Card comparison
HDFC Infinia vs Axis Magnus: which lounge card fits?
Both cards give you Priority Pass and nothing else, at the same INR 12,500 fee. On lounge access alone there is no winner.
- 838
- 838
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- 411
Side by side
Both include Priority Pass.
Airport by airport
Lounges each card opens, busiest airports first.
And 391 more airports; each card's page lists them all.
This is a comparison with no lounge-side verdict, and it is better to say so up front than to manufacture one.
Identical on paper#
The HDFC Infinia Metal Edition unlocks Priority Pass. The Axis Magnus unlocks Priority Pass. That is the full list for both. Neither adds an airline lounge, a bank-run lounge network, or a second third-party program in Lounge Frog's directory.
One shared network, nothing on top, means the set of lounges you can use at any airport in the world is the same whichever card is in your wallet. Walk into a terminal with either and the Priority Pass sign points to the same rooms.
The fee does not break the tie either#
Both charge INR 12,500 a year. Neither is tied to a home airline, so carrier loyalty does not tilt the decision. That removes the last objective lever this page could pull.
So what actually decides it#
Things outside the lounge map. Welcome benefits, reward earning rates, and above all which bank will approve you. An existing HDFC customer will usually find Infinia easier to get; an Axis customer, Magnus. If you fly internationally, the question worth asking is how good Priority Pass coverage is at the foreign airports you actually use, because that is what both cards deliver and all they deliver.
A practical way to choose#
Write down your next three likely airports and look up the Priority Pass lounges in each terminal. The list will be the same for both cards, which is the point. Then compare the parts that can differ by issuer even on the same network: how you enroll in Priority Pass, any visit caps the bank imposes, and what a guest costs. I'd confirm current terms with HDFC Bank or Axis Bank before applying. Lounge Frog's methodology explains how these access grants are recorded.
Putting this into practice#
I would start this comparison with the next few trips already likely to happen. For each card, I'd list the lounges that fit those airports and departure areas, then remove locations that would require an impractical detour. That is a more useful comparison than adding up every lounge in a worldwide network, most of which may never help with those trips.
Guest rules deserve their own line in the calculation. A card that works well for one person can be a different proposition for a couple or family. I'd compare the cost for the party that actually travels, including any separate membership or additional-card charge. I would not assume a benefit on one version of a card applies to another version.
The annual fee is only part of the decision. I would value other benefits at the amount I would realistically use, rather than automatically count a credit at face value. A benefit that requires a booking I would not otherwise make does not reduce my costs in the same way as money saved on an existing plan.
The trade-offs I would check#
I would check enrollment and the credential needed at reception before relying on either card. Some benefits are used through a separate membership rather than by showing the payment card. The issuer's current terms should settle the visit allowance, guest treatment and any airline or fare restriction. The comparison above helps identify the differences worth checking.
Related reading#
Cite this article
Patrick Karsh. “HDFC Infinia vs Axis Magnus: which lounge card fits?.” Lounge Frog. Published 2026-09-30. Updated 2026-10-14. https://www.loungefrog.com/cards/axis-magnus/vs/hdfc-infinia
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Quick answers
Which has more lounge access, the Magnus or the Infinia Metal Edition?
Neither: each opens 838 lounges in our directory.
Which lounge networks do they share?
Both include Priority Pass.
Where does only one of them get you in?
Nowhere in our directory: at every airport where one opens a lounge, so does the other.
What do they cost?
The Magnus is ₹12,500 a year and the Infinia Metal Edition ₹12,500, as last published by each issuer.
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