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Hyderabad (HYD) airport lounges — which credit card gets you in

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport runs 3 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. Below: every door with its terminal, hours, stay cap, guest fee and the exact cards that walk in. No "check with your bank".

3 lounges 8 access networks 0 A-grades of 3 graded walk-in from ₹2,000

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

2 of 3 doors · 55 cards

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

Opens: Encalm Lounge ×2

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

2 of 3 doors · 4 cards

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

Opens: Encalm Lounge ×2

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

Visa

2 of 3 doors · 58 cards

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

Opens: Encalm Lounge ×2

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

2 of 3 doors · 24 cards

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

Opens: Encalm Lounge ×2

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

1 of 3 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

Amex Platinum Travel Amex Platinum Charge Amex Platinum Reserve

Amex Global Lounge

1 of 3 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: Encalm Lounge

Amex Platinum Charge

RuPay

1 of 3 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

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

2 of 3 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 ×2

ICICI Emeralde Private Metal Encalm Privé
ICICI Times Black Encalm Privé
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 HYD, 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

Integrated terminal — Domestic departures, Level E, opposite Domestic Transfers (after security)

Encalm Hospitality

~₹2,000–2,500 / 2h

Hours: 24 hours
Max stay: 2h
Guests: US$35/guest via PP
Walk-in: ~₹2,000–2,500 / 2h

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

Grade B — 4.1/5 — serviceable Encalm standard

Encalm took over all HYD lounges from Plaza Premium in 2024 — ignore stale guides still listing Plaza Premium here; in Amex's Global Lounge Collection. This is PP code HYD8 (the international room is HYD4): 2h cap, kids under 6 free, unlimited guests, kids' play area, separate smoking room.

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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B Encalm Lounge

Integrated terminal — International departures, airside airside

Encalm Hospitality

~₹2,500 / 2h

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

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

napskids

Grade B — 4.0/5; day beds, kids' play area

One of two Encalm PP locations at HYD (PP HYD4); perfectly serviceable, nothing like DEL T3's scale. On Amex's Global Lounge Collection finder and marked Available on Platinum Reserve's own list — but Platinum Travel's list marks every international room 'Not Available', so Travel stops at the domestic Encalm downstairs.

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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B Encalm Privé

Integrated terminal — International departures, mezzanine (Level E) behind the duty-free, near Gate 23

Encalm Hospitality

paid premium package only

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

Grade B — Premium pay-to-play; thin data

Opened 29 Jan 2025 for first/business-class flyers and paid packages — no card NETWORK admits you. RE-RULED 2026-08-01 against the re-pointed July-2026 ICICI PDF — STILL LISTED, row 43, "* Prive Lounge", address "Prive Lounge, International Departure, After SHA, Near Gate No. 23, E Floor, Behind Hyderabad Duty free". Asterisked, and the footnote reads "Complimentary access is eligible only for Diamant, Emerald Private Metal and Times Black Credit Card customers", so the two Unlimited-tier slugs are exactly right. Two things in ICICI's row are wrong and are NOT followed here — its Terminal Type column says "Domestic", contradicting its own address line and Encalm's page ("Mezzanine Level, International Departures"), and RGIA has one integrated terminal, not the "Terminal 1" the column claims. The gate reference was corrected from 34 to 23 on the same read; Encalm publishes no gate at all.

2 cards open this door

ICICI Emeralde Private Metal ICICI Times Black

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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 HYD is cards-and-invites only.

Encalm Lounge Integrated terminal — Domestic departures, Level E, opposite Domestic Transfers (after security) ~₹2,000–2,500 / 2h
Encalm Lounge Integrated terminal — International departures, airside ~₹2,500 / 2h
Encalm Privé Integrated terminal — International departures, mezzanine (Level E) behind the duty-free, near Gate 23 paid premium package only

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.