Lounge desk · Qatar

Doha (DOH) airport lounges — which credit card gets you in

Hamad International Airport runs 4 lounges we can put a source under. 106 of the 1119 cards we track open at least one of those doors — 67 of them only if you clear a spend or tier gate. Below: every door with its terminal, hours, stay cap, guest fee and the exact cards that walk in. No "check with your bank".

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Opens the most doors here

HDFC Infinia Metal

Opens 4 of the 4 lounges at DOH.

  • Al Maha Lounge (South Node) Main Terminal, South Node (near Gate C1) · Priority Pass Global · DreamFolks · Mastercard Global
  • Al Maha Lounge (North / Orchard) Main Terminal, Duty Free Plaza North · Priority Pass Global · DreamFolks · Mastercard Global
  • Al Maha Lounge (Southeast) Main Terminal, Southeast — near Gates C1–C4 · Priority Pass Global · DreamFolks · Mastercard Global

all 4 of its doors, in full → what a walk-in costs →

4 lounges 3 access networks 0 A-grades of 4 graded

Every lounge at DOH, 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 Al Maha Lounge (South Node)

Main Terminal, South Node (near Gate C1)

Al Maha Services (Qatar Airways group)

~QAR 230 / 6 hrs (online day pass)

Hours
24 hours
Max stay
6h
Guests
not published
Walk-in
~QAR 230 / 6 hrs (online day pass)
buffetshowerwifi

Grade B — Great showers; buffet and crowding mixed

A 15 May 2026 Priority Pass exit was announced — but PP's live directory lists all three Al Maha rooms again as of Jul 2026, so the divorce didn't stick; also on DragonPass-powered Mastercard programs and DreamFolks. Check the PP app before relying on it.

106 cards open this door
HDFC Infinia Metal Axis Magnus for Burgundy ICICI Emeralde Private Metal Axis Olympus Axis Burgundy Private IDFC FIRST Private Axis Magnus IDFC FIRST Gaj HDFC Regalia Gold HDFC BizPower IDFC FIRST Mayura IndusInd Tiger RBL Nova IDFC FIRST Ashva Kotak Air+ Prime Kotak Air+ Standard Chartered Beyond Standard Chartered Ultimate IndusInd PIONEER Private DBS Altitude IDFC FIRST Diamond Reserve KrisFlyer SBI Card APEX Standard Chartered Priority Visa Infinite Axis Bank Reserve ICICI Times Black YES Private YES Private Prime Axis Bank PRIMUS HSBC Taj Axis Miles & More World Select ixigo AU IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank Tata Neu Infinity SBI Card SBI Card MILES PRIME Equitas PowerMiles Axis Miles & More World Axis Bank SELECT Adani One ICICI Bank Signature IndiGo Axis Bank Premium Credit Card Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde YES Bank RESERV YES Bank ELITE+ RBL iGlobe Kotak Solitaire SBI Card MILES ELITE RBL World Safari RBL World Safari Plus KrisFlyer SBI Card RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Card Shoppers Stop Black HDFC Bank Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro SBI Card ELITE MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Kotak White Kotak Zen Signature Kotak White Reserve AU Zenith SBI Card PRIME IDFC FIRST Wealth IndusInd Pinnacle World RBL Signature Banking ICICI Sapphiro Union Bank UNICORN IndusInd Celesta ICICI Bank Emeralde AU Vetta DBS Vantage IndusInd Indulge IndusInd Pioneer Legacy IndusInd Pioneer Heritage AU Zenith+ RBL Lumière SBI AURUM Titan SBI Card Reliance SBI Card PRIME Landmark Rewards SBI Card PRIME ICICI Bank Parakram Select HDFC Bank Corporate Premium HDFC Bank Business Corporate Regalia HDFC Bank Business Corporate MoneyBack Kotak Solitaire Business YES First Business RBL Corporate T&E Platinum Amex Gold Corporate Card Amex Platinum Corporate Card Amex Platinum Charge Amex Platinum Reserve Canara Bank Select / World / Signature Doctor's SBI Card Axis Atlas YES First Preferred MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature Kotak Privy League Signature Samsung Axis Bank Infinite Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME HDFC Regalia HDFC Regalia Activ Etihad Guest SBI Premier Card HDFC Bank Business Regalia HDFC Bank Doctor's Regalia Club Vistara IDFC FIRST Standard Chartered Emirates World SBI Card ELITE Business SBI Card PRIME Business RBL Edition Black

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B Al Maha Lounge (North / Orchard)

Main Terminal, Duty Free Plaza North

Al Maha Services (Qatar Airways group)

~QAR 230 / 6 hrs (online day pass)

Hours
24 hours
Max stay
6h
Guests
not published
Walk-in
~QAR 230 / 6 hrs (online day pass)
buffetshowerwifi

Grade B — Nicer of the two; still crowds

The newer, nicer Al Maha near the Orchard garden — back on PP's live list (4.1/5) after the announced May-2026 exit fizzled; also reachable via Mastercard/DreamFolks.

106 cards open this door
HDFC Infinia Metal Axis Magnus for Burgundy ICICI Emeralde Private Metal Axis Olympus Axis Burgundy Private IDFC FIRST Private Axis Magnus IDFC FIRST Gaj HDFC Regalia Gold HDFC BizPower IDFC FIRST Mayura IndusInd Tiger RBL Nova IDFC FIRST Ashva Kotak Air+ Prime Kotak Air+ Standard Chartered Beyond Standard Chartered Ultimate IndusInd PIONEER Private DBS Altitude IDFC FIRST Diamond Reserve KrisFlyer SBI Card APEX Standard Chartered Priority Visa Infinite Axis Bank Reserve ICICI Times Black YES Private YES Private Prime Axis Bank PRIMUS HSBC Taj Axis Miles & More World Select ixigo AU IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank Tata Neu Infinity SBI Card SBI Card MILES PRIME Equitas PowerMiles Axis Miles & More World Axis Bank SELECT Adani One ICICI Bank Signature IndiGo Axis Bank Premium Credit Card Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde YES Bank RESERV YES Bank ELITE+ RBL iGlobe Kotak Solitaire SBI Card MILES ELITE RBL World Safari RBL World Safari Plus KrisFlyer SBI Card RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Card Shoppers Stop Black HDFC Bank Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro SBI Card ELITE MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Kotak White Kotak Zen Signature Kotak White Reserve AU Zenith SBI Card PRIME IDFC FIRST Wealth IndusInd Pinnacle World RBL Signature Banking ICICI Sapphiro Union Bank UNICORN IndusInd Celesta ICICI Bank Emeralde AU Vetta DBS Vantage IndusInd Indulge IndusInd Pioneer Legacy IndusInd Pioneer Heritage AU Zenith+ RBL Lumière SBI AURUM Titan SBI Card Reliance SBI Card PRIME Landmark Rewards SBI Card PRIME ICICI Bank Parakram Select HDFC Bank Corporate Premium HDFC Bank Business Corporate Regalia HDFC Bank Business Corporate MoneyBack Kotak Solitaire Business YES First Business RBL Corporate T&E Platinum Amex Gold Corporate Card Amex Platinum Corporate Card Amex Platinum Charge Amex Platinum Reserve Canara Bank Select / World / Signature Doctor's SBI Card Axis Atlas YES First Preferred MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature Kotak Privy League Signature Samsung Axis Bank Infinite Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME HDFC Regalia HDFC Regalia Activ Etihad Guest SBI Premier Card HDFC Bank Business Regalia HDFC Bank Doctor's Regalia Club Vistara IDFC FIRST Standard Chartered Emirates World SBI Card ELITE Business SBI Card PRIME Business RBL Edition Black

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B Al Maha Lounge (Southeast)

Main Terminal, Southeast — near Gates C1–C4

Al Maha Services (Qatar Airways group)

~QAR 230 / 6 hrs (online day pass)

Hours
24 hours
Max stay
3h
Guests
not published
Walk-in
~QAR 230 / 6 hrs (online day pass)
buffetwifi

Grade B — 4.0/5 — closest to the C-gate India banks

The third Al Maha room (4.0/5), by the C gates most India-bound Qatar Airways flights use — 24/7 with a family room and smoking room; expect crushes on the 22:00–02:00 and 04:00–07:00 banks.

106 cards open this door
HDFC Infinia Metal Axis Magnus for Burgundy ICICI Emeralde Private Metal Axis Olympus Axis Burgundy Private IDFC FIRST Private Axis Magnus IDFC FIRST Gaj HDFC Regalia Gold HDFC BizPower IDFC FIRST Mayura IndusInd Tiger RBL Nova IDFC FIRST Ashva Kotak Air+ Prime Kotak Air+ Standard Chartered Beyond Standard Chartered Ultimate IndusInd PIONEER Private DBS Altitude IDFC FIRST Diamond Reserve KrisFlyer SBI Card APEX Standard Chartered Priority Visa Infinite Axis Bank Reserve ICICI Times Black YES Private YES Private Prime Axis Bank PRIMUS HSBC Taj Axis Miles & More World Select ixigo AU IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank Tata Neu Infinity SBI Card SBI Card MILES PRIME Equitas PowerMiles Axis Miles & More World Axis Bank SELECT Adani One ICICI Bank Signature IndiGo Axis Bank Premium Credit Card Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde YES Bank RESERV YES Bank ELITE+ RBL iGlobe Kotak Solitaire SBI Card MILES ELITE RBL World Safari RBL World Safari Plus KrisFlyer SBI Card RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Card Shoppers Stop Black HDFC Bank Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro SBI Card ELITE MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Kotak White Kotak Zen Signature Kotak White Reserve AU Zenith SBI Card PRIME IDFC FIRST Wealth IndusInd Pinnacle World RBL Signature Banking ICICI Sapphiro Union Bank UNICORN IndusInd Celesta ICICI Bank Emeralde AU Vetta DBS Vantage IndusInd Indulge IndusInd Pioneer Legacy IndusInd Pioneer Heritage AU Zenith+ RBL Lumière SBI AURUM Titan SBI Card Reliance SBI Card PRIME Landmark Rewards SBI Card PRIME ICICI Bank Parakram Select HDFC Bank Corporate Premium HDFC Bank Business Corporate Regalia HDFC Bank Business Corporate MoneyBack Kotak Solitaire Business YES First Business RBL Corporate T&E Platinum Amex Gold Corporate Card Amex Platinum Corporate Card Amex Platinum Charge Amex Platinum Reserve Canara Bank Select / World / Signature Doctor's SBI Card Axis Atlas YES First Preferred MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature Kotak Privy League Signature Samsung Axis Bank Infinite Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME HDFC Regalia HDFC Regalia Activ Etihad Guest SBI Premier Card HDFC Bank Business Regalia HDFC Bank Doctor's Regalia Club Vistara IDFC FIRST Standard Chartered Emirates World SBI Card ELITE Business SBI Card PRIME Business RBL Edition Black

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C Sleepover (South Node)

Main Terminal, South Node

Al Maha Services

Hours
24 hours (PP FlexiSuite 08:00–22:00 only)
Max stay
3h
Guests
not published
Walk-in
no published price
naps

Grade C — Nap pods, no lounge amenities

A rest-pod area, not a lounge — the announced May-2026 Al Maha PP exit reversed, so this is now the nap add-on rather than the last resort; a twin Sleepover sits at the North Node. Oryx Lounge closed permanently in Oct 2025.

95 cards open this door
HDFC Infinia Metal Axis Magnus for Burgundy ICICI Emeralde Private Metal Axis Olympus Axis Burgundy Private Axis Magnus HDFC Regalia Gold HDFC BizPower IndusInd Tiger RBL Nova Kotak Air+ Prime Kotak Air+ Standard Chartered Beyond Standard Chartered Ultimate IndusInd PIONEER Private DBS Altitude KrisFlyer SBI Card APEX Standard Chartered Priority Visa Infinite Axis Bank Reserve ICICI Times Black YES Private YES Private Prime Axis Bank PRIMUS HSBC Taj Axis Miles & More World Select ixigo AU IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank Tata Neu Infinity SBI Card SBI Card MILES PRIME Equitas PowerMiles Axis Miles & More World Axis Bank SELECT Adani One ICICI Bank Signature IndiGo Axis Bank Premium Credit Card Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde YES Bank ELITE+ RBL iGlobe Kotak Solitaire SBI Card MILES ELITE RBL World Safari RBL World Safari Plus KrisFlyer SBI Card RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Card Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro SBI Card ELITE MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Kotak White Kotak Zen Signature Kotak White Reserve AU Zenith SBI Card PRIME IndusInd Pinnacle World RBL Signature Banking ICICI Sapphiro Union Bank UNICORN IndusInd Celesta ICICI Bank Emeralde AU Vetta DBS Vantage IndusInd Indulge IndusInd Pioneer Legacy IndusInd Pioneer Heritage AU Zenith+ RBL Lumière Titan SBI Card Reliance SBI Card PRIME Landmark Rewards SBI Card PRIME ICICI Bank Parakram Select HDFC Bank Corporate Premium HDFC Bank Business Corporate Regalia HDFC Bank Business Corporate MoneyBack Kotak Solitaire Business YES First Business RBL Corporate T&E Platinum Amex Gold Corporate Card Amex Platinum Corporate Card Amex Platinum Charge Amex Platinum Reserve Doctor's SBI Card Axis Atlas YES First Preferred MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature Kotak Privy League Signature Samsung Axis Bank Infinite Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME HDFC Regalia HDFC Regalia Activ Etihad Guest SBI Premier Card HDFC Bank Business Regalia HDFC Bank Doctor's Regalia Standard Chartered Emirates World SBI Card ELITE Business SBI Card PRIME Business RBL Edition Black

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How access works hereFold that back up 3 access networks · 106 cards that get in, one by one · 3 published walk-in prices

Which card gets you in

Lounge access is not one thing — it is 3 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 Global

4 of 4 doors · 95 cards

The same membership everywhere OUTSIDE India — the rooms it was really sold for. Split from the India estate because a card can carry one and not the other: SBI grants its PP visits “outside India only”, AU prices every within-India visit at $35 + taxes.

Opens: Al Maha Lounge (South Node) · Al Maha Lounge (North / Orchard) · Al Maha Lounge (Southeast) · Sleepover (South Node)

and 87 more cards on Priority Pass Global

IndusInd Tiger · RBL Nova · Kotak Air+ Prime · Kotak Air+ · Standard Chartered Beyond · Standard Chartered Ultimate · IndusInd PIONEER Private · DBS Altitude · KrisFlyer SBI Card APEX · Standard Chartered Priority Visa Infinite · Axis Bank Reserve · ICICI Times Black · YES Private · YES Private Prime · Axis Bank PRIMUS · HSBC Taj · Axis Miles & More World Select · ixigo AU · IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite · Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank · Tata Neu Infinity SBI Card · SBI Card MILES PRIME · Equitas PowerMiles · Axis Miles & More World · Axis Bank SELECT · Adani One ICICI Bank Signature · IndiGo Axis Bank Premium Credit Card · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde · YES Bank ELITE+ · RBL iGlobe · Kotak Solitaire · SBI Card MILES ELITE · RBL World Safari · RBL World Safari Plus · KrisFlyer SBI Card · RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Card · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro · SBI Card ELITE · MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank · Kotak White · Kotak Zen Signature · Kotak White Reserve · AU Zenith · SBI Card PRIME · IndusInd Pinnacle World · RBL Signature Banking · ICICI Sapphiro · Union Bank UNICORN · IndusInd Celesta · ICICI Bank Emeralde · AU Vetta · DBS Vantage · IndusInd Indulge · IndusInd Pioneer Legacy · IndusInd Pioneer Heritage · AU Zenith+ · RBL Lumière · Titan SBI Card · Reliance SBI Card PRIME · Landmark Rewards SBI Card PRIME · ICICI Bank Parakram Select · HDFC Bank Corporate Premium · HDFC Bank Business Corporate Regalia · HDFC Bank Business Corporate MoneyBack · Kotak Solitaire Business · YES First Business · RBL Corporate T&E Platinum · Amex Gold Corporate Card · Amex Platinum Corporate Card · Amex Platinum Charge · Amex Platinum Reserve · Doctor's SBI Card · Axis Atlas · YES First Preferred · MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature · Kotak Privy League Signature · Samsung Axis Bank Infinite · Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME · HDFC Regalia · HDFC Regalia Activ · Etihad Guest SBI Premier Card · HDFC Bank Business Regalia · HDFC Bank Doctor's Regalia · Standard Chartered Emirates World · SBI Card ELITE Business · SBI Card PRIME Business · RBL Edition Black

Mastercard Global

3 of 4 doors · 1 card

The same programme’s rooms OUTSIDE India, split out because a card can carry one estate and not the other — fourteen cards whose own terms say “no international access” were reaching all of these.

Opens: Al Maha Lounge (South Node) · Al Maha Lounge (North / Orchard) · Al Maha Lounge (Southeast)

DreamFolks

3 of 4 doors · 11 cards

The international half of DreamFolks. It quit India’s domestic-airport programme on 16 Sep 2025; abroad, it still answers.

Opens: Al Maha Lounge (South Node) · Al Maha Lounge (North / Orchard) · Al Maha Lounge (Southeast)

and 3 more cards on DreamFolks

IDFC FIRST Wealth · SBI AURUM · Club Vistara IDFC FIRST

° 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.

If no card of yours opens a door

3 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 DOH is cards-and-invites only.

  • Al Maha Lounge (South Node) Main Terminal, South Node (near Gate C1) ~QAR 230 / 6 hrs (online day pass)
  • Al Maha Lounge (North / Orchard) Main Terminal, Duty Free Plaza North ~QAR 230 / 6 hrs (online day pass)
  • Al Maha Lounge (Southeast) Main Terminal, Southeast — near Gates C1–C4 ~QAR 230 / 6 hrs (online day pass)

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