Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
AUH airport lounges
Zayed International
Amenities, from 15 metrics
- Lounges
- 4 open
- Terminals
- 1
- Best rated
- Etihad First Lounge
- Airlines
- 12
- Details checked
Lounges by terminal
4 lounges across 1 terminal, best-rated first. Details checked as recently as .
4 lounges
- Etihad First Loungefirst-class4.7
- Etihad Business Loungehub flagship4.6
- Pearl Lounge (T A)independent3.8
- Etihad U.S. Preclearance Loungeairline lounge, post-preclearance2.7
Nonstop from AUH
160 destinations on 29 airlines15 new or starting soon
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New routesEY Abu Dhabi to AccraFrom Mar 17, 2027 · EY Abu Dhabi to AsmaraFrom Nov 7, 2026 · EY Abu Dhabi to GuangzhouFrom Mar 4, 2027 · EY Abu Dhabi to LubumbashiFrom Mar 24, 2027 · EY Abu Dhabi to KinshasaFrom Mar 18, 2027 · EY Abu Dhabi to GothenburgFrom Dec 17, 2026 · EY Abu Dhabi to HangzhouFrom Mar 4, 2027 · EY Abu Dhabi to HarareFrom Mar 24, 2027 · EY Abu Dhabi to LagosFrom Mar 18, 2027 · EY Abu Dhabi to BucharestFrom Dec 17, 2026 · EY Abu Dhabi to ShanghaiNew · EY Abu Dhabi to HanakNew · EY Abu Dhabi to ShenzhenFrom Mar 7, 2027 · EY Abu Dhabi to ChengduFrom Mar 5, 2027 · LG Abu Dhabi to LuxembourgNewSeasonal
- Accra ACCEtihad AirwaysFrom Mar 17, 2027
- Ad Dammam DMMEtihad Airways
- Addis Ababa ADDEthiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways
- Ahmedabad AMDAir Arabia, Akasa Air, Etihad Airways, IndiGo
- Al Jiza SPXAir ArabiaSeasonal
- Aleppo ALPAir Arabia
- Alexandria HBEAir Arabia
- Almaty ALAAir Arabia
- Amman ADJAir Arabia
- Amman AMMAir Arabia, Etihad Airways, Royal Jordanian
- Amritsar ATQAir India Express
- Amsterdam AMSEtihad Airways
- Antalya AYTSunExpress
- Aqaba AQJRoyal Jordanian
- Asmara ASMEtihad AirwaysFrom Nov 7, 2026
- Asyut ATZAir ArabiaSeasonal
- Athens ATHAegean AirlinesSeasonal, Etihad Airways
- Atlanta ATLEtihad Airways
- Baghdad BGWAir Arabia
- Baku GYDAir Arabia
- Bangkok BKKEtihad Airways
- Barcelona BCNEtihad Airways
- Beijing PEKAir China
- Beijing PKXEtihad Airways
- Beirut BEYAir Arabia, Etihad Airways, Middle East Airlines
- Bengaluru BLRAir India Express, Akasa Air, Etihad Airways, IndiGo
- Berlin BERCondor, EurowingsSeasonal
- Bhubaneswar BBIIndiGo
- Boston BOSEtihad Airways
- Brussels BRUEtihad Airways
- Bucharest OTPEtihad AirwaysFrom Dec 17, 2026, Wizz Air
- Bucharest BBUWizz Air
- Budapest BUDWizz Air
- Cairo CAIAir Arabia, EgyptAir, Etihad Airways
- Calgary YYCEtihad Airways
- Casablanca CMNEtihad Airways
- Chandigarh IXCIndiGo
- Charlotte CLTEtihad Airways
- Chattogram CGPAir Arabia
- Chengdu TFUEtihad AirwaysFrom Mar 5, 2027
- Chennai MAAAir Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Akasa Air, Etihad Airways, IndiGo
- Chiang Mai CNXEtihad Airways
- Chicago ORDEtihad Airways
- Cluj-Napoca CLJWizz Air
- Cochin COKAir Arabia, Air India Express, Etihad Airways, IndiGo
- Coimbatore CJBIndiGo
- Colombo CMBAir Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways
- Copenhagen CPHEtihad Airways
- Damascus DAMAir Arabia, Etihad Airways
- Delhi DELAir India Express, Etihad Airways
- Denpasar DPSEtihad Airways
- Dhaka DACEtihad Airways
- Doha DOHEtihad Airways, Qatar Airways
- Dublin DUBEtihad Airways
- Düsseldorf DUSEtihad Airways
- El Alamein DBBEtihad AirwaysSeasonal
- Frankfurt FRACondor, Etihad Airways
- Gaziemir ADBSunExpress
- Geneva GVAEtihad Airways
- Goa GOXAir India Express
- Gothenburg GOTEtihad AirwaysFrom Dec 17, 2026
- Guangzhou CANEtihad AirwaysFrom Mar 4, 2027
- Guwahati GAUAir India Express
- Haikou HAKHainan Airlines
- Hanak RSIEtihad AirwaysNew
- Hangzhou HGHEtihad AirwaysFrom Mar 4, 2027
- Hanoi HANEtihad Airways
- Harare HREEtihad AirwaysFrom Mar 24, 2027
- Hong Kong HKGEtihad Airways
- Hyderabad HYDAir India Express, Etihad Airways, IndiGo
- Islamabad ISBEtihad Airways, Pakistan International Airlines
- Istanbul ISTEtihad Airways, Turkish Airlines
- Istanbul SAWPegasus Airlines
- Jaipur JAIEtihad Airways
- Jeddah JEDEtihad Airways, Saudia
- Johannesburg JNBEtihad Airways
- Kabul KBLEtihad Airways
- Kannur CNNAir India Express, IndiGo
- Karachi KHIEtihad Airways, Pakistan International Airlines
- Kathmandu KTMAir Arabia
- Katowice KTWWizz Air
- Kazan KZNEtihad AirwaysSeasonal
- Kinshasa FIHEtihad AirwaysFrom Mar 18, 2027
- Kolkata CCUAir Arabia, Etihad Airways
- Kozhikode CCJAir Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Air India Express, Etihad Airways, IndiGo
- Krabi KBVEtihad AirwaysSeasonal
- Kraków KRKEtihad AirwaysSeasonal, Wizz Air
- Kuwait City KWIAir Arabia, Etihad Airways
- Lagos LOSEtihad AirwaysFrom Mar 18, 2027
- Lahore LHEEtihad Airways, Pakistan International Airlines
- Larnaca LCAWizz Air
- Lisbon LISEtihad Airways
- London LHRBritish Airways, Etihad Airways
- Lubumbashi FBMEtihad AirwaysFrom Mar 24, 2027
- Lucknow LKOIndiGo
- Luxembourg LUXEtihad Airways, LuxairNewSeasonal
- Madrid MADEtihad Airways
- Madurai IXMIndiGo
- Makhachkala MCXPobeda
- Málaga AGPEtihad AirwaysSeasonal
- Malé MLEEtihad Airways
- Manama BAHAir Arabia, Etihad Airways, Gulf Air
- Manchester MANEtihad Airways
- Mangaluru IXEIndiGo
- Manila MNLEtihad Airways
- Medina MEDEtihad Airways
- Melbourne MELEtihad Airways
- Milan MXPEtihad Airways
- Moscow SVOAeroflot, Etihad Airways
- Mumbai BOMAir Arabia Abu Dhabi, Air India Express, Etihad Airways, IndiGo
- Munich MUCEtihad Airways
- Muscat/Seeb MCTAir Arabia, Etihad Airways, Oman Air
- Mykonos JMKEtihad AirwaysSeasonal
- Nairobi NBOEtihad Airways
- Navi Mumbai NMIAir India Express
- New York JFKEtihad Airways
- Nice NCEEtihad AirwaysSeasonal
- Osaka KIXEtihad AirwaysSeasonal
- Palma de Mallorca PMIEtihad AirwaysSeasonal
- Paris CDGEtihad Airways
- Peshawar PEWEtihad Airways, Pakistan International Airlines
- Phnom Penh KTIEtihad Airways
- Phuket HKTEtihad Airways
- Prague PRGEtihad Airways
- Pune PNQAir India Express
- Qassim ELQAir India Express, Etihad Airways
- Riyadh RUHEtihad Airways, Saudia
- Rome FCOEtihad Airways
- Salalah SLLAir Arabia, Etihad Airways
- Santorini Island JTREtihad AirwaysSeasonal
- Seoul ICNEtihad Airways
- Sepang KULEtihad Airways
- Shanghai PVGChina Eastern Airlines, Etihad AirwaysNew
- Shenzhen SZXEtihad AirwaysFrom Mar 7, 2027
- Sialkot SKTAir Arabia, Pakistan International Airlines
- Singapore SINEtihad Airways
- Sochi AEREtihad Airways
- Sofia SOFWizz Air
- St. Petersburg LEDEtihad AirwaysSeasonal
- Suhaj HMBAir Arabia
- Sydney SYDEtihad Airways
- Taipei TPEEtihad Airways
- Tangerang CGKEtihad Airways
- Tashkent TASAir Arabia, Etihad Airways
- Tbilisi TBSAir Arabia
- Tel Aviv TLVEtihad Airways
- Thiruvananthapuram TRVAir Arabia, Air India Express, Etihad Airways
- Tiruchirappalli TRZIndiGo
- Tokyo NRTEtihad Airways
- Toronto YYZEtihad Airways
- Trabzon TZXAir ArabiaSeasonal
- Tunis TUNEtihad Airways
- Vienna VIEEtihad Airways
- Visakhapatnam VTZIndiGo
- Warsaw WAWEtihad Airways
- Washington IADEtihad Airways
- Yekaterinburg SVXAir Arabia
- Yerevan EVNAir Arabia
- Zanzibar ZNZEtihad Airways
- Zurich ZRHEtihad Airways
Route sources (including Wikipedia fallback): Aegean Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), Aeroflot ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), Air Arabia ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), Air Arabia ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026) and 42 more.
Routes from AUH: every nonstop, by airline and country →Routes from AUH on Seats Frog, with each airline's seat maps
Get in with
Cards and networks with recorded access options at AUH. Entry conditions apply.
Cards
- Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege at AUH1 lounge
- Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege at AUH1 lounge
- Altitude Black at AUH1 lounge
- Altitude Reserve (discontinued, closed to new applicants) at AUH1 lounge
- Emirates Skywards Infinite at AUH1 lounge
- Infinia Metal Edition at AUH1 lounge
- JetBlue Premier Card at AUH1 lounge
- Magnus at AUH1 lounge
- Palladium at AUH1 lounge
- Passport Visa Infinite+ at AUH1 lounge
- Premier World Elite Mastercard at AUH1 lounge
- Prestige (discontinued, closed to new applicants) at AUH1 lounge
Lounge networks
- Etihad Lounge at AUH2 lounges
- DragonPass lounges at AUH1 lounge
- LoungeKey at AUH1 lounge
- Plaza Premium lounges at AUH1 lounge
- Priority Pass lounges at AUH1 lounge
Regional card benefits differ. Compare all cards and markets.
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Amenity ratings
How the whole airport handles you: security, bags, immigration, getting between terminals. Each scored 1–5; the overall is their average.
What a 5 means for each metric
- Security speed
- through the checkpoint in minutes, even at peak
- Check-in & bag drop
- short lines, plenty of kiosks, quick bag drop
- Baggage delivery
- bags on the belt by the time you reach it
- Immigration & customs
- fast lanes, e-gates, no hour-long queues
- Signage & wayfinding
- clear signs, easy to find your gate
- Terminal transfers
- quick train or walk between terminals, airside
- Ground transport
- rail link, easy taxis and rideshare pickup
- Cleanliness
- spotless floors, restrooms, and seating
- Food & drink
- real restaurants and good coffee, not just kiosks
- Shopping
- useful shops, not only duty-free perfume
- Wi-Fi
- free, fast, no captive-portal hassle
- Seating
- comfortable seats with power, easy to find
- Restrooms
- clean, plentiful, never a queue
- Accessibility
- step-free routes, help easy to find
- On-time departures
- flights rarely delayed by the airport itself
Airlines served
Quick answers
How many lounges are there at Zayed International?
Lounge Frog lists 4 lounges at Zayed International (AUH) across 1 terminal: 4 in Terminal A.
Which lounges at AUH can I use with Etihad Lounge?
Lounge Frog lists 2 lounges at Zayed International with an access route through Etihad Lounge: Etihad Business Lounge (Terminal A) and Etihad U.S. Preclearance Lounge (Terminal A; U.S.-bound flights only: Residence/First/Business, Etihad Guest Platinum/Emerald). Eligibility depends on status tier, cabin, flight and the lounge’s rules; membership alone does not guarantee entry.
Which lounges at AUH can I use with DragonPass?
Lounge Frog lists 1 lounge at Zayed International with an access route through DragonPass: Pearl Lounge (T A) (Terminal A). Eligibility depends on status tier, cabin, flight and the lounge’s rules; membership alone does not guarantee entry.
Which lounges at AUH can I use with LoungeKey?
Lounge Frog lists 1 lounge at Zayed International with an access route through LoungeKey: Pearl Lounge (T A) (Terminal A). Eligibility depends on status tier, cabin, flight and the lounge’s rules; membership alone does not guarantee entry.
Which lounges at AUH can I use with Plaza Premium?
Lounge Frog lists 1 lounge at Zayed International with an access route through Plaza Premium: Pearl Lounge (T A) (Terminal A; Operated by Plaza Premium Group). Eligibility depends on status tier, cabin, flight and the lounge’s rules; membership alone does not guarantee entry.
Which lounges at AUH can I access with the Axis Bank Magnus?
Lounge Frog lists 1 lounge at Zayed International with an access route associated with the Axis Bank Magnus: Pearl Lounge (T A) (Terminal A; Priority Pass: Unlimited international visits; 4 free guest visits per card year.). Enrollment, flight, guest and capacity restrictions apply; the card alone does not guarantee entry.
What is the best lounge at Zayed International?
The highest-rated lounge at AUH on Lounge Frog is Etihad First Lounge in Terminal A, at 4.7 out of 5.
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Traveller reviews
What people who've been say. One review each; you can update yours.
News
News about AUH
RankingThe 4 best lounges at Abu Dhabi Zayed International in 2026
Abu Dhabi's four lounges ranked by overall rating, from Etihad's three-floor First and Business complex to the Pearl Lounge for Priority Pass members.
NewsEtihad's rebuilt Heathrow lounge returns in summer 2027, the first in a new global lounge design
Etihad's Heathrow T4 lounge closed Sept. 1 for a rebuild. It returns in summer 2027 with First, Business and Residence spaces. Here's where to wait until then.
- Ranking
The 5 best Etihad lounges, ranked: 2026
A Chase Sapphire Lounge at JFK beats Etihad's own Abu Dhabi flagships. Every open, photographed Etihad lounge ranked, with who gets in and what to skip.
NewsEtihad doubles Abu Dhabi–Red Sea flights from Oct. 25. What travelers need to know
From Oct. 25, Etihad flies Abu Dhabi to Red Sea International twice a week on the A320, up from one weekly flight at launch.
- Roundup
Etihad closed its Heathrow lounge with a day's notice. The replacement is due in summer 2027
Etihad's Terminal 4 lounge shut on September 1 for a rebuild in the airline's new "Beyond Borders" design, with first class space and Residence suites promised for summer 2027. Until then most passengers are sent to Gulf Air's lounge.
RankingThe 15 airport lounges with the most showers: 2026
Istanbul's Turkish Airlines Business Lounge has 20 shower suites; ANA at Haneda, Qantas in Sydney and Air France at CDG follow.
- Ranking
The 10 best airport lounges in the UAE: 2026
Emirates' First Class and Business Class lounges in Dubai and Etihad's First Lounge in Abu Dhabi lead the UAE's ten best at 4.7.
- Ranking
The world's best first class lounges, ranked: 2026
Lufthansa First Class Lounge in Munich tops 14 photographed first-class lounges; Qantas, JAL, SWISS and Emirates fill the next places.
From the news desk
In the news
Lounge Frog guides, independent reporting, and primary sources for this airport.
- Ranking
The 4 best lounges at Abu Dhabi Zayed International in 2026
Abu Dhabi's four lounges ranked by overall rating, from Etihad's three-floor First and Business complex to the Pearl Lounge for Priority Pass members.
RankingThe 5 best Etihad lounges, ranked: 2026
RoundupEtihad closed its Heathrow lounge with a day's notice. The replacement is due in summer 2027
RankingThe 15 airport lounges with the most showers: 2026
RankingThe 10 best airport lounges in the UAE: 2026
RankingThe world's best first class lounges, ranked: 2026