Adelaide, Australia · Adelaide Airport
ADL Terminal 1 lounges
Terminal 1 at Adelaide Airport (ADL) lists 6 lounges. The highest-rated operating lounge on Lounge Frog is Plaza Premium Lounge (International), at 4.7/5.
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Plaza Premium Lounge (International)
Best rated · independent · 150 seatsAccess: DragonPass · LoungeKey · Plaza Premium · Priority Pass
Hours: Mon 8 AM – 1 PM, 4 PM – 9:30 PM · Tue–Wed 8 AM – 12 PM, 4 PM – 9:30 PM · Thu 8 AM – 1 PM, 4 PM – 9:30 PM · Fri 8 AM – 12 PM, 4 PM – 9:30 PM · Sat 8 AM – 1 PM, 4 PM – 9:30 PM · Sun 8 AM – 12 PM, 4 PM – 9:30 PM
4.7
Qantas Club
Near gate 22 · 300 seatsAccess: oneworld Sapphire/Emerald Lounge Access · Qantas Club
Hours: Hours not confirmed
4.7Virgin Australia Lounge
Near gate 15 · 200 seatsAccess: Virgin Australia Lounge
Hours: Hours not confirmed
4.6
Qantas Domestic Business Lounge
Near gate 22 · 300 seatsAccess: oneworld Sapphire/Emerald Lounge Access · Qantas Club
Hours: Hours not confirmed
4.5
Plaza Premium Lounge (Domestic)
Near gate 16 · 100 seatsAccess: DragonPass · LoungeKey · Plaza Premium · Priority Pass
Hours: 5 AM – 8 PM daily
4.3Rex Lounge
Near gate 10Access: Priority Pass
Hours: Mon–Fri 5 AM – 7 PM · Sat 5 AM – 1:30 PM · Sun 7 AM – 7 PM
2.0
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Terminal amenities
3.1 overallWhat 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
- Walk to gates
- short walks, moving walkways where it's long
- Signage & wayfinding
- clear signs, easy to find your gate
- 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
- Gate seating
- comfortable seats with power at every gate
- Power outlets
- outlets and USB at most seats
- Quiet
- no blaring announcements or gate-area chaos
- Restrooms
- clean, plentiful, never a queue
- Accessibility
- step-free routes, help easy to find
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Quick answers
How many lounges are in Terminal 1 at Adelaide Airport?
Lounge Frog lists 6 lounges in Terminal 1 at Adelaide Airport (ADL): Plaza Premium Lounge (Domestic), Plaza Premium Lounge (International), Qantas Club, Qantas Domestic Business Lounge, Rex Lounge and Virgin Australia Lounge.
Which airlines fly from Terminal 1 at Adelaide Airport?
Qantas Airways and Virgin Australia fly from Terminal 1 at Adelaide Airport (ADL).
What is the best lounge in Terminal 1?
The highest-rated lounge in Terminal 1 at Adelaide Airport (ADL) on Lounge Frog is Plaza Premium Lounge (International), at 4.7 out of 5.
Is Terminal 1 a good terminal?
Lounge Frog rates Terminal 1 at ADL 3.1 out of 5 overall, the average of 14 editorial metrics such as security speed and bag delivery.
Traveller reviews
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News
News about ADL Terminal 1
- Ranking
The 10 worst airport lounges in Australia and New Zealand: 2026
Perth has four of the ten, no lounge here falls below 3.8, and every entry comes with a better-rated room at the same airport.
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The 14 best Qantas lounges, ranked: 2026
Melbourne's Domestic Business and International First lounges lead Qantas at 4.9; Sydney's newly photographed International Business Lounge joins the list.
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The 12 best Plaza Premium lounges, ranked: 2026
Rome T3 and Heathrow's T4 and T5 Plaza Premium lounges lead the network at 4.9; Hong Kong Gate 35 and Singapore T1 follow.
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The 12 best airport lounges in Australia: 2026
Melbourne holds the top four lounges in Australia, led by Marhaba, Qantas Domestic Business and the Qantas International First Lounge at 4.9.
NewsPlaza Premium puts A$20 million into Australia: a Brisbane rebuild, Sydney T2 and a Cairns lounge
Ten years after its first Australian lounge, Plaza Premium says it will spend A$20 million on new domestic lounges and upgrades, starting with Sydney T2 in December and Cairns in early 2027.
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Every airport lounge that opened in 2025
Forty-one photographed lounges opened in 2025; card issuers and airlines claimed most of the highest-rated arrivals.
NewsVirgin Australia's invitation-only lounge is coming back to Perth. Brisbane gets 100 more seats
The Beyond Lounge reopens in Perth early next year, Brisbane's domestic lounge gets a rebuild due by mid-2027, and a new WhatsApp help line is only for top flyers.