# Spending your layover inside Mumbai airport

Niranta's rooms inside Terminal 2 are the place to sleep at Mumbai airport: its airside rooms need no Indian visa if you're flying on internationally, and its landside rooms suit anyone with a visa. The international lounges let you in up to 4 hours before your flight, and all have showers.

- Web page: https://mumbailayover.com/airport/
- Guide: [Mumbai Layover](https://mumbailayover.com/), an independent layover guide to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM), part of City Layover
- Updated 10 November 2026; facts checked 8 November 2026

## Can you sleep at Mumbai airport during a layover?

Yes. Niranta rents rooms inside Mumbai airport's Terminal 2 by the hour or overnight. Its airside rooms, next to the duty-free food court, are for passengers changing between international flights and need no Indian visa; book them on Niranta's own website. With a visa, its landside rooms below the arrivals hall and the sleeping pods in the Aviserv lounge in arrivals are open to you too. Prices aren't published.

## At a glance

- **Hotels at the terminals**: Niranta, 144 rooms in three properties inside Terminal 2
- **Airside rooms**: Niranta airside: international to international, no Indian visa
- **Lounge entry**: Up to 4 hours before departure; book on AdaniOne
- **Showers**: In all three international departure lounges
- **Left luggage**: Terminal 2, Level 1 east (P4), after customs; up to three months
- **Wi-Fi**: Free; code by text to any mobile, or show your passport at a desk

## Hotels in and next to the terminals

Of the places to sleep at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM), only Niranta's airside rooms are in the transit area, so they're the ones to use if you're changing between international flights without an Indian visa. Everything else is after immigration.

| Hotel | Where | Airside or landside | How you get there |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Niranta airside rooms | Terminal 2, next to the duty-free food court | Airside: no Indian visa, for international to international connections | Stay in the transit area; book ahead on nirantahotels.com |
| Niranta landside rooms | Terminal 2, below the arrivals hall | Landside: after immigration, with a visa | From the arrivals hall, after customs |
| Aviserv lounge sleeping pods | Terminal 2 arrivals, Level 2 west, near Arrival Gate A | In the arrivals hall: plan on needing a visa | From the arrivals hall |

Niranta, the airport's transit hotel, has 144 rooms in three properties, sold by the hour or overnight. Every guest needs a ticket for a flight arriving at or leaving from Terminal 2, and visitors aren't allowed in the rooms. The airside rooms can be booked only on Niranta's own website; the landside ones also on AdaniOne, the airport's booking site. Prices aren't published.

Hotels outside the airport are landside, so you need a visa and a taxi to reach them.

## Day rooms

Niranta's rooms double as day rooms: they're sold by the hour as well as overnight, with check-in at any time of day for the landside rooms. Niranta doesn't publish prices or a minimum stay, so check them on nirantahotels.com when you book. For a few hours without a room, the Aviserv lounge in arrivals has sleeping pods, with entry for up to 3 hours.

## Lounges you can pay for

| Lounge | Terminal | Hours | Entry |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adani Lounge Loyalty | Terminal 2 international departures, Level 4 east | 24 hours | Up to 4 hours before departure |
| Adani Lounge Loyalty (first and premium business) | Terminal 2 international departures, Level 4 west and Level 3 west | 24 hours | Up to 4 hours before departure |
| Aviserv Lounge West, with sleeping pods | Terminal 2 arrivals, Level 2 west | 24 hours | Up to 3 hours |
| Aviserv Lounge East | Terminal 2 arrivals, Level 2 east, near Arrival Gate C | 24 hours | Up to 3 hours |

The departure lounges are past immigration and security, and all three have showers. Book any of them on AdaniOne; the airport doesn't publish walk-in prices. Its website names Priority Pass and other lounge-card schemes only for a domestic lounge in Terminal 1, so check your card's lounge list before you rely on it here.

## Showers

All three international departure lounges in Terminal 2 list showers, and the airport lists no shower you can pay for on its own, so a lounge visit is the way to one.

## Fast Track

No paid fast-track lane is advertised for foreign passports at immigration, on arrival or departure. Allow 90 minutes from landing to the Metro, and come back 90 minutes before your flight.

## Left luggage

One counter, in Terminal 2 on Level 1, east side, at the P4 ground transport area. It's after customs, so it suits travellers with a visa leaving their bags for a trip into town, not passengers staying in the transit area. It keeps bags for up to three months. Its prices and hours aren't published: call +91 96190 20490 to check.

## Connections, money and Wi-Fi

- **Wi-Fi.** Free: choose #MumbaiAirportWiFi and enter your mobile number, foreign numbers included, and the login code comes by text. With no roaming or SIM, take your passport to an information desk or Wi-Fi kiosk for a code: in arrivals there's one by belt 8, and airside ones in the international transit area and near gates 48, 67 and 74.
- **SIM cards and eSIMs.** Airtel sells SIM cards on Level 2 of Terminal 2 arrivals. An eSIM set up before you fly saves the queue.
- **Money.** Ebix Cash changes money in Terminal 2 arrivals, after customs and at the kerb by Gate B; in departures, at check-in on Level 4; and after immigration, near gate 69.
- **Between terminals.** Some domestic flights leave from Terminal 1. A free airport coach links the two, from Level 1 (P4) at Terminal 2, and Metro Line 3 stops at both.
- **A connection within India** means passing immigration and customs at Terminal 2 first, so you need a visa: [visa and transit rules](https://mumbailayover.com/visa-and-transit/).
- **Coming back in.** Guards at the terminal door check your ticket or boarding pass and your ID, and the airport's advice is to arrive 4 hours before an international flight, so don't plan on resting inside long before that.

## Questions people ask

### Can I sleep at Mumbai airport on a layover?

Yes, in a room. Niranta has rooms inside Terminal 2 by the hour or overnight: its airside rooms are for passengers changing between international flights and need no Indian visa, and its landside rooms below the arrivals hall need a visa. With a visa, the Aviserv lounge in arrivals has sleeping pods too. Prices aren't published.

### Is there a hotel inside Mumbai airport?

Yes: Niranta Airport Transit Hotel & Lounge, with 144 rooms in three properties inside Terminal 2. The airside rooms, next to the duty-free food court, are booked only on nirantahotels.com; the landside rooms are below the arrivals hall. Every guest needs a ticket for a flight at Terminal 2.

### Can I pay for just a shower at Mumbai airport?

No shower-only service is listed on the airport's website. All three international departure lounges in Terminal 2 have showers, so a lounge visit, booked on AdaniOne, is the way to one. Lounge entry is up to 4 hours before your flight.

### Can I use Priority Pass at Mumbai airport?

The airport's website names Priority Pass only for the Adani Lounge in Terminal 1B, which is domestic. For the international lounges in Terminal 2, check your card's lounge list before you fly.

### Is there left luggage at Mumbai airport?

Yes, one counter: in Terminal 2 on Level 1, east side, at the P4 ground transport area. It's after customs, so it's for travellers with a visa, and it keeps bags for up to three months. Its prices and hours aren't published: call +91 96190 20490 to check.

### How early can I go into Mumbai airport before my flight?

Mumbai airport doesn't publish a limit. Guards at the door check your ticket or boarding pass and your ID, and the airport's advice is to arrive 4 hours before an international flight, so don't count on getting in much earlier. Coming back 90 minutes before departure, as this guide plans, is well within it.

## Sources (checked 8 November 2026)

- [Niranta Airport Transit Hotel & Lounge: home page (checked 8 Nov 2026)](https://www.nirantahotels.com/)
- [Mumbai airport: transit guide (checked 8 Nov 2026)](https://csmia-mumbai.adaniairports.com/en/passenger-guide/transit-guide)
- [Mumbai airport: lounges and sleeping pods (checked 9 Nov 2026)](https://csmia-mumbai.adaniairports.com/en/airport-services/lounges)
- [Mumbai airport: left luggage (checked 8 Nov 2026)](https://csmia-mumbai.adaniairports.com/en/airport-services/left-luggage-facility)
- [Mumbai airport: Wi-Fi (checked 10 Nov 2026)](https://csmia-mumbai.adaniairports.com/en/airport-facilities/wifi-service)
- [Mumbai airport: foreign currency exchange (checked 10 Nov 2026)](https://csmia-mumbai.adaniairports.com/en/airport-services/foreign-currency-exchange)
- [Mumbai airport: SIM card services (checked 8 Nov 2026)](https://csmia-mumbai.adaniairports.com/en/airport-services/sim-card-services)
- [Mumbai airport: transport, including the T1 to T2 coach (checked 8 Nov 2026)](https://csmia-mumbai.adaniairports.com/en/airport-facilities/transport)
- [Mumbai airport: departure guide (checked 8 Nov 2026)](https://csmia-mumbai.adaniairports.com/en/passenger-guide/departure-guide)
- [Air India: transfers, customs and baggage (checked 8 Nov 2026)](https://www.airindia.com/in/en/travel-information/visa-documents/custom-immigration-baggage-transfer.html)