2 - Airside -International Departures. Mezzanine Level. |
Kozhikode Calicut International |
Bird Lounge - Terminal 2 - Airside - International Departures |
Madurai International |
Primus Lounge - Airside - after Security Hold Area, 1st Floor, near the escalator. |
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl |
Oasis Lounge - Terminal 1 - Airside - Domestic Departures. Proceed through the Security Hold Area and take the elevator next to Security Check counter No.9 up to the next floor.
Travel Club - Terminal 1 - Airside - Domestic Departures. Aviserv Lounge - Terminal 2 - Landside - located on Level 2
Loyalty Lounge - Terminal 2 - Airside - International Departures.
Travel Club - Terminal 2 - Airside - Domestic transit and Domestic departures only. |
Nagpur Dr. Ambedkar Intl |
Cinnamon Lounge - Landside - Domestic Departures, before Security Checks, 1st Floor.
Travel Club Lounge - Airside - Domestic Departures only.
Travel Club Lounge - Airside - International Departures. |
New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl |
Plaza Premium Lounge - Terminal 1D - Airside - Domestic Departures.
Plaza Premium Lounge - Domestic - Terminal 2 - Airside - Domestic Departures
Plaza Premium Lounge - Terminal 3 - Landside - International and Domestic Arrivals.
Plaza Premium - Domestic - Terminal 3 - Airside - Domestic Departures.
Plaza Premium Lounge - Terminal 3 - Landside - Domestic Arrivals.
Plaza Premium Lounge - Terminal 3 - Landside - International Arrivals Hall.
Plaza Premium Lounge - Intl - Terminal 3 - Airside - International Departures
Plaza Premium Lounge - Intl - Terminal 3 - Airside - International Departures |
Pune International |
Bird Lounge - Terminal 1 - Landside - Departure Hall No.2.
Earth Lounge - Terminal 1 - Airside - Domestic Departures. |
Thiruvananthapuram Intl |
Bird Lounge - Terminal 2 - Airside - International Departures. The lounge is located on Level 1, near Gates 1 and 2.
Bird Lounge - Terminal 2 - Airside - International Departures. The lounge is located on Level 1, near Gates 4 and 5. |
Udaipur Maharana Pratap |
Golden Chariot - Airside - Domestic Departures. |
Vadodara |
Premium Lounge - Airside |
Here’s a list of international airports where you can access airport lounge access on your SBI card priority pass:
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS |
PRIORITY PASS LOUNGES |
JFK International - New York |
Air France Lounge - Terminal 1 KAL Business Class Lounge - Terminal 1 Prime class Lounge - Terminal 1 Air India Maharaja Lounge - Terminal 4 Wingtips Lounge - Terminal 4 Alaska Lounge - Terminal 7 Bobby Van’s Steakhouse - Terminal 8 |
San Francisco CA Intl |
Air France - KLM Lounge - international Terminal Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse - International Terminal San Francisco Giants Clubhouse - Terminal 3 Yankee Pier - Terminal 3 |
London Heathrow |
Plaza Premium Lounge - Terminal 2 Plaza Premium Lounge (Arrivals) - Terminal 2 Club Aspire Lounge - Terminal 3 Plaza Premium Lounge - Terminal 3 Plaza Premium Lounge - Terminal 4 Plaza Premium Lounge (Arrivals) - Terminal 4 SkyTeam Lounge - Terminal 4 Club Aspire Lounge - Terminal 5 |
Edinburgh International |
Aspire Lounge - 2nd Floor after Gate 16 Aspire Lounge - Adjacent to Gate 4 |
Paris Charles de Gaulle |
Icare Lounge - Terminal 1 Star Alliance Lounge - Terminal 1 Sheltair Lounge - Terminal 2D YotelAir Paris Charles de Gaulle - Terminal 2E |
Dubai Intl |
Ahlan Business Class Lounge - Terminal 1 Concourse D, Ahlan Lounge at B, Terminal 3 Concourse B Marhaba Lounge - Terminal 1 Concourse D, Terminal 2, Terminal 3 Concourse A, B, and C Plaza Premium Lounge - Terminal 3 Concourse A The Gallery - Terminal 3, Concourse B SkyTeam Lounge - Terminal 1 Concourse D Sleep ‘n fly Sleep Lounge & Showers - Terminal 1 Concourse D, Terminal 3 Concourse C and Terminal 3, Concourse A |
Singapore Changi Intl |
Changi Lounge - Jewel Dnata Lounge - Terminal 1 Plaza Premium Lounge - Terminal 1 SATS Premier Lounge - Terminal 1 Ambassador Transit Lounge - Terminal 3 Marhaba Lounge - Terminal 3 SATS Premier Lounge - Terminal 3 Blossom Lounge - Terminal 4 |
Tokyo Narita International |
IASS Executive Lounge - Terminal 1 KAL Business Class Lounge - Terminal 1 IASS Executive Lounge - Terminal 2 |
Adelaide International |
REX Lounge - Terminal 1 |
Now that you know the many ways in which you can avail SBI lounge access, here are a few frequently asked questions and answers for you to get a better grasp of the lounge access facilities:
SBI credit cards offer lounge access on some of its products that have tie-ups with lounge access programs such as Priority Pass, VISA, and Club Vistara. SBI Card ELITE and SBI Card PRIME are some examples of cards that offer SBI lounge access. Membership of SBI Credit Card Priority Pass offers lounge access globally. SBI Card ELITE Advantage and Doctor’s SBI Card also offer lounge access through VISA/Mastercard and Priority Pass programs.
You can access the airport lounge by presenting your valid credit card at the reception. It may also require validation by swiping for a nominal transaction.
SBI Card Elite allows 6 complimentary visits in a year while the SBI Card Prime allows 4 complimentary visits in a year. Both are capped at 2 per quarter (only for members and lounges outside India). For all other products, visits are chargeable. If you are looking to apply for credit card then Finserv MARKETS is the best place for you!