Lounge Finder
Tell us your airport, gate, and how much time you have until boarding. LoungeToGate ranks every lounge you can access by walking distance from your gate, so you spend your pre-flight time in a lounge — not walking to one. It also flags lounges that are too far to reach comfortably before your gate closes.
How the recommendations work
- • We use each airport's real terminal layout and gate ranges to estimate the walking distance from your gate to every lounge.
- • Your access type — business class, Priority Pass, credit card, airline status, or pay-at-door — filters out lounges you cannot enter.
- • The time until boarding is used to warn you when a lounge is too far to use safely before your flight closes.
- • Optional preferences prioritise quiet work, showers, food, family facilities, or rest areas.
Select an airport and click "Find My Lounge" to get recommendations.
How to use the lounge finder
The finder answers one question: given where I am and how much time I have, which lounge should I actually use? Here is what each field does and how to get the best recommendations.
Airport and gate
The airport is required — it is the foundation of every distance calculation. The gate number is where the magic happens: enter it and every lounge is ranked by its realistic walking distance from your departure point, not by review scores or terminal labels. "A15", "42", and "B33" are all valid formats. If you don't know your gate yet, leave it blank and lounges are still filtered and explained, just not distance-ranked.
Terminal
Selecting a terminal filters the results to lounges in or near that terminal. In most cases you can leave it on "Any terminal" — if your gate places you in a specific terminal, the distance ranking already accounts for it. The field is most useful at multi-terminal airports like Heathrow, JFK, or Dubai, where picking the wrong terminal can mean exiting and re-clearing security.
Access type
This is the filter that saves wasted walks. Lounges accept different entry methods: a business class or first class ticket on the operating airline, elite status in an alliance (Star Alliance Gold, oneworld Sapphire or Emerald, SkyTeam Elite Plus), membership programs like Priority Pass or LoungeKey, premium credit cards such as Amex Platinum or Capital One Venture X, or simple pay-at-door entry. Choose the access method you actually hold and the finder removes everything you cannot enter. Leave it on "Any access type" to see the full picture — each result card shows its access badges.
Minutes until boarding
This field turns distances into decisions. Enter the time until your gate closes and the finder checks every lounge against a safety buffer: the walk there, a meaningful stop, and the walk back with several minutes to spare. Lounges that fit become "quick stop" recommendations; lounges that don't are flagged with a warning so you never sprint for a gate because a lounge looked good online.
Preference
When several lounges are equally reachable, a preference breaks the tie. Choose "quickest lounge" for tight connections, "quiet place to work" before a long flight, "best food & drink" when dinner is the priority, "shower & refresh" after a red-eye, "family-friendly" when you are travelling with children, or "rest & sleep" during a long layover.
Reading the results
Results are ordered by walking distance, closest first, with the top recommendation highlighted. Each card shows the lounge's gate range, an honest walking estimate, its opening hours, the access methods it accepts, and what it is best for. The confidence badge tells you how firm the distance estimate is for that lounge — a "High confidence" lounge is a safe bet; a "Medium" one deserves a quick check of the terminal map. Warnings appear when a lounge is too far, in a hard-to-reach terminal, or a risky choice for your boarding time.
Every recommendation links to a full lounge profile with photos, reviews, and practical notes. If you are planning ahead rather than deciding at the gate, our strategy guides cover access programs and timing in depth, and our airport guides break down every lounge at your departure airport.