The 10 best Priority Pass lounges: October 2026

The network most travelers hold#

Priority Pass comes bundled with most premium credit cards, which makes it the lounge network more people can actually use than any other. These are the ten best-rated Priority Pass lounges in our directory for October 2026, counting only lounges with photos on file that are open today.

Six score 4.9 overall and four score 4.8. Within each score, lounges are listed alphabetically by name. The list is frozen as published, and November gets its own edition.

What changed since September#

The biggest change is who is missing. Last month's list had two Chase Sapphire Lounges, at Phoenix and LaGuardia. Chase pulled its lounges out of Priority Pass over the summer, so they no longer count, even though both still score 4.8. If you were planning around them with a Priority Pass card, our guide to the Sapphire Lounge exit covers the alternatives at each airport.

The Adani Lounge in Mumbai's domestic Terminal 2 also drops out for now. It still scores 4.8, but it has no photo on file this month, and every lounge on our lists needs one.

Their places go to the Marhaba Lounge in Melbourne, which moves up with a 4.9, and to the two Mera Business Lounges at Cancún, in Terminal 3 and Terminal 4. Cancún is the only airport with two entries, and both Mera rooms have showers, which matters more than usual at a beach airport.

Singapore and London lead#

Singapore has two lounges in the ten. Blossom Lounge in Terminal 4 is the standout: it never closes, it has four showers, and it keeps a calm feel even at peak. The Ambassador Transit Lounge in Terminal 3 is the pick if your flight leaves from there, with six showers and a full bar.

London has three. The No1 Lounge in Gatwick's South Terminal is a full-bar lounge with two showers and a loyal following. At Heathrow, Plaza Premium runs the two best Priority Pass rooms, in Terminal 4 and Terminal 5. Both have showers, both have proper bars, and both get busy in the late afternoon.

Rome's Plaza Premium Lounge in Terminal 3 completes the European set, and the IGA Lounge on the domestic side at Istanbul is the one that most surprises first-time visitors, with a full bar and a 4.8 on a domestic concourse.

Check the rules first#

My take: Priority Pass access depends on the card that issued your membership, and lounges can turn members away when they are full. Several lounges on this list also cap visits at two or three hours. Each lounge page lists its access notes and hours, and it is worth a glance before you walk the length of a terminal.

Remember that Priority Pass is not the only way into most of these rooms. The Plaza Premium lounges sell walk-in entry on their own site, No1 takes bookings, and all six 4.9 lounges also accept LoungeKey and DragonPass. For every lounge in the network, see Priority Pass, and for the cards that include it, see lounge access by card. For the best lounges regardless of network, see the October top ten.