CIP Terminal
★4.2(1,060 reviews)IKA
IKA's established pay-per-visit lounge — buy entry for a cold buffet, snacks and a calmer wait.
The CIP Lounge at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport is the airport's established pay-per-visit lounge, set in the main terminal. "CIP" stands for Commercially Important Person — a common label for premium-service lounges in the region — and here it means a lounge you enter by buying a pass rather than by holding airline status. Inside, the lounge offers a cold buffet alongside complimentary snacks and soft drinks, giving travellers a calmer place to wait than the main terminal floor. It's a sensible choice for anyone without oneworld status or a business-class ticket who still wants somewhere comfortable to settle before one of IKA's typically late-night international departures. Access is open to travellers who pay for entry.
Crowding · varies with departures
A calmer place to wait than the terminal floor, suitable for light tasks before a flight, though it's a simpler lounge without listed business facilities. Fine for catching up on a phone or laptop in a quieter setting.
The CIP Lounge keeps its catering simple and complimentary: a cold buffet alongside snacks and soft drinks. It's enough to tide you over before a flight without the full hot-food service of the airport's status lounge, and it comes included once you've paid for entry.
Dietary: Vegetarian options
The CIP Lounge is in IKA's main passenger terminal; follow the CIP lounge signage within the terminal.
- 01Arrive at the main terminal
- 02Follow signage to the CIP Lounge
- 03Pay for entry at the lounge
- 04Settle in before your flight
Landmarks: Main passenger terminal · Departures area
ℹ Imam Khomeini (IKA)
Included: Complimentary snacks · Complimentary cold buffet · Complimentary soft drinks
Pricing is confirmed at booking.
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Make the most of it.
This is a pay-per-visit lounge — you buy entry at the door, no membership or airline status needed.
Catering is a cold buffet with snacks and soft drinks, rather than a full hot-food service.
It's a good fallback if you don't qualify for IKA's status lounge.
IKA's international flights mostly leave late at night, so plan your lounge time accordingly.
Check current opening hours and entry price at the lounge, as these can vary.
Quick answers.
No — the CIP Lounge is pay-per-visit, so you buy entry at the door without any membership or airline status.
A cold buffet alongside complimentary snacks and soft drinks. It's a simpler offering than the airport's status lounge.
It's in IKA's main passenger terminal; follow the CIP lounge signage within the terminal.
