Independent T1 Before security
AFT Connect
Level 5, check-in area, before security
Buffet without alcohol and no showers: an essential stop, not a lounge in which to freshen up.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
DragonPass
Kuala Lumpur lounges: Terminal 1 or klia2, what changes
Kuala Lumpur lounges: Terminal 1 or klia2, what changes
Even before the card in your pocket, what counts at Kuala Lumpur is the terminal: Terminal 1 and klia2 each have their own lounges, with almost opposite logic. At Terminal 1 the widest choice is in the Satellite, beyond the Aerotrain; at klia2 several lounges sit before security, and that changes how you plan your wait.
At Terminal 1 the first question is whether you have already cleared security. Before the checkpoints there are two options, very different from each other: the Sphere Lounge, linked to the Sama Sama Hotel, is one of the few lounges in the terminal you can use without having gone through the gates, and it has showers; the Capsule Transit Sleep Lounge, in the departures hall, is not a waiting room but a single bed with a digital lock, which with Priority Pass you book for a timed visit.
After security, if you leave from the Contact Pier you will find the two Plaza Premium lounges a few steps from each other. The Plaza Premium Lounge, open all night and accessible with Priority Pass, has a bar and hot dishes but no showers; those are in the nearby Plaza Premium First, the upscale version, which focuses on hot meals prepared to order.
If you board from the Satellite, reached by Aerotrain, you get the airport's largest concentration of lounges. With Priority Pass the options are the Sky Suite Lounge, next to gate C5, with showers and a time limit, and the Travel Club Lounge towards gates C11-C17, with a bar and hot dishes. If your layover falls at night and the goal is to sleep, the Kepler Club from gate C33 offers private capsules with showers and lockers included, again with Priority Pass but not for younger children.
With a Malaysia Airlines Business or First ticket, or with oneworld Emerald or Sapphire status or Enrich Gold and Platinum, the right lounge depends on the type of flight. In the Satellite there is the Malaysia Airlines International Golden Lounge, and on the same mezzanine the Malaysia Airlines Platinum Lounge, reserved for Platinum passengers, with a tailored menu and personalised service. For regional flights there is the Regional Golden Lounge at gate H, which also admits some SkyTeam passengers and pairs its showers with a family room and a prayer room; for domestic flights, the Malaysia Airlines Domestic Golden Lounge at gate A.
At klia2 the reasoning is reversed. The Plaza Premium Lounge at gateway@klia2, next to the Aerotel, can be used without having cleared security and is useful if you arrive very early; in the departures hall, near the row S check-in desks, the Sky Suite Lounge has hot dishes, but among the free alcoholic drinks only beer. For a real rest there is CapsuleTransit MAX, a capsule service with showers more than a waiting lounge. Past security, on the international side, the Travel Club Lounge (Gate L8) offers free beer and conference rooms, here too with a limited stay.
Which lounge to choose
| Lounge | Where | Hours | Priority Pass | Paid entry | Showers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFT Connect | T1 | Open 24 hours | No | Yes | — |
| Capsule Transit Sleep Lounge | T1 | Open 24 hours | Yes | — | — |
| Global Lounge | T1 · International flights | Open 24 hours | No | — | Yes |
| Plaza Premium First | T1 · International flights | Open 24 hours | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plaza Premium Lounge | T1 · International flights | Open 24 hours | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sky Suite Lounge | T1 · International flights | Open 24 hours | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sphere Lounge | T1 | 07:00-23:00 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Travel Club Lounge | T1 · International flights | Open 24 hours | Yes | Yes | — |
| CapsuleTransit MAX | klia2 | Open 24 hours | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plaza Premium Lounge | klia2 | Open 24 hours | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sky Suite Lounge | klia2 | Open 24 hours | Yes | Yes | — |
| Travel Club Lounge (Gate L8) | klia2 · International flights | Open 24 hours | Yes | Yes | — |
| Travel Club Lounge (Gate P) | klia2 · International flights | Open 24 hours | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kepler Club | T1 · International flights | Open 24 hours | Yes | — | Yes |
| Malaysia Airlines Domestic Golden Lounge | T1 · Domestic flights | 05:00-23:59 | No | — | Yes |
| Malaysia Airlines International Golden Lounge | T1 · International flights | Open 24 hours | No | — | Yes |
| Malaysia Airlines Platinum Lounge | T1 · International flights | Open 24 hours | No | — | Yes |
| Regional Golden Lounge | T1 · International flights | 05:00-23:59 | No | — | Yes |
| SilverKris Lounge | T1 | — | No | — | — |
Independent T1 Before security Priority Pass
Capsule Transit Sleep Lounge
Level 5, departures hall, before security, near Costa Coffee and the domestic departures gate
Single bed with two pillows and a duvet, USB sockets, digital lock and soundproofing.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
One Priority Pass visit entitles you to a single bed for 3 hours within 24; children under 12 are not admitted.
- Rest area
Independent T1 · International flights
Global Lounge
Mezzanine, gates C21-C27
A golf simulator and a bar, in a lounge shared by several partner airlines.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
Premium passengers of partner airlines, including Air Algérie, China Southern, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways and Turkish Airlines.
- Showers
- Hot food
- Bar
Independent T1 · International flights Priority Pass
Plaza Premium First
Contact Pier, level 2, near gate G
The upscale version of Plaza Premium focuses on hot meals prepared to order, with showers and sofas fitted with charging sockets.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
LoungeKeyAmerican Express
- Showers
- Hot food
- Bar
Independent T1 · International flights Priority Pass
Plaza Premium Lounge
Contact Pier, near gate G2
The standard version of Plaza Premium, with a bar and hot dishes but no showers, which are instead in the nearby Plaza Premium First.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
Access with Priority Pass and DragonPass; passengers of some Star Alliance partner airlines are also admitted. Paid entry available.
- Hot food
- Bar
Independent T1 · International flights Priority Pass
Sky Suite Lounge
Satellite, mezzanine next to gate C5
It has showers; from the main terminal it is reached by the Aerotrain.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
Access with Priority Pass, DragonPass and LoungeKey; paid entry available. Maximum stay of three hours.
- Showers
- Hot food
- Bar
Independent T1 Before security Priority Pass
Sphere Lounge
At the Sama Sama Hotel, before security
Linked to the Sama Sama Hotel, it is one of the few lounges in Terminal 1 that can be used without having gone through security.
- Hours
- 07:00-23:00
LoungeKeyDragonPassAmerican Express
- Showers
Independent T1 · International flights Priority Pass
Travel Club Lounge
Satellite, mezzanine, gates C11-C17
Independent lounge with a bar and hot dishes.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
LoungeKeyDragonPassAmerican Express
- Hot food
- Bar
- Spa and massages
Other klia2 Before security Priority Pass
CapsuleTransit MAX
Level 2M, before security
More than a waiting lounge, it is a service of rest capsules, with showers.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
DragonPass
- Showers
- Rest area
- Spa and massages
Independent klia2 Before security Priority Pass
Plaza Premium Lounge
Level 2M, gateway@klia2, next to the Aerotel, before security
Useful if you arrive well ahead of your flight: you enter without having gone through security.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
DragonPass
- Hot food
- Bar
Independent klia2 Before security Priority Pass
Sky Suite Lounge
Level 3, departures hall, next to check-in desks of row S
The only free alcoholic drink is beer, alongside hot dishes.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
Access with Priority Pass and DragonPass; paid entry available. Maximum stay of three hours.
- Hot food
- Bar
Independent klia2 · International flights Priority Pass
Travel Club Lounge (Gate L8)
After security, international departures area, next to gate L8
Free beer and conference rooms.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
Access with Priority Pass and DragonPass; paid entry available. Maximum stay of three hours.
- Hot food
- Bar
Independent klia2 · International flights Priority Pass
Travel Club Lounge (Gate P)
Level 3, gate P area
A spa and a prayer room complete the bar and hot dishes.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
Access with Priority Pass and DragonPass; paid entry available.
- Hot food
- Bar
- Spa and massages
Credit card T1 · International flights Priority Pass
Kepler Club
Satellite, level 2, from gate C33, opposite Starbucks
Private sleeping capsules, with showers and lockers included in the visit.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
With Priority Pass the visit lasts 3 hours within 24; children under 7 are not admitted.
- Showers
- Rest area
Airline T1 · Domestic flights
Malaysia Airlines Domestic Golden Lounge
Gate A, level 3
For Malaysia Airlines domestic flights, with showers supplied with towels and a luggage storage.
- Hours
- 05:00-23:59
Access for Malaysia Airlines Business and First passengers and for holders of oneworld Emerald and oneworld Sapphire and Enrich Gold and Platinum status.
- Showers
- Hot food
Airline T1 · International flights
Malaysia Airlines International Golden Lounge
Satellite, west area, mezzanine of level 2
The international Golden Lounge of Malaysia Airlines, on the same mezzanine as the Platinum Lounge.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
Access for Malaysia Airlines Business and First passengers and for holders of oneworld Emerald and oneworld Sapphire and Enrich Gold and Platinum status.
- Showers
- Hot food
- Bar
- Rest area
Airline T1 · International flights
Malaysia Airlines Platinum Lounge
Satellite, west area, mezzanine of level 2
Tailor-made menus and personalized service: the top tier among the Malaysia Airlines lounges in the Satellite.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
Reserved for Malaysia Airlines Platinum passengers.
- Showers
- Hot food
- Bar
- Rest area
Airline T1 · International flights
Regional Golden Lounge
Gate H, mezzanine of level 4
Designed for Malaysia Airlines regional flights, it offers a family room and a prayer room alongside the showers.
- Hours
- 05:00-23:59
Access for Malaysia Airlines Business and First passengers, for holders of oneworld Emerald and oneworld Sapphire and Enrich Gold and Platinum status, and for business and SkyTeam Elite Plus passengers of some SkyTeam airlines.
- Showers
- Hot food
- Children's area
Airline T1
SilverKris Lounge
Satellite, mezzanine
Singaporean cuisine alongside international dishes and individual workstations.
Reserved for Singapore Airlines passengers.
No lounges match this filter.
To sum up, in Kuala Lumpur you choose the terminal first and then the lounge. At Terminal 1, with Priority Pass, the Satellite gives more alternatives, from lounges with showers to the Kepler Club capsules, while the Contact Pier suits those boarding there. With a premium Malaysia Airlines ticket or the right status, the lounge is the Golden Lounge for your type of flight. At klia2 the decision has to be made before the checkpoints: stay in a landside lounge or carry your wait through to the Travel Club at gate L8. And for sleeping, a capsule beats an armchair.
airport lounge
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