Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
SDU airport lounges
Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont
Amenities, from 15 metrics
- Lounges
- 4 open
- Terminals
- 1
- Best rated
- Harmony Lounge
- Airlines
- 3
- Details checked
Lounges by terminal
4 lounges across 1 terminal, best-rated first. Details checked as recently as .
4 lounges
- Harmony Loungeindependent2.4
- Bradesco Cartões Loungebank lounge2.1
- Advantage VIP Lounge (Airside)compact independent1.9
- Advantage VIP Lounge (Landside)compact independent1.8
Nonstop from SDU
7 destinations on 3 airlines- Belo Horizonte CNFAzul Brazilian Airlines
- Brasília BSBGol Linhas Aereas, LATAM Airlines
- Campinas VCPAzul Brazilian Airlines
- Porto Seguro BPSLATAM AirlinesSeasonal
- Salvador SSALATAM AirlinesSeasonal
- São Paulo CGHAzul Brazilian Airlines, Gol Linhas Aereas, LATAM Airlines
- São Paulo GRUAzul Brazilian Airlines, LATAM Airlines
Route sources (including Wikipedia fallback): Azul Brazilian Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), Azul Brazilian Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), Azul Brazilian Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), Azul Brazilian Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026) and 3 more.
Routes from SDU: every nonstop, by airline and country →Routes from SDU on Seats Frog, with each airline's seat maps
Get in with
Cards and networks with recorded access options at SDU. Entry conditions apply.
Cards
- Altitude Black at SDU3 lounges
- Altitude Reserve (discontinued, closed to new applicants) at SDU3 lounges
- Emirates Skywards Infinite at SDU3 lounges
- Infinia Metal Edition at SDU3 lounges
- JetBlue Premier Card at SDU3 lounges
- Magnus at SDU3 lounges
- Palladium at SDU3 lounges
- Premier World Elite Mastercard at SDU3 lounges
- Prestige (discontinued, closed to new applicants) at SDU3 lounges
- Reserve Card at SDU3 lounges
- Ritz-Carlton Credit Card at SDU3 lounges
- The Platinum Card at SDU3 lounges
Lounge networks
- LoungeKey at SDU3 lounges
- Priority Pass lounges at SDU3 lounges
- DragonPass lounges at SDU1 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 Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont?
Lounge Frog lists 4 lounges at Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) across 1 terminal: 4 in Terminal 1.
Which lounges at SDU can I use with LoungeKey?
Lounge Frog lists 3 lounges at Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont with an access route through LoungeKey: Advantage VIP Lounge (Airside) (Terminal 1), Advantage VIP Lounge (Landside) (Terminal 1) and Harmony Lounge (Terminal 1). Eligibility depends on status tier, cabin, flight and the lounge’s rules; membership alone does not guarantee entry.
Which lounges at SDU can I use with Priority Pass?
Lounge Frog lists 3 lounges at Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont with an access route through Priority Pass: Advantage VIP Lounge (Airside) (Terminal 1), Advantage VIP Lounge (Landside) (Terminal 1) and Harmony Lounge (Terminal 1). Eligibility depends on status tier, cabin, flight and the lounge’s rules; membership alone does not guarantee entry.
Which lounges at SDU can I use with DragonPass?
Lounge Frog lists 1 lounge at Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont with an access route through DragonPass: Harmony Lounge (Terminal 1). Eligibility depends on status tier, cabin, flight and the lounge’s rules; membership alone does not guarantee entry.
Which lounges at SDU can I access with the Axis Bank Magnus?
Lounge Frog lists 3 lounges at Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont with an access route associated with the Axis Bank Magnus: Harmony Lounge (Terminal 1; Priority Pass: Unlimited international visits; 4 free guest visits per card year.), Advantage VIP Lounge (Airside) (Terminal 1; Priority Pass: Unlimited international visits; 4 free guest visits per card year.) and Advantage VIP Lounge (Landside) (Terminal 1; 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.
Which lounges at SDU can I access with the OCBC VOYAGE Card?
Lounge Frog lists 1 lounge at Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont with an access route associated with the OCBC VOYAGE Card: Harmony Lounge (Terminal 1; DragonPass: Unlimited visits for the principal cardmember; supplementary cardmembers get 2 visits.). Enrollment, flight, guest and capacity restrictions apply; the card alone does not guarantee entry.
What is the best lounge at Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont?
The highest-rated lounge at SDU on Lounge Frog is Harmony Lounge in Terminal 1, at 2.4 out of 5.
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News
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