Adult lounge prices are advertised everywhere. Child prices are not, and they vary far more than anyone expects. Across the 39 UK and Irish lounges we sell, a child’s ticket ranges from £18 to the full adult price, and almost nobody tells you which you are getting until checkout.
For a family of four that swing is worth up to £76 on a single visit. Here is what each lounge actually charges, verified on live inventory on 10 August 2026.
How much do children pay for airport lounge access?
It falls into two groups, and the difference is stark.
Lounges that charge children less:
- Aberdeen, Northern Lights — £18 child against £32 adult
- Gatwick, My Lounge North Terminal — £21 against £40
- Luton, My Lounge — £21 against £42
- Gatwick, My Lounge South Terminal — £23 against £42
- Glasgow, Upperdeck — £24 against £34
- Heathrow, My Lounge Terminal 3 — £25 against £44
- Gatwick, Club Aspire South Terminal — £25 against £40
- Heathrow and Gatwick No1 Lounges — £25 against £46 to £50
- Liverpool, Aspire — £26.99 against £46.99
- Manchester, Aspire Terminal 3 — £31.99 against £37.99
- Edinburgh and Newcastle, Aspire — £31.99 against £46.99
- Birmingham, Aspire — £32.99 against £43.99
- Bristol, East Midlands and Manchester Escape Lounges — £34.99 against £48.99
Lounges that charge children the full adult price:
- Exeter, The Executive Lounge — £27.50
- Dublin, Liffey Lounge — £32.00
- Southend, Skylife Lounge — £33.00
- Leeds Bradford, The Six Eight One Lounge — £44.00
- Every Plaza Premium and Blush lounge at Heathrow, Gatwick and Edinburgh — £46 to £49
Which UK airport lounge is cheapest for a family?
Aberdeen, by a wide margin. Two adults and two children is £100 there. The same family at Leeds Bradford is £176, and at a Heathrow Plaza Premium lounge £196.
Note what that means at Heathrow specifically. My Lounge in Terminal 3 charges a family of four £138, while Plaza Premium charges £196 for a comparable visit at the same airport. Choosing on the adult price alone, which is £44 against £49, hides a £58 difference.
Do babies and toddlers go free in airport lounges?
Usually, though the cut-off varies. At Aberdeen children under three are free. Most lounges apply their child rate from around four years old and take the adult rate from sixteen or eighteen. Always check the age bands for the specific lounge, because a fifteen-year-old on a child ticket and a sixteen-year-old on an adult one is a £20 difference for the same seat.
Is a lounge cheaper than buying food for children at the airport?
Where the child rate is genuinely reduced, it usually stacks up. At £18 for a child at Aberdeen you are close to the cost of a meal and a drink bought airside, and you get seating and unlimited refills with it, which with children is the part that actually matters.
Where children pay the full adult rate, the maths turns quickly. Paying £49 for a nine-year-old who will eat toast and drink orange juice is difficult to justify, and those are the lounges to avoid as a family regardless of how good they are.
Can children go into any airport lounge?
Most UK lounges admit children, but not all, and a few operate adults-only sessions at certain times. The premium and business-focused rooms are the ones most likely to restrict entry. Check before booking rather than at the door.