Nanjing Lukou Airport Lounges

• —Holds the Priority Pass options (CIP Lounge V9 and China Southern First/Business Class)
• —China Southern's First/Business and Sky Pearl Club Lounge serves SkyTeam passengers near Gate 15
• —King Lounge is the Star Alliance option, on the 3rd floor by Gate 5C
• —The Yuexing Counter is a landside DragonPass check-in point before security

• —Largest cluster of NKG lounges, most airside after passport control and security
• —V6 Business and V7 International First Class are the airside DragonPass lounges
• —China Eastern V3, China Southern Sky Pearl V4 and Shenzhen Airlines King V2 cover the airline lounges
• —GHA, VI and Airport lounges serve Star Alliance passengers

DragonPass is accepted at the airside Terminal 2 lounges — V6 Business and V7 International First Class — and at the landside Yuexing and Yuet counters, which handle check-in and reception before security. Each carries a published pay-in rate. DragonPass is the most useful single membership for Terminal 2 departures.

DragonPass

Priority Pass works at a couple of Terminal 1 lounges, including CIP Lounge V9 and the China Southern First/Business Class Lounge. Coverage is narrower than DragonPass, so confirm your specific lounge and terminal before you travel.

Priority Pass

SkyTeam status and China Eastern or China Southern premium tickets reach the China Eastern, China Southern and V7 VIP lounges, while Star Alliance status (and Shenzhen Airlines) opens the GHA, VI, King and Airport lounges. Access follows your ticket and frequent-flyer tier.

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Several Nanjing lounges sell entry at the door, including the China Eastern V3, China Southern Sky Pearl V4 and Shenzhen Airlines King V2 lounges, plus the DragonPass lounges' published walk-up rates. You can pay per visit without a membership or airline status.

A business- or first-class ticket on China Eastern, China Southern or another SkyTeam or Star Alliance carrier gets you into that airline's Nanjing lounge directly — the simplest route if you're flying premium out of NKG, with no membership needed.

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Terminal 1 vs Terminal 2

• —Nanjing Lukou runs two terminals — pick a lounge in the terminal you're flying from before clearing security.
• —Terminal 2 carries the bigger lounge cluster, including the airside DragonPass business lounges.
• —Terminal 1 holds the Priority Pass options, so match your membership to your terminal.

Pick the right membership

• —DragonPass opens more NKG lounges than Priority Pass — the better single membership if you only carry one.
• —The landside Yuexing and Yuet counters are DragonPass check-in points; the Yuet counter also issues a coupon for the airside V6 lounge.
• —Priority Pass is limited to a couple of Terminal 1 lounges, so confirm coverage before you travel.

Airside vs landside

• —Most lounges sit airside, after passport control and security — clear the checkpoint first.
• —The Yuexing and Yuet counters are landside, useful before security for DragonPass check-in.
• —If you're connecting, check whether your next flight leaves from the same terminal.

Timing & hours

• —Most NKG lounges open early (around 05:00–05:30) and run to the last departure or roughly 22:00.
• —Lounge hours vary by lounge, so check the per-lounge page if you have an early or late flight.
• —Arrive with time to spare — Nanjing's security and immigration can be slow at peak.