Lounge desk · India

Delhi (DEL) airport lounges — which credit card gets you in

Indira Gandhi International Airport runs 9 lounges we can put a source under. 96 of the 107 cards we track open at least one of those doors — 60 of them only if you clear a spend or tier gate. 1 of the 9 room here takes no card we track. Below: every door with its terminal, hours, stay cap, guest fee and the exact cards that walk in. No "check with your bank".

9 lounges 8 access networks 2 A-grades of 8 graded walk-in from ₹3,000

Which card gets you in

Lounge access is not one thing — it is 8 different machines at this airport, and your card is on some of them and not others. Each block below is one machine: the doors it opens here, and every tracked card that carries it. A card in more than one block gets in more than one way.

Priority Pass

6 of 9 doors · 55 cards

A membership your card carries. The kit arrives by post, the door reads the membership — not the card.

Opens: Encalm Lounge ×4 · Domestic Lounge · Encalm Lounge (Arrivals)

HDFC Infinia Metal Axis Atlas Axis Magnus for Burgundy ICICI Emeralde Private Metal Axis Magnus (legacy) Axis Olympus Axis Burgundy Private IDFC FIRST Private

and 47 more cards on Priority Pass

HDFC Regalia Gold · HDFC BizPower · IndusInd Tiger · RBL Nova · Kotak Air+ · Standard Chartered Ultimate · Axis Bank Reserve · ICICI Times Black · Amex Platinum Charge · Axis Bank PRIMUS · Axis Miles & More World Select · ixigo AU · Amex Platinum Reserve · IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite · Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank · SBI Card MILES PRIME · Axis Miles & More World · Axis Bank SELECT · Adani One ICICI Bank Signature · IndiGo Axis Bank Premium Credit Card · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde · RBL iGlobe · Kotak Solitaire · SBI Card MILES ELITE · RBL World Safari · KrisFlyer SBI Card · RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Card · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro · SBI Card ELITE · MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank · Kotak White Reserve · MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature · AU Zenith · SBI Card PRIME · Kotak Privy League Signature · Samsung Axis Bank Infinite · IDFC FIRST Wealth · IndusInd Pinnacle World · ICICI Sapphiro · ICICI Bank Emeralde · AU Vetta · DBS Vantage · IndusInd Pioneer Legacy · IndusInd Pioneer Heritage · AU Zenith+ · RBL Lumière · HDFC Regalia

Diners Club

4 of 9 doors · 4 cards

The Diners Club list. HDFC territory, and still the most doors per rupee of fee in India.

Opens: Encalm Lounge ×4

HDFC Diners Club Black Metal Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank HDFC Biz Black Metal HDFC Diners Club Privilege

Visa

5 of 9 doors · 58 cards

Visa’s own programme, keyed to card tier (Signature, Infinite) — and quietly spend-gated on most issuers.

Opens: Encalm Lounge ×4 · Encalm Lounge (Arrivals)

HDFC Infinia Metal Axis Atlas Axis Magnus (legacy) Axis Olympus Axis Burgundy Private IDFC FIRST Private HDFC Regalia Gold IDFC FIRST Gaj

and 50 more cards on Visa

HDFC BizPower · IDFC FIRST Mayura · IndusInd Tiger · RBL Nova · IDFC FIRST Ashva · Kotak Air+ · Axis Bank Reserve · YES Bank Marquee · Axis Bank PRIMUS · Scapia (Federal Bank) · ixigo AU · Scapia (BOBCARD) · IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite · Axis Horizon · Equitas PowerMiles · Axis Bank SELECT · Kotak Air · IndiGo Axis Bank Premium Credit Card · YES Bank RESERV · SpiceJet Axis Bank Voyage Black · Kotak Solitaire · RBL Icon · Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank · RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Card · SBI Card ELITE · Axis Bank Privilege · Kotak White Reserve · AU Ananta · MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature · AU Zenith · SpiceJet Axis Bank Voyage · Samsung Axis Bank Infinite · IDFC FIRST Wealth · IDFC FIRST Select · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Rubyx · ICICI Sapphiro · ICICI Bank Rubyx · ICICI Bank Emeralde · AU Vetta · Federal Bank Imperio · Standard Chartered EaseMyTrip · ICICI Bank Coral · DBS Vantage · Federal Bank Celesta · Axis Bank REWARDS · AU Zenith+ · RBL Lumière · SBI AURUM · Air India SBI Signature Card · HDFC Regalia

Mastercard

5 of 9 doors · 24 cards

Mastercard’s World / World Elite programme, run on LoungeKey — Priority Pass’s white-label twin.

Opens: Encalm Lounge ×4 · Encalm Lounge (Arrivals)

Axis Magnus for Burgundy ICICI Emeralde Private Metal BOBCARD Etihad Guest Premium Axis Olympus HSBC Premier (Metal) IDFC FIRST Mayura HSBC TravelOne Standard Chartered Ultimate

and 16 more cards on Mastercard

Axis Horizon · BOBCARD Eterna · IndiGo SBI Card ELITE · RBL iGlobe · SBI Card MILES ELITE · IndiGo SBI Card · RBL Icon · RBL World Safari · RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Card · SBI Card ELITE · IndusInd Pinnacle World · ICICI Bank Rubyx · ICICI Bank Emeralde · IndusInd Pioneer Legacy · IndusInd Pioneer Heritage · SBI AURUM

Amex India

3 of 9 doors · 3 cards

Amex India’s partner-lounge list — you swipe the Amex itself at the desk (a ₹2 auth), no membership kit.

Opens: Encalm Lounge ×3

Amex Platinum Travel Amex Platinum Charge Amex Platinum Reserve

Amex Global Lounge

2 of 9 doors · 1 card

The Global Lounge Collection’s own rooms — Centurion and Centurion Studio partners. In India that means the Platinum Charge card, and nothing else.

Opens: The Centurion Lounge · Encalm Lounge

Amex Platinum Charge

RuPay

3 of 9 doors · 7 cards

NPCI’s programme, on the card itself. Usually one visit a quarter, and yes — spend-gated on almost every issuer.

Opens: Encalm Lounge ×3

Equitas PowerMiles IndiGo SBI Card ELITE IndiGo Kotak Premium Credit Card IndiGo SBI Card Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank IndiGo Axis Bank Credit Card ICICI Bank Coral

Direct issuer tie-up

4 of 9 doors · 8 cards named

The lounge admits the card itself, on the issuer’s own list. No network in between — shortest list, most reliable swipe. No card "carries" this the way it carries Priority Pass — the issuer publishes a list and the door reads the card, so we only claim it where an issuer names a card we track.

Issuer-list rooms here: Encalm Lounge ×4

ICICI Emeralde Private Metal Encalm Privé (Domestic)
ICICI Times Black Encalm Privé (Domestic)
Amex Platinum Reserve Encalm Lounge
SBI Card MILES PRIME Encalm Lounge
KrisFlyer SBI Card Encalm Lounge
SBI Card PRIME Encalm Lounge
SBI Card MILES Encalm Lounge
SBI Card PULSE Encalm Lounge

° The access is spend- or tier-gated: hover the card, or open its page for the exact trigger. A gate you miss is a door that does not open, whatever the brochure said.

Every lounge at DEL, door by door

Terminal, side of security, operator, hours, stay cap, guest fee, walk-in price — and the cards that walk in. Each door carries the document we read it from.

B Encalm Lounge

T1 — Domestic, airside departures airside

Encalm Hospitality

~₹3,000 / 2h (USD 35)

Hours: 24 hours
Max stay: 2h
Guests: US$35/guest via PP
Walk-in: ~₹3,000 / 2h (USD 35)

Priority Pass Visa Mastercard Diners Club Amex India RuPay Direct issuer tie-up

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Grade B — Standard Encalm; 3.9/5, peak-bank crowding

T1's only card lounge; Amex Platinum gets it via Global Lounge Collection; T1 fully back after the 2024 roof-collapse repairs.

96 cards open this door

HDFC Infinia Metal Axis Atlas Axis Magnus for Burgundy ICICI Emeralde Private Metal HDFC Diners Club Black Metal Axis Magnus (legacy) BOBCARD Etihad Guest Premium Axis Olympus

and 88 more

Axis Burgundy Private · IDFC FIRST Private · HSBC Premier (Metal) · Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank · HDFC Biz Black Metal · HDFC Regalia Gold · IDFC FIRST Gaj · HDFC BizPower · IDFC FIRST Mayura · IndusInd Tiger · RBL Nova · IDFC FIRST Ashva · Kotak Air+ · HSBC TravelOne · Standard Chartered Ultimate · Amex Platinum Travel · Axis Bank Reserve · ICICI Times Black · YES Bank Marquee · HDFC Diners Club Privilege · Amex Platinum Charge · Axis Bank PRIMUS · Axis Miles & More World Select · Scapia (Federal Bank) · ixigo AU · Amex Platinum Reserve · Scapia (BOBCARD) · IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite · Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank · Axis Horizon · SBI Card MILES PRIME · Equitas PowerMiles · BOBCARD Eterna · Axis Miles & More World · Axis Bank SELECT · Kotak Air · Adani One ICICI Bank Signature · IndiGo SBI Card ELITE · IndiGo Kotak Premium Credit Card · IndiGo Axis Bank Premium Credit Card · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde · YES Bank RESERV · RBL iGlobe · SpiceJet Axis Bank Voyage Black · Kotak Solitaire · SBI Card MILES ELITE · IndiGo SBI Card · RBL Icon · Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank · RBL World Safari · KrisFlyer SBI Card · RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Card · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro · SBI Card ELITE · MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank · Axis Bank Privilege · Kotak White Reserve · AU Ananta · MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature · AU Zenith · SBI Card PRIME · SpiceJet Axis Bank Voyage · IndiGo Axis Bank Credit Card · Kotak Privy League Signature · Samsung Axis Bank Infinite · IDFC FIRST Wealth · SBI Card MILES · IDFC FIRST Select · IndusInd Pinnacle World · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Rubyx · ICICI Sapphiro · ICICI Bank Rubyx · ICICI Bank Emeralde · AU Vetta · Federal Bank Imperio · SBI Card PULSE · Standard Chartered EaseMyTrip · ICICI Bank Coral · DBS Vantage · Federal Bank Celesta · IndusInd Pioneer Legacy · IndusInd Pioneer Heritage · Axis Bank REWARDS · AU Zenith+ · RBL Lumière · SBI AURUM · Air India SBI Signature Card · HDFC Regalia

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A The Centurion Lounge

T1 — Domestic, airside SHA near Gate 2 airside

American Express

Hours: 24 hours
Max stay: no published cap
Guests: Platinum: 1 guest free + kids under 12 (CUT from 2 guests on 8 Jul 2026); Centurion: 2 guests free. Since 8 Jul 2026 a guest must be on the Card Member's own flight, and a layover only counts within 5h of the connecting flight — same-day round trips are not connections.
Walk-in: no published price

Amex Global Lounge

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Grade A — Vast new flagship; live counters, full bar

Opened 30 Mar 2026 replacing the shuttered T3 Centurion Lounge — Amex Platinum/Centurion only, so T3 flyers lost their Centurion access.

1 card open this door

Amex Platinum Charge

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B Encalm Lounge

T2 — Domestic, SHA food-court level

Encalm Hospitality

~₹3,000 / 2h (USD 35)

Hours: 24 hours
Max stay: 2h
Guests: US$35/guest via PP
Walk-in: ~₹3,000 / 2h (USD 35)

Priority Pass Visa Mastercard Diners Club Amex India RuPay Direct issuer tie-up

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Grade B — Weakest DEL Encalm — 3.5/5 on PP

Back in service after T2's refurbishment reopening on 26 Oct 2025 (IndiGo + Air India domestic); weekly fumigation closures Tue/Wed nights; on Amex India's Platinum Travel lounge list.

94 cards open this door

HDFC Infinia Metal Axis Atlas Axis Magnus for Burgundy ICICI Emeralde Private Metal HDFC Diners Club Black Metal Axis Magnus (legacy) BOBCARD Etihad Guest Premium Axis Olympus

and 86 more

Axis Burgundy Private · IDFC FIRST Private · HSBC Premier (Metal) · Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank · HDFC Biz Black Metal · HDFC Regalia Gold · IDFC FIRST Gaj · HDFC BizPower · IDFC FIRST Mayura · IndusInd Tiger · RBL Nova · IDFC FIRST Ashva · Kotak Air+ · HSBC TravelOne · Standard Chartered Ultimate · Amex Platinum Travel · Axis Bank Reserve · ICICI Times Black · YES Bank Marquee · HDFC Diners Club Privilege · Amex Platinum Charge · Axis Bank PRIMUS · Axis Miles & More World Select · Scapia (Federal Bank) · ixigo AU · Amex Platinum Reserve · Scapia (BOBCARD) · IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite · Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank · Axis Horizon · SBI Card MILES PRIME · Equitas PowerMiles · BOBCARD Eterna · Axis Miles & More World · Axis Bank SELECT · Kotak Air · Adani One ICICI Bank Signature · IndiGo SBI Card ELITE · IndiGo Kotak Premium Credit Card · IndiGo Axis Bank Premium Credit Card · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde · YES Bank RESERV · RBL iGlobe · SpiceJet Axis Bank Voyage Black · Kotak Solitaire · SBI Card MILES ELITE · IndiGo SBI Card · RBL Icon · Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank · RBL World Safari · KrisFlyer SBI Card · RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Card · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro · SBI Card ELITE · MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank · Axis Bank Privilege · Kotak White Reserve · AU Ananta · MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature · AU Zenith · SBI Card PRIME · SpiceJet Axis Bank Voyage · IndiGo Axis Bank Credit Card · Kotak Privy League Signature · Samsung Axis Bank Infinite · IDFC FIRST Wealth · IDFC FIRST Select · IndusInd Pinnacle World · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Rubyx · ICICI Sapphiro · ICICI Bank Rubyx · ICICI Bank Emeralde · AU Vetta · Federal Bank Imperio · Standard Chartered EaseMyTrip · ICICI Bank Coral · DBS Vantage · Federal Bank Celesta · IndusInd Pioneer Legacy · IndusInd Pioneer Heritage · Axis Bank REWARDS · AU Zenith+ · RBL Lumière · SBI AURUM · Air India SBI Signature Card · HDFC Regalia

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B Encalm Lounge

T3 — Domestic, SHA food-court level

Encalm Hospitality

~₹3,000 / 2h (USD 35)

Hours: 24 hours
Max stay: 2h
Guests: US$35/guest via PP
Walk-in: ~₹3,000 / 2h (USD 35)

Priority Pass Visa Mastercard Diners Club Amex India RuPay Direct issuer tie-up

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Grade B — 3.8/5; fine food, chronic peak crowding

Encalm has run every contract lounge at DEL since Plaza Premium's 2021 exit — crowding at peak banks is the recurring complaint; on Amex India's Platinum Travel lounge list.

96 cards open this door

HDFC Infinia Metal Axis Atlas Axis Magnus for Burgundy ICICI Emeralde Private Metal HDFC Diners Club Black Metal Axis Magnus (legacy) BOBCARD Etihad Guest Premium Axis Olympus

and 88 more

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B Domestic Lounge

T3 — Domestic, SHA food-court level, mezzanine floor

Hours: 24 hours
Max stay: 2h
Guests: US$35/guest via PP
Walk-in: no published price

Priority Pass

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Grade B — 3.8/5 from 1,000+ reviews; operator unpublished

Second T3 domestic room that surfaced on Priority Pass in 2026 (DEL14) alongside the Encalm — 24h, 2-hour cap, under-6s free, unlimited guests; PP doesn't publish the operator, so treat amenities as basic until reviews settle.

55 cards open this door

HDFC Infinia Metal Axis Atlas Axis Magnus for Burgundy ICICI Emeralde Private Metal Axis Magnus (legacy) Axis Olympus Axis Burgundy Private IDFC FIRST Private

and 47 more

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B Encalm Lounge

T3 — International, SHA food-court level (next to Encalm Spa)

Encalm Hospitality

~₹3,400 / 2h (USD 39)

Hours: 24 hours
Max stay: 2h
Guests: US$35/guest via PP
Walk-in: ~₹3,400 / 2h (USD 39)

Priority Pass Visa Mastercard Diners Club Amex Global Lounge Direct issuer tie-up

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Grade B — Workhorse, not a destination; 3.9/5

2-hour stay cap enforced; the workhorse international card lounge at DEL. On Amex's Global Lounge Collection and on Platinum Reserve's own list — but Platinum Travel's list marks every international room 'Not Available', so it stops at T3 domestic.

93 cards open this door

HDFC Infinia Metal Axis Atlas Axis Magnus for Burgundy ICICI Emeralde Private Metal HDFC Diners Club Black Metal Axis Magnus (legacy) BOBCARD Etihad Guest Premium Axis Olympus

and 85 more

Axis Burgundy Private · IDFC FIRST Private · HSBC Premier (Metal) · Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank · HDFC Biz Black Metal · HDFC Regalia Gold · IDFC FIRST Gaj · HDFC BizPower · IDFC FIRST Mayura · IndusInd Tiger · RBL Nova · IDFC FIRST Ashva · Kotak Air+ · HSBC TravelOne · Standard Chartered Ultimate · Axis Bank Reserve · ICICI Times Black · YES Bank Marquee · HDFC Diners Club Privilege · Amex Platinum Charge · Axis Bank PRIMUS · Axis Miles & More World Select · Scapia (Federal Bank) · ixigo AU · Amex Platinum Reserve · Scapia (BOBCARD) · IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite · Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank · Axis Horizon · SBI Card MILES PRIME · Equitas PowerMiles · BOBCARD Eterna · Axis Miles & More World · Axis Bank SELECT · Kotak Air · Adani One ICICI Bank Signature · IndiGo SBI Card ELITE · IndiGo Axis Bank Premium Credit Card · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde · YES Bank RESERV · RBL iGlobe · SpiceJet Axis Bank Voyage Black · Kotak Solitaire · SBI Card MILES ELITE · IndiGo SBI Card · RBL Icon · Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank · RBL World Safari · KrisFlyer SBI Card · RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Card · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro · SBI Card ELITE · MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank · Axis Bank Privilege · Kotak White Reserve · AU Ananta · MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature · AU Zenith · SBI Card PRIME · SpiceJet Axis Bank Voyage · Kotak Privy League Signature · Samsung Axis Bank Infinite · IDFC FIRST Wealth · SBI Card MILES · IDFC FIRST Select · IndusInd Pinnacle World · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Rubyx · ICICI Sapphiro · ICICI Bank Rubyx · ICICI Bank Emeralde · AU Vetta · Federal Bank Imperio · SBI Card PULSE · Standard Chartered EaseMyTrip · ICICI Bank Coral · DBS Vantage · Federal Bank Celesta · IndusInd Pioneer Legacy · IndusInd Pioneer Heritage · Axis Bank REWARDS · AU Zenith+ · RBL Lumière · SBI AURUM · Air India SBI Signature Card · HDFC Regalia

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A Encalm Privé

T3 — International, airside airside

Encalm Hospitality

paid Atmos package only (premium-priced)

Hours: 24 hours
Max stay: no published cap
Guests: not published
Walk-in: paid Atmos package only (premium-priced)

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Grade A — Genuinely premium — pods, spa, showers

First/business-class and paid-package lounge — no card gets you in. The ICICI grant that used to sit here was WRONG and was removed on 2026-08-01: Encalm runs TWO Delhi Privés (Level 3, International Departures, T3 and Mezzanine Level 5, Domestic Departures, T1), and the single asterisked "* Prive Lounge" row on ICICI's consolidated list (July 2026, row 69) is the DOMESTIC one — column "Terminal 1", type "Domestic", address "Next to food court, 1st floor, Domestic Departure T2" (the pre-shift T2 wording Encalm still carries). The T3-international row on the same list is the regular Encalm Lounge, unasterisked. So Emeralde Private Metal and Times Black open the T1 Privé, not this one; don't confuse it with the regular Encalm next door either.

No card we track opens this door

Airline, invite or paid entry only — the walk-in price above is the way in.

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B Encalm Lounge (Arrivals)

T3 — International arrivals, landside landside

Encalm Hospitality

~₹3,500 / 2h (USD 40)

Hours: 24 hours
Max stay: 3h
Guests: US$35/guest via PP
Walk-in: ~₹3,500 / 2h (USD 40)

Priority Pass Visa Mastercard

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Grade B — 4.1/5; handy post-red-eye, basic spread

Arrivals lounge; boarding pass from an arriving flight required — useful for red-eye landings, skippable otherwise.

87 cards open this door

HDFC Infinia Metal Axis Atlas Axis Magnus for Burgundy ICICI Emeralde Private Metal Axis Magnus (legacy) BOBCARD Etihad Guest Premium Axis Olympus Axis Burgundy Private

and 79 more

IDFC FIRST Private · HSBC Premier (Metal) · HDFC Regalia Gold · IDFC FIRST Gaj · HDFC BizPower · IDFC FIRST Mayura · IndusInd Tiger · RBL Nova · IDFC FIRST Ashva · Kotak Air+ · HSBC TravelOne · Standard Chartered Ultimate · Axis Bank Reserve · ICICI Times Black · YES Bank Marquee · Amex Platinum Charge · Axis Bank PRIMUS · Axis Miles & More World Select · Scapia (Federal Bank) · ixigo AU · Amex Platinum Reserve · Scapia (BOBCARD) · IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite · Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank · Axis Horizon · SBI Card MILES PRIME · Equitas PowerMiles · BOBCARD Eterna · Axis Miles & More World · Axis Bank SELECT · Kotak Air · Adani One ICICI Bank Signature · IndiGo SBI Card ELITE · IndiGo Axis Bank Premium Credit Card · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde · YES Bank RESERV · RBL iGlobe · SpiceJet Axis Bank Voyage Black · Kotak Solitaire · SBI Card MILES ELITE · IndiGo SBI Card · RBL Icon · Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank · RBL World Safari · KrisFlyer SBI Card · RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Card · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro · SBI Card ELITE · MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank · Axis Bank Privilege · Kotak White Reserve · AU Ananta · MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature · AU Zenith · SBI Card PRIME · SpiceJet Axis Bank Voyage · Kotak Privy League Signature · Samsung Axis Bank Infinite · IDFC FIRST Wealth · IDFC FIRST Select · IndusInd Pinnacle World · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Rubyx · ICICI Sapphiro · ICICI Bank Rubyx · ICICI Bank Emeralde · AU Vetta · Federal Bank Imperio · Standard Chartered EaseMyTrip · ICICI Bank Coral · DBS Vantage · Federal Bank Celesta · IndusInd Pioneer Legacy · IndusInd Pioneer Heritage · Axis Bank REWARDS · AU Zenith+ · RBL Lumière · SBI AURUM · Air India SBI Signature Card · HDFC Regalia

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Encalm Privé (Domestic)

T1 — Domestic departures, Mezzanine Level 5

Encalm Hospitality

paid Encalm package only (premium-priced)

Hours: not published
Max stay: no published cap
Guests: not published
Walk-in: paid Encalm package only (premium-priced)

Delhi's SECOND Privé, and the one ICICI actually opens — Encalm's own Privé page lists it at "Mezzanine Level 5, Domestic Departures, Terminal 1" alongside the T3 international room, and ICICI's consolidated domestic lounge list (July 2026, row 69) carries it as "* Prive Lounge / Terminal 1 / Domestic" with the stale pre-shift address "Domestic Departure T2" that DIAL's T2→T1 move left behind. The asterisk footnote is narrow — "Complimentary access is eligible only for Diamant, Emerald Private Metal and Times Black Credit Card customers" — so only the Unlimited tier gets in free; no card NETWORK opens this door. Added 2026-08-01 when the grant was re-ruled off the T3 room. Hours, walk-in price and a grade are not published by either source, so none are claimed.

2 cards open this door

ICICI Emeralde Private Metal ICICI Times Black

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If no card of yours opens a door

7 doors here publish a walk-in price. Pay it and you are in, card or no card — the prices are the operators' own published rates, and desks quote higher at peak. Everything else at DEL is cards-and-invites only.

Encalm Lounge T1 — Domestic, airside departures ~₹3,000 / 2h (USD 35)
Encalm Lounge T2 — Domestic, SHA food-court level ~₹3,000 / 2h (USD 35)
Encalm Lounge T3 — Domestic, SHA food-court level ~₹3,000 / 2h (USD 35)
Encalm Lounge T3 — International, SHA food-court level (next to Encalm Spa) ~₹3,400 / 2h (USD 39)
Encalm Privé T3 — International, airside paid Atmos package only (premium-priced)
Encalm Lounge (Arrivals) T3 — International arrivals, landside ~₹3,500 / 2h (USD 40)
Encalm Privé (Domestic) T1 — Domestic departures, Mezzanine Level 5 paid Encalm package only (premium-priced)

Worth doing the arithmetic before you swipe: a ₹3,000 walk-in is a bad trade against a card whose whole annual fee buys a season of visits — that comparison is exactly what the lounge-card ranking computes.

This is one airport out of 119 with a page of its own — the full map, every airport and every railway lounge we hold, is on the lounge map.