Gatwick has two terminals and no airside connection between them. Pick a lounge in the wrong one and the ticket is dead, because you cannot walk across after security. That single fact matters more than any review.

Here is every lounge we can book you into at Gatwick, which terminal it is in and what it costs. Per person, taken from live inventory on 10 August 2026.

What lounges are at Gatwick North Terminal?

  • My Lounge — £40 an adult, £21 a child. The cheapest way into a lounge anywhere at Gatwick, and the best family rate in either terminal.
  • Plaza Premium Lounge — £46, and £46 a child. Note the child rate: this one charges children the full adult price.
  • Plaza Premium Lounge, three to six hour stay — £75. The extended-stay ticket, worth it only on a long connection or a badly delayed departure.

What lounges are at Gatwick South Terminal?

  • Club Aspire Lounge — £40 an adult, £25 a child. The cheapest in the South Terminal.
  • My Lounge — £42 an adult, £23 a child.
  • No1 Lounge Gatwick — £46 an adult, £25 a child.
  • Clubrooms Gatwick South — £52. The premium room, with table service and far lower seating density.

Which is the cheapest lounge at Gatwick?

My Lounge in the North Terminal and Club Aspire in the South, both at £40 an adult. There is no cheaper entry at Gatwick, and prices held steady on every date we checked, so waiting gains you nothing.

Which Gatwick lounge is best for families?

My Lounge in the North Terminal, comfortably. At £21 a child it is the lowest child rate at the airport, so two adults and two children come to £122.

The same family at Plaza Premium in the same terminal is £184, because that lounge charges children the full £46 adult rate. A £62 difference, in one terminal, driven by a child policy neither lounge puts on its front page. If you are flying from the South Terminal, Club Aspire or No1 at £25 a child are the ones to look at.

Can I use a North Terminal lounge if I fly from South?

No. Gatwick’s terminals are separate airside, and the shuttle between them runs landside only. Once you are through security you are committed. Check your departure terminal before booking, not after.

Is a Gatwick lounge worth it?

Gatwick is one of the busiest single-runway airports in the world and its departure lounges fill hard at peak. If you have two hours or more airside and were going to eat anyway, £40 buys you a guaranteed seat in a terminal where seats are the scarce resource.

Under ninety minutes it stops making sense, because a good chunk of that goes on finding the lounge and leaving for the gate. The fuller version of this calculation is in are airport lounges worth it.

Do I need to book a Gatwick lounge in advance?

There is no early-booking discount, so the only reason to book ahead is certainty. At Gatwick that reason is a good one: the cheaper rooms sell out at the morning peak and a walk-up is turned away when they are full.

What time do Gatwick lounges open?

Early enough for the first departures, which at Gatwick means before 05:00 in both terminals. Entry is usually from three hours before your flight with a three-hour cap on the stay.