A new study reveals the best airports for sleeping in 2015. Whether you find yourself sleeping or cat-napping in a terminal intentionally or unintentionally, these terminals have a solid “ZZZ Factor”, appreciated by weary travelers worldwide. Features likely to help boost an airport’s sleep-ability factor include things like designated rest zones, comfortable couches, courtesy blankets and quiet corners in the post-security section.
Singapore Changi Airport named at top in the 2015 survey. Ranked the best airport in the world for both sleeping and overall experience, it is an airport that truly caters to the traveler. Some of SIN’s most sleep-friendly features include free lounge chairs, low-lit relaxation zones, armrest-free seating at the gates, free massage chairs and easy chairs with handy mobile charging outlets. For those with cash to spare, you can also access a transit hotel and lounges with sleep rooms. No matter where you snooze, almost all voters agree that the terminals are safe, comfortable and quiet for sleeping in – and that finding a cozy corner is never a difficult ordeal.
Top 50 Best Airports for Sleeping as voted by travelers in the 2015 Airport Survey:
- Singapore Changi International Airport, Singapore (SIN)
- Seoul Incheon International Airport, South Korea (ICN)
- Helsinki International Airport, Finland (HEL)
- Munich International Airport, Germany (MUC)
- Vienna International Airport, Austria (VIE)
- Porto Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, Portugal (OPO)
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport, Japan (HND)
- Tallinn International Airport, Estonia (TLL)
- Stockholm Arlanda International Airport, Sweden (ARN)
- Taipei Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan (TPE)
- Vancouver International Airport, Canada (YVR)
- Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong (HKG)
- Tampa International Airport, USA (TPA)
- Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia (KUL)
- Oslo Gardermoen Airport, Norway (OSL)
- Zurich Kloten International Airport, Switzerland (ZRH)
- Portland International Airport, USA (PDX)
- Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates (DXB)
- Osaka Kansai International Airport, Japan (KIX)
- Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands (AMS)
- New Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport, India (DEL)
- Frankfurt International Airport, Germany (FRA)
- Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Greece (ATH)
- Dublin International Airport, Ireland (DUB)
- Doha Hamad International Airport, Qatar (DOH)
- Algiers Houari Boumediene Airport, Algeria (ALG)
- Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, India (BOM)
- Copenhagen Kastrup Airport, Denmark (CPH)
- Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, India (HYD)
- Minneapolis – St. Paul International Airport, USA (MSP)
- Calgary International Airport, Canada (YYC)
- San Francisco International Airport, USA (SFO)
- Guayaquil José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, Ecuador (GYE)
- Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel (TLV)
- Orlando International Airport, USA (MCO)
- Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, Lebanon (BEY)
- Tokyo Narita International Airport, Japan (NRT)
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, USA (PHX)
- Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, USA (FLL)
- Brisbane International Airport, Australia (BNE)
- Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport, South Africa (JNB)
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, USA (DTW)
- Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, India (CCU)
- Warsaw Chopin International Airport, Poland (WAW)
- Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok (BKK)
- London Gatwick International Airport, United Kingdom (LGW)
- Bogota El Dorado International Airport, Colombia (BOG)
- Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, USA (DFW)
- Atlanta Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport, USA (ATL)
- Auckland International Airport, New Zealand (AKL)
