Narita Airport (NRT)
Tel: (0476) 322 802.
Website: www.narita-airport.jp/en/

Narita International Airport is located 66km (41 miles) east of central Tokyo, and is the main gateway to Japan, with over 60 airlines operating out of its two terminals. The airport handles mainly international flights, with most domestic flights using Haneda Airport (see below).

Airport facilities: These include various bureaux de change, ATMs, travel agent, tourist information, numerous restaurants and shops (including duty-free shopping), left-luggage service, luggage delivery service, showers and day rooms, children's play rooms, clinics, copy and fax facilities, executive lounges and post offices. Coin-operated Internet terminals are available at various locations throughout the passenger terminals.

Transport to the city: The Narita Express (N'EX), operated by JR East (tel: (0476) 331 630; www.jreast.co.jp) and Keisei Railway's Skyliner (tel: (0476) 328 501; www.keisei.co.jp), both provide rapid, frequent and comfortable service to passengers travelling between Narita International Airport and Tokyo Metropolitan areas. Trains run during the day and into the evening, with a journey time of just over 50 minutes.

Airport Limousine buses (tel: (03) 3665 7220; www.limousinebus.co.jp) serve major hotels in central Tokyo, Haneda Airport, Tokyo City Air Terminal, and Yokohama. The journey time, depending on traffic and the destination, is about 90 minutes. Taxis to the city centre are notoriously expensive, costing between ¥25,000 and ¥30,000. The journey time is about 90 minutes, depending on traffic.

Approximate flight times to Tokyo: From London is 12 hours; from New York is 14 hours; from Los Angeles is 11 hours 30 minutes; and from Sydney is 9 hours 30 minutes.


Haneda Airport (HND)
Tel: (03) 5757 8111.
Website: www.tokyo-airport-bldg.co.jp/en

Haneda, Tokyo's domestic airport, is conveniently located 16km (10 miles) south of central Tokyo. Rather confusingly, Haneda continues to be officially known as Tokyo International Airport, despite the fact that most international flights now use Narita Airport.

Airport facilities: Facilities include ATMs, post office, banks, travel agent, restaurants and souvenir shops, left-luggage service, luggage delivery service, information counter and car hire. There are no business facilities at the airport. A free shuttle bus is available between the terminals.

Transport to the city: The Tokyo Monorail Co. (www.tokyo-monorail.co.jp/english) connects the airport to Hamamatsucho Station on the JR Yamanote loop line, the city's major transport artery (journey time around 25 minutes). The Keikyu Railway (www.keikyu.co.jp/english/haneda/) runs to Shinagawa Station (journey time around 20 minutes) and other stations in the centre of the city. Both operate during the day and well into the evening.

Airport Limousine buses (tel: (03) 3665 7220; www.limousinebus.co.jp) run to major Tokyo railway stations and hotels. Taxis to central Tokyo cost approximately ¥7,000.