Lounge desk · China

Shanghai (PVG) airport lounges — which credit card gets you in

Shanghai Pudong International Airport runs 3 lounges we can put a source under. 105 of the 1119 cards we track open at least one of those doors — 61 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 3 of the 3 lounges at PVG.

  • VIP Lounge 39 T1 — airside · Priority Pass Global · Mastercard Global · Diners Club
  • First Class Lounge No.69 T2 — airside · Priority Pass Global · Mastercard Global · Diners Club
  • No.170 VIP Lounge T2 — International airside · Priority Pass Global · Mastercard Global · Diners Club

every door at PVG →

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

Every lounge at PVG, 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 VIP Lounge 39

T1 — airside airside

Shanghai Airport Authority (contract)

Hours
not published
Max stay
2h
Guests
US$35/guest via PP
Walk-in
no published price
buffetwifi

China's contract lounges run on DragonPass, so Indian Visa/Mastercard/Diners programs (Visa Airport Companion, Mastercard Travel Pass) open the door alongside Priority Pass; 2h cap is the norm.

105 cards open this door
HDFC Infinia Metal Axis Magnus for Burgundy ICICI Emeralde Private Metal HDFC Diners Club Black Metal Axis Olympus Axis Burgundy Private Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank Axis Magnus HDFC Biz Black Metal 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 HDFC Diners Club Privilege 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 Canara Bank Select / World / Signature Doctor's SBI Card Axis Atlas YES First Preferred HDFC Harley-Davidson Diners Club 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 Best Price Save Max HDFC Bank HDFC Bank Business Regalia HDFC Bank Diners Club Black (non-metal) HDFC Bank Diners Club Miles HDFC Bank Doctor's Regalia HDFC Bank H.O.G Diners Club Standard Chartered Emirates World SBI Card ELITE Business SBI Card PRIME Business RBL Edition Black

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B First Class Lounge No.69

T2 — airside airside

Shanghai Airport Authority (contract)

Hours
not published
Max stay
2h
Guests
US$35/guest via PP
Walk-in
no published price
buffetwifi

The T2 workhorse for the Air India / non-partner departures side; DragonPass and PP both accepted, standard hot-and-cold spread.

105 cards open this door
HDFC Infinia Metal Axis Magnus for Burgundy ICICI Emeralde Private Metal HDFC Diners Club Black Metal Axis Olympus Axis Burgundy Private Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank Axis Magnus HDFC Biz Black Metal 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 HDFC Diners Club Privilege 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 Canara Bank Select / World / Signature Doctor's SBI Card Axis Atlas YES First Preferred HDFC Harley-Davidson Diners Club 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 Best Price Save Max HDFC Bank HDFC Bank Business Regalia HDFC Bank Diners Club Black (non-metal) HDFC Bank Diners Club Miles HDFC Bank Doctor's Regalia HDFC Bank H.O.G Diners Club Standard Chartered Emirates World SBI Card ELITE Business SBI Card PRIME Business RBL Edition Black

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B No.170 VIP Lounge

T2 — International airside airside

Shanghai Airport Authority (contract)

Hours
not published
Max stay
2h
Guests
US$35/guest via PP
Walk-in
no published price
buffetshowerwifi

Best of the PVG contract rooms for an international connection — has showers, which the domestic VIP rooms lack.

105 cards open this door
HDFC Infinia Metal Axis Magnus for Burgundy ICICI Emeralde Private Metal HDFC Diners Club Black Metal Axis Olympus Axis Burgundy Private Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank Axis Magnus HDFC Biz Black Metal 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 HDFC Diners Club Privilege 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 Canara Bank Select / World / Signature Doctor's SBI Card Axis Atlas YES First Preferred HDFC Harley-Davidson Diners Club 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 Best Price Save Max HDFC Bank HDFC Bank Business Regalia HDFC Bank Diners Club Black (non-metal) HDFC Bank Diners Club Miles HDFC Bank Doctor's Regalia HDFC Bank H.O.G Diners Club 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 · 105 cards that get in, one by one

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

3 of 3 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: VIP Lounge 39 · First Class Lounge No.69 · No.170 VIP Lounge

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 3 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: VIP Lounge 39 · First Class Lounge No.69 · No.170 VIP 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.

If no card of yours opens a door

Not one door at PVG 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.