We’ve visited the SAS Lounge at Copenhagen Airport a few times since SAS transitioned from Star Alliance to SkyTeam. Our first visit here was in November 2024, and the most recent visit was in October 2025. With the recent refresh and the merger of the former SAS Gold Lounge into a single lounge, it now feels more cohesive and spacious, even with the usual volume of passengers passing through.

Location and access

The SAS Lounge sits in the Schengen part of Terminal 3, close to Pier C, just before the passport control area that leads out to the non‑Schengen gates. Because the lounge is before passport control, anyone flying internationally still needs to factor in time to clear immigration after leaving the lounge.

Access is granted to SkyTeam Elite Plus members and SkyTeam Business or First Class passengers, along with eligible SAS EuroBonus elite members. Certain airlines also use the lounge as a contract lounge. For example, Singapore Airlines elite members can also use this lounge when flying SAS. You can even buy lounge access if you are flying with SAS too. The lounge has for sure been very busy on multiple occasions we’ve been here!

Layout

For years, the SAS Lounge at Copenhagen was split into two distinct spaces: the main SAS Lounge on the ground floor and the SAS Gold Lounge upstairs, accessed by a staircase to the right of reception. The previous SAS Gold Lounge was supposedly better (in reality, it’s probably because there used to be no alcohol in the regular SAS Lounge), as is pretty standard for EU airlines to treat elite members better.

Since October 2025, these two have merged into one larger lounge (not just here, but also across the SAS network). The former Gold Lounge area upstairs is now fully integrated into the main lounge, with the dividing wall removed. You enter through the same central reception on the lower level, but once inside, you can freely head upstairs. This change is supposedly to align with partners like Air France-KLM, and to standardise its premium experience since the return of “true” business class on its intra-Europe flights.

The lounge stretches across two floors with a mix of open seating zones and more tucked‑away corners. On the first floor, you get a broad, open plan area with clusters of armchairs, sofas and café‑style tables. There was even a kids room near the entrance.

On the second floor, there are also lots of seating options, such as restaurant-style seating, high-top communal tables, open work desks and even private offices.

It’s a welcome change to have the entire lounge merged into one. During each of my visits, there were very few empty sections, even in the early morning.

Food and drinks

From what I’ve read, the difference between the former SAS Gold Lounge and the regular SAS Lounge was just having an alcohol selection. With the latest experience, you can now access the alcohol on the second floor of the lounge.

Self‑serve soft drinks, coffee, tea and juices are dotted around both levels, so you do not need to trek back to the main buffet each time. The alcohol selection is perfectly acceptable, but nothing you would go out of your way for.

The second floor is also home to the Café, where you can order barista-made coffee and tea. The standout upgrade from the old configuration is the Café. In the previous setup, the Café was reserved only for SAS Gold Lounge guests. Now, anyone can order a barista-made drink, which is much preferred over the coffee machines.

The menu goes beyond standard espresso to include drinks like chai, with decaf and iced versions available if you ask. At peak times, the queue can snake out into the main seating zone, but the line moves quickly, and on average, it takes about 5 to 8 minutes for your drink.

I also managed to snapped a photo of the chai powder that the lounge uses.

The dining area is nicely done up too, with a design that channels a classic Scandinavian kitchen. I really like that interior design touch. Right by the kitchen is a sign showing the food waste from lounge guests last month, not surprising given the EU’s sustainability focus.

The salad bar is always there, together with the Scandinavian-style cheese slicer, which is pretty interesting to use. The hot food selection is generally quite limited. In our visits, there’s always one carb and one protein option. In one visit, we had some meatballs and brown rice.

In another visit, we had some barbecue chicken with a gumbo‑style beef with rice.

Here’s a closer look at the Scandinavian-style cheese slicer, it’s an interesting way to slice up your cheese for sure.

We sat around on both the lower and upper floors across various visits to the lounge. If you’re looking for condiments and sauces, you can find them in the main dining area across both floors.

Here’s the lunch on one of our visits this year. We had meatballs with rice, with a bit of smoked salmon from the salad bar.

Amenities

For a business‑heavy hub like Copenhagen, the SAS Lounge hits the basics well and quietly adds a few family‑friendly touches. The kids room was being used so I didn’t take photos there, here’s one taken online.

Free Wi‑Fi is available throughout and has been consistently reliable for video calls and remote work, with ample power sockets and USB points built into most lounging areas and work desks.

On both floors, there are areas to work. The second floor has the most, as there is even a room furnished with many office-style chairs. There are also several semi-private work desks, providing good options for those needing some focus or privacy. But frankly, most people were eating there as well, given how full it has been.

Previously, I’ve read that this area included a “Daylight Booster Zone”, designed to help with jet lag by simulating natural light during the Nordics’ long dark periods. Tried finding it on our recent visit, but it seems this section has been replaced with a regular long table.

Hidden behind this area are the private offices, which come with the same office-style chair but enclosed in a small room. It’s great if you want to have some private space to call. It gets busy though, and it’s often occupied.

Conference rooms can also be found on both floors, though I’ve never seen anyone using them for any business meetings. More often than not, there were leftover trays and plates in the conference rooms, which probably acted as an overflow of passengers from the main dining area.

Shower facilities are located on the first floor. You can get the shower keys from the reception by exchanging them for your physical boarding pass.

In most visits, showers were available almost immediately, so we didn’t have to wait at all.

Inside, the showers are compact and pretty basic, but have fairly powerful water pressure. There are no toilets within the showers however.

What’s nice now is that SAS is leaning into Scandinavian brands for toiletries instead of generic wall‑mounted bottles. It is a small thing, but seeing local brands in the bathroom is pretty nice indeed, given how some airlines skimp on toiletries even in their home bases! We had toiletries and handwash from Skandinavisk. We also saw Skandinavisk products being showcased behind the lounge reception.

Final thoughts

The refreshed SAS Lounge at Copenhagen is a solid transit spot, especially post-merger, with the open layout, barista café now for everyone, and useful touches like private offices and local Skandinavisk-branded toiletries making it feel more put-together.

That said, the sheer volume of passengers keeps it feeling packed most times, even early in the morning, and the food stays pretty average with just the one carb-protein rotation each visit, when more hot options would go a long way. If you are connecting through Copenhagen on SkyTeam or SAS flights, and in need of a shower and something quick to eat, it works fine, but do not expect a quiet oasis.