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# Mauritius Airport Smoking Areas

At Mauritius Airport (MRU), you can smoke at the outdoor terrace on Level 1 Departure, beside the International Check-In Hall before you enter the halls. The passenger terminal is completely non-smoking, with no airside lounge to smoke in.

## Mauritius Airports Compared: Before and After Security

Before security, you can always smoke outside: at a designated smoking area where there is one, or outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. After security, Yes means there is a smoking area past security and a dash means none is listed. Each airport’s page has the details.

| Airport | Before security | After security |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Port Louis (MRU)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/mauritius/mru-smoking-at-mauritius-airport/) | Yes | – |

For international travel through Mauritius, SSR International (MRU) is the airport that matters, as the Indian Ocean island’s gateway.

## How Mauritian Airport Smoking Works

Mauritius’s tobacco regulations make the terminal fully smoke-free:

- The **entire passenger terminal is non-smoking** (official statement) — no airside or indoor lounge
- One **outdoor smoking terrace** on Level 1 Departure, beside the International Check-In Hall before you enter the halls (landside)
- **E-cigarette sale is banned** and vaping is prohibited wherever smoking is — use the outdoor terrace
- Once airside, you cannot return to the landside terrace — smoke before entering

## The Hub

**[Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/mauritius/mru-smoking-at-mauritius-airport/).** The main gateway to Mauritius. The official airport states the terminal is completely non-smoking, with one outdoor smoking terrace on Level 1 Departure beside the International Check-In Hall. Transit passengers staying airside have no smoking option.

## Tips for Smokers at Mauritian Airports

- Smoke before you enter the terminal — the only area is the Level 1 outdoor terrace beside the International Check-In Hall
- The whole terminal is non-smoking; there is no airside lounge to smoke in
- On a long layover you’d have to exit and re-clear immigration/security to smoke
- Vaping is banned indoors too — and e-cigarette sale is illegal in Mauritius

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can you smoke at Mauritius Airport (MRU)?

Yes — at the Level 1 outdoor terrace beside the International Check-In Hall, before you enter the halls on the landside. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport’s passenger terminal is completely non-smoking, with no airside or indoor smoking lounge.

### Is there smoking after security at Mauritius Airport?

Use the Level 1 outdoor terrace beside the International Check-In Hall before entering the halls. The entire terminal, including all airside areas, is non-smoking; once you clear check-in, security and immigration, there is no returning to the terrace.

### Are e-cigarettes and vapes allowed at Mauritius Airport?

Yes — vaping is allowed at the Level 1 outdoor terrace beside the International Check-In Hall, the same spot as for cigarettes. Mauritius bans e-cigarette sale and prohibits vaping wherever smoking is banned, so it is not permitted in the terminal. Carrying a vape into Mauritius is legally risky.

### Where can I smoke at Mauritius Airport?

At the outdoor smoking terrace on Level 1 Departure, beside the International Check-In Hall, before you enter the halls on the landside. There are no smoking facilities inside the passenger terminal.

### Can transit passengers smoke at Mauritius Airport?

Yes — only by leaving the transit area to use the landside Level 1 terrace before check-in. A smoker on a long layover must exit and re-clear immigration and security to smoke.