Lounge directory · ARN · Last reviewed 18 May 2026
Stockholm Arlanda Lounges (ARN): Every Lounge and How to Get In
Arlanda runs five lounges in total: three SAS doors in Terminal 5 and two Pearl Lounges for everyone else. It is a short list by hub standards, but every traveler can get into at least one of them. Here is the full map.
- Lounge verdict
- Small but workable. SAS covers its premium and SkyTeam traffic with three Terminal 5 lounges, and the two Pearl Lounges handle Priority Pass, DragonPass and paid entry. Nobody is spoiled for choice, and nobody is locked out either.
- Best access play
- Priority Pass opens both Pearl Lounges: the door on the mezzanine by gate C37 for Terminal 5 departures, open 06:30 to 20:30, and the Terminal 2 lounge on the fourth floor, open 04:45 to 21:00. Prebooked paid entry from about 35 euros covers travelers with no membership at all.
- The one thing to know
- Every Arlanda lounge closes in the evening. The last door, the Pearl Lounge in Terminal 2, shuts at 21:00, and the SAS lounges close 30 minutes before the final SAS departure. A late night or overnight layover here is a lounge free layover.
Orientation
How the Arlanda lounge map works
Two facts shape everything here. First, Sweden runs a small lounge market: five lounges at its biggest airport, against 43 at Heathrow. Second, the October 2025 reorganization folded Terminal 4 into Terminal 5, so the old T4 gate building now operates as gates C30 to C44 of Terminal 5, reached by an airside walkway of about 7 minutes. Old guides still list a Terminal 4 lounge; that room now belongs to Terminal 5 in all but architecture.
The split is clean. SAS owns the airline lounge scene with three doors in Terminal 5: the Gold Lounge and the standard SAS Lounge sharing the building upstairs at gate E1, and the SAS Lounge by Mastercard at gate F26, opened in February 2025. The independent scene is the Pearl brand, formerly Menzies Aviation, with one lounge by gate C37 in Terminal 5 and one in Terminal 2. Terminal 3, the small regional building, has no lounge at all.
Hours below were checked on 18 May 2026. The pattern to respect is the evening shutdown: 20:00 at the Mastercard lounge, 20:30 at the Pearl by C37, 21:00 at the Pearl in Terminal 2. Capacity is rarely the problem it is at the big hubs, though the Pearl by C37 is compact and can feel tight when a few wide bodies board at once.
Terminal 5
Terminal 5 lounges: the SAS pier doors
| Lounge | Location | Hours | Access | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS Gold Lounge | Upstairs at gate E1, Terminal 5 | Opens 1 hour before the first SAS departure, closes 30 minutes before the last | SAS Business, long haul business on SkyTeam carriers, EuroBonus Diamond and Pandion | The best room at the airport, with showers, phone rooms and the calm the brand promises |
| SAS Lounge | Upstairs at gate E1, same building as the Gold Lounge | Opens 1 hour before the first SAS departure, closes 30 minutes before the last | SAS Plus, EuroBonus Gold, SkyTeam Elite Plus | Solid buffet, showers and computers; busiest before the morning long haul bank |
| SAS Lounge by Mastercard | Gate F26, Schengen Pier F | 06:00 to 20:00 daily | SAS Plus and Business, business on SkyTeam carriers, EuroBonus Diamond and Gold, SkyTeam Elite Plus | Opened February 2025 to spare F gate flyers the walk to E1; no showers here |
The E1 building sits at the junction where the Schengen and non Schengen flows meet, which is why SAS put its flagship pair there: most passengers pass gate E1 whichever pier they board from. The Gold Lounge upstairs is the prize, quiet and properly stocked, and its showers make it the best reset point at Arlanda after an overnight arrival onto a connecting SAS ticket. The standard SAS Lounge below the same roof does the volume work and fills hardest between 6 and 9 in the morning when the long haul departures cluster.
The Mastercard lounge at F26 is the practical addition. Pier F handles a large share of SAS Schengen flying, and before February 2025 those passengers faced a 10 minute walk back to E1 and the same walk out again. If you hold lounge access and depart from an F gate, start here; the food runs from a full breakfast buffet to lighter fare through the day, and you can still relocate to E1 if you want a shower. None of the SAS doors sell entry or take Priority Pass.
Terminal 4
Terminal 4: the building that became Pier C
| Lounge | Location | Hours | Access | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Lounge gate C37 | Mezzanine opposite gate C37, stairs or a lift up; former Terminal 4 building, now gates C30 to C44 of Terminal 5 | 06:30 to 20:30 daily | Priority Pass, DragonPass, prebooked paid entry from about 35 euros; Amex Platinum to be confirmed | The only non airline door for Terminal 5 departures; compact, Scandinavian and worth the walk out to Pier C |
Terminal 4 stopped existing as a real terminal in October 2025, when Swedavia closed its check in, security and passport facilities and folded the gates into Terminal 5. The lounge survived the merger. What old reviews call the Menzies Aurora Terminal 4 lounge is today's Pearl Lounge by gate C37, rebranded along with its Terminal 2 sibling and now the single independent lounge serving all of Terminal 5.
It matters more than its size suggests, because the Pearl Lounge that stood near gate E1 closed at the end of March 2025. Since then, every Priority Pass and DragonPass holder departing Terminal 5 funnels through this one room. The location cuts both ways: if you board from the C gates the lounge is on your way, but from the E or F piers you are committing to the 7 minute walkway out and back. The lounge sits on the Schengen side; non Schengen passengers can visit, but need to budget time for passport control afterward.
Terminals 2 and 3
Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 lounges
| Lounge | Location | Hours | Access | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Lounge Terminal 2 | Fourth floor after security, stairs or a lift by the O'Learys restaurant area | 04:45 to 21:00 daily | Priority Pass, DragonPass, Amex Platinum, Mastercard lounge programs, prebooked paid entry from about 35 euros | The longest hours at Arlanda; serves Schengen and non Schengen departures and even arriving Schengen passengers |
Terminal 2 is the non SAS international building, a separate structure a 10 to 15 minute landside walk from Terminal 5, and its single lounge quietly outperforms its setting. The Pearl here opens at 04:45 for the first wave, runs until 21:00, takes the widest spread of cards and memberships at the airport, and admits passengers from both the Schengen and non Schengen sides. It also accepts passengers arriving into Terminal 2 on Schengen flights, which makes it the closest thing Arlanda has to an arrivals lounge. The entrance hides in plain sight: through the O'Learys area, then the green stairs or the lift to the fourth floor.
Terminal 3 needs one sentence: the small regional building has no lounge, never has, and its checkpoint only opens about 90 minutes before departures. If you fly a regional hop from T3, do your waiting at SkyCity or in a Terminal 5 lounge you can access, and walk over late.
Access decoder
What actually opens these doors
Priority Pass covers exactly two doors at Arlanda: the Pearl Lounge by gate C37 in Terminal 5 and the Pearl Lounge in Terminal 2. Pick by departure gate, not by habit, because the two sit in different buildings on different sides of security. The SAS lounges are not in the program.
DragonPass mirrors the same two Pearl Lounges, and DragonPass also sells a one off walk up pass for 55 US dollars to travelers without a membership.
American Express Platinum lists the Pearl Lounge in Terminal 2 through its lounge finder; whether the card also opens the C37 door is to be confirmed, so do not plan a Terminal 5 visit around it. There is no Centurion lounge in Sweden.
Paying at the door works at both Pearl Lounges, with prebooked entry from about 35 euros for a 3 hour visit through the Pearl and Plaza Premium booking channels. Walk up entry is subject to space, and the C37 room is small enough that prebooking is the sensible move before a morning departure.
Class of travel and status opens the three SAS doors. SAS Business and EuroBonus Diamond get the Gold Lounge at E1, SAS Plus, EuroBonus Gold and SkyTeam Elite Plus get the SAS Lounge, and the Mastercard lounge at F26 takes the same premium and status traffic on the Schengen pier. Business class on a SkyTeam carrier counts; a Mastercard in your wallet, on its own, does not.
Rules shift and lounges have moved twice here since early 2025, so treat the tables above as the map and confirm the door you are counting on the day you fly. For the membership strategy in detail, see the ARN Priority Pass guide.
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FAQ
Arlanda lounge questions
Which Arlanda lounges take Priority Pass?
Two: the Pearl Lounge by gate C37 in Terminal 5, open 06:30 to 20:30, and the Pearl Lounge on the fourth floor of Terminal 2, open 04:45 to 21:00. The three SAS lounges do not accept Priority Pass. DragonPass covers the same two Pearl doors.
Can I pay for a lounge at Arlanda without flying business class?
Yes. Both Pearl Lounges sell entry, with prebooked passes from about 35 euros for a 3 hour visit, and DragonPass sells a walk up pass for 55 US dollars without a membership. The SAS lounges do not sell entry at any price.
What is the best lounge at Stockholm Arlanda?
With SAS Business or EuroBonus Diamond, the SAS Gold Lounge upstairs at gate E1, which has the best food and the only premium showers. Without status, the Pearl Lounge in Terminal 2 wins on hours and card coverage, and the Pearl by gate C37 is the pick for Terminal 5 departures.
Are Arlanda lounges open at night?
No. The SAS Lounge by Mastercard closes at 20:00, the Pearl by gate C37 at 20:30, and the Pearl in Terminal 2 at 21:00. The SAS lounges at E1 close 30 minutes before the last SAS departure. For an overnight layover, plan around the SkyCity hotels instead.
Is there an arrivals lounge at Arlanda?
Not a dedicated one. The closest substitute is the Pearl Lounge in Terminal 2, which admits passengers arriving into Terminal 2 on Schengen flights. Arriving anywhere else, your options are the landside SkyCity hotels, which sell day rooms and showers.
Did the Terminal 4 lounge at Arlanda close?
No, it changed names and addresses. The old Menzies Aurora lounge in Terminal 4 is now the Pearl Lounge by gate C37, inside the former Terminal 4 building that became gates C30 to C44 of Terminal 5 in October 2025. The Pearl Lounge that stood near gate E1 did close, at the end of March 2025.
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