All airports

Overnight guides for the world’s biggest hubs — scored, mapped and verified.

36 airports
Singapore Changi at night SIN Yes — airside, all night
Singapore Changi
Singapore, Singapore
The airport every other airport gets measured against.
4.8 57 24+
Seoul Incheon at night ICN Yes — airside, all night
Seoul Incheon
Seoul, South Korea
Nap zones, a 24-hour spa, and the calm to use them.
4.7 40 18+
Hamad International at night DOH Yes — airside, all night
Hamad International
Doha, Qatar
Calm, single-terminal, and built for the long night.
4.7 40 24+
Dubai International at night DXB Yes — airside, all night
Dubai International
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The busiest night shift in aviation.
4.5 30 22+
Helsinki Vantaa at night HEL Yes — airside, all night
Helsinki Vantaa
Helsinki, Finland
Nordic calm, real recliners, and nobody hurrying you along.
4.4 24 8+
Zayed International at night AUH Yes — airside, all night
Zayed International
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
A new terminal with room to breathe.
4.4 25 14+
Istanbul Airport at night IST Yes — airside, all night
Istanbul Airport
Istanbul, Turkey
A city-sized terminal built for the fourteen-hour layover.
4.3 30 25+
Taipei Taoyuan at night TPE Yes — airside, all night
Taipei Taoyuan
Taipei, Taiwan
Free showers, quiet corners, and nobody hurrying you along.
4.2 24 16+
Kuala Lumpur International at night KUL Yes — airside, all night
Kuala Lumpur International
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Two very different airports wearing one name.
4.1 22 14+
Amsterdam Schiphol at night AMS Yes — airside, all night
Amsterdam Schiphol
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One terminal, all night, with a park in the middle of it.
4.1 18 12+
Hong Kong International at night HKG Yes — airside, all night
Hong Kong International
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Vast, cold and workable if you find the right corner.
4.0 20 14+
Munich Airport at night MUC Limited — with caveats
Munich Airport
Munich, Germany
German efficiency that extends, unusually, to sleeping.
4.0 20 12+
Tokyo Haneda at night HND Limited — with caveats
Tokyo Haneda
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s 24-hour airport — but only one terminal really is.
3.9 16 8+
Madrid Barajas at night MAD Yes — airside, all night
Madrid Barajas
Madrid, Spain
Enormous, open all night, and easy to get marooned in.
3.8 14 8+
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi at night BKK Yes — airside, all night
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
Bangkok, Thailand
Open all night, bright all night.
3.7 18 12+
Auckland Airport at night AKL Limited — with caveats
Auckland Airport
Auckland, New Zealand
No curfew, but the building still goes quiet and cold.
3.6 12 8+
Frankfurt Airport at night FRA Limited — with caveats
Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt, Germany
A night flight ban, a very long walk, and nowhere soft.
3.6 12 14+
Toronto Pearson at night YYZ Limited — with caveats
Toronto Pearson
Toronto, Canada
Calm, safe, and quieter than you expect after midnight.
3.6 10 6+
Paris Charles de Gaulle at night CDG Yes — airside, all night
Paris Charles de Gaulle
Paris, France
Open all night, designed for almost none of it.
3.5 10 10+
Barcelona El Prat at night BCN Yes — airside, all night
Barcelona El Prat
Barcelona, Spain
A holiday airport with holiday-season crowds and armrests everywhere.
3.5 8 5+
Rome Fiumicino at night FCO Limited — with caveats
Rome Fiumicino
Rome, Italy
Fine to wait in, hard to sleep in, easy to leave.
3.5 8 6+
Chicago O'Hare at night ORD Yes — airside, all night
Chicago O'Hare
Chicago, United States
The most sleepable of the big American hubs.
3.5 12 6+
Sydney Kingsford Smith at night SYD Landside closes overnight
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Sydney, Australia
A legal curfew means the building empties out.
3.4 10 8+
Shanghai Pudong at night PVG Limited — with caveats
Shanghai Pudong
Shanghai, China
Big, cold, and it closes more of itself than you expect.
3.3 8 8+
São Paulo Guarulhos at night GRU Yes — airside, all night
São Paulo Guarulhos
São Paulo, Brazil
A busy South American hub that never fully sleeps.
3.3 9 8+
Indira Gandhi International at night DEL Limited — with caveats
Indira Gandhi International
Delhi, India
You cannot loiter here — you need a ticket to be in the building.
3.2 10 12+
London Heathrow at night LHR Limited — with caveats
London Heathrow
London, United Kingdom
Europe’s busiest hub, and it closes the doors on you.
3.2 6 12+
Lisbon Humberto Delgado at night LIS Yes — airside, all night
Lisbon Humberto Delgado
Lisbon, Portugal
Cramped, bright, and every seat fights back.
3.2 6 4+
O. R. Tambo International at night JNB Limited — with caveats
O. R. Tambo International
Johannesburg, South Africa
Africa's biggest hub, and a night that rewards planning.
3.2 8 6+
Tokyo Narita at night NRT Landside closes overnight
Tokyo Narita
Tokyo, Japan
A curfewed airport that closes around you.
3.1 8 6+
Zurich Airport at night ZRH Limited — with caveats
Zurich Airport
Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss precision, including the part where they close.
3.1 5 8+
Bogotá El Dorado at night BOG Yes — airside, all night
Bogotá El Dorado
Bogotá, Colombia
Latin America’s connecting hub, awake and cold.
3.1 7 5+
New York JFK at night JFK Limited — with caveats
New York JFK
New York, United States
Five terminals, five sets of rules, one long night.
3.0 6 4+
Cairo International at night CAI Yes — airside, all night
Cairo International
Cairo, Egypt
Three terminals, one long wait, plenty of tea.
3.0 6 4+
Los Angeles International at night LAX Limited — with caveats
Los Angeles International
Los Angeles, United States
A horseshoe of terminals that empties out fast.
2.9 5 5+
Mexico City Benito Juárez at night MEX Yes — airside, all night
Mexico City Benito Juárez
Mexico City, Mexico
Crowded, cramped, and open all night anyway.
2.8 5 4+