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Chandigarh (IXC) airport lounges — which credit card gets you in

Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport runs 2 lounges we can put a source under. 162 of the 1119 cards we track open at least one of those doors — 109 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 2 of the 2 lounges at IXC.

  • Primus Lounge Domestic — airside, 1st floor, opposite Gate 1 · Priority Pass India · Visa · Diners Club · Amex India · Direct issuer tie-up
  • Primus Lounge International — airside, 1st floor, opposite Gate 2 · Priority Pass India · Visa · Direct issuer tie-up

every door at IXC →

2 lounges 5 access networks

Every lounge at IXC, 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.

Primus Lounge

Domestic — airside, 1st floor, opposite Gate 1 airside

Primus Lounges

Hours
04:00–23:00
Max stay
no published cap
Guests
not published
Walk-in
no published price
Priority Pass IndiaVisaDiners ClubAmex IndiaDirect issuer tie-up
buffetwifi

Primus runs both IXC lounges now — the Plaza Premium pages still floating around on Priority Pass are stale; on Amex India's lounge finder; set-menu food draws consistently poor reviews (3.3/5 on PP).

157 cards open this door
HDFC Infinia Metal ICICI Emeralde Private Metal HDFC Diners Club Black Metal Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank HDFC Biz Black Metal HDFC Regalia Gold HDFC BizPower IndusInd Tiger Kotak Air+ Prime Kotak Air+ Standard Chartered Beyond IndusInd PIONEER Private DBS Altitude DBS Spark 5 Credit Card DBS Spark 10 Credit Card DBS Spark 20 Credit Card Standard Chartered Priority Visa Infinite ICICI Times Black YES Private YES Private Prime YES Bank Marquee HDFC Diners Club Privilege HSBC Taj Scapia (Federal Bank) ixigo AU IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank Tata Neu Infinity SBI Card SBI Card MILES PRIME AU CA Metal AU CS Equitas PowerMiles BOBCARD Eterna BOBCARD Tiara Kotak Air IDBI Bank Royale Signature RBL Platinum Maxima RBL Platinum Maxima Plus TVS Credit RBL Bank Gold Adani One ICICI Bank Signature Adani One ICICI Bank Platinum Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde YES Bank RESERV YES Bank ELITE+ RBL iGlobe Kotak Solitaire RBL Icon Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank Tata Neu Plus SBI Card RBL World Safari RBL World Safari Lite RBL Platinum Edge RBL World Safari Plus KrisFlyer SBI Card RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Card Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro SBI Card ELITE MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Platinum Kotak White Kotak Zen Signature Kotak White Reserve RBL Bank Blockbuster RBL Platinum LifeEasy AU Ananta AU Zenith SBI Card PRIME IDFC FIRST Select IndusInd Pinnacle World RBL Signature Banking RBL Aspire Banking ICICI Sapphiro Union Bank UNICORN RBL Apex ICICI Bank Rubyx BOBCARD Premier IndusInd Celesta ICICI Bank Emeralde AU Vetta HPCL ENERGIE BOBCARD Standard Chartered EaseMyTrip ICICI Bank Coral YES Bank SELECT ICICI Bank Expressions ICICI Bank HPCL Super Saver DBS Vantage IndusInd Indulge IndusInd Pioneer Legacy IndusInd Pioneer Heritage AU Zenith+ AU Bank NOMO Credit Card SBI AURUM IDFC FIRST HPCL Power+ Titan SBI Card Reliance SBI Card PRIME Landmark Rewards SBI Card PRIME Paytm HDFC Bank Select Business ICICI Bank Parakram ICICI Bank Parakram Select ICICI Bank Coral against FD ICICI Bank Rubyx against FD ICICI Bank NRI Coral ICICI Bank NRI Sapphiro ICAI Exclusive BOBCARD ICSI Diamond BOBCARD CMA One BOBCARD Varunah Premium BOBCARD Varunah Plus BOBCARD Indian Army YODDHA BOBCARD Assam Rifles SENTINEL BOBCARD Coast Guard RAKSHAMAH BOBCARD AU Laksya Credit Card AU SPONT Credit Card AU Xcite Ultra Credit Card AU Xcite Ace Credit Card Aditya Birla Capital AU Pro HDFC Bank Business Corporate Regalia SBI Signature Corporate Card SBI Platinum Corporate Card IndusInd Contactless Corporate YES First Business Amex Platinum Corporate Card IndusInd Saarthi Business IndusInd Vrddhi Business Amex Platinum Travel Amex Platinum Charge Amex Platinum Reserve Scapia (BOBCARD) Canara Bank Select / World / Signature Canara Bank Platinum RBL World Plus RBL World Prime RBL World Max KVB SBI Signature Card KVB SBI Platinum Card South Indian Bank SBI Platinum Card Doctor's SBI Card BOI Visa Platinum International Credit Card YES First Preferred HDFC Harley-Davidson Diners Club RBL Bank Black MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature Kotak Privy League Signature Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Rubyx Chennai Super Kings ICICI Bank Air India SBI Signature Card Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME HDFC Regalia HDFC Regalia Activ IndusInd Signature Visa Etihad Guest SBI Premier Card Best Price Save Max HDFC Bank HDFC Bank Diners Club Black (non-metal) HDFC Bank Diners Club Miles HDFC Bank H.O.G Diners Club Pine Labs HDFC Bank Pro ICICI Bank Singapore Airlines Visa Platinum

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Primus Lounge

International — airside, 1st floor, opposite Gate 2 airside

Primus Lounges

Hours
00:00–23:59
Max stay
no published cap
Guests
not published
Walk-in
no published price
Priority Pass IndiaVisaDirect issuer tie-up

Nominally 24h but hours track the thin international schedule; same limited Primus spread as the domestic side.

148 cards open this door
HDFC Infinia Metal ICICI Emeralde Private Metal IDFC FIRST Gaj HDFC Regalia Gold HDFC BizPower IDFC FIRST Mayura IndusInd Tiger IDFC FIRST Ashva Kotak Air+ Prime Kotak Air+ Standard Chartered Beyond IndusInd PIONEER Private DBS Altitude DBS Spark 5 Credit Card DBS Spark 10 Credit Card DBS Spark 20 Credit Card IDFC FIRST Diamond Reserve ICICI Times Black YES Private YES Private Prime YES Bank Marquee HSBC Taj Scapia (Federal Bank) ixigo AU IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank Tata Neu Infinity SBI Card SBI Card MILES PRIME AU CA Metal AU CS Equitas PowerMiles BOBCARD Eterna BOBCARD Tiara Kotak Air IDBI Bank Royale Signature RBL Platinum Maxima RBL Platinum Maxima Plus TVS Credit RBL Bank Gold Adani One ICICI Bank Signature Adani One ICICI Bank Platinum Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde YES Bank RESERV YES Bank ELITE+ RBL iGlobe Kotak Solitaire RBL Icon Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank Tata Neu Plus SBI Card RBL World Safari RBL World Safari Lite RBL Platinum Edge RBL World Safari Plus KrisFlyer SBI Card RBL Insignia Preferred Banking World Card Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro SBI Card ELITE MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Platinum Kotak White Kotak Zen Signature Kotak White Reserve RBL Bank Blockbuster RBL Platinum LifeEasy AU Ananta AU Zenith SBI Card PRIME IDFC FIRST Wealth IndusInd Pinnacle World RBL Signature Banking RBL Aspire Banking ICICI Sapphiro Union Bank UNICORN RBL Apex ICICI Bank Rubyx BOBCARD Premier IndusInd Celesta ICICI Bank Emeralde AU Vetta HPCL ENERGIE BOBCARD ICICI Bank Coral YES Bank SELECT ICICI Bank Expressions ICICI Bank HPCL Super Saver DBS Vantage IndusInd Indulge IndusInd Pioneer Legacy IndusInd Pioneer Heritage AU Zenith+ AU Bank NOMO Credit Card SBI AURUM Titan SBI Card Reliance SBI Card PRIME Landmark Rewards SBI Card PRIME Paytm HDFC Bank Select Business ICICI Bank Parakram ICICI Bank Parakram Select ICICI Bank Coral against FD ICICI Bank Rubyx against FD ICICI Bank NRI Coral ICICI Bank NRI Sapphiro ICAI Exclusive BOBCARD ICSI Diamond BOBCARD CMA One BOBCARD Varunah Premium BOBCARD Varunah Plus BOBCARD Indian Army YODDHA BOBCARD Assam Rifles SENTINEL BOBCARD Coast Guard RAKSHAMAH BOBCARD AU Laksya Credit Card AU SPONT Credit Card AU Xcite Ultra Credit Card AU Xcite Ace Credit Card Aditya Birla Capital AU Pro HDFC Bank Business Corporate Regalia SBI Signature Corporate Card SBI Platinum Corporate Card IndusInd Contactless Corporate YES First Business Amex Platinum Corporate Card IndusInd Saarthi Business IndusInd Vrddhi Business Amex Platinum Charge Amex Platinum Reserve Scapia (BOBCARD) Canara Bank Select / World / Signature Canara Bank Platinum RBL World Plus RBL World Prime RBL World Max KVB SBI Signature Card KVB SBI Platinum Card South Indian Bank SBI Platinum Card Doctor's SBI Card BOI Visa Platinum International Credit Card YES First Preferred RBL Bank Black MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature Kotak Privy League Signature Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Rubyx Chennai Super Kings ICICI Bank Air India SBI Signature Card Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME HDFC Regalia HDFC Regalia Activ IndusInd Signature Visa Etihad Guest SBI Premier Card Pine Labs HDFC Bank Pro ICICI Bank Singapore Airlines Visa Platinum

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How access works hereFold that back up 5 access networks · 162 cards that get in, one by one

Which card gets you in

Lounge access is not one thing — it is 5 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 India

2 of 2 doors · 52 cards

Priority Pass at an INDIAN door. The kit arrives by post and the desk reads the membership — but on most Indian cards a within-India PP visit is billed at US$27–35, so only the cards listed here enter free.

Opens: Primus Lounge ×2

HDFC Infinia Metal ICICI Emeralde Private Metal HDFC Regalia Gold HDFC BizPower IndusInd Tiger Kotak Air+ Prime Kotak Air+ IndusInd PIONEER Private
and 44 more cards on Priority Pass India

DBS Altitude · ICICI Times Black · YES Private · YES Private Prime · HSBC Taj · IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite · Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank · Tata Neu Infinity SBI Card · Adani One ICICI Bank Signature · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde · YES Bank ELITE+ · Kotak Solitaire · KrisFlyer SBI Card · Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro · SBI Card ELITE · MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank · Kotak White · Kotak Zen Signature · Kotak White Reserve · IndusInd Pinnacle World · ICICI Sapphiro · Union Bank UNICORN · IndusInd Celesta · ICICI Bank Emeralde · DBS Vantage · IndusInd Indulge · IndusInd Pioneer Legacy · IndusInd Pioneer Heritage · Landmark Rewards SBI Card PRIME · ICICI Bank Parakram Select · HDFC Bank Business Corporate Regalia · YES First Business · Amex Platinum Corporate Card · Amex Platinum Charge · Amex Platinum Reserve · Doctor's SBI Card · YES First Preferred · MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature · Kotak Privy League Signature · Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME · HDFC Regalia · HDFC Regalia Activ · Etihad Guest SBI Premier Card · ICICI Bank Singapore Airlines Visa Platinum

Visa

2 of 2 doors · 41 cards

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

Opens: Primus Lounge ×2

HDFC Infinia Metal HDFC Regalia Gold HDFC BizPower IndusInd Tiger Kotak Air+ Standard Chartered Beyond IndusInd PIONEER Private YES Bank Marquee
and 33 more cards on Visa

HSBC Taj · Scapia (Federal Bank) · IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite · Tata Neu Infinity SBI Card · Equitas PowerMiles · Kotak Air · IDBI Bank Royale Signature · YES Bank RESERV · Kotak Solitaire · Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank · Tata Neu Plus SBI Card · SBI Card ELITE · Kotak White Reserve · YES Bank SELECT · DBS Vantage · IndusInd Indulge · SBI AURUM · Paytm HDFC Bank Select Business · SBI Signature Corporate Card · SBI Platinum Corporate Card · IndusInd Contactless Corporate · IndusInd Saarthi Business · IndusInd Vrddhi Business · Scapia (BOBCARD) · Canara Bank Select / World / Signature · Canara Bank Platinum · KVB SBI Signature Card · BOI Visa Platinum International Credit Card · Air India SBI Signature Card · HDFC Regalia · IndusInd Signature Visa · Etihad Guest SBI Premier Card · Pine Labs HDFC Bank Pro

Direct issuer tie-up

2 of 2 doors · 88 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: Primus Lounge ×2

° 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

Not one door at IXC publishes a walk-in price. That is not the same as "you cannot pay" — most desks will sell you an entry — it means no rate we can source, so we quote none. If a card below doesn't open the door, budget for a desk quote in local currency.

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.