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What Credit Cards Can Get Me Into Chase Lounges, And Where Are They Located?
Either of the Chase cards that get you lounge access will also get you a bunch of other travel benefits.
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Cardholders can bring two free guests per visit. Each additional guest is $27.
Pop-ups have their own rules, but typically they're open to Chase Sapphire Reserve® and J.P. Morgan Reserve cardholders who, again, can bring two free guests per visit.
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8x Chase points per dollar spent on travel booked via Chase's travel portal.
The card also earns 3x points on dining at restaurants, including eligible delivery services, takeout and dining out; and 1 point per dollar spent on all other purchases. It also offers a number of statement credits that can help further offset the annual fee.
Newcomers are enticed with a welcome offer: Earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $6,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Other ways to gain Chase airport lounge access
You don't need to hold a Chase card just to get into Chase airport lounges. In fact, other cards can get you into these lounges.
Use Priority Pass to get in
Unlike, say, AmEx Centurion Lounges, Chase Sapphire airport lounge access isn't restricted to just Chase cardholders. Like other The Club lounges, Chase Sapphire airport lounges are accessible to all Priority Pass members — with a limit.
Priority Pass members receive one complimentary visit to a Chase Sapphire Lounge once per calendar year. Subsequent visits for Priority Pass members and any additional guests cost $75 each.
Washington, D.C. (IAD), note this is The Etihad Lounge but it falls under Chase.
Other lounges set to open in the future include Los Angeles (LAX).
Lounges widely vary in size and in terms of what sorts of amenities are offered. The Phoenix lounge is beautiful and serves tasty food, but is quite small and offers little more than some complimentary refreshments and a place to sit. Meanwhile, the massive Chase Sapphire Lounge LaGuardia includes a photo booth, arcade, children's room, nursing room, rest pods and spa treatment rooms.
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Pop-up lounges around the world
A Chase pop-up lounge in Paris for the Olympics in 2024. (Photo by Sally French)
Chase lounges aren't limited to airports. To build hype, Chase periodically runs pop-up lounges. For example, Chase took over a boat floating on the Seine River in Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympics. There, travelers got to watch the Olympics on a huge screen, were treated to gifts including Olympic pins, and could indulge in complimentary drinks and light bites.