Sleeping in Bengaluru Airport 2026: Overnight in T1 and T2

Bengaluru Airport is one of the easier Indian airports to spend a night in, because Terminal 2 never closes and the late-night international bank keeps its cafés open. Terminal 2 runs 24 hours with security open all night, Terminal 1’s security opens around 4 am, and the paid options range from the 080 Transit Hotel by the hour to nap rooms in the 080 International Lounge. Below is where to sleep in each terminal, what it costs to do better than a bench, and the point at which a hotel wins. Verified September 2026.

Terminal 2, the 24-hour terminal

Terminal 2 is the terminal to be in overnight. Its security lanes run around the clock, so with a same-day boarding pass you can go airside and settle in the international or domestic departures halls, which are quieter and better lit for sleeping than the arrivals level. The seating is mostly benches with hard armrests, so bring a neck pillow or aim for the padded seats near the gates furthest from the departure boards. Cafés in international departures include Starbucks and the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf with long hours, and the domestic side has Costa and Tim Hortons. Landside, the arrivals hall has leather seats with armrests and concrete benches and is busy all night with meeters and greeters, so most people sleeping landside choose the departures level near the check-in counters. Free Wi-Fi is 45 minutes per device.

Terminal 1 overnight

Terminal 1 is domestic only and effectively closes airside between the last departure around midnight and the first security opening around 4 am. Overnight, that leaves the landside arrivals foyer, which has metal deck-style seats that regulars report are in demand and some rows of armrest chairs without power outlets. It is workable for a 5 am IndiGo or Akasa departure if you arrive after midnight, but for a whole night Terminal 2, a free shuttle ride away every 10 to 20 minutes, is the better building. The left-luggage counter in Terminal 1 arrivals holds a regular bag for 250 rupees per six hours, 500 for twelve and 1,000 for 24, which frees you to sleep lighter.

Paid sleep inside the terminals

The 080 Transit Hotel on the arrivals level of Terminal 2 sells 29 rooms in blocks of 4, 8 and 12 hours, day or night; prices are dynamic and the four-hour minimum has been running at around 8,000 rupees, so it is a splurge for a few hours and a fair price for eight. Airside, the 080 International Lounge at Terminal 2 has nap rooms with daybeds included in its three-hour entry, first come first served, which is the answer for international transit passengers who cannot leave the secure area; the lounges guide has prices and card access. Standalone sleep pods have been reported near the international gates but change operator, so ask at the information desk rather than counting on them. The day rooms guide sets these options against a hotel hour by hour.

Rules, safety and practicalities

The airport allows ticketed passengers to stay overnight, and security staff do sweeps between about 2 am and 4 am asking people without a same-day boarding pass to leave the terminal. Keep your boarding pass or e-ticket to hand. The terminals are patrolled and camera-covered and travellers rate them safe, but the usual precautions apply: sleep with your bag strap looped round an arm or a leg, keep passports and phones in an inside pocket, and choose a spot in view of a staffed desk. Charging points and USB ports are free airside in both terminals; landside they are scarcer, so charge before you settle. Both terminals have prayer rooms, baby care rooms, a 24-hour pharmacy in Terminal 1 and Aster medical clinics near both arrivals halls.

When a hotel wins

For a gap under five hours, the terminal or a lounge is the sensible choice and the transit hotel the comfortable one. For six to nine hours the Taj Bangalore, 300 metres from Terminal 1 with a shuttle on request to Terminal 2, gives you a proper bed and a pool for about the price of a night anywhere else in this guide, and for a family it is the obvious answer. For a full night on a budget, the Bloom Hotel, 5 km away, costs less than the transit hotel’s four-hour block, cab included, and the Moxy adds a pool and a bar 9 km out. The hotel transfers guide has the cab arithmetic.

Tips

Be in Terminal 2 for the night even if your flight is from Terminal 1; the shuttle runs all night and takes five minutes. Eat before 1 am, when the smaller cafés close. If you are arriving from an international flight at 2 am with a domestic departure at 7 am, do immigration, take the transit hotel’s four-hour block or a lounge, and check in again at 5 am; the terminal guide explains why there is no shortcut between the terminals airside.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I sleep overnight in Bengaluru Airport?

Yes. Terminal 2 is open around the clock with security running 24 hours, so ticketed passengers can stay airside or landside all night. Terminal 1's security opens around 4 am and closes after the last departure, so overnight there means the landside arrivals area. Staff may ask people without a same-day boarding pass to leave between about 2 am and 4 am.

Is there a hotel inside Bengaluru Airport?

Yes, the 080 Transit Hotel on the arrivals level of Terminal 2, 29 rooms sold in 4, 8 and 12-hour blocks at any hour. It is on the public side of the terminal, so international arrivals clear immigration first. For a full night at hotel prices, the Taj Bangalore is 300 metres from Terminal 1.

Are there sleeping pods at Bengaluru Airport?

Sleep pods have been reported near the international gates at Terminal 2, and the 080 International Lounge has nap rooms with daybeds included in its entry fee. Pod operators change, so ask at the information desk after security rather than planning around them.

Where can I shower at Bengaluru Airport?

In the lounges: the 080 International and 080 Domestic lounges at Terminal 2 have showers, and the 080 Arrival Lounge on the landside of Terminal 2 sells showers to arriving passengers. Outside the lounges, the 080 Transit Hotel's rooms all have showers and the four-hour block is the cheapest way to get one with a bed.

Information last verified: September 17, 2026