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The most lounge per rupee of fee.

We track 644 lounge doors and know exactly which card networks open each one. Divide every card's annual fee by the doors it opens and there is one winner: IndusInd Tiger at ₹0/door — 588 doors for a ₹0 fee. Everything else pays more per door.

Computed from the data desk · July 2026 build

The top three

#1 the call Keep

IndusInd Tiger

₹0/door

fee per door

588 of 644 tracked doors across 245 airports · ₹0 fee

#2 Keep

Scapia (Federal Bank)

₹0/door

fee per door

72 of 644 tracked doors across 40 airports · ₹0 fee

#3 Keep

IDFC FIRST Wealth

₹0/door

fee per door

609 of 644 tracked doors across 264 airports · ₹0 fee

The rest of the field

# Card fee per door The math
4 Federal Bank Celesta ₹0/door 588 of 644 tracked doors across 245 airports · ₹0 fee
5 MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank ₹2/door 581 of 644 tracked doors across 242 airports · ₹999 fee
6 SBI Card MILES ₹3/door 583 of 644 tracked doors across 244 airports · ₹1,499 fee
7 Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank ₹3/door 581 of 644 tracked doors across 242 airports · ₹1,499 fee
8 HDFC Regalia Gold ₹4/door 588 of 644 tracked doors across 245 airports · ₹2,500 fee
9 Kotak Privy League Signature ₹4/door 581 of 644 tracked doors across 242 airports · ₹2,500 fee
10 Standard Chartered EaseMyTrip ₹5/door 72 of 644 tracked doors across 40 airports · ₹350 fee
11 AU Vetta ₹5/door 609 of 644 tracked doors across 264 airports · ₹2,999 fee
12 SBI Card MILES PRIME ₹5/door 583 of 644 tracked doors across 244 airports · ₹2,999 fee
13 Axis Bank SELECT ₹5/door 581 of 644 tracked doors across 242 airports · ₹3,000 fee
14 ICICI Sapphiro ₹6/door 588 of 644 tracked doors across 245 airports · ₹3,500 fee
15 Axis Miles & More World ₹6/door 581 of 644 tracked doors across 242 airports · ₹3,500 fee
16 Axis Miles & More World Select ₹8/door 581 of 644 tracked doors across 242 airports · ₹4,500 fee
17 RBL Icon ₹8/door 590 of 644 tracked doors across 247 airports · ₹5,000 fee
18 AU Zenith+ ₹9/door 588 of 644 tracked doors across 245 airports · ₹4,999 fee
19 Axis Atlas ₹9/door 588 of 644 tracked doors across 245 airports · ₹5,000 fee
20 IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite ₹9/door 588 of 644 tracked doors across 245 airports · ₹5,000 fee
21 SBI Card MILES ELITE ₹9/door 583 of 644 tracked doors across 244 airports · ₹4,999 fee
22 Standard Chartered Ultimate ₹9/door 583 of 644 tracked doors across 244 airports · ₹5,000 fee
23 Adani One ICICI Bank Signature ₹9/door 581 of 644 tracked doors across 242 airports · ₹5,000 fee
24 Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro ₹9/door 581 of 644 tracked doors across 242 airports · ₹5,000 fee
25 HDFC Diners Club Privilege ₹11/door 91 of 644 tracked doors across 64 airports · ₹1,000 fee
26 AU Zenith ₹13/door 609 of 644 tracked doors across 264 airports · ₹7,999 fee
27 ICICI Bank Rubyx ₹16/door 128 of 644 tracked doors across 78 airports · ₹2,000 fee
28 Amex Platinum Reserve ₹17/door 602 of 644 tracked doors across 243 airports · ₹10,000 fee
29 Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde ₹17/door 581 of 644 tracked doors across 242 airports · ₹10,000 fee
30 YES Bank RESERV ₹19/door 129 of 644 tracked doors across 70 airports · ₹2,499 fee
31 HDFC Infinia Metal ₹21/door 588 of 644 tracked doors across 245 airports · ₹12,500 fee
32 Axis Magnus (legacy) ₹21/door 588 of 644 tracked doors across 245 airports · ₹12,500 fee
33 Kotak White Reserve ₹21/door 588 of 644 tracked doors across 245 airports · ₹12,500 fee
34 ICICI Emeralde Private Metal ₹21/door 583 of 644 tracked doors across 244 airports · ₹12,499 fee
35 IndusInd Pinnacle World ₹26/door 583 of 644 tracked doors across 244 airports · ₹15,000 fee
36 AU Ananta ₹28/door 72 of 644 tracked doors across 40 airports · ₹2,000 fee
37 Axis Horizon ₹28/door 107 of 644 tracked doors across 59 airports · ₹3,000 fee
38 IDFC FIRST Ashva ₹32/door 93 of 644 tracked doors across 59 airports · ₹2,999 fee
39 Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank ₹33/door 91 of 644 tracked doors across 64 airports · ₹3,000 fee
40 BOBCARD Eterna ₹34/door 73 of 644 tracked doors across 41 airports · ₹2,499 fee
41 ICICI Times Black ₹34/door 581 of 644 tracked doors across 242 airports · ₹20,000 fee
42 RBL World Safari ₹41/door 73 of 644 tracked doors across 41 airports · ₹3,000 fee
43 IDFC FIRST Mayura ₹47/door 128 of 644 tracked doors across 78 airports · ₹5,999 fee
44 Axis Magnus for Burgundy ₹51/door 583 of 644 tracked doors across 244 airports · ₹30,000 fee
45 HSBC TravelOne ₹68/door 73 of 644 tracked doors across 41 airports · ₹4,999 fee
46 BOBCARD Etihad Guest Premium ₹68/door 73 of 644 tracked doors across 41 airports · ₹5,000 fee
47 YES Bank Marquee ₹69/door 72 of 644 tracked doors across 40 airports · ₹4,999 fee
48 IRCTC SBI Card Premier ₹71/door 21 of 644 tracked doors across 19 airports · ₹1,499 fee
49 Amex Platinum Travel ₹79/door 63 of 644 tracked doors across 43 airports · ₹5,000 fee
50 IDFC FIRST Private ₹82/door 609 of 644 tracked doors across 264 airports · ₹50,000 fee
51 Axis Bank Reserve ₹85/door 588 of 644 tracked doors across 245 airports · ₹50,000 fee
52 Amex Platinum Charge ₹110/door 602 of 644 tracked doors across 243 airports · ₹66,000 fee
53 HDFC Diners Club Black Metal ₹110/door 91 of 644 tracked doors across 64 airports · ₹10,000 fee
54 HSBC Premier (Metal) ₹274/door 73 of 644 tracked doors across 41 airports · ₹20,000 fee

Not ranked — no tracked doors

How this is computed

A card "opens a door" when its lounge-access networks (Priority Pass, DreamFolks, DreamFolks Railway, Visa, Mastercard, Diners, Amex, RuPay, direct) intersect a tracked lounge's admitting networks — the same computation as the lounge map. The strong number is annual fee ÷ doors opened, lowest first: the cost of each door on your keyring. Visit quotas, guest fees and spend gates still apply per card — the lounge map has the fine print.

Same engines as the calculator, the optimizer and the lounge map. When the data moves, this page moves — see the tracker.

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