Heathrow Terminal 2 lounges: full list, access routes and where each one sits

Heathrow Terminal 2 lounges sit across the two halves of the terminal building: five in the main T2A building near Gate A18, four in the airside T2B satellite reached by an 800-metre underground tunnel near gates B31 to B49. The Terminal 2 layout map shows where the A-gate and B-gate lounges sit. T2 is the Star Alliance hub at Heathrow, so four of the airline lounges are alliance-shared between Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, United and Air Canada; the Aer Lingus lounge sits outside the alliance after Aer Lingus joined oneworld in 2025 but stayed at T2. Two independent paid-entry options, the Plaza Premium Lounge and the No1 Lounge, fill the gap for travellers in economy or without alliance status. The Heathrow lounges hub covers the equivalent picture at the other three terminals.

Hours and access listed reflect the operator pages at the time of writing. Walk-up and Priority Pass prices change with demand and lead time. The travelator from T2A to T2B runs in one direction only (out to B); allow extra time walking back if you cross during the visit.

Two paid-entry lounges sit in T2A, both open to any passenger with a ticket, regardless of cabin class or status. Together they are the only lounges at Terminal 2 you can simply buy your way into.

Plaza Premium Lounge T2

The larger of the two and the long-standing catch-all at T2. Sits in the T2A departures concourse and accepts walk-ups, pre-booked entry through the operator's own site, Priority Pass, DragonPass, LoungeKey, and Amex Platinum (US and UK). Walk-up rates run at around £44 for a two-hour stay; pre-booked online is a few pounds cheaper, with Priority Pass Standard Plus members paying around £20.60 per visit. Opens from 05:00 to 22:00 daily. Showers, hot and cold buffet, full bar, work tables, and quiet zones.

The honest framing on Plaza Premium T2: it is the busiest paid lounge at the terminal and runs at capacity through most weekday mornings, school holidays and the summer wave. Walk-ups get turned away when full, and the lounge does not currently accept Priority Pass pre-booking through the app, which makes Priority Pass entry a queue-and-hope rather than a guaranteed slot. If you are tied to Priority Pass and travelling at peak, the No1 Lounge is the safer call.

No1 Lounge T2

The newer of the two paid-entry rooms at T2, opened by No1 Lounges in late 2023 and the response to the Plaza Premium overcrowding problem. Sits on the upper level near Gate A18, open 05:00 to 21:00 daily. Access through walk-up at the operator's own rate, pre-booked through no1lounges.com, Priority Pass (pre-bookable through the Priority Pass app, from around £24 in advance), and DragonPass. Showers, a la carte ordering for hot dishes alongside a self-pour bar, work tables, a small library area, free fast Wi-Fi.

The pre-booking distinction is the practical reason to pick No1 over Plaza Premium when both are options for you. The No1 booking flow asks for your flight number, builds the three-hour entry window, and holds the seat; the Plaza Premium has no equivalent for Priority Pass holders. The catch is that No1 fills up too at peak; book several days ahead through Priority Pass during school holidays. Reviews consistently rate No1 T2 above Plaza Premium T2 on food, calm and seating, even allowing for the Plaza's larger footprint.

Four Star Alliance airline lounges operate at T2, split between the main T2A building (Lufthansa) and the T2B satellite (Singapore Airlines, United, Air Canada). Access is alliance-shared in most cases: a Star Alliance business-cabin ticket or Star Alliance Gold status gets you into any of the four, with one guest at Gold. None of the four is on Priority Pass; the entitlement is the ticket or the status.

Lufthansa Business Lounge and Lufthansa Senator Lounge (T2A)

The only Star Alliance lounge in the main T2A building, on level 5 and the easiest reach from security at about two minutes' walk. The two lounges share a single space in a lounge-within-a-lounge format: the Business Lounge for Lufthansa Business class and Star Alliance Gold on any Star Alliance departure, the Senator Lounge for Lufthansa First class, HON Circle, Senator status, and Star Alliance Gold flying First. Refurbished in early 2025 with new flooring, lighting and furnishings. Hours run 04:15 to 22:00, the earliest opening at T2 and the right call for a 06:00 weekday departure.

The catch worth knowing: the Lufthansa lounges do not have showers, unusual for a flagship Lufthansa station outside Germany. If you need a shower from a Star Alliance booking, the United Club, Singapore Airlines SilverKris or Air Canada Maple Leaf at T2B all have them, accepted on the same alliance entitlement. The Senator side is calmer than the Business side and has table service for at least part of the menu.

Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge (T2B)

Widely rated the best Star Alliance lounge at Terminal 2 and arguably one of the best at the airport. Sits in T2B as Lounge B2, near Gate B36, with floor-to-ceiling windows over the apron. Reopened on 1 August 2024 after a six-month refurbishment. Open 05:30 to 22:00 daily. Access for Singapore Suites, First and Business class, PPS Club and KrisFlyer Elite Gold members, plus Star Alliance Gold passengers travelling on a Singapore Airlines flight (the SQ-flight requirement is the catch; Star Alliance Gold on a Lufthansa flight, for example, does not get in here).

Inside: hot dishes from a service kitchen including the standout Singapore-style noodles, table service for some courses, a full bar, showers, a separate quieter Business cabin and a separate First Class section. The lounge fills closer to Singapore departure times but rarely runs at the Plaza Premium level of crowding.

United Club and the Global Services area (T2B)

Sits in T2B near Gate B46, open 05:00 to 18:00 daily (note the early close compared with the other T2B lounges; United's last departures of the day clear by mid-afternoon). The main lounge handles United Polaris and United Business passengers, MileagePlus Premier 1K, Star Alliance Gold on any Star Alliance flight, plus Polaris ticket holders bookings on other carriers. The Global Services area sits inside the same footprint, walled off from the main floor and accessed at the desk on production of a Global Services or invited 1K boarding pass; United quietly rebranded this section from the former Global First Lounge after dropping standalone First class service. The Global Services area dropped its standalone à la carte dining at the same time and now offers the same buffet as the main lounge.

Inside the United Club itself: a hot and cold buffet, full bar with self-pour spirits, showers, work tables and the prized apron view over the B-gate stands. Good for plane spotting before a long-haul departure.

Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge (T2B)

Sits in T2B as Lounge B3, immediately next door to the Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge in the B31 to B49 area. Open 06:00 to 22:00 daily. Access for Air Canada Signature, Business class and Premium Economy passengers, plus Aeroplan Elite (25K and above) and Star Alliance Business / Gold passengers on any Star Alliance departure. Refreshed at the end of 2024 with a lighter touch than the Singapore refit next door; the original maple woodwork and Canadian stone stayed.

The quiet choice of the three T2B lounges. Smaller floor plate, made-to-order croffles and waffles, barista coffee, full bar, showers, and the same floor-to-ceiling apron windows as the Singapore lounge. If the United Club and Singapore lounges are both crowded mid-morning, Air Canada is usually the calmer choice for a Star Alliance Gold passenger flying on any of the alliance's carriers.

The only T2 airline lounge outside Star Alliance. Aer Lingus joined oneworld in March 2025 (after 18 years outside the three big alliances) but kept its lounge at Terminal 2 alongside the Star Alliance carriers, by long-standing IAG arrangement and the deep operational integration at T2. The lounge sits on level 5 of T2A, close to the Lufthansa space. Operational again since the 14 September 2024 reopening after a three-month refurbishment, with new furniture, redesigned meeting rooms, privacy pods, power at every seat, an all-day coffee barista, and a hot and cold menu that runs from porridge oats and bacon baps through Irish lamb stew to an afternoon tea option.

Access is for AerClub Concierge and Platinum members, Aer Lingus long-haul business-cabin passengers, and partner airline premium-cabin customers. Not on Priority Pass, DragonPass or LoungeKey. The lounge is not currently part of the oneworld lounge-sharing pool at Heathrow because the oneworld Sapphire and Emerald lounges at T2 are not yet set up, so a oneworld Sapphire or Emerald passenger flying a non-Aer Lingus T2 carrier (rare, since most oneworld is at T3 and T5) does not get in. For the broader Aer Lingus picture at T2 see Terminal 2.

The split between the T2A main building and the T2B satellite matters for time-budgeting as much as for choice. T2A holds five lounges (Lufthansa Business, Lufthansa Senator, Aer Lingus on level 5; Plaza Premium on the lower concourse; No1 near Gate A18 on the upper level), all reachable from security in one to three minutes. T2B holds four lounges (Singapore Airlines SilverKris, United Club with the Global Services area, Air Canada Maple Leaf) in the B31 to B49 area, reached from T2A by an 800-metre underground walkway with a one-way travelator running out to B.

The travelator direction is the practical catch. Out to T2B the travelator does the work in around 10 to 12 minutes door to door, faster than walking. Back to T2A the walk is unassisted and takes 12 to 15 minutes at a normal pace. If you have a T2B departure but want a T2A lounge (the Lufthansa, Aer Lingus, Plaza Premium or No1), allow the extra time on the return; if you have a T2A departure and want a shower at a T2B Star Alliance lounge, work the return walking time into your boarding plan. The Lufthansa lounges are the only Star Alliance option in T2A, and the only one with no shower; the trade-off is built in.

For passengers not using any lounge, the Terminal 2 restaurants and bars page covers the airside food options across both A and B concourses.

Four routes cover entry to the T2 lounges. Most passengers have exactly one of them on a given trip; a few combine, for example a Star Alliance Gold passenger who also holds Priority Pass.

Star Alliance business-cabin ticket. Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian, Singapore Airlines, United, Air Canada, Brussels Airlines, LOT, TAP, Turkish, Egyptair, EVA Air, ANA, Avianca, Asiana, Croatia Airlines, Aegean, Air China, Air India, SAS, South African Airways and the other Star Alliance carriers flying business or first from T2 get access to one of the four Star Alliance lounges. The lounges are alliance-shared in most cases (the Singapore SilverKris is the exception, restricted to SQ flights). A premium-cabin ticket usually pairs with Fast Track security as well.

Star Alliance Gold status. Star Alliance Gold gets you into all four Star Alliance lounges plus a guest, on any Star Alliance departure from T2. The Senator side of the Lufthansa lounge needs HON Circle, Senator, or Star Alliance Gold flying First. Gold status from any alliance airline (United MileagePlus 1K, Lufthansa Senator, ANA Diamond, Singapore PPS Club at Gold tier, Air Canada 50K, and so on) all work.

Lounge membership. Priority Pass and DragonPass cover the Plaza Premium and No1 Lounges only; neither is accepted at any Star Alliance lounge at T2 or at the Aer Lingus lounge. Amex Platinum (UK and US issuance) opens both Plaza Premium and the Lufthansa Business / Senator lounges through the Amex lounge-access programme. Centurion cardholders get the same, plus a guest, with no per-visit cap.

Paid entry. Pay at the door or pre-book online at either of the two independent lounges. Walk-up at Plaza Premium is around £44; pre-booked is a few pounds less; Priority Pass at the door is around £20.60 if you hold the membership. No1 Lounge is around £24 pre-booked through Priority Pass, with walk-up around the same as Plaza Premium. For workspace-quality Wi-Fi and quiet on a business trip, the lounges sit alongside business parking at T5 in the same broader business-traveller workflow. For the full airport-wide picture see the Heathrow lounges hub; for the matching siblings see Terminal 3 lounges, Terminal 4 lounges and Terminal 5 lounges.