Access to our lounges
Wherever you fly with us, as our Premium passenger, you have access to selected lounges throughout the world. After all, you should start your flight with us feeling relaxed, regardless of where you take off from. A requirement for entry into our lounges is your Miles & More status or your travel class and a valid boarding pass for the respective lounge location.
Lounge entry on departure
| First Class Lounge/Terminal | Senator Lounge | Business Lounge | |
| First Class passengers (flight operated by Lufthansa or SWISS) |
✓1 | ✓ | ✓ |
| First Class passengers (flight operated by Star Alliance) |
✓3 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Business Class passengers | - | - | ✓ |
| HON Circle Members | ✓1 | ✓2 | ✓2 |
| Senators | - | ✓2 | ✓2 |
| Frequent Travellers | - | - | ✓2 |
| Star Alliance Gold members |
- | ✓4 | ✓4 |
Lufthansa Group: Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Air Dolomiti, Edelweiss Air, Eurowings, Discover Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS
Code-share partner: Air Baltic, Air Malta, Air Astana, Cathay Pacific, Etihad Airways, Latam, Oman Air
1First Class Terminal: entry to the First Class Terminal in Frankfurt is only possible with a confirmed First Class flight on the same day with Lufthansa, SWISS, or Discover Airlines. HON Circle Members have access to the First Class Terminal with Austrian, Brussels Airlines, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa or SWISS flights.
2Entry with a boarding pass for a Lufthansa Group, Star Alliance or code-share flight. Excluded from this are Senators and Frequent Travellers who are travelling on the basic fare with Eurowings or Discover Airlines.
3Entry to the First Class lounges only for FCL passengers of CA in Frankfurt and Munich.
4Entry with a boarding pass for a Star Alliance flight. In addition, passengers with a boarding pass for a flight with Air Dolomiti, Eurowings (not on the basic fare), or Discover Airlines have access if they are Star Alliance Gold Members of United Airlines, Air Canada, and All Nippon Airways.
Lounge entry on arrival
| First Class Lounge | Senator Lounge | Business Lounge | Welcome Lounge |
|
| First Class passengers (flight operated by Lufthansa or SWISS) |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| First Class passengers (flight operated by Star Alliance) |
- | - | - | Entry with Air China boarding pass |
| Business Class passengers | - | Entry with a boarding pass for a Lufthansa Group long-haul flight4 | Entry with a boarding pass for a Lufthansa Group long-haul flight and on selected flights, Air China and United Airlines flights2 | |
| HON Circle Members | ✓3 | ✓3 | ✓3 | ✓3 |
| Senators | ✓3 | ✓3 | ✓2 | |
| Frequent Travellers | - | - | - | Entry with a boarding pass for a Lufthansa Group long-haul flight and on selected flights2 |
| Star Alliance Gold members |
- | - | - | Entry with a UA Global Services card and United Airlines boarding pass |
Lufthansa Group: Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Air Dolomiti, Edelweiss Air, Eurowings, Discover Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS
Code-share partner: Air Baltic, Air Malta, Air Astana, Cathay Pacific, Etihad Airways, Latam, Oman Air
1First Class terminal: incoming passengers do not have access to the First Class Terminal.
2Long-haul and selected flights: LH401 - LH799, SWISS/Austrian long-haul flights via Geneva, Vienna, and Zurich, flights with a flight duration of over 3.5 hours.
3Access with boarding pass dated the same day for a Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, or SWISS flight.
4Access to Welcome Lounge in Frankfurt only.
Access to the Star Alliance partner lounges on departure
| Star Alliance partners First Class Lounge | Star Alliance partners Business Lounge | |
| First Class passengers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Business Class passengers | - | ✓1 |
| Premium Economy Class passengers | - | - |
| HON Circle Members | - | ✓1 |
| Senators | - | ✓1 |
| Frequent Travellers | - | - |
| Star Alliance Gold members | - | ✓1 |
1For entry to the lounges, you require a valid Star Alliance status card and/or a Lufthansa/Star Alliance boarding pass for a flight departing on the same day for the corresponding location.
Entry to the Lufthansa Group contract lounges on departure
Lufthansa offers contract lounges for a number of destination airports. The lounges are operated by third-party providers outside the Star Alliance. Entry is only possible in combination with a valid boarding pass for a flight operated by Lufthansa for the respective location.
Access to contract lounges is available to:
- First Class passengers
- Business Class passengers
- HON Circle Members
- Senators
- Star Alliance Gold members
Lounge access for your travel companion
Depending on the travel class, status and lounge, you can take your companion and family members into the lounge with you. Please note that accompanying persons must show a valid boarding pass for the same flight to gain entry and must enter and leave the lounge together with the person inviting them into the lounge.
| Lufthansa lounges | Lufthansa Welcome Lounge on arrival | Star Alliance partner and contract lounges | |
| First Class passengers (flight operated by Lufthansa or SWISS) | 1 companion 1 life partner/spouse Own children under 18 years of age | 1 companion 1 life partner/spouse Own children under 18 years of age | 1 companion |
| First Class passengers (flight operated by Star Alliance) | 1 companion | - | 1 companion |
Business Class passengers | - | - | - |
| Lufthansa Premium Economy Class passengers | - | - | - |
| HON Circle Members | 1 companion 1 life partner/spouse Own children under 18 years of age | 1 companion 1 life partner/spouse Own children under 18 years of age | 1 companion |
| Senators | 1 companion Own children under 18 years of age | 1 companion Own children under 18 years of age | 1 companion |
| Frequent Travellers | - | - | - |
| Star Alliance Gold members | 1 companion | - | 1 companion |
Children are very welcome in our lounges accompanied by a parent or a legal guardian. Due to youth protection reasons, entry to our lounges is not permitted to persons under 18 travelling alone.
